Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-07-01
HARRISBURG.

On Thursday. Gov. Hastings sent
word 70 the Legislature that he had APP
proved the Hamilton road bill In the
house a number of appropriation bills
PASSED the first and second reading, and
also two election bills and, IL the Senate
a number of bills We're passed tnally,in
cludinc house bin No 100 This Is the
Kunkel bill, compelling all mercantile
Establishments, places of amusement,
Office buildings, manufactures or other
establishments occupying two or more
stories of any building to put in priv
ate fre alarm box on each floor at 80
per box. \ company has been organizs-
to foat a patent auxiliary FIRE alarm.
There j. a concern in Pittsburg which
has the exclusive franchise TO connect
its wires with city police and fire alarm
boxes, and it is said that the plan is 20
be extended to all cities in the state
without delay The vote IN the senate
for the Kunkel bill was 56 to one
On Friday another batch Of appro-
priation bills passed the house. The
mercantile license measure was adopted
as it passed the Senate by the vote OF
los TO 6s. TIE hill makes a radical
change in the existing law in relation
TO mercantile appraisers. IT takes the
appointment OF these five officials IN
Philadelphia out of the hands OF the
citv treasurer and Auditor General, and
places il in the control of the State
Treasurer and Auditor General The
appraisers in the counties ale appointed
bv the Auditor General instead Of the
county commissioners, as made under
the present system.
Voorhees, and Lytle had lively tilt
over the Beer bills, which weredefeated
dy a vote of S. to %. Lytle criticized
voorhees,, and Part of Voorhees, reply
is quoted as follows
Il am as good Republican as the
gentleman from Huntingdon, and am
desirous that sufficient revenue be rails
| ed to care for every charity in the State.
why, if Senator Quay is anxious to
raise revenue, did he not have the
beer bills pass the Senate? 1t has been
| hinted about that it was because OF an
agreement between certain gentlemen
| holding high and honorable positions IN
the United States Senate with the brew
ers trust. The gentleman from Hunt
| ingdon has been the scolding school
master Of the House during this and
many preceding sessions, but he shall
| not lecture me unless he gets lecture
| in return"
Saturday last was the busiest day
| of the session. The house did business
| almost continuously from A NJ. until
midnight The members were IN n
mood for work and put through all the
| appropriation bills on the third reading
| calendar The senate held a morning
| and afternoon session and disposed OF q
large batch Of appropriation bills on
! first reading 1t was probably the first
| time in many years that both branches
held Saturday session.
Many of the members remained III
| the city over Sunday to be on hand
| Monday at one o'clock to resume bust
! ness. Speaker Boyer set good ex-
/ ample to the house by sticking to his
| desk all through the three sessions.
During the night Gov. Hastings sent
| in yetoes Of nine bills none Of which
were Of general interest.
| 1t is proposed TO pass q new bill to
| tax direct inheri tances and avoid the
constitutional objection raised by Judge
| Hanna. The new measure strikes out
| the s., 600 exemption clause and taxes
| all directly inherited property alike
| The bill will be hurried through a.
| fast as possible, so the Governor can
| sign it. This amendment, it is thought,
| will settle definitely the constitutional
| ity of the measure. 1t was expected 10
raise million and a half Of revenue
| annually, and this amendment will in
| crease il to two millions.
| Monday was slaughter day in the
| House for appropriation bills, and there
! was plain talk between members,
| though quite number Of hospital and
charity bills passed.
IN the Senate, Saylor accused Kauff-
| man of impugning the motives of other
| Senator'S, on an investigating committee
| bill and in reply Kaufman declared
| that if Mr. Savior would say that he
| had spent the amount of money asked
| for in the bill he would vote for the
| measure.
| Tuesday, Senator's Magee and
| Finn denied making any deal with
| Quay, as stated III Philadelphia pa
| per Tine Senate passed the new libel
| law, as amended, but the House would
not concur; also number of appropria-
| ton bills
| Both hon ses were in session all last
| night trying to agree upon the new
revinue bill, taxing breweries and dis.
tilleries. They expect to finish, and
| adiurn by Saturday.
| Governor Hastings has signed the bill
| TO prevent the wearing Of any badge or
| button of any labor or fraternal organ.
| ization without right to do 50 by mem
bership The act provides that any per
son who shall do so shall be subject to a
| fine of 800
| The Governor has also signed the bill
to prohibit the adulteration or coloring
of milk of cream by the addition Of any
coloring matter. The penalty for this is
fine not exceeding 800, to be collected
by the Dairy and Food Commissioner
and to be paid by him into the State
| Treasury to be kept as a fund for the
use of the Department of Agriculture
| for the enforcement of this act
AT Topeka, Kansas, last Thursday
hailstones weighing from II to 1e
ounces fell, and several people had their
skulls fractured, horses were knocked
to their knees, dogs were killed etc.
| SEVERAL prominent citizens OF
Charlestown, w Va. have petitioned
the Circuit Court to remove Judge
Mcdonald of the County Court for off
cial misconduct and gross immortality.