The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-08
The day At HARRISBURG
Little Opportunity for Strife During
Yesterdays Sessions.
OBJECTOR FOW STILL ACTIVE
An Act in Favor of Home Meat and pouI.
try Passes Second Reading-Mr.
Goblin Opposes Further Raids
on Treasury.

Harrisburg, Pa, March THE senate
met at II O'clock. The following bills
We're introduced: by Mr.. Smith, pro-
hibiting bicycles, tricycles or other such
vehicles from being ridden or propelled
on sidewalks.
By Mr. Goblin, prescribing regulations
under which foreign building and loan
associations may do business in this
state; by Mr.. Kennedy, revoking and
annulling all exclusive rights, fran
chises and privileges of gas and water
companies in existence prior to the act
of April 2S, 1874, which have since ac-
cepted the provisions of said act and its
supplements, so far as said exclusive
rights, franchises and privileges are
conferred by the provisions of said act;
by Mr.. Keefer appropriating $1,000 to
the benevolent Associations Home for
Children OF Pottsvile.
The bin amending the act establish
ing the state board of health so as to
increase the salary of the boards sec
retary from $1,000 to $1,000 and striking
out the limitation of $4,000 providing
for the yearly expenses of the board,
was opposed by Senator Goblin, who
declared he was tired of hearing it as
serted that men in the employ of the
state were not sufficiently well paid.
He thought it unfair, in view of the
executives recent warning, that the
legislature should continue increasing
salaries and creating new offices.
Mr.. Snyder defended the bill, but
finally agreed to the postponement for
the present.
business In the House.
Among the bills read in place in the
house We're the following: BY Mr.. Cul-
bertson, Of Allegheny, the senatorial
apportionment bill of 1891; by Mr.. Coch-
rane, of Armstrong, levying a tax of
l6 cents on each barrel of malt liquor
manufactured or brewed in Pennsylva-
mia.
The act to prevent trespassing upon
lands owned or occupied for the pur-
pose Of the cultivation and preserva-
ton of game and fish was defeated.
The only bill passed finally was that
requiring assessors who make returns
of births and deaths to make affidavit
before the clerk of the orphans court,
and allowing said clerk so cents for
edcn CPTllllcdle issued.
The committee on rules presented a
resolution ealing fOr evening sessions
hereafter the order of business being:
Tuesday evening, bills on third reading;
"Wednesday and Thursday evening,
bills on second reading. The resolu-
ton was adopted and took effect this
evening.
A bill repeating the act of 1S93 which
provided that a marriage might be
solemni2ed in any other county than
the county. in which the license was is
sued. was defeated, and the bill amend
ing the same law and requiring the per-
son sOlemni2ing the marriage to make
returns to the office from which the IL
cense was issued was passed.
The Work house Bill.
An important bill authorizing the
erection OF warehouses; in the several
counties of the commonwealth, was
passed without opposition.
The bill abolishing jury commission
ers and providing that the duties de-
volving upon them shall hereafter be
performed by county commissioners,
was debated at some length by Mr.. Tai
bot Chester, who advocated it's pas
sage, and Mr.. Merrick, Tioga, Mr.. Few,
Philadelphia, and Mr.. Harvey. Luzerne,
who opposed it. The bill was defeated
on call of the ayes and nays by vote
of 50 to 45.
An act to regulate the food supplies
of the charitable institutions of the
state passed second reading. The act
provides that no meat or poultry shall
be purchased for these institutions un-
less the slaughter is done within the
limits of the state. Amendments to in
clude butter eggs and vegetables We're
defeated.