The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19

PENNSYLVANIA Legislature
House.

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| Fow's antitrust bill passed the
house finally Tuesday by a vote of 14O
to 4.
These bills also passed Inally: SEN
ate Dill to enlarge the competency of
the wife TO testify against her hus-
| band; to enable the county commits
sioners of any county which has as
sisted any townships or boroughs un-
der existing laws in building the whole
or any portion of bridge. but has
| not entered the same upon record as n
county bridge, to afterward enter said
bridge upon record as a county bridge;
TO prevent the spread of contagious
diseases known as yellow black knot
| peach, rosette and pear blight among
orchard and nursery trees.
The new capitol project was brought
up I'm the house Thursday morning and
disposed of in short order. Chairman
Adams of the public buildings and
grounds committee stated that there
were three bills on the postponed
| calendar making appropriations to
complete the present structure. The
advocates of these. after a conference
with Gov. Stone, have failed TO agree.
and he would call up for third reading
the bill of which he Is the author.
This measure appropriates 81, 900 900 to
complete the capitol by the committee
as 1t is now constituted within four
years. The motion to consider the bill
was overwhelmingly defeated by a
viva voce vote.
The following bills passed finally in
the house last Wednesday: Authorizing
the employment of male prisoners of
jails and warehouses; eight hours
day, except on Sunday and holidays:
extending the provisions of the act of
June 2, 1897, relating to the condemna-
tion OF turnpikes. roads and high
ways. so as to authorize the condemna-
ton of any turnpike, road or highway,
In whole or in part, located upon the
line dividing two counties, and to
assess the damages payable to the
owners thereof equitably between such
two counties; amending the act OF June
), 1898, relating to mandamus. enlarg-
ing the right of the common pleas of
the county in which the seat OF gov
ernment Is or may be located to issue
writs of mandamus.
The following appropriation bills were
reported:
Warren mergencyOE hospital. $1,000;
81. Mary's hospital. Philadelphia.
$4,000; Lock Haven hospital. $4,000;
Lackawanna hospital. Scranton, 5000;
Mercy hospital, Wilkesbarre. $1,000:
Meadville City hospital. $1,000; City
hospital, Meadville, $4,000; William p.
Powell. second lieutenant, Company ],
Ninth regiment. for disability incurred
at the Hazelton riots. $3.50; Chlldren's
Aid Society. Westmoreland county,
$4,000; Todd hospital, Carlisle. $1,000.
ST. Francis hospital. Pittsburg. 10000;
Wagner's Free Institute. Philadelphia,
$4,000; Charles n. Robinson, seaman,
for injuries received at san Francisco,
$3.50; to investigate diseases of domestic
animals IS 000
In the house Friday the Hosack bill
imposing q tax of ] cent a gallon upon
all vinous, spirituous liquors manu-
factured I'm Pennsylvania finally passed.
The bill amending the general corpor-
ations for any lawful purpose not
otherwise specifically provided for by
the act passed finally.
The house Friday adopted q resoIu.
tion directing the secretary of the COM
monwealth, after the closing session OF
the legislature, to prepare and have
published in pamphlet form 15,00G
copies of the game and fish laws OF
this commonwealth, together with the
warden and forestry laws.
senate.
These bills. among others, were con.
CURED In by the senate: Extending the
benefits OF the Soldiers and Sailors
Orphan school and the Soldiers Or.
phan school to the children of honor.
ably discharged veterans of the Span.
ish- American war: appropriating $70,-
900 to the State Hospital for the In
sane at Danville: $4,000 to the War
rem Insane asylum; s3600O0 for the
education and maintenance OF or
phans of soldiers and marines; $780,
900 10 the House of Refuge OF the
Eastern district of Pennsylvania:
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Home for Blind Men; s175.OO0 to the
Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans home at Erie; s13l 200 to the
Western state penitentiary; SO, sos IS
for the expenses of Gov. stones inau.
guration.
The following appropriation bills
were also passed finally: For DOR
mitory, infirmary and nurses annex
for the soldiers orphans schools OF
the state: for the Harnot hospital;
Erie Florence Crittenton home; SOL
diers' and sailors home at Erie; and
the Cottage state hospitals at Con.
nellsville and Philipsburg.
The bills providing for the publica-
tion of a roster Of the Pennsylvania
troops In the Spanish-American war,
and for the licensing OF transient re-
tail dealers in cities. ETC.. fixing a fee
ranging from $25 to 5000 per month,
were also passed.
The senate passed finally bills regu-
lating life insurance business, and to
prevent buying Junk metal from
minors and irresponsible persons
In the senate Thursday morning
bills on first reading were taken up
after which the appropriation bills on
second reading were gone through
with. The house revenue bills proyld-
ing for a tax of three-fourths of a cent
gallon on foreign and domestic beers
were read for the second time without
developing any opposition.
on motion of Mr.. Grady the Cham
ber insisted upon it's amendment to
the Baldwin mercantile tax bill. and a
committee of conference was APP
pointed.
The seventy-t'ilrd ballot for United
States senator, taken Wednesday, re.
suited as follows:
Quay, 96; jerks, 76; Stone SO; total.
224; necessary TO choice, 113; paired
or not voting. 90
The house mercantile tax bill, Repre-
sentative Baldwin's. as passed finally
by the Senate Wednesday. taxes every
retail mercantile business SO, and in ad.
dition mill per dollar, regardless OF
the amount of business. Wholesalers.
in addition to the uniform SO, are to