The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-04-11

vate Parties-resolstiens CPsatinR
Two More Co. IA saissiens.
Harr sburg, April "a resolution
was of!o'ed in the house last night by
Mr.. Coray, Of LIEerne. requesting At.
torney General Elkin and Secretary oil
Internal Affairs Latta to inform the
house not later than April II whether
any applications were fled in or war.
rants granted by the internal af-
fairs department since Jan. /, 1901, for
any pu' lc lands Of the commonwealth
in beds OF rivers or minerals there
under, and II SO whether any such
direction Of the board Of property, and
Il so by what authority and what act
Of assembly. The resolution lies over
one day under the rules.
Mr.. Palm, of Crawford, offered a
concurrent resolution that commits
sion Of FIVE be appointed, two from the
senate and three from the house, to
inquire into the subject of capital pun
its effect toward the repression Of
crime.
Mr.. Harris, CT Clearfeld, offered a
concurrent resolution, which was
adopted, that a commission consisting
of nine persons learned In the law be
appointed by the governor to report to
the next legislature general and COM
prehensive law regulating the incor-
poration and management of corpora
tions.
Mr.. Dixon, Of Elk, made formal an
nouncement of the death of Repre-
sentative p. r. Cotter, Of Mexican,
whose funeral took place this after
noon at his late home at Eldred A
committee was appointed to attend the
funeral.
These bills were read in place: APP
proprating $1,000 to the Fredonia in
stitute, at Fredonia, Mercer county;
appropriating $4,000 for the erection
Of hospital for injured miners In the
anthracite region at Taylor, Lacka-
wanna county.
The bill providing for the election OF
members of the board of revision OF
taxes in Philadelphia was recommitted.
A legislative apportiohment bill was
introduced in the house on Tues
day of last week by Mr.. Patterson, OF
Blair. The bill increases the num-
ber Of members Of the house of repre-
sentatives from 204 to 207.
Mr.. Reynolds, Of Lackawanna, intro
duced bill prohibiting the employ
ment Of children under 13 years in and
around mines, breakers and washeries
under penalty ranging from $50 to
$3.50 and 80 days Imprisonment.
Mr.. Colville. Of Philadelphia, pre-
sented bill for the establishment OF
. state naval militia.
The Laird local option bill was de-
feated on final passage by Is to 70. The
Willard fox hunting bill was also de-
feated on final passage.
The bill providing for the election OF
mine inspectors in the anthracite re-
gion, instead Of appointment by the
governor, passed finally by A2 to 80.
The bill taxing store orders, etc., was
reconsidered and passed finally, as was
the bill requiring coal to be mined by
weight only, the bill providing for the
appointment of checkweighmen and re.
quiring all coal to be weighed before
screening.
In the senate Wednesday Of last week
the amended Guffey ballot reform bill
passed second reading.
Among the bills read in place in the
house Wednesday Of last week was one
to prevent the acceptance by public of.
lcers and employees of free transporta-
tion on railroads, railways and other
transportation companies and provd-
ing a penalty of 500 and forfeiture OF
Office for violation of the act.
Among bills passed finally by the
house were: Making 1t willful tres
pass to hunt. trap and take elk, deer or
fawn from enclosed lands; increasing
the number of factory inspectors from
20 to 25.
The Fox capitol building bill camt
In for considerable discussion when II
came up in the senate on third read.
ing on Thursday of last week
Mr.. Finn, of Allegheny, offered an
amendment that the names of State
Treasurer Barnett, Auditor General !
elect Hardenberg, President Pro TEN.
Snyder and Speaker Marshall be strick-
en- out as members of the commission
and those Of j. B. Jackson and William
McCOnway Of pfttsburg, John C. Buli!tt |
of Philadelphia and William Hasson OF
VcnangO be substituted. The amend
mont was defeated by vote of 90 to IA,
and the bill postponed for the present
Among bills introduced in the SEN
ate Thursday lastIwere: By Mr.. Grady,
Philadelphia, providing for submitting
to the people at the next general ele.;.
tion proposed constitutional amend.
ment which will permit the use of vot-
ing machines at elections; by Mr.. Fox,
of Dauphin, allowing legitimate and
children born from the
same mother dying without children
to inherit real and personal property
from each other, in exclusion to the
grandmother Of the illegitimate chill.
dren, as though they had been born in
lawful wedlock (the same bill was in
trOduced in the housel.
In the house last Thursday Mr.. Ken.