The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-22
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
House.


| BY vote OF 70 nays TO 81 yeas the
bill to Increase salaries OF county Of
( fcials In Allegheny county was de-
| feated In the house Tuesday. This af-
| ternoon the vote was reconsidcred and
the bin passed finally.
The bill authorizing transfers OF
wholesale and retail liquor licenses
| from one place to another passed third
reading and was laid aside for final
passage.
The house Wednesday morning
| worked industriously on the second
reading calendar and many bills
passed this stage. Among new bills
| presented were these.
Mr.. Schoffstall of northumberland,
an act for the protection of railroad
| employees by providing that railroads
shall adjust. MI or block the frogs,
awitches and guard rails on their
tracks, with the exception OF guard
rails on bridges.
by r. NJ. Foster of Center county.
| nppropriating SlS0,000 for the use of
| Pennsylvania state college.
"If % years of age or upward he
shall have paid Within two years n
state or county tax. which shall have
been assessed at least two months and
paid at least one month before the
| election"
In the house Thursday morning
| Representative Robert McWhinney
had n resolution passed asking Gov.
Stone to name May I next as Dewey
Day and have II observed as n legal
holiday. Tho suggestion was opposed
by Mr. Fow. OF Philadelphia, on the
ground that II was unwarranted inter-
ference with the rights of business
| The Keegan bill. providing for the
weighing Of coal nj bituminous and
semlbituminous mines, and for the
payment of the same by weight was
taken up on n special order and passed
third reading, after II had been
amended TO allow persons who have
declared their intention TO become cit
izens Of the United States to hold the
position of check weighman.
| y. J. Boyle. of Luzerne, read In
place an act authorizing councils OF
| cities OF the third class, by ordinance,
To sell or lease at the best price OBJ
| tainable, the coal under any public
park or common owned by the city,
| and use the proceeds for Improving,
policing and lighting the park or com
mon; appropriating 100000 to Mercy
hospital, Wilkesbarre.
| Mr. Woodruff. of Philadelphia, intro
duced an amendment to the bake shop
| law so that no person under IL years
OF age shall be employed In bake
shop or confectionery between the
| hours OF Q o'clock at night and . In
the morning; that no person shall be
required to work In n bake shop more
than six days I'm the week. the time for
work to begin not before . y. m. sun
day and terminate 8 y. IN. Saturday,
excepting the time for setting the
sponge on Sunday.
| William Anderson, Of Schuylkill, In
| troduced bill taxing all orders.
| checks. passbooks or other paper rep
resenting wages or earnings Of an
cmploye. not paid I'm cash to the em-
ploye or n member of his family. Tho
| bin Is similar in effect to one vetoed
| by Gov. Hastings. but some objections
are eliminated. The tax Is 20 per cent
of value, with 25 per cent more added
for failure to pay In 30 days.
| A bill approprlating 100000 To the Il
state normal schools I'm the common
wealth was introduced by Mr., Heidel-
bnugh of Lancaster, In the house last
| Friday.
Mr.. Palm of Crawford offered joint
resolution to amend article s. section 4
of the Constitution by providing that
"all elections shall be by ballot or sucl
other method as may be prescribed by
| law; provided that secrecy In voting
be preserved. The election officers
shall be sworn or affirmed not to dis
close how any elcctor shall have voted
unless required to do so in n judicia
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