The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-04
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.

Feb. 23.-Representative Tilbrook, OF Ale
gheny, put In the Bruce charter bills which
are designed to provide new charters under
which the municipal governments Of Pitts
burg and Allegheny are to be conducted II
the bills become laws. They are a practical
repetition OF the Bullitt law, under which the
city OF Philadelphia Is governed.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Leh, Of North
ampton, provides that the salary Of the
teachers In the public schools OF the state.
who have served for three years, shall be $40
n month.
Several bills were passed finally, among
them the following: -
"An act repeating an act providing for the
annexation OF cities OF the third class and
borough and townships or part or parts OF
townships to cities OF the second class,
authorizing and directing the courts to order
elections therefore and imposing duties on
county commissioner In reference thereto"
This was the bill generally known as the
''Greater Pittsburg bilL"
The house concurred In the senate amend
ment to the Hosack resolution for an i~nvesti-
CATION inro the Office OF tho state dairy and
food commissioner
Senate-Mr Grouse, OF Philadelphia, Offer
ed n resolution requesting our congressman
to vote for the bill increasing the salaries OF
postofllce clerks, which was adopted.
The senate then took no the second read =
Ing calendar, passed among others the fol-
lowing bills: Authorizing the transfer OF
liquor licenses In vacation; amending the
notary public act; requiring county officials
TO furnish to state officials; pro-
hibiting persons from falsely representing
themselves rs detectives.
Feb. PA bill amending the Baker bal
lot law was introduced by request In the
house to-day by George Kunkel, OF Harris
hnFv NIhn tnnnGnrn N.na .rA... H.. -
judge in Central Pennsylvania and sent to
Mr.. Kunkel to present. 1t amends the bal
lot so as to provide that II any political party
has by its rules provided for Il registration
OF candidates for nomination and at the same
time limited for registration or at any SUISSE
quent time by reason Of withdrawal or other
cause there hall be no more candidates, the
person or persons so registered shall be
deemed the nominee or nominees with the
same effect as If he or they had been nomi-
mated by a convention, primary meeting,
caucus or board.
The bill provides further that ono or more
or all Of the officers Of the committee Of such
political party with which such registration
shall be made, or the officer with whom il Is
made, shall make n certificate OF such nomi-
nation i'll the same manner and with the
same effect as IL there had been a nomination
by u convention, primary meeting, caucus or
board.
Among the more important bills introduce
cd In the senate to-day were those making
physicians debts collectable by law; allowing
minority county commissioners the appoint
ment OF one clerk; requiring that two lessons
a week be given in public schools as to the
humane treatment OF animals; judiciary and
county officers TO file itemiZed accounts of
expenses, and limiting the same to printing,
circulation Of literature. and expenses for
meetings and conventions. The repeal of
the Greater Pittsburg bills was reported fay
orably in the senate.
Feb. 25-The Senate passed finally the bin
amending an act OF April IA, 1s93, to provide
for the better protection Of female insane
patients in transit.
President Pro TEN McCarrell appointed
Senators Critchneld, Coyle and Merrick as
the Senate members of n joint committee to
Investigate the office Of the dairy and food
commissioner. By unanimous consent, SEN
ator Andrews reported rs committee the
Kaufman bill, requiring the payment Of in
terest on State deposits.
The Senate adjourned until Monday night
at $3.50 o'clock.
The first matter OF interest in the House
this morning. was the negative report of tho
Carothers antitrust bill. 1t is similar to the
Finn measure. The first bill reported out
OF the Appropriations Committee with an
affirmative recommendation was the mea-
sure appropriatlng S4,47l. 80 to pay the ex-
penses OF the Heller-Laubach senatorial
contest OF 1895. This bill was vetoed by
Governor HASTINGS last session.
Mr.. Pitcairn introduced a bill authorizing
city controllers to appoint probate clerks.
A resolution was passed which provides
that when the House adjourns to-day it be
to meet at $3.50 Monday evening.
March There was a rather slim at
tendance at the Legislature when both houses
met at 8 o'clock tonight. A lot OF new bills
were again presented.
The senate read q number OF bills the first
and second times. Some time was also used
up over a resolution to publish q book on
poultry diseases. The resolution was de-
feated. .