The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.

June II. House. Mr.. Necbit Of North
cumberland. offered the following reso-
luton, That the Committee of Public
buildings and Grounds be and IL here
by requested to lay before the House
the bills, or copies of the bills, that
have been rendered and approved by
the committee or under It's direction,
covering claims for personal service
labor, materials or furnishings of any
kind used in the fitting up of Grace
church for the use of the Legislature.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Boger,
Philadelphia, increasing the penalty
for repeating to five years imprison-
ment, passed The bill to tax bicycles
tricycles, pleasure carriages and trac-
tioE engines passed third reading after
anne .1dments had been defeated ex-
empt,ng bicycles and tricycles owned
by persons under IA years old.
In the Senate, by a unanimous vote.
the defeat of the Clarency building so
ciety bill, upon motion of Mr.. Osbourn,
was reconsdered and II was then
agreed to postpone further considera-
tion of the measure for the present.
The Governor sent to the Senate n
veto of the local Cambria tax collector
act.
These appointments were confirmed:
John =. Iams, Greene, manager of
Morganza. Reform school, John Nc
Dowell superintendent of National
road; John ID. Shafer. judge of the
Fifth district. Allegheny county.
June 10. The bill to levy 81 year on
pleasure carriages. bicycles and tri-
cycles. and 81 on traction engines was
defeated The money that was to have
been raised in this manner was to have
gone toward the Improvement of roads.
Mr.. Baldwin, who had the bill I'm
| charge. said II would have netted the
state s600.000. The bill was defeated.
The Inheritance tax came up for third
I,.,.. Il, f.,.
the passage of this bill. The striking
out of the $1,000 exemption clause has
caused much dissatisfaction, and the
bill is regarded by many as iniquitous
Another cause for opposition Is the
| failure of the senate to act on the Bliss
bill taxing beer. The proposition to
tax beer has many friends in the house.
| and they propose to juggle with the di-
rect inheritance tax bill until they can
| force the senate to pass the beer bills.
which have already passed the house.
| The direct inheritance bill Is now In
| shape to be called up at any time. but
| II Is certain that the advocates of the
measure will take great care.
| In the senate the prison bill limiting
| the number Of inmates of state prisons
| penltentiaries and other penal institu-
tions to be employed In manufacturing
goods therein to 90 per cent. and pro-
| hibting the use of machinery in such
| viding that licensed brewers shall sell
| to licensed dealers not less than a doZ-
| en- pints or in packages of not less than
| an eighth of a barrel. and further than
one person or association can own or
| control two brewerles upon the pay
| ment of $1,000 license for each, passed
| finally.
June II. The Senate made more
| progress with the tariff bill to-day than
| on any day since its debate opened.
| The schedules on spirits and wines and
| on manufactured cotton goods We're
| completed. a new paragraph was add
| ed To compensate the cotton manufac-
| turers for the placing of raw cotton on
! the dutiable list. II provides that on
| all cotton yarns finer than No. 10 sin
| gle. and the goods manufactured
| thereof the duty shall be 10 per cent.
| I'm addition to the rates of the cotton
| schedule.
The House was in session an hour
| and n half, most of the time being TAX
| on up with roll calls. Mr. Sulzer. Dem
| ocrat, New York, succeeded in inject
ing into the proceedings a brief speech
| IN favor of Cuba, in which he denounc-
| ed Weyler as a thief" and murderer"
The bill for the relief of the residents of
| Greer county. Oklahoma, was passed.
| The House adjourned till Monday.