The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-06
HARRISBURG LETTER
Measures That Occupy tho Alton
ton of the Lawmakers.
TIE NEW RAILWAY MEASURES,

THE NEW RAILWAY MEASURES,
Having Passed the Senate, Are Being
Rushed Through the hsusseThs
Date Of Final Adjournment Fixed
For June 27.
Harrisburg. May 2s.-The ssasts last
night amended the house resolution
calling for final adjournment o. April
?s, SO as to adjourn June "a. The reso.
luton went back to the house. and was
promptly concured in.
The house yesterday passed the bill
prohibiting the sale Of liquor to women
70 be taken from the premises.
The Chew bill making voting COM
pulsory failed on final passage by Al
yeas to 81 nays.
Harrisburg, May 30.-There was in
troduced in the senate yesterday after.
noon, by Messrs. Focht and Emery,
bills which will give corporations the
right to construct either underground
or elevated railroads in cities, bor-
ougs and townships, and which will
give to street railway companies con-
siderable more power than they now
possess. An amendment to the latter
bill would give to a new company the
right to use Broad street Philadelphia
The senate bill authorizing county
commissioners to divide wards con.
tanning 1000 or more inhabitants in
third class cities into assessment dis.
tricts was defeated on final passage.
The bill providing for the appoint
mont Of scalars of weights and meas
urc5 for bi,uminous coal mines was
defeated.
Harrisburg, May 3l.-In the senate
yesterday the Ferrebee bill taxing
store orders. pass books. etc, wGs
amended by restoring it to the form In
which il passed the house. with the ek
ception of the clause exempting from
taxation orders for coal and rent l..
serted by the senate committee.
Both houses have adjourned to Mon
day,
Bills were introduced: BY Mr. Sis
son. Of Eric, providing that persons
charged with kidnapping shall be tri
able exclusively in courts OF oyer and
,curiner; 10y Mr. FoCht, of Union, au
thn.il'nE appeals from common pleas
co"rts in assessment Of taxes cases tc
the superior court
The senate met at o'clock TINS
morning for short session, and ther
took a recess until Monday evening
IT," house was not in session, having
adjourned from Wednesday to Mon
day.
Harrisburg, June 1.-The senate yes
teraay broke all It's records for prompt
action on legislation by passing hrai ..
within less than IS hours after tEo!
were introduced. the Emery ana focA'
elevated and subway railway bills, The
bills We're called up ahead OF numerous
other measures on the calenc + at yes
terdays session, and parseI without
debate by vote of 81 to o.
They viii be reported from commit
r". ID the house on Monday afternoon
ana .'aa Tor mo iirst time at the even
.". session Ihe order OF business VIII
F."Nahly be arranged by the rules com
mitt'e to take up the DlIls on IuesdaS
ioE second reading ana the following
day ioF thlrd reading ana maj passage
Inc promoters OF the Dilis say tha'
they VIII De promptly signed py ro'
erhor stone ana that corporation
VII. immeolateIy De organized Win
large capital TO take out char'er loi
'Ae elect!oh ol an e!eNateu ra'i"ay sys
.e'h III fAlIaI'lpHla anu suburbs
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