The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-13
DELIBERATIONS
AT HARRISBURG
Bills introduced Yesterday ia the House
and Senate.
Mr.. vAUGHANs OLEOMARGARlNE BILL
A scheme 10 Have Boarding House
Butter Dyed Green--Mr. BOlles
Introduces n Measure Calculated to
Drive show People out of Business.

Harrisburg, April 12.-The senate met
at o'clock this evening with Presl-
dent Pro TEN McCarrell in the chair.
Theee bills were read in place and
properly referred:
By Mr.. Grady--Requiring any plain
tiff against a foreign corporation to file
a certificate with the secretary of the
commonwealth before the plaintiff can
collect the claims.
By Mr.. Hyde-Authorizing contracts
to be entered into between overseers
Of the poor Of any borough or townships
in counties not having county poor
houses and the authorities in charge of
the poor in adjoining counties having
county poor homes for the maintcn-
auce of the poor.
BY Mr.. Naughan-Permitting the
manufacture and sale of oleomargarine
when such article is colored IA nor
poisonous, deep green and extending
the penalties to $500 fine for each viola
tion of the act and six months imprs-
onment for the first offense, either or
both, and Imprisonment Of two years
for each subsequent offense.
The following bills were among those
that passed first reading:
Extending the liquor license to three
years.
TC repeal local road bridge and high
way laws in the several townships and
counties of the state.
An act defining libel and its punish
ment.
After being in session just twenty
five minutes the senate adjourned until
IL o'clock tomorrow morning.
TO DRIVE OUT SHOWS.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Bolles,
of Philadelphia to provide for the Ii
censing of shows, exhibitions, theatri-
cal, operate, dramatic or circus per-
formances and fixing the price to be
paid in cities of the first class at $780,
second class cities $500, third class $7j,
boroughs and townships $50
The license must be obtained from
the treasurer of the county in which
the exhibition is to be given.
Mr.. Stewart, of Philadelphia, present
ed a bill appropriating $4,000 to the
Pennsylvania nautical school ship,
Philadelphia. A new congressional ap-
portionment bill was introduced by
Mr.. Wenk, of Forest 1t is similar to
that defeated two years ago. A bill
introduced by Mr.. Lytle, of Hunting
don, apprupriates $4,000 to carry into
effect the act of March so, 1897, maxi
ing constables Of townships eX-ofIicio
fire wardens for the extinction of for
est fires.
The direct inheritance bill drafted
by Deputy Attorney General Elkin was
read the first time on a special order
and will come up Wednesday afternoon
for second reading.
A concurrent resolution was offered
by Mr.. Voorhees,, of Philadelphia, and
adopted. that the legislature attend in
a body the unveiling of the Washing
ton monument in Fairmount park,
Philadelphia, May 10, and that a COM
mittee of two senators and three mem
bers be appointed to make the neces-
sary arrangements Mr., Mcconnell, of
Philadelphia, presented a resolution,
which was also adopted, endorsing the
efforts being made by the labor organ
izatiOns throughout the state and
country to establish a uniform eight
hour day system and believing that it
would be beneficial to employer and
employe alike, urged upon every en-
ploye within the state the necessity of
lending their aid to establish this sys-
TEN by preparing to accept its terms
at as carly a time as may be convent
cnt.