The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.


sage.
iAnntc bin creating civil service
board IN sccond-ciass cities for the ex-
animation ana regulation OF flremen
ana policemen was read the second
| time on special order.
| Tic bill amending the act OF May a.
1874 relating 60 the taxation OF public
| property FOR public purposes and
places OF religious worahlp. so ns to
Include all assessments for paving.
sewers. water pipes and other municl-
| pal charges, was defeated.
Before the bribery investigating
committee Thursdny Representative
| OBrten OF Schuylltill testified that
Immediately after the house adjourned
To prevent reconsideration of the Me-
| Cnrrell bill he was told by Represent
| tntlVc Criste OF Northumberland that
there was lots OF money In the house
to-day and that there was $1,000 for
| someone. This ls the day Mr.. Crlste
~ alleged to have refused an offer OF
LOO" to move to reconsider the bill.
Twenty-Five additional members were
| called and answered the list of formal
questions In the negative.
Up to the present time the house
| has passed and sent To the senate the
| following bills.
Imposing n tax upon beer OF Y OF
cent per gallon; imposing n bonus up
on foreign corporations OF onc-third
employed In Pennsylvania: providing
| Tor the payment OF bonus upon char
| tcrs ana the authorized Increase OF
| capital stock; providing for the pay
| ment OF bonus upon the bonds which
corporations are authorized TO Issue;
| imposing mercantile license tax on
| vendors ana dealers In goods. wares
and merchandise; taxing foreign cor
| porntions coming into the state.
| ~ IL estimated that the corporation
| bills providing for bonus on bonds, In
crease of capital stock and taxing for
elsn corporations Will yield the state
| SbOO,O0 per annum. The beer bill, In
troduced by Mr.. Hosack. would bring
n net gain to the commonwealth OF
| about $500. 900.
The mercantile license tax bill, II liz
estimated. viii Increase the revenue
about S750,000.
The Greasy bill. which ls n general
revenue bin. its supporters claim. VIII
yield over s2,0OO,00O.
The order OF business In the House
| Thursday was the consideration OF ap-
preparation bills, the following passing
finally: Appropriating $4,000 to the
Erie Soldiers and Sailors Home: siO,-
600 to the Philipsburg hospital; $4,000
TO the state board OF health; 5000 to
Joseph Knopper, mine inspector OF the
| eighth district: si25000 to the Western
| penitentlary; $4,000 to the state asylum
for chronic insane: 100000 to the
Huntington reformatory; s25. 900 to the
| Working Home for Blind Men; 5000
| TO pay the expenses of taking the vote
| of the Pennsylvania soldiers in the
| field: $4,000 to the board of public
charities: 100000 to pay the deficiency
OF the fund for the care and treatment
OF the INDECENT insane.
ApproprlatinR slOi. 900 to the Eastern
| pcnitentlary: $4,000 to the State hos
pital for injured persons OF the middle
cy,l field; sSS. 400 10 the Pennsylvania
| Institution for the Blind; Si5, 900 to the
state Insane hospital at warren: s37,
600 to the Home for Deaf Children
Philadelphia; 100000 to the State In
sane hospital at Norristown; GiS 50
for reuniformlng and rc-equipping the
national guard of Pennsylvania $780,
900 for the support of the national
| guard OF Pennsylvania; $4,000 to the
| Connellsvllle hospital; $4,000 to the
| state Insane hospital at Danville: $685.
| 900 to the Pennsylvania State college,
$4,000 to the Mercer hospital; $G,59S to
defray the expenses of Gov. stones
| inauguration; $4,000 to the Blossburg
| hospital; Sl50,000 to the House OF
Refuge; s2l0,0C0 to the training school
| for feeble-minded children at Elwyn;
100000 to the Western Pennsylvania
| Institution for the Deaf and Dumb
| Sl,5OO.O00 for the care and treatment
OF the INDECENT insane; s25. 900 for the
propagation OF fish, $685. 900 to the West
| ern Pennsylvania Institution for the
Blind at Pittsburg.
The most startling testimony pro.
duced at the bribery investigation
| Thursday was that given by Represen-
tative Wilson (anti-Quay) Of West
moreland who said a friend told him
he could get 5000 $500 to be paid at
once, II he would change his vote. He
said that the party was personal
friend. and asked that he be shown the
| courtesy of not being required to fur
nish his name. The committee de-
cided to allow Mr.. Wilson until the
next meeting to disclose the party's
name. II he refused then he would be
placed In the custody of the sergeant
alarms for contempt.
Senate.
In the senate Tuesday Mr.. Finn
called up the bill making the minimum
| school term seven months, and its
passage was opposed by Mr.. Hertzler,
who declared that the farmer already
| has enough burdens to carry On the
other hand Mr.. Cummings said he be-
lievcd in leglslating for brains and he
saw no good reason why the bill
should not pass After further debate
the bill passed finally by vote of 30
to TO-
These gubernational appointments
| were TeCelN6d ny tnt StHdte. w m. ..
Perry, Jr., to be justice OF the peace
for the borough of Cross Creek,
Washington county; Marvin ID. Pat
terson to be Justice of the peace for
Woodbury., Blair county; Caleb s.
Brinton to be justice OF the peace for
| Carlisle.
These appropriation bills passed
| finally: Florence Crittendon home at
| williamsport. $4,000. Adraln Hospital
I association OF Jefferson county, $15, 900;
Phoenixville hospital. s25.OOO; state
commissioners of fisheries for the pur-
chase of property and the erection of
buildings in Salisbury township. Le-
high county $4,000; Valley Forge
| commissioners for the acquisition OF
additional ground. 10000; Chester
/ county hospital. $4,000,
Among the bills which passed finally
were these: Constituting a board of
commissioners to promote uniformity
| of legislation; to enable citizens and
corporations to hold and convey title
to real estate which Is now held by un-
authorized aliens; to regulate naviga-
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