The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
A REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.
Leaders at Harrisburg 20 Heal Theli
DinerenceS-Le Legislative Work.

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HARRIsBURG. March 6-Mayor-elect
Warwick of Philadelphia is III the city
and is a guest at the executive man
sion Dick Quay also reached here
about the same time and had a confer
ence At the executive mansion with
Governor Hastings, Mr.. Warwick and
Chris L. Magee. II Is believed that the
meeting was for the purp se Of adjust
ing the trouble IN Philadelphia between
David Martin and the followers OF Sen
ator Penrose. Friends of Senator
Quay declare that the quarrel viii be
settled and that a senate committee
viii not be appointed TO investigate the
municipal affairs of Philadelphia. Mr..
Warwick is on his way 10 the west for
recreation and rest. Senator Quay VIII
90 to Florida before coming here. -
bill was introduced III the house by
Mr. Fow relating TO suits for libel. The
bill Is a rescript of the Minnesota act
and was indOrsed at the recent cOnven-
riou III New York of the Newspaper
Publishers association.
Fow also introduced bill TO prohibit
the printing. posting or distributing of
any circular or poster rejecting upon
any candidate for office.
The order i'll the house was bills on
third reading and final passage. The
bill requiring the election proclamation
of sheriffs to be published in two or
more papers in each county was defeaten
on final passage.
An act changing the manner of max
ing the registry OF vot, r. and the duties
OF the registry asSes>o = passed finally
The bill changing the time for killing
deer, squirrels, rabbits, etc, from Oct
- until Nov. 10, passed finally An
act limiting the amount to be allowed
on separate bills of Indictment III Grim
inal prosecution was defeated; also the
bill 20 provide for the Imprisonment of
persons sentenced to payJIn criminal
cases fell III the same manner.
An act giving power TO the Superln-
tendent of public instruction to appoint
examiners for the several normal schools
of the commonwealth passed finally.
An act for keeping the public highways
from becoming blockaded with SNOW
was defeated by vote of 30 to 30
against
In the senate the bill empowering
bOrOughs to tax persons, property and
occupations for general borough pur
poses was defeated
These bills passed finally: To CON
firm defective titles to real estate; to
prevent pollution of waters of streams
by the use of land for burial purposes;
to authorize school boards to contract
for water supply for fire and sanitary
purposes: to provide for discharge of
lien of debts of decedents by sales under
teStamcntary powers; declaring lands
of the commonwealth after the passage
of the act TO be subject Of warrant and
survey or patent; for the publication of
10000 copies of the school laws and de
clslons; 10 create state game com
mission.
In the senate these bills passed finally:
To authorize notaries public to admin
lister OIths and take affidavits in divorce
proceedings.
To prohibit the granting of days of
grace on prOmissOrv notes. drafts, and
10 provide when such obligations ma
tUre on Sunday or on a legal holiday.
they shall become due the next business
day thereafter.
To abolish the December registry and
to change the spring registry from May
TO June To authorize the ackmowIedg
ment and recording of surplus bonds
given by purchasers at tax sales of real
estate for the surplus money remaining
after the payment of the taxes and
costs to the county treasurer.
To authorize the superintendents of
public institutions TO appoint boards of
examiners for the several state normal
NSlL'pASr anu ~ pfONluc LOT Illen eA-
penSeS.
Bills We're also introduced as follows:
BY North. giving preference to appoint
ment or employment TO hOnOrably dis
charged soldiers, sailors and marines in
public departments and upon public
works, and providing penalty of 5000
for violation of the act by any official,
Harvey, TO encourage the use of wide
tires upon wagons.
Fletcher offered an important bill for
sportSmeu. prohibiting by a fine of $40
the hunting OF rail birds with dogs at
night.
Haines York, introduced a bill pro-
hlbltlng the use of schOolhouses for
election purposes.
Governor Hastings has vetoed the
bird book bill on account of the
condition Of the state revenues. He re
ters 10 1t as valuable and popular
measure"