The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13
HARRISBURG LETTER

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Measures That Occupy the Atten-
ton Of the Lawmakers.
NEW RAILROAD BILLS SIGNED.
Measures Which Were Put Through
.inta Week Are Now Laws-Ths New
Capitol Appropriation Reduced =
44,ooaooo.. = '--.s 80 - ....-' s.
harrisburg. June 5.-Ths Focht and
rXmsry rapid transit biHs Dssssd Soc
.-uud reading in the house yesterday and
Esrs then sent back to the corpora
: lions committee for amendment.
The bin revokins warrants for coal
! lands under the beds OF navigabls
streams, issued under the act OF 1SAs.
: Called on final passage.
The senate yesterday confirmed the
q nomination of William T. Solly to Be
Judge OF the orphans court Of Mont.
somery county. which was created by
. The present legislature.
The senate decided to insist on Its
amendments to the house bill taxing
company store orders, and confer
,arice committee was appointed to carry
nut the senate's instructions.
Harrisburg, June 6.-The Emery and
Eocht rapid transit bills passed final
~ in the house yesterday by vote OF
s52 to 81. They were taken up by the
senate last night for concurrence IN
Tho amendments inserted by the house
corporations committee. were prompt
iy passed, 81 to 6, and sent to the gov.
.arnor. The record for quick action on
legislation has been broken on those
measures, they having passed both
houses in exactly six legislative days
after their Introduction.
The anthracite coal miners, VINO
haye been urging the passage OF
yiamber of bills in their interest
through the legislature, yesterday
made final effort to get the senate
committee on mines and mining to re
port TO the senate the three mining
l1Dls that are still in that committee.
This effort was made in the shape OF
ettar to each senator asking that the
committee be discharged from further
consideration of the bills. In order tC
lAake their position stronger the legls
lative committee Of the miners have
-nupestcd the members of the house
u representatives from the anthracite
aoal counties to continue to withhold
.h!it support of the Fox capitol bil.
Antii favorable action is taken on theii
oilis.
Governor Stone yesterday signed the
SENATE bill providing for q submission
10 vote of the people at the next gen
tra. erection of proposed amendment
10 the constitution to substitute voting
machines for the present system
Harrisburg, June THE senate mel
ut 3 80 O'Clock yesterday morning anc
remained in session only 20 minutes
AFTER which adjournment was taker
v myii neNt Monday night.
Tue Ppx capitol bill passed secont
rsnaing yesterday in the house nfter II
had been amended so as to appropri
- ate .s4, 900 900 instead of g 100000 tt
/. cpplplete the building. The bill as II
passed the senate apprOpriates $4,000,
900 and creates commission OF hVe
ono of whom shall be a Democrat, to be
appointcd by Governor Stone. Iht
bnuse Democrats are opposed to minor
ity represe entation on the commission
and on motion of MIR. Haag, OF Schuyl
XII, the clause providing for the ap
Drintment of Democrat was stricken
s out.
Harrisburg. June S-A large mum
% Der of appropriation bills were report
. .ad in the house yesterday, mainly 1ol
hospitals.
Hy advice of the speaker the mouse
,iisponsed with the consideration cl ap
propriation bills requiring a two-third'
yo,c and took up for final passage suci
measures rs require only maJont!
yste. The following bills passed final
": Appropriating 100000 to the state
normal schools; directing the state
t,aasurcr to pay the trustees of th'
Ioha Mann trust S255.33. errOneonslN
Daid the commonwealth; providing
ror the acceptance by the com
.uonwcalth of the Lackawanna hos
uital. of Scranton. to be used as stat
1,.,,ft., onN .Dnr0Driating $50 GOO TO