The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-18

Harrisburg, June 17.--Speaker Boyer
has recovered from his recent illness
and presided at todays session Of the
house for the first time this week. The
order OF business at the morning ses-
sion was senate bills on third read
ing and final passage. There was a
fun house and the bills as a rule were
disposed of without debate. Several
bills of minor importance were passed.
The house concurred in the Kaufman
resolution requesting the states rep
resentative in congress to vote for the
hill prohibiting the manufacture of
prison made goods.
At the afternoon session the bill re-
peallhg the miners examination law,
providing for state board of ex-
aminers and that certificates issued by
the board shall entitle the holder to
be employed in any mine in the state
was read the second time on a special
order, and will be considered next
Tuesday morning on third reading and
final passage. The measure was rec
commended by the committee to in
vestigate the condition of the miners
IL the anthracite region.
The house resumed consideration of
senate Bills on third reading at the
afternoon session. The bill amending
the act, Of May 81, 1893, making Feb.
~ (Llncoln's birthday a legal holiday
and providing that when a legal holi-
day falls on Sunday the next succeed
ing day shall be considered a holiday,
passed finally. The bill amending the
net of June 2, 1891, relating to cor
oners' inquests on the lives of miners
killed in the anthracite regiCn was
postponed by It's friends to prevent it's
possible defeat.
These bills passed finally: Allowing
an increase i'll the amount of relief
that may he granted to paupers not
residing in the poor house in Pitts
ton borough; providing a penalty in
case of the failure of county commits
sioners to comply with the act of June
2, 1870, to protect timber lands from
fire, after demand made upon them by
The state forestry commissioner.
Messrs. Speer, of Venango, Could of
Erie, and Farr. of Lackawanna, were
appointed a committee o. conference
on the municipal bill governing third
class cities, prepared by the city solic-
itors of the various third class cities
in the state and three conventions held
since the last session of the legisla-
ture.
The house adjourned at $40 until s
o'clock.
SENATE BILLS.
A These senate bills passed finally at
@he evening session:
q Regulating the construction of build
Is in cities of the first class; per-
htting religious, eleemosynary, char
ttaIN E4sA n,1
erary societies or organizations or the
supreme governing body of such So
ciety to be sued in law or equity in
any court in the state having juris-
diction in the controversy; authoriZ-
ing the payment into the orphans
court of the moneys due on dowers,
legacies or other charges upon land,
where the person to whom the money
is payable cannot be found; authorizing
executors and trustees non-residents of
the commonwealth to convey real es-
tate; making valid bonds issued for
municipal purposes by municipalities;
granting a pension of s12 a month to
Elizabeth Rhodes, whose husband was
killed at the rifle range at Parsons
authorizing the employment of teach
ers of stenography, typewriting and
telegraphy in the common schools with
out requiring them to have teachers
certificates; declaring the construction
of words in a deed, will or other in
strument importing a failure to issue.
The house adjourned at 1905 until
o'clock tomorrow morning.
IN THE SENATE.
When the senate met this morning
there was barely quorum of members
present. Mr.. Thomas introduced a bill
which he says will raise additional
revenues to the extent of about $500, ,00(
during the next two years. The meas.
ure increases the taxation on foreign
insurance companies from two to foul
per cent and 1t provides for a change
in the plan of taxing bank stock.
Some bills on first and second read
ing were passed The report of tht
committee of conference on the thre,
reform bills was adopted by the sen
ate. The bill prohibiting interference a
elections by policemen or firemen ha
been so amended as to prohibit official
from "unduly" soliciting votes. Tn
poll tax bill remains just as ii passeC
the house. In the bill prohibiting tn
assessing of Office holders a chang
has been made to strike out the word
to request or suggest these assessments
making only a direct demand unlawful
The senate adjourned until Monda,
evening.