The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-02
HARRISBURG LETTER
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AIT: a. That End Introduced In the
Housr'-h Din to Enable Homeless
sr Lnndless Persons to Acquire
Property.
Harrisburg. April 3o.-A bill was IN
troduced In the house last night BY Nr.
McClain. Of Lancaster. to provide fes
the submission to the qualified slsc-
tors at the next general election Of the
question Of changing the location Of
the capital from Harrisburg to Ian
caster.
Mr.. Henderson, Of Allegheny, intro
duced bill to enable homeless O
landless persons to. purchase or appro-
pirate at the assessed value any build
ing lot. house and lot or farm not sx.
ceeding 200 acres not personally occu-
pied by the owner, empowering the
courts to enforce the same after tender
Of the amount of such assessed value.
A resolution was adopted that COM
mittee Of three be appointed by the
speaker for the purpose Of meeting
similar committee to be appointed by
the senate looking to the date Of final
adjournment on May %.
The death of Mr.. Calder, Of Dauphin,
was formally announced, and Speaker
Marshall appointed committees to ar
range for memorial services in the hall
Of the house on the evening of May 8
and to attend the funeral, after which
the house adjourned out Of respect to
the deceased.
The order Of business in the senate
last night was the reading Of bills the
first time. There were 80 bills on the
first reading calendar and after they
had all been passed the senate adjourn
ed until today.
Mr.. Scott, of Philadelphia, by re-
quest of Mr.. Snyder, of Chester, intro
duced a bill providing for the registra-
ton by the state department of labels,
trade marks, stamps, designs, devices,
etc..
w. A. Magee, Jr, elected in Pitts
burg to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of his uncle, Christopher l.. Ma
gee. was sworn in as member Of the
senate on Tuesday Of last week.
In the house Tuesday of last week the
bill prohibiting embalming and prepar-
ing for burial and cremation of dead
human bodies without previous notice
to the coroner, except where a death
certificate has been given by physi-
clan, and regulating the issue of such
certificates, was defeated.
At the session of the house Tuesday
night Mr.. Harris, of Clearfield, called
up the oleo bill, which had been under
consideration at the afternoon session.
1t being on second reading. 1t was
read and laid aside for third reading.
In the senate Wednesday Of last week
the Finn bill, which provides for a uni
form primary election law to cover
all parties in the state, was defeated.
The Stiles bill, which legalizes bet
ting at horse races, was also defeated,
though 1t may be reconsidered.
Among bills passed finally by the SEN
ate Wednesday Of last week were: Pre-
venting certain officials connected with
common schools from becoming agents
for the sale Of school supplies or de-
irving any pecuniary profits from such
sale; house bill amending an act to
prevent fraud and deception In the
manufacture and sale of cheese by fur
ther regulating such manufacture and
sale.
The fight in the house on the oleo
question was renewed Wednesday Of
last week by Mr.. Cooper. Of Della
ware county, moving to suspend the
rules for the purpose Of taking up
for third reading and final pass
age the Snyder-Harris bill. The mo-
tion was defeated.
The Bedford ballot bill, which does
away with the party circle on the Of
fetal ballot and provides for the group
ing of candidates, failed by vote of
SO yeas to So nays, less than a consti-
tutional majority.
Among the bills reported favorably
in the senate on Thursday of last
week were the Hosack bills taxiq &.
the capital stock Of corporations for
the purpose of raising revenue, which
have passed the house.
The house fish commission bill,
which extends the powers of the game
protectors, was defeated, reconsidered
and then again placed in the calendar.
The bill appropriating $1,000,000 to
the public schools to make up for the
cut made by the governor two years
ago, was advanced to third reading.
A bill providing that the voters Of
every municipal division in the COM
monwealth shall vote upon the Ques-
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