Evening journal., 1901-06-28
LEGISLAIuRE
WAS PROTRACTbD
Nearly 600 Measures Passed
by Pennsylvania Body
OF These 297 Have Become Laws, II
We're Vetoed and 200 Await
Action

Harrisburg. June 2s-The session OF
the legislature which closed at noon
yesterday was, with two exceptions
the most protracted in the states his
tory. The exceptions were the ses
sion Of 1897 and the extra session OF
1883 The legislature passed almost
500 bills, OF which POT have been ap
proved by Governor stone. more than
200 have not yet been acted upon, II
we're vetoed and IA recalled Nearly
all the bills which have not been acted
upon are appropriations to private
charities. The total ot appropriations
was about s27,50O,OO0. of which SILL.
CoO,0O0 Is for the support Of the Penn
sylvania schools, $4.OO0,0oO to com
plete the capitol. sl.0OO.OOO to restore
the deficiency in the school fund $500
coo for a state homeopathic insane
hospital and $4,000 for a free hos
pital for consamptives. An appropria
ton Of $4,000 was made for a Penn.
sylyania exhibit at the Pan-American
exposition and a like amount for the
Charleston exposition.
As a result OF legislation enacted by
the session Just closed the people OF
Pennsylvania will vote at the next gen
eral election on two proposed amend
ments TO the constitution. One is de.
signed to permit the enactment of o
law for the nse OF voting machines at
elections similar to those used in New
York and the other provides for per
sonal registration In cities.
A new congressional apportionment
to conform TO the federal apportion
ment by which Pennsylvania will here
after have 32 district congressman. in
stead OF 2S district congressman and
two at large. and a judicial apportion.
ment. by which the number OF districts
was Increased from SO to sc and the
number of judges In several of these
districts Increased, passed.
A new common pleas court was ere.
ated in Philadelphia and additional
law judges created In Luzerne and
Northumberland counties. Separate
orphans courts were established In
Lancaster. l-ackawanna. Montgomery,
Westmoreland and Allegheny counties.
The act OF 1895 creating the Office
Of county controller in counties hav.
ing a population Of 10000 was ex.
tended to Borks, Lancaster Lacha.
,tupt,a aud NUoefv,orofa,I c,v,tfaa A
law was also enacted known as the
Pittshurg ripper" which has been
sustained by the supreme court. giving
a new charter to the second class cities
of Pittshurg. Allegheny and Scranton
The law authorizing the board OF
judges of Philadelphia TO appoint the
board of revision of taxes, by which
the real estate assessors are selected.
was repealed and the members of the
board made elective. The Philadelphia
building commission, created by the
Legislature I'm 1871, was also abolished.
Aside from the bills providing for
the construction OF underground and
elevated railways much other legisla.
tion Of general interest was enacted
and approved by the governor a
stringent law to prevent the sale Of
cleo has been written on the statute
books. Laws have also been enacted
which viii make It unlawful for first
cousins to marry; provide for the cleo
tion Of 1G instead OF mine inspectors
In the anthracite regions; require
mines to be fitted up with medical and
surgical supplies to be used in emer.
gency cases; lovy a tax OF 25 per cent
on the face value Of store orders. pass
books, etc, and permit distilling com.
panles TO be Incorporated.
The compulsory education acts of
1895 and 1897 have been codified and
a means provided for the enforcement
of their penal provisions; a juvenile
court established; judges retirement
law enacted the penalty for kidnapping
increased; the number of factory in.
snectors increased from 20 TO 25: the
establishing Of township high schools
authorized. and boroughs and town
ships allowed to establish manual
training schools.
Foreign corporations will hereafter
be required to pay a bonus of one-third
OF per cent on their capital employed
In Pennsylvania Joint stock com
panies and limited partnerships will
also be required TO pay like bonus.