Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
HARRISBURG LETTER.


Boies Penrosc. The reason he resigns
at this time is that he is assured that
there will be special session of con
greSs and in order to save a special
election for his successor, he resigns
now, so that II new man can be elected
at the February election. Israel W.
Durham, the Quay leader, is likely to be
Mr.. Penrose'S successor. To give a
complete list of the bills introduced
would take several columns Of this
paper | will try from week to week to
| give you fair account of the bills that
are the most important and likely to
pass.
In the senate these We're presented:
| An act authorizing the transfer of liquor
license during vacation; an act to vail
late the indebtedness Of any borough;
an act to prevent fraud in the sale of
trans-oceanic passage receipts, orders or
tickets and for other purposes; an act
amending the state board of health act.
| This act increases the salary Of the
secretary to S3. 900 per year. and en-
powers the board from time to time to
engage suitable persons to render special
sanitary service.
In the bousc Representative Go,,fort
of Lancaster offered = hin probihitfng
foot ball and fixes Il penalty Of not less
than SO nor more than sI0o. Mr. Ham
mond, of Wcstmoreland. asks for the
minimum srhooI tnrrr f., bo soyon
months. Mr. s,,itb of podf,rd in., buI
reouires the paymcnt of . ner cent in
terest ON state iepostts
Son,tor C,,.Io Of S.l,u,ll.iu is orto,
the Pullman Car co,non, o,d .f,,,il,,
.ornorotfons uo has a Kim rood,, rar
,rosantatf,p which ,,iIl sot 4, li,,,,., r,,
af sloo on n,rb buirot and dtrir,, c,r in
which Iiopor j. .oId ,,hiIo 7,s,i,,,r
| thro,,ob tbn stoto As il il now thnso
| .ornora tio,s r.,,,. rothi,, ,rl,o, mi,
tain bar I'm fbn strirt sonsn of tho
word This biU will he viuorousIy on-
posed. and if is doubtful if Srnotor Co,,Ic
can mustcr Streuutb nn,u,,I, ia h,vn If
oassrd
Another bill. which will be backed bv
the united trolley corporations of the
state, will ask for law which will de-
prive poor people from bringing suits
against these CORPORATIONS. in case of
accidents. The bin will rcuuire thr
plaintiff to file a bond sufficient to cover
the possible cost likely to be incurred in
the prosecution of such cases. so as to
indemnify the commonwealth against
losses should the case fail
Representative Ieagy. OF Dauphin.
presented a bill appropriating 500. 600
for new pcniteutiary to be located at
~ near Harrisburg. The institution is
to be known us the middle" penitcnu-
ary Representative lIosack. of Ale
gheny, asks for law on bicycle paths
dong the public roads to be maintained
by the county Mr.. Carson. of Frank
lin, in an act, prohibits policemen or
constabcs from accepting any fee other
than their salary except as public re-
ward and mileage. DR.. Martin wants
minors prohibited from visiting saloons
or ten pin allcys. Another rcpreScnta-
tive wants February /? NLincoln's birth
day. made legal holiday. An act has
been presented in the senate forbiddinp
the publication of the names of persons.
charged with the commission of crime.
until convicted.
The PENNSYLVANIA State Editorial As
ISOLATION held an important and largely
attended session in this city. In the
evening a public meeting was held in
the hall of the house. at which Colonel