The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-28
'SOLONS CEASE WORK.
Pennsylvania Legislature AdjOurns
For the Year.
HAD A LENGTHY SESSION.
Almost Six Hundred bills Were
Passed, of which Two Hundred
and Ninety-seven Have Al
ready Been Approved.

Harrisburg, June 27.--The legislature
of 1901 adjourned at noon after having
been In session since Jan. /. With the
exception of the session of 1897, which
closed July 1, and the extra session of
1885, the session was the most pro
tracted in the states history.
The opening was marked by bitter
struggle for United States senator to
succeed Colonel M. 8. Quay, who failed
by reason of deadlock. The Quay
Republicans organized both branches
of the legislature on Jan. l, and 10 days
later Senator Quay was elected on the
first ballot
The legislature passed almost 600
bills. of which 297 have been approved
by Governor Stone more than 200 have
not yet been acted upon, II have been
vetoed and IA recalled Nearly all the
bills which have not been acted upon
are appropriations to private charities.
The total appropriations We're about
81, 800 900. of which $11 ,0O0,0 is for
the support of the Pennsylvania
schools. $1,000, 600 to complete the capt.
tol, $1,000, 900 to restore the deficiency
in the school fund. $3O0.OOO for state
homeopathic insane hospital and $780,
600 for n free hospital for consump-
tives. An appropriation Of $4,000
was made for Pennsylvania exhibit
like amount for the Charleston expo
sltion.
AS a result of legislation enacted by
the session just closed the people of
Pennsylvania will vote at the next
general election on two proposed
amendments to the constitution. One
is designed TO permit the enactment of
a law for the use of voting machines
ut elections similar to those used In
New York, and the other provides for
personal registration in cities.
Congregational Apportionment.
A new congressional apportionment
to conform to the federal apportion-
ment by which Pennsylvania will here
after have 81 district congressman in
stead OF % district congressman and
two at large, and judicial apportion-
Rent by which the number of districts
was increased from - to 56 and the
number Of judges in several OF these
districts increased, has been passed.
Aside from the bills providing for the
construction Of underground and ele-
waited railways, much other legislation
of general interest has been enacted
and approved by the governor. \ stlin-
gent law to prevent the sale of cleo has
been written on the statute books.
Laws have also been enacted which
will make ii unlawful for first cousins
to marry, provide for the election Of 10
instead OF eight mine inspectors in the
anthracite regions, require mines 70 be
fitted up with medical and surgical sup
plies to be used in emergency cases.
levy tax of 20 per cent on the face
value Of store orders, passbOoks, ETC.,
and permit distilling companies to be
Incorporated.
The number of factory inspectors has
been increased from ~ to %; the estab-
fishing Of township high schools has
been authorized; boroughs and town
ships have been allowed to establish
manual training schools; II new fish law
has been enacted; the soldiers burial
act has been extended to Spanish
American soldiers; department of for
estry has been created; the number Of
peremptory challenges in the trial of
felony has been increased.