The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-15
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY.


A special order was made by the
House tonight at the request of Mr..
Voorhees,. of Philadelphia. for his bill
providing for n submission to a vote
of the people Mt the next general cleo
tion of the question of removing the
capitol from Harrisburg to Philadel-
phia.
A resolution was offered by Mr..
Pomeroy, OF Franklin. and adopted
directing Governor Stone to appoint
20 persons, not more than one from
each county, to be known as an
auxiliary committee from Pennsyl-
vania to the Pan-Amerlcan Expo
sltion.
Mr.. Coray. OF Luzerne, Introduced
n bill prohibiting the manufacture and
sale, importation or expectation, or
dispensing I'm any way Of all iDtoxl-
eating beverages In Pennsylvania. ex'
cept for scientific, mechanical or med
icinal purposes.
The order of business In the Senate
was bills on first reading.
TUESDAY.
The Senate held brief session. The
House renovated butter" bill was
recommitted to the Committee on
of giving those Interested chance TO
be heard The Senate chamber was
crowded with clergymcn representing
various denominations, who had come
from all over the State to protest
against the passage of Senator Berkci-
bach's bill to amend the Sunday laws
of 1894.
The order OF business in the House
to-day was Senate bills of final pas.
sage. The following passed this
stage: Fixing the salaries of county
superlntendents of schools.
Authorizing county commissioners TO
give $500 annually to county historical
societies which have been Incorporated
mt least three years and have an active
membership of 100 persons.
Authorizing county commissioners
to erect or complete and maintain a
monument at the seat of each county
in memory of the soldiers and sailors
of the late war.
The bill providing for vote by the
people on the question of the removal
of the state capital to Philadelphia,
passed the House on second reading
by vote of 10 yeas TO AZ nays.
WEDNESDAY.
The Voorhees, bill, providing for
submission to n vote of the people NJ
the November election the question of
changing the location of the capital
from Harrisburg to Philadelphia, was
taken up by the House on special
order for third reading and final pas
sage. When vote was taken the
measure was defeated. - to 1903.
The Guffey- -Ikeler ballot bill failed
.l..I It,,., nj era
in the House by vote of % yeas to
81 nays. not n constitutional majority.
BY unanimous vote the congres.
sional apportionment committee of the
House affirmatively reported the
Grady bill with the amendments de-
sired by Allegheny county. Four dis
tricts are given, the additional district
being taken from Philadelphia.
Among the numerous bills passed
| by the Senate. We're:
Authorizing township commissioners
in first-class townships to lay OUT,
widen, open and vacate streets and
| highways.
Proposing an amendment TO section
:. article 3, of the constitution, so as
to allow cities, boroughs or townships
to vote on postponed special or local
laws.
House bill repeating the act provid-
ing for the erection of a poorhouse in
Beaver county.
House bill to make the common
wealth liable for proportionate share
of the cost of construction of bridges
built by county commissioners over
streams above certain width.
Acting upon a concurrent resolution
| a1 u.aaL
THURSDAY.
In the House to-day the following
! Senate bills passed finally:
| Comforting on Orphans Courts hav-
| ing Jurisdiction of the accounts Of
guardians power to order an direct
n mortgage or public or private sale
for the payment of debts, or for other
purposes, of any lands lying partly
! in two or more counties divided by
county lines.
Extending to cities of the second
and third class the act of May "a 1887,
authorizing the city of Philadelphia
TO appropriate not more than $500 an
nually for the support and mainte-
nance of each company of the Ma
| tional Guard using and occupying an
armory building, rooms or quarters
within that city in addition to the an
nual appropriation by the Legislature.
The Senate Congressional apportion-
ment bill went over for final passage
until next Tuesday at the request of
Mr.. Voorhees,, of Philadelphia, owing
TO the slim attendance.
FRIDAY.
A short session of the House was
held this morning. Among the bills
passing first reading was the Fox
measure appropriatlng S5,000,000 to
complete the capitol.
Mr.. Harrison, of Philadelphia. of
fered a resolution. which was adopt
ed, that when the House adjourn to-
day 1t be TO meet neN~ Wednesday
afternoon at $3.50, and that the order
of business be original resolutions and
motions TO recommit.