The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-21
CUSTODIAN BILL PASSED
The Measure Sent from House to
Senate for Concurrence.
COURT BILL IS PROGRESSING
I, Is Considered on Second Rcading-An
Amendment Includes Scranton In tho
Circuit-Govcruor's Nominations.
Measures on Final Reading.

Harrisburg, Pa, March 20.-The SEN
ate met at II O'Clock. Among the bills
introduced were the following: BY Mr..
Hackenberg. repeating the act enabling
the tax payers of townships and road
districts to contract for making roads
at their own expense; also authorizing
the construction OF fish dams and
baskets TO catch eels during September
ana October; also providing that
bridges destroyed by ice or otherwise
may be rebuilt within four miles of the
abandoned site. By Mr.. Mitchell, Of
Jefferson, allowing the manufacture
and sale of oleomargarine under GER
tain conditions.
Senator Grady had the vote reconsld-
cred on the bill authorizing municipal
| tiles and other corporations having the
right of eminent domain to acquire the
| whole of any lot or piece of ground, part
of which only may be necessary for cor
| porate use.
Senator Baker attacked the bill.
| claiming 1t Is II vicious one, and should
| not pass.
Senator Grady defended the bill, say
Ing that where a corporation took part
of piece of land the remainder very
often became useless. Senator Green
declared the bill the most generously
drafted one for the corporations he had
ever read. He said its meaning was
| that a railroad could compel any one
to sell it land for which it might have
no use simply because 1t wanted the
land. The bill passed: yeas, 27; nays g..
These bills. among others, passed
| finally: Authorizing the superintend.
ent of public instruction to employ or
aid In the employment of lectures or
instructors to attend summer assem-
blies or associations Incorporated for
the promotion of education and pop
| ular culture and state teachers aSsocla-
tions, and providing for the payment
of such lecturers or instructors: to re-
| quire the applicants for teachers per-
manent certificates to hold valid pro-
| fessional certificate at least two years
before making application; authorizing
the courts to dissolve petroleum min
ing corporations which have not been
actively engaged in business for ten
years past enlarging and extending the
power, COIltTDl anu authority Ol inc
mother over minor children.
The governor sent to the senate the
| following nominations: Member of the
board of medical examiners, represent
ing the Eclectic society, Augustus
| Niles, Wellsboro: members of the state
board of health and vital statistics, j.
Il. McClelland, Pittsburg; John Fulton.
Johnstown. and Richard Y. Cook, Phil
| adelphia. They were confirmed.
By vote of 20 to IL the senate agreed
to suspend the rules and take up the
bill creating the Office of superintendent
of state supplies, which, as passed by
the house with amendments, reached
the senate shortly before the hour of
adjournment.
Senator Goblin discussed the bill until
l o'clock. and then called for the order
of the day.
House Proceedings.
The house met alto o'clock. 4 large
| number of bills We're reported from
committee.
Bills We're read in place as follows:
BY Mr.. Hammond. of Westmoreland to
prohibit school boards from hiring
teachers who may be related to said
boards within certain degrees of con-
sanguinity.
The vote by which the Keen bill. to
set apart school fund for the estab-
lishment of school libraries, was de-
feated on second reading, was recon-
sldered. 1t then was amended so as
| to leave the matter To the discretion of
school directors.
The bill to establish an intermediate
court for the relief of the supreme court
was under consideration on second
| reading.
Mr.. Kunkel offered an amendment
which was adopted, striking out the
| provisions for minority representation
In the new court.
The section providing that the court
shall sit In Philadelphia, Harrisburg
and Pittsburg was amended so as to
include Scranton and Willamsport.
Pending further consideration of the
| bill, the measure creating the office of
| state custodian was taken up on special
| order and passed finally: yeas. l5i;
nays, II. The bill was sent to the SEN
ate for concurrence In amendments.
When the consideration of the circuit
court bill was resumed several amend
ments We're suggested but rejected, and
the bill passed second reading.
The Grlgsby road bill, providing for
| county convention to leglslate on road
| improvements, was defeated on second
| reading,
An hour was spent In debating the
| bill authorizing justices of the peace to
hear and determine certain specified
offences and misdemeanors with the
| aid of jury of six. and to impose sem
| tences The bill was strongly opposed
on constitutional rounds, but the house
adjourned pending its consideration.
| 81 had n bad cold which developed into
| grip. Physicians gave me ma relief and I
| finally tried DIR, Woods Norway Pine
| Syrup. one bottle cured me completely.
| 1t Is n wonderful medicine" John Han