The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-22
FIGHTING eREA =, -,TTsBURG.
A Delegation Appears Before a House
Committee Legislative Matters.

Committee Legislative Matters
HARRIsBURG. March 2O.-Oue hun
dred anti-annexation sts battled before
the house municipal corporation com
mitTee for their rights and their argu-
ments We're attenuively listened 10.
One Of the speakers made some start
hing charges against the bosses Of Pitts
burg He said they sold franchises and
pocketed the money a more serious
accusation was made. however, when
ne said one Of the members OF the re
cent PIttsburg bond commission wa
paid for making an affirmative report
The Hicks bill TO establish free puhl
employment bureaus in cities under the
direction of the chief Of the bureau o.
industrial statistics. was killed on ma
passage III the house.
The bills 10 abolish days OF grace on
promisS0rv notes drafts. etc and pro
vIdIug that when such obligations ma
ture on Sunday or legal holidays they
shall be due the next bu-iUeSS day
thereafter; establishing .. e live
stock sanitary board. and to provide 70!
the control and suppression of danger
ou> contagious or infections diseases ol
domestic animals. passed finally
The Clarencv amendment to the bank
ing bill TO relieve building and loan
associations from making semi annual
reports TO the commissioner OF banking,
was taken up al this point on special
order and passed finally without oppo
sltIOn
These bills passed finally: Provldln-
for township boards OF healthy, prOVld
ing method for withdrawal of selections
of territory that may be annexed t.
cities Of second class: changing the rate
of taxation on agricultural. farm ana
suburban land from One-half 70 one
fourth IN cities of second class; proVId
ing for Cali>thenic exercises IN school
supported bv the state, authorizing
churches owning burial grounds TO sell
portions of their land not used or con
verted by them for burial purposes,
changing Labor day from the first Sat
urday III September to the first Monday
limiting the time for killing of elk Oh
wild deer to October; cOnferrlng Oh
municipalities rights of eminent domain
for purpose of apprOprlatlng public
property for use of the national guard
providing for publication of Pennsylva
MA archives
Appropriating s6, 800 for Governor
Hastings inauguration expenses; house
bill increasing the working force OF the
house to repea. act To set off the farms
of J d Anger Robert Lewis and
Abram PaStOrIOus. deceased. situated III
OIlcreek township. Crawford county
into the Breakdown school district.
Cherry Tree township. Nenango county,
for school purposes. 10 compile laws
governing charitable and refOrmatOry
institutions; diverting from state to
proper counties bonus paid by corpora
tiOnS for charters
Authorizing erection of wOrkhOuSe>
III counties containing 20, 200 lnhablt
ants or more, introduced by Lawrence
(WashingtOnl; TO prohibit inStItut ons
receiving state aid from purchasing
meat and fowls slaughtered IN other
states: providing for support tor III
dIgent insane bv children. defining OF
fense of dIsorderlv conduct bv persons
on highways and parks. increasing sal
aries OF UIpstdves in counties having aI
least 500. 900 inhabitants. TO regulate
plumbing and gasittIng ID cities Cf
second class
The bills passing the senate finally
were. a greater PIttSburg bill. allow
ing certain sections of territory 10 with
draw after annexation; making salary
of the adlutant general Il 900. requIr-
ing official advertisements TO he printed
IN German newspapers III cities OF the
second class. for the appointment Of
| commission. 10 serve without pay. to
report TO the next Legislature the best
| method Of utilizing convict labor 80 a
|
| tries: requiring gymnaStIc exercises III
| the schools OF the state, the bill of the
| newspaper publishers changing the
| libel law and providing that retraC
| slon NAV be published IN mitigation OF
| damages.
To repeal an act providing for the
election of a township treasurer III
| Cherry Hill township, Indiana county,
approved April IL, 1886.
| porated churches owning buryIng
| grounds to sell and convey such portions
| OF their land not used or conveyed Oy
them for burial purposes.
| Changing Labor day from the first
Saturday in September To the frs
| Monday of that month.
Limiting the time for the killing of
elk or wild deer to the month of OctO
Der of each year
| Requiring the prothOnotaries of the
several counties - procure lprepare ami
keep bond docket III which TO enter
the names of all makers. bail and sure
ties on official bond ard recognIZances
Providing for the publication Of the
| Pennsylvania archives
| Creating d commission to ascertain
the best method of utilizing convict
labor IN Pennsylvania institutions so "a
not to interfere with legitimate III
dustries
To ascertain the cost and 10 compile
the laws governing the benevolent
charitable and refOrmatory institution:
under the control OF the state and max
ing an appropriation.
To divert from the state the amount
| received from railway corporations a,
bonus on their charters TO the county O1
counties thrOgh which these corpora
tiOus may pass.
Authorizing the requisitiOn by mu
nicipal and other corporations having
the power Of eminent domain, by pur
chase or by condemnation, of the whOl
OF any lot or piece of ground, part o
which may be necessary for corporate
uses. also authorizes the sales of lanC
thus acquired.
The governor sent to the senate tn
nomin alton of Thomas J. Edge of Ches
ter. for secretary of agriculture, ant
Wilson G. kress of Clinton for suprem
court reporter, both of which appoint
ments were confirmed.
Receiver For a Traction Company.
New YORK, March 20 Horace
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