The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-04-14
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.

April 5.-Thc' senate by unanimous vote
adopted resolution reciting the reports
that Gen. Ruiz Rivera. the Cuban COM
mander. L. about to be- tried by drumhend
court martial and shot. and expressing the
Judgment Of the Senate that II these reports
are true, the President Of the United States
should protest to the Spanish government
against such violation Of the rules OF civil
lied warfare.
April C-The calendar was illed with bills
on third reading. md several bills passed this
stage A bill specifically applying TO state ap-
proprations for schools TO cities OF the first
class passed finally without objection.
These bills passed finally; Authorizing
and requiring jurists TO dispose OF the costs
in criminal prosecutions for larceny where
the value OF the goods alleged to DE stolen ~
less than 80 and in like prosecutions for as
sault and battery where felony Is charged
and where the prosecutor has no responsible
ground for making the charge; to prohibit
any person from falsely representing him
self to be or falsely assuming to net as Il de-
tective or any elective or nppointive Office
within the commonwealth; authorizing the
recording OF all releases, contracts, letters
of attorney and other instruments OF writing
which married woman Il or shall be author
ized by law TO execute without the iOinture OF
her husband making the record thereof OF
the same force and effect for all purposes In
all respects as II unmarried and validating
prior records.
April u Among tho bills passed finally
were the following: Providing for the pay
ment OF bountles for the destruction Of Wild
cnts, foxes. minks, hawks. owls and wen
st'ls providing for levying school and school
building taxes on the city valuation In third
class cities where the school district com
prises the same territory as the city: vali
dating cCnypynnccs and instruments OF
writing executed by attorneys In fact; sup
| plement TO the act Of May %. 1889, to pro-
| vide for the assessment and collection of
| special taxes upon properties nbutting for
| street sprinklng and street cleaning.
| Senator Walton had called up his bill ere
| ating new capitol commission aud appro-
! priating s55000O for erecting Il new build
ing. II passed the Senate finally without
| amendments and will be placed on the cal
endar In the House
April 8..-In the absence OF Lieutenant-
! Governor Lyon, President Pro Ten McCar-
! rell presided over the senate to-day. Very
| little work was done, ny the members in
sisted on calling up bills that were not on
the calendar. Several lively tilts occurred
among the senators over the calling up OF
bills out OF place.
, Among the bills reported was one to make
! the proceedings Of the Grand Army Of the
| Republic matter OF public record and one
I, to define libel and its punishment.
/ Among the bills introduced was "An n ct to
restrain and regulate the sale OF liquors" IL
was presented by Mr.. Mitchell un1 fixes the
license fees as follows; Retail licenses, 5000;
boroughs, $3.50; townships, $50. The whole
ssle licenses fixes tho following rites; Cities,
$500; boroughs, 5000; townships, 5l5O
A resolution was passed to the effect that
when the senate adjourn 1t be until next
| Monday. No bills were passed finally by the
senate number Of bills were passed on
second reading, and at 1890 the senate ad-
iourncd.
The Walton capitol bill, aggregating $780,
600 for Il new capitol, to be- erected on the
site Of the old building by a commission
! composed of the governor, auditor general,
state treasurer, speaker Of the House aud
president pro TEN. of the Senate, was re-
ported In the House for tho appropriations
committee.
The revenue bills framed by state Chair
man Elkin, and the bill taxing foreign and
domestic building and loan associations for
stntc purposes. were reported from the ways
and means COMMITTEES.
| April g-Only the house was In session to-
day. About 100 bills passed first reading,
including that requiring mayors OF cities ol
the second class to advertise official notices
I'm one afternoon and one morning English
newspaper having at least 200 circulation
and one German paper having at least 5,00C
circulation.
Bills were reported favorably giving street
railway companies the right to carry freight
and comforting on them the power to emf
nent domain regulating the height OF build
ings In cities OF tho first class. The Blisi
revenue bills were reported for printing IN
order that thorough examination may b'
given them. A bill fixing the minimum
school term at eight months was mega
tived.
MIR. Marst. Cumberland, introduced bill
repeating acts of May 10. 1895. AUTHORIZING
the consolidation Of traction companies ant
authorizing traction or motor companies
owning, leasing, controlling or operatin,
different lines OF street railways to operat,
all of such lines rs general system and I,
lay cut such new routes or circuits over thu
whole or any part of any street or streets oc
cupied by such different companies, and 4
run cars thereon for such distances and II
such directions as will, in their opinion o
the operating company, best accommodate
the public travel.