The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-16
HARRISBURG LETTER
Measures That Occupy the Atten-
ton of the Lawmakers.
70 ATTEND THE QUAY RECEPTION

Legislature Has Adjourned Until
Wednesday of This week-The Ju-
vsnile Court Bill Passed the Heuse.
Gu6ey Ballot Bill Defeated.
Harrisburg, May ia short session
Of the house was held yesterday. the
order Of business being bills on first
and second reading. Among the bills
passing first reading was the Fox
measure appropriating $s,ooo.o 900 to
complete the capitol.
Mr.. Harrison, Of Philadelphia. NOV
ed that when the house adjourned 1t
be to meet at $3.50 next Wednesday af-
ternoon. The motion was adopted.
The adjournment Is to permit men,
bers to attend the reception to Senator
Quay in Philadelphia next Tuesday.
Mr.. Coray, Of Luzerne, made a speech
in opposition to the motion to adjourn.
He said that collectively the members
were lot Of asses to permit them
selves to be used as pawns by politicians
high in authority for political purposes.
He warned his colleagues that the re-
peated adjournments would delay the
date Of final adjournment and sug-
gested that they remain in Harrisburg
and attend to their legislative duties.
His was the only speech on the motion.
The Patterson legislative apportion
ment bill, which increases the member
ship Of the house from 2O4 to 207, was
reported. The bill will be read the
first time next Wednesday and then re-
committed for amendment.
Representative Dixon, Of Elk is
critically i'll with pneumonia at the Boil
ton House. Representative Palm, of
Crawford, and several other members
are also i'll at their homes
In the house on Tuesday last the bill
providing for the publication in
separate pamphlet form Of a certified
list Of all charters of incorporation was
defeated. Under the present law the
charters are published biennially in
the same volume with the pamphlet
laws.
The senate met at o'clock Tues
day night and held brief session. The
order of business was'the consideration
Of bills on first and second reading.
Among the bills reported favorably
from committees was the Carbondale
paving bill and the bills repeating the
local option laws in the Fifteenth and
Twenty-ninth wards of Philadelphia.
The house renovated butter bill was re-
committed to the committee on health
and sanitation for the purpose OF CIV
ing those interested chance to be
heard.
In the house on Wednesday last
the Voorhees, bill providing for a
submission to vote OF the peo-
pie at the November election the ques-
tion Of changing the location of the
capital from Harrisburg to Philadel-
phia was taken up on special order
for third reading and final passage.
After an extended debate the bill was
defeated by vote of rs to 1903.
The Guffey ballot bill, which does
away with the party circle, was alsode-
feated on final passage by vote OF
95 to 81, 103 being necessary to passage.
The Fox capitol completion bill was
reported to the house from the COM
mittee ON public building with an
amendment that the state shall erect
its own lighting and heat plant, and
will be read the first time tomorrow
The bill as it passed the senate APP
propriates s5,000,000 to complete the
state house by a commission, one OF
whom shall be Democrat, to be ap-
pointed by Governor Stone.
The Fayette City local optionrepeal
which was defeated last week, was re-
considered and postponed for the pres
ent
Senator David Martin, of Philadel-
phia, who has been i'll with pneumonia,
was in his seat in the senate yesterday
for the first time since January.
The governor Wednesday signed
number of bills, among them: Requir
ing foreign corporations, limited part
nerships and joint stock associations
to pay a bonus of one-third of l per
cent on their capital actually employed
in Pennsylvania; imposing a bonus of
one-third of l per cent upon the cap
ital and increase thereof of partner
ship associations; regulating the pro-
ceedlngs in actions of ejectment re-
pealing the local option law in the
borough Of Donora, Washington county.
In the house Thursday the ju-
yenile court bill passed finally. The