Evening star., 1901-06-27
Pennsylvania Legislature Adjourns
After Long, Arduous Session.
ELECTED N. S. QUAY D. s. SENATOR
Much of the Legislation in Interest
of Charities.
A NEW APPORTIONMENT

HARRISBURG, Pa, June 27.-The legis-
lature of 1901 adjourned at noon today after
having been in session since January l.
With the exception OF the session OF 1897.
which closed July j, and the extra session
of 1883, the session was the most protracted
In the states history. The opening was
marked by bitter struggle for United
States senator to succeed Colonel M s.
Quay. who failed of reelection at the pre-
vious session by reason of a deadlock. The
Quay republicans organized both branches
of the legislature on January i, and fifteen
days later Senator Quay was elected on the
first ballot over Colonel James NJ Guffey Of
Pittsburg, democrat. and a number OF
''favorite sons named by the anti-Quay re-
publicans.
The legislature passed almost six hundred
bills. of which 297 have been approved by
Governor Stone; more than 200 have not
yet been acted upon; seventeen Were vetoed
and fourteen recalled. Nearly all the bills
which have not been acted upon are appro-
priations to private charities The total
appropriations Were about S21 800 600, of
which $11 o0o, 600 was for the support of the
Pennsylvania schools, S4,o00,ooo to COM
plete the capitol, 81 100000 to restore the
deficiency In the school fund, $4,000 for
state homeopathic insane hospital and
$4,000 for a free hospital for consump-
tives. An appropriation of $4,000 was
made for a Pennsylvania exhibit at the
Pan-American exposition and a like amount
for the Charleston exposition.
Proposed Constitutionai Amendment.
AS a result of legislation enacted by the
session just closed the people of Pennsyl-
vania will vote at the next general election
on two proposed amendments to the con-
stitution. One is designed to permit the
enactment Of law for the use of voting
machines at elections similar to those used
in New York, and the other provides for
personal registration in cities. Owing to
the failure of the republican and demo-
cratic leaders of the state to agree on
reform bill satisfactory to a majority OF
both branches of the legislature no change
was made in the present ballot system.
A new congressional apportionment TO
conform to the federal apportionment, by
which Pennsylvania will hereafter have
thirty-two representatives instead of thirty,
and judicial apportionment by which the
number of districts was Increased from
fifty-three to fifty-six and the number of
judges in several OF these districts In
creased passed.
Some of the Bills Passed.
Aside from the bills providing for the
construction OF underground and elevated
railways much other legislation of general
interest was enacted and approved by the
governor. stringent law to prevent the
sale Of oleo has been written on the statute
books Laws have also been enacted which
will make ii unlawful for first cousins to
marry; provide for the election of sixteen
instead of eight mine inspectors in the an
thracite regions; require mines to be fitted
up with medical and surgical supplies, TO
be used In emergency cases; to levy tax
of 25 per cent on the face value of store
orders passbooks. etc, and permit distill-
ing companies TO be Incorporated.
The number of factory inspectors was In
creased from twenty to twenty-five, the
establishing of township high schools was
authorized. boroughs and townships were
allowed to establish manual training
schools a new fish law was enacted. the
soldiers burial act was extended to Span
ish-American soldiers, a department of
forestry was created and the number OF
peremptory challenges in the trial of felony
cases increased