The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-22
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
House.


In the House Tuesday these bills
were introduced;
BY Mr.. Hoskins, of Erie-To forbid
that the authorities of the Soldiers
home shall take any OF his pension
money from any inmate, unless he is
habitually Incorporate. It also pro-
vides that money that has been thus
taken shall be restored to the soldier
or his heirs. and IL he has no heirs
shall be paid to the state Treasurer for
the maintenance OF the home.
by MIR. Clark, of Washington,-To
create the office of assistant district
attorney at a salary of $1,000 year in
counties of not less than 100000 inhabi
tants In the discretion OF the court.
BY Mr.. Baal, of Huntington-To
make an appropriation of 100000 to
the Huntington reformatory.
BY Mr.. Moore, of Butler-To prevent
the secondhand use of Jars for eat
ables; also bill to prevent the spread
of pernicious weeds, such as wild car
rots, oxeyed daisies. wild parsnips, etc.
In the House Wednesday, Mr.. Will
son, OF Jefferson county, offered Leg
islatlve reapportionment bill, by
which, until the next United states
census, the House of Representatives
VIII have 202 members, a decrease of
two. The proposed division of Allie
gheny county would give II 20 MEM
bers, n gain of four.
BY Mr.. Ford, OF Allegheny--To allow
boroughs to divert the course of un-
navigable streams and to condemn
property for this purpose. 1t is in
tended especially for the benefit of
Etna borough.
BY MIR. Marshall, of Allegheny-Ap-
proprlating s1,75O.0O0 for the care of
the INDECENT insane.
BY Mr.. Clark, of Washington county
To provide for the appointment OF
assessors to serve in conjunction with
the assessors elected in making trien-
nial assessments of real estate in
boroughs and townships.
BY Mr.. Youngson. of Westmoreland
county-Repealing the act which
placed the borough of Parnassus un-
der the same form of government as
the now defunct borough of Birming-
ham, Allegheny county.
BY Mr.. Smith, of Tioga county-Ap-
propriating $4,000 to the State hos
pital for injured in the bitumlnous and
semi-bituminous coal regions.
BY Mr.. Miller, OF Bedford county
To govern the appointment of medical
health officers in cities, boroughs,
counties and townships.
BY Mr.. Christian. of Sullivan county.
To allow medical colleges of Penn
sylvania to confer diplomas In public
nealtn AFTER at least year study III
the laboratory of hygiene of some
medical school
In the house Thursday morning Mr..
Cole of Adams presented a bill ito
ratify and confirm the reorganization
of electric light heat and power COM
panies by purchases of the property.
rights and franchises purchased at any
sale, by virtue of any process or de-
cree of any court of this common
wealth or the circuit court of the
United States. or by virtue of n power
to sell contained in any mortgage or
deed of trust"
In its provisions the bill holds that
all companies so transferred may be
reorganized, upon accepting the pro-
visions of the act of 1889. relating to
electric light heat and power COM
panes. 1t gives to such reorganized
companies all the privileges. immunl-
ties and franchises and powers con-
ferred by the act of May s, 1889. upon
operations created under the same.
Recommittal of the Hosack traction
motor bill, and the Introduction of the
measures to improve the banking
laws: to require voters to personally
register themselves with board in
which the minority party can be repre-
sented. and to legallze the sale of oleo-
margarine or imitation butter when
conspicuously labeled, We're the main
features of Fridays legislative pro-
ceedings in the house.