The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.


were sent to the governor. To declare
the species of fish which are game
fish and commercially valuable: to
protect the waters within the state
from improper and wastefui hshing:
to provide for fish commissioners and
wardens providing for the election and
appointment of road supervisors; to
provide for the laying out of private
roads under the surface or over the
surface of intervening land or lands;
to prevent fraud and deception In the
manufacture and sale of cheese.
The following bills passed and were
sent to the house: To provide for that
part of the physical education which
pertains to the systematic develop
ment and discipline of the body
through directed exercise In the pub
lie schools; to provide that one burial
permit shall be sufficient in one county.
Speaker Boyer was In the chair In
the house. After the appropriation
bills had been reported concurrent
resolution was adopted authorizing
the publication of $1,000 copies of the
game and fish laws. A bill requiring
the weighing of bituminous coal before
screening passed second reading on
special order. Bills to prevent the EN-
ployment of incompetent miners In the
anthracite regions: TO validate con-
veyances and other instruments which
have been defectively acknowledged
passed finally.
July Il. In the house the Adams bill.
prohibiting the drinking of liquor on
the highways was defeated. Bills for
taxing bicycles, tricycles and pleasure
carriages were laid over. Bills to locate
boundary lines between wards i'm cities
were passed, Senate bill allowing water
companies to acquire lands and adopt
other methods to prevent the water
from being polluted, and allowing them
t,. ,th ~.
I'm case of the temporary failure of the
water supply was defeated.
June sS. In the house the senate bills
passed finally were: An act to make
county taxes a lien on real estate and
TO provide that such lien shall be di-
vested by a judicial sale: authorizing
the courts to inquire into the validity
of judgments confessed, and alleged to
he fraudulent and providing the prac-
tiCe therefore, which passed by vote
of 12G to g. An act to make acting
committees of societies Incorporated
for the purpose of visiting and in
structing prisoners officials and visit
ors of penal institutions were also
passed.
In the senate the libel bill was the
subject of a lengthy discussion. It's
3 friends thought il would go through,
but IL was defeated by vote of "a to
10. Senators Finn and Magee were
the principal obJectors to the bill,
each declaring that five reputable
newspapers of the state did not want
change i'm the libel laws and that If
the new bill was passed newspapers
could malign and abuse any citizen and
there could be no redress. Finn said
there We're some newspapers that
should be sued for libel every day.
Senator Sproull. who Is a newspaper
, owner also opposed the bill.
Those
ating mining department the office of
commissioner of mines and assistants.
Creating the office of assistant district
attorney In the several counties of this
commonwealth having over !00.C COO and
less than 100000 inhabitants. providing
for the appointment of said officers,
, prescribing the powers. duties and
term Of CHicc and fixing the salaries
of said officers.
June "a. Governor Hastings sent
word to the house that he had signed
the Hamilton road bill. The morning
session was given up almost entirely II
the consideration of appropriation
bills on first and second readings. Mr..
Smith, of Philadelphia. was in the
chair, and put the bills through at the
rate of one minute. Half of the l20
bills considered to-day will be tax N
, up tomorrow for third reading and f.
nal passage. The other half will be
Iedu tne SecOnu time. n resolution was
offered by Mr.. Muehlbronner of Allie
gheny, recalling from the governor the
amended compulsory educational bill
for amendment. The Pittsburg char
ter and classification bills were report
ed from committee. The latter Is bet
ter known as the ripper" The bills
have been brought out of committee
too late to be put through.
The senate passed a resolution pro-
viding that no bills except revenue and
appropriation measures shall be plac-
ed on the calendar, save by unanimous
consent. The Losch bill. abolishnC
the Office of poor director in counties
having a population of 10000 and over
passed finally. In the place of the di-
rectors. the courts are authorized "a
appoint trustees to manage the aims
houses. The following bills were pass
houses. The following bills were
passed finally: To revise and amend
an act providing for the incorporation
and government of cities of the third
class. to declare the species of fish
which are game fish and fish CONNER
cially valuable for food. To authorize
the county commissioners to transfer
and cover into the general fund any
more now placed to the credit of any
! city borough or township upon any
! duplicate for taxes where the sum has
I remained uncalled for during 10 years
June 25. Mr.. Scott of Philadelphia
was In the chair. and he started 10
shoot appropriation bills through at
the rate of one q minute. On motion
of Mr.. Bliss. of Delaware, the house re-
considered the motion defeating the
proposition to extend until 1899 the
time Of the committee appointed to de-
wise some equitable means of utilizing
convict labor in prisons and reforma-
! tories. The resolution to extend was
amended to limit the cost to $1,000. and
the government and one member each
from the board of inspectors of the
/ Eastern and Western penitentiaries
! added to the committee.
! Among the bills which passed finally
We're the following: Appropriating. 81.
100000 for the care and treatment OF
the INDECENT insane: $346, 600 to the SOL
diers' orphan schools; sl2600) to the
Western penitentiary: $4,000 to the
State Hospital for Injured Persons,
} pital; $4,000 to the PhillipsburE hes
pital; $4,000 to the Phillipsburg hos
Hazelton; $1,000 to the Mercer hos
| pital; $l75.000 to the Sailors and Sol
! diers' home, Erie.
A large amount OF work was done in
the senate. Considerable debate was
had over bill prescribing how destl-