The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-04-04
HARRISBURG LETTER
Measures That Occupy tho Attsn-
tion of the Lawmakers.
OUR SYSTEMS OF EDUCATION.

A joint Resolution which Provide,
For Investigstien anA Amendment
Te Urge Election Of Unitsd State,
Senator's By Popular vete.
Harrisburg, April IA short session
Of the house was held last night, tn
order of business being original reso.
lutions and bills on hrst reading. On
motion Of Mr.. Bedford. Of Philadelphia
the senate bill creating Juvenile
court was sent back to committee for Z
public hearing.
Mr.. voorhees,. of Philadelphia, Offer
ed a concurrent resolution, which was
referred to She education committee
that the college and university coun-
Gil be authorized and empowered to
make inquiry and to report to the leg
lslature at its next session. by bill or
otherwise. plan by which existing
laws can be harmonized and amended
or codified so as to improve the Or
ganization, administration and man
agement OF our systems of education.
The members Of the council shall serve
without pay, except for necessary ex-
penses.
A concurrent resolution was offered
by Mr.. Wadsworth, OF Philadelphia,
and adopted, that committee of two
senator's and three members be ap-
pointed to confer with congress and
the legislatures Of the various states
OF the Union with the object Of secur-
ing such an amendment to the United
States constitution as to provide for
hn al Of Irit
by popular vote, and its expenses not
to exceed 5000 year.
Mr.. Haag, Of Schuylkill, offered q
resolution, which was adopted, that the
senate be requested to appoint a COM
mittee to confer with like committee
from the house to consider the date of
final adjournment.
On Tuesday - last week the Phila-
delphia ripper" bills were passed with
but little opposition. The vote was
Yeas, 81: nays. II.
Among the bills reported favorably
to the senate from committees vas the
Guffey ballot bill, with amendments.
Among the bills passed in the senate
on Wednesday of last week were:
Directing town councils of boroughs
to fix by ordinance the number.
rank. compensation and regulation of
police and authorizing burgesses to ap-
point and control the police and to ap-
point all subordinate officers Of the
borough except treasurer, secretary and
engineer; house bill establishing
separate orphans court in Westmore-
land county; house bill regulating ac-
acknowledgements by married women Of
deeds, mortgages and other instru-
ments of writing required by law to be
acknowledged before being recorded;
repeating supplement to the phar-
macy law which requires persons hold
ing certificates Of registration or re-
newal certificates to keep them in some
conspicuous place In their stores,
The election bill reported from COM
mittee Tuesday was made a special or
der for second reading for April at
II a. m.
At noon the senate held a specic1
memorial service in honor Of the ldAa
Senator c. l.. Magee, OF Pittsburg.
In the house Wednesday last the PaHh
bill providing that executions shE.2
hereafter take place in the penitenfa
aries was defeated on final passage, r.
was the bill taxing store orders, etc.
Among bills passed finally by the house
Wednesday last were: The third class
city bill; repeating the act Of April II.
1866, relative to the fees OF the county
treasurers Of Clearfeld and Luzerne
counties so far as 1t relates to Luzerne
county; the McWhinney bill prohibit
Ing the adulteration Of natural fruit
Juice; taxing trust funds held by trust
companies at the rate of two cents for
each $1,000 Of such funds; providing
for the clothing. maintenance and in
struction of children received into the
House of Refuge, one-half at the ex
pense Of the state and one-half at the
expense of the county from which they
came.
In committee Of the whole the an
thracite mine inspection bill YVES
amended so as to fix the salary Of the
mine inspectors at $4,000 annually, in
stead of $1,000, and providing for the
inspection of collieries every three
months instead of bi-monthly, after
which the bill passed third reading.
In the house on Thursday last the
senate bill providing that when a
city Of the third class has passed or
will pass into the second class the IL
cense fee for the sale Of liquors in such
city shall remain the same as when it
was third class city until three years
after such city has entered into the
second class was defeated by vote OF
76 yeas to 70 nays. The purpose of
the bill is to reduce the cost of liquor
license in the city Of Scranton from
81, 100 to $500 annually.
The Kennedy factory inspection bill
passed second reading after it had been
amended to provide for the appoint
ment of 27 inspectors, five Of whom
shall be women, and allowing the fac
tory inspector to ascertain If boilers
are in a safe condition. Under the
present law there are 20 inspectors.
The McClain corporation bill also pass
ed second reading.
In the senate Thursday the Guffey
ballot bill passed first reading.
Another change has hepn made in the