The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-08
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
New Bills introduced In Both Hous.
senate

HARRIS BURG. FeD In the senate
Mr. Fruit Mercer introduced bill I,
appropriate so. .0OC 10 survey the route
of the proposed new P.Utsburg and Lake
Erie ship canal
The new bills presented included one
for the appointment Of a 81 800 steno
grapher III the adlutant generals Office
by Mr. Becker ,PhIladelphIal applying
10 telephone companies, preventing dis
elimination against patrons, curtalllng
the charge TO no more than IS pei
month for one phone and 3 for two.
Mir. Hackeuburg offered a resolution
which passed. looking TO the publlca
ton Of a second ed tion If the state
book known a. Pennsylvania at Get
tysbprg
The bill creating new county ont Of
a portion of LuZerue and three town
ships Of Schuy!kill. which II Is pro
posed to name Quay. passed the Sc nate
finally, this being the second time II has
passed this body.
The senate passed finally the bln
creating Washington and jefferson
counties separate judicial districts.
There Were two important bills re
lating 10 the bitulninous coal industry
introduced in the house by Mr.. Mas
armstrong;. Both are ludOrsed by the
miner, organizations One l. to extend
the law applying 10 rhe anthracite re
gIOnS to bituminOu- regions requiring
miners TO p; s. an examination ana Sc
cure a certificate The other bill re
quireS that al coal mined IN rhe btu
minous regions shall be weighed IN
cars
Mr. Compton offered a bin to protect
policy holders from fraudulent estimate
and in the rightful distribution Of sur
plus of tOntiue policies of life Insurance
policies Mr. Talbot. authorizing street
railway companies 10 enter into con
tracts with traction or motor power
companies; Mr.. Shrenk tSchuylkill,
bill compelling inSOlvent and worthless
plaintiffs to enter security for costs; Mr..
French. imposing a fine of $50 for every
failure of u teacher to read the
Bible i'll the public schools at
the opening of the session; Mr..
James VenangO. a bill making an ap-
preparation of SI49 600 for completion
of the Western Pennsylvania State in
stitution for the feeble minded, and
$50, 900 additional to the trustees. when,
appointed.
A bill was presented by Mr.. Bales
providing for the creation of a board of
undertakerS in cities of the first, second
and third classes. whose members are
examination Of the business of burying
the dead
Mr. Moore presented a bill empower
ing women TO vote for school directors:
WoOdring, 20 establish a state board OF
veterinary medical examiners and to
regulate the practice of veterinary med
icine and surgery; FOw, appropriating
50, ,925 To the state geological survey.
Bills passed finally III the house regulat-
ing the standard weight of onions: grant
ing pension of $50 annually 10 Hamilton
Smith of jefferson county; granting an
annuity of S96 to William W Snowden
of Elizabeth, Allegheny county, late Il
private in Company |. Fourteenth regi-
ment; amending the act of March. l772
so as to dispense with the kissing of the
Bible in taking oats, by providing for
the laying of the hand upon the open
book; amending the fertilizer act of
1879, so that it shall not affect import
erS of fertilizing materials, and so that
wood ashes will be subject TO the re
quIrements of the act.