The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-20
HARRISBURG LETTER.
Measures That Occupy the Attention of
the Lawmakers.
AMENDED CUfFEY BALLOT BILL.


tai bill passed finally in the house yes
terday by vote of 139 to 80 The most
important amendments are reduction OF
the appropriation to complete the
building from $5,000,000 to 100000
and the elimination of the clause pro |
viding for minority representation on
the commission to be appointed by the
governor.
The report of the conference com
mittec on the Fcrrebee store order Olll,
indorsed by the United Mine WORKERS,
was adopted. The bill lcvies tax of
% per cent on the face value OF store
orders. checks, etc, except orders Ior
coal and rent. The bill now goes TO.
the governor
The bill supplemonting and amend.
ing the act governing second class cit.
les, known as the Pittsburg ripper, "
passed finally by vote of i23 to 80.
The senate yesterday afternoon
sprung a surprise by non-conCurring In
the house amendments OF the Fox capI.
tol bill. The bill was sent back to the
house, and if the house insists upon It's
amendments a conference committee
will then be appointed by both houses
An effort VIII be made to have the ap.
propriation raised from $i,OOO,Ooo 4"
si,5OO 600 and to give the governor
discretion as to whether the STATE
should have its own lighting plant
Harrisburg, June l3.-Appropriatlon
bills had the right CT way yesterday III
the house. The general appropria
tion bill has passed second reading II
the house, and is in a position to be
taken up at any time for final actl o'
The SNYDER bill restoring to the pu
lie schools S1,O00,000 taken from thI
appropriation two years ago by Gov
ernor Stone has been passed by potn
branch5. "a llrv vIssisfsN dffSS' - ''-'--'''-
The bill appropriating $25o,OoO tc
erect a memorial building on the Get
tysburg battlefield in memory of the
volunteer soldiers, sailors and marines
from Pennsylvania who participated IN
the civil war passed finally by lo3to 81
Harrisburg, June 14.-The senate
congressional apportionment bill was
passed finally by the house yesterda,
by a strict party vote Of III to 81. The
bill creates 80 districts, to conform VIII
the federal apportionment. Pennsyl
vania has at present Is district con
gressmcn and two at large. Ihls OIL
gives Philadelphia and AIIesheh!
counties each one additional congress
man. Under it - districts nave nom
inal Republican majority and the oth'
three are safely Democratic. Ih'
measure goes back to the senate 10
concurrence IN the amendments '''""'
by the house committee.
The house judicial app'F'Ioh.l' v"
bill also passed finally. rms Dl'l ma
been amended by attaching heul"r'
county, which is at present Il SoI'"I"l'
district, to huntington ana M',''''
counties. Cameron county Is taN''
| from Clinton ana Eik ana a''a ne"
! Potter county.
I!arrlsDufE' june I'' \ ''"'
sion Of the house was H'Iu S'S'''",'
at which large h"'noer Oh app. 'P' "a
! tion bills pas7e" 'IIoI an" S''"''" ''.''
ing. The Fochl an" 9'o'' "'ft'''''''''''
biIIs 10 tue r"Pl" u '"''''' laws
first reading
The Kennedy O'iI r'd''' II'E ''' '"'
t"riaI used IN 'he 'oi7'r"'''o" ana ~
pair OF buildings r''olN'hE S.''' "'' u
be PRODUCES oil the 'i'''n "'"l'S W"
defeated on second reading "l'r' u"
rejection ol an amendment pI I"'''0'''''
contractors under p'haI'y from 81"
pIoying any but cIlIz'hS OIL 'He I 'H''1
States.
HARRISBURG June IS'-lh inc Se''"'
last night Mr. focht' oil uhion' repo,'
ed from the elections coiiimi'leo III
Gufey ballot blII, with amendment
The new amendments PROVIDE 'ha' o