The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-29
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY.

AlONbA1.
In the house today the Paul resolu.
tion directing that the apportlonment
bills he reported Tuesday and that they
be taken up on Wednesday for first
reading ana considered each day there.
after until they are disposed of was
laid on the table.
The debate on this proposition re-.
vealed the fact that the congressional
npportlonment bill was on the house
calendar for third reading, the legls.
lative bill was on second reading. the
judicial bill had passed and gone to
the senate, and that no senatorial bill
had been Introduced.
a resolution was reported from the
rules committee and adopted making
house bills on third reading and final
passage the order of business for
Tuesdays session.
The senate held brief session and
then adjourned until o'clock Tues.
day night. The order of business was
the consideration of bills on first read
ing. There were only four bills on the
first reading calendar. all of which
were read and advanced to second
reading.
TUESDAY.
Several bills of general interest were
introduced In the house to-day one
provides for an appropriation of 5000.
900 to the department of Internal af.
fairs for improvements to the harbor
at Philadelphia In deepening the chan.
mel. Mr.. James of Lackawanna intro.
duced bill reducing the number of
hours per day during which minor
can be employed In any manufactur.
ing establishment from II to hours.
The bill to provide for the relief Of
| INDECENT soldiers, sailors and marines
and their widows, Introduced by Rep.
resentatlye william Il. Klrker of ALE.
gheny, passed the house finally. This
measure was indorsed by the G. 4.
X. associations of Allegheny county.
The consideration of bills on the
general calendar was the order of
business In the senate. but no bills on
third reading were up. The senate
concurred In the house amendments
to a number of senate bills and they
now 90 to the governor.
The bill revoklng the warrants,
grants or licenses made under the act
| of April IL, 1913. to encourage the
further development of the mineral re-.
sources of the commonwealth was de.
| feated.
House bill making II unlawful for
| first cousins to he Joined I'm marriage
and declaring all marriages hereafter
contracted in violation of the act void.
was defeated when 1t came up on sec.
ond reading.
WEDNESDAY.
In the house the Harris BILL abolish.
| ing the office of associate Judge and
repeating the act of 1851 creating the
office. was reported from committee.
The bill prohibiting the manufac
ture and sale of fire crackers contain.
ing dynamite was defeated.
The following bills passed finally:
Providing that magistrates, alder.
men, etc, may punish by three
months imprisonment professional
! thieves, burglars and pickpockets fire.
| quenting public places for unlawful
| purposes.
Providing for the submission to the
, vote of the people at the next gen
cral election the proposed amendment
to the Constitution to permit the uso
| of voting machines at elections.
A bill In the senate prohibiting rail
road companies from selling liquor on
! sleeping or parlOr cars was over
whelinlngly defeated. The vote was
~ ayes to 81 noes.
THURSDAY.
In the House the Coray bill to re
woke the warrants issued under thu
act of 1913 for lands under the bed,
of navigable streams and the Senat,
bill giving justices of the peace tn,
| same rights as are enjoyed by notaries
public were reconsidered and lait
aside for the present.
The Senate bill empowering surety
and bond companies to bring suit IL
the county in which the bond has beer
approved, passed finally.
The general appropriation bill car
/ rylnG an appropriation of S15.945.
T6l.1O for the payment of the ordinary
expenses of the state government tn,
next two years passed second reading
In the House In the form in which Il
| was reported from committee. TIL,
bill contains an item appropriatin:
| S1l,0O0,000 for the support of tn,
public schools.
The House adjourned until o'clocl
Monday night.
The McAnlls bill. making 1t unlaw
full for first cousins to marry, whicl
was defeated in the Senate, was recon
sidered at to-day's session and lai,
aside for the present. Ten bills, anon,
others the Willard bill to preyen
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