The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-21

Harrisburg April 20.-The legislature
has decided to take a day off to attend
The unveillng of the Grant monument
next Tuesday in New York city. Plans
for the trip are being made by a joint
committee of the two bodies and will
be announced during the week. The
senate will adjourn Thursday until the
following Wednesday and the house ex-
poets to get away friday morning. A
resolution providing for the trip was
adopted recently by the house and sem
ate and transmitted to the governor.
Before action was taken upon it by
the executive a resolution was adopt
ed by the house asking that it be re-
turned thout his approval.
The resolution was sent back to the
senate Monday night without executive
approval and was at once unanimous
ly passed over the governors veto.
When it came up in the house this af-
ternoon for concurrence, Speaker Boyer
made a short statement that had the
effect of the house taking similar ac-
tion. The speaker stated that he was
informed by an official of the executive
department that the governors reason
for disappearing the resolution was be-
house and that he would not feel Of
Tended If that body passed it over his
head.
A letter was read from Mayor Strong
stating that accommodations would be
provided for the legislature at the un'
yelling and that it was expected to at
tend in a body The reception commit
tee has arranged to receive the visitors
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on the reviewing stand. Speaker Boyer
stated also that he was authorized to
say that the Pennsylvania railroad will
provide a special train to take tne par
ty to New York so that the trip could
be made without expense to the men,
bers. BY vote of 140 to the house
adopted the resolution. Those voting
in the negative were Messrs. Patterson,
of Cambria Kerr, of York; Mansfield,
of Beaver; Todd, of Lawrence, and
Reinhard, of Lebanon.
BILLS PASSED FINALLY.
These bills passed finally: Limiting
the right of action upon bonds given
by the plaintiff in fraudulent debtor
attachments to one year from the date
of the accruing of such right Of action;
amending the act of May A. 1889, so as
to limit the lien of taxes entered of rec
ord prior to the date of the enactment
of the law; amending the act of April
is, 1895, relating to the Indebtedness of
municipalities; providing for an in
crease of Indebtedness to an amount
not exceeding seven per cent. of the
last assessed valuations; to prevent the
adulteratiOn, and substitution Of drugs
and medicinal preparations; providing
that incorporated anatomical societies
of the county where the death of the
person or persons described by the act
of June 13, 1883. takes place shall be
preferred to all others; providing the
bonds of indemnity given to sheriffs in
their official capacity shall be justified
before judge of the court in the coun-
ty and approved by the judge and
when the prothonotary shall certify
such justification and approval to the
sheriff such bond shall thereupon be
come the property of the successful
party in the original suit without re-
course to the sheriff who may have
executed process or received said bond
or indemnities; to secure forestry res
ervations; to prohibit the adulteration
or colOring of milk or cream by the
addition of so-called preservalines or
Coloring matters.