The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-25
Presented In the House Of Repre-.
sentatives at Harrisburg
Yesterday.
The CAPITOL MEASURE
Provides for Commission Including
Colonel Louis A. watres, of
Scranton-Mr Squier Introduces
Measure Providing for the Erec-
ton Of State Hospital for Insane
of Northeastern Counties.

BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press
Harrisburg. Jan. 2i.-An avalanche
OF bills were read in place in the house
today. No other business was tran
sacted and adjournment was taken un-
til 9 a. m. tomorrow.
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
Mr.. stroh, of Carbon Dctachng Carbon county
from the Forty.third judicial district composed
! of Carbon and Monroe ami creating separate
judicial district.
Mr.. Gamble, Of Blar--Appropriatine $4,000
to the Altoona hospital.
Mr.. Paterson, of Blair.-ro establish a depart.
ment of forestry, TO provide Tor its proper
administration. to regulate the acquisition oi
land for the commonwealth ard to provide for
control, protection and maintenance of forestry
reservations by the proposed department.
Mr.. Kennedy. of Observation-Disclosures 81 500,
900 for the completion OF the capital by a com.
mission composed of Governor stone. Senator
Snyd,r. Of Chester; Speaker Marshall the an.
ditor general, state treasurer and two additional
members to he appointed by the governor.
Mr.. Iarris OF Clearield-Thc Snyder oeo bill
drafted by the department Of agriculture.
Mr.. Calder, Dauphin- -Appropriating f6,0O0.0O)
to complete the capitol amending the law
Office of receiver OF taxes and make the mayor
eligible to reelection.
Mr.. Palm. Crawford--Appropriating s4,OOo,OOO
to complete the capitol by commission con.
s'sting of the governor, 4. !. CasSatt Robert
f. Pattison. Louis A. Watres, Scranton; II. g.
Mccormick, Wiliamsport, william Hasson, Oil
City, and John B. Jackson, of Pittsburg.
Mr. Hartman. ne-Appropratng Sj5.O0O
to the WlkesBarrc City hospital: approprat.
t,gr IL.
providing for the salaries OF court criers in
counties having population OF more than l5O.
900 and hot exceeding 10000 shall be 81 900
per year, and that the salaries Of each tipstaT
shall be $50 year; providing more equitable
and speedy method Of adjusting damages to the
owners Of lands, tcncments or other properties
occasioned by condemnation proceedings insri
tuted by corporations having the right OF emu
ncnt domain; constituting civil service cxamin
ing boards in third class cities; providing for
and regulating examinations by the board AMI
the mann of appointment and removal OF
municipal employees.
Mr.. Castner. Lycoming -Appropriating $4,000
for the Wiliamsport hospital extending the
term OF city solicitors OF third class cities
from two TO three years.
For insane Hospital.
Mr.. squier, Wyoming-Providing for the selec.
tion Of site and the erection of state hos.
pital for tne insane of the counties of Bradford.
Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Wayne, Lacka.
wanna Pike and appropriating si25,OOo for the
same.
Mr.. Voorhees,, Philadelphia Amending the libel
law OF 1897 so as to provide that IN all GRIM
inal and civil prosecutions and indictments for
libel il the matter charged as libelous is in
the opinion of the court, proper ior public in.
formation and was published without malice the
truth may be given in evidence TO the Jury;
provided, however, before the truth may be so
given in evidence the defendant must prove to
the satisfaction of the court that the person
affected was informed in writing of the intended
publication and personally served with q copy
thereof unless he be a fugitive from Justice and
given full opportunity to deny the truth there
OF and that the denial, ii any be made was pub.
iished at the same time and together with
the said matter charged as libcllous.
Committee Chairmanships.
Speaker Marshall. of the house, to-
day announced the standing commit
tees. These are the chairmen:
Accounts, Brecker; agriculture. Morris; ap.
preparation, Bliss; banks, Scleuer; bureau oi
statistics, HUT; centennial affairs, Rutherford;
city passenger railways Keyster; compare bills,
Mnlkie; congressional appointments, Harrison;
CONSTITUTIONAL reform, Koontz; corporations, Nc
Clair counties and townships, Haworth; cduca.
tion, Weaver; election, Orr; federal relation,
Cassel; fish and game, Montgomery; forestry,
Patterson; geological survey, W. H. Thompson;
insurance, Voorhees,; iron and coal, Fahy; ir.
dietary general, Harris; judiciary local, Males;
labor and industry, Phibin; law and order,
slater; legislative apportionment, Lack; library,
Miller; manufactures, Graf; military, Chew
miners and mining, Kendall; municipal cor.
poratons Colville; pensions and gratuities.
Champaign; printing, Seal; public health and
sanitation Stubb; public roads, Fox: railroads
Cooper; retrenchmcnt and reform, Coray; ways
and means, Beacon.