Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-03-14
Bill to Abolish February Election
Passed by Senate,
HARRISRURG. Marc

Senator Brown S joint resolution to
provide for such constitutional amend
msnts as will abolish spring elections
and make other changes went through
the Senate by 33 to Yesterday morn.
ing. The resolution was amended a
week ago by making it's title clearer
and specifying sections to be amended.
1t was sent to the house.
The Roberts bill to increase the sal
aries of senators and members from
$50 to 81, 500 per year was passed fin
ally by the senate yesterday morning
by 80 to II and was sent to the house
for concurrence The bill was defeat
ed last week, but reconsidered.
The senate passed without amend
ment the house bill to create the office
of assistant deputy attorney general at
a salary of s2 400 per year by 80 to 6
and chat to encourage planting of trees
by exempting land planted with sprout
trees from taxation with only few
votes in the negative. The bill rela
tive to public service corporations for
bidding minimum rates in connection
with the measured sole of any COM
modify was recommitted
There was flood of petitions at the
opening, almost fifty on local option
being presented from various coun-
ties. Many persons interested in the
law were in the chamber and watched
the proceeding.
ROAD BILL UP.
Second reading bills we're taken up
at once, the first to be passed being to
make an appropriation of S6, 900, 600
for construction of highways. The
bills to create the State board of car
Der examiners, for erection of memorial
halls in counties having over $50, 600
population, to increase the force of the
State highway department. and to pro-
hibit unauthorized use of any secret
society emblem were passed on second
reading.
The senate concurred in the house
amendments to the bill to remove
township officers for failure to per-
form their duties. but action on that
to fix salaries of district attorneys in
counties having between 750. 900 and
!, 200, 900 was postponed on motion of
Senator Rodgers.
REFERENCE DEPARTMENT BILL.
The bill creating the much needed
Legislative reference department in
the State Library was passed, 81 to 6,
the six opponents being Democrats.
The senate passed finally in order
the following bills: To provide for
free bridges over the Delaware; to
quit title of real estate held by corp
orations not authorized to hold realty
in Pennsylvania; prohibiting erection
and maintenance of steam boilers un
der public highways; extending sol
diers' home privileges to veterans of
the war with Spain to continue pub
Iication of Pennsylvania archives /;
validating title to certain lots in War
rem authorizing county commission
ers to make appropriations TO grand
army posts for Memorial day; to solid
ate exercise of franchises of corpora
tions whose charters have expired; to
provide an additional law judge in
Erie county (the vote on this being "a
to 81 !; exempting burial lots from levy
and sale on execution; to provide for
division of charitable corporations
having more than one place where op-
erations are carried on; to fix salaries
of deputy register clerks in counties
having over 1000, 900 population, to
permit county commissioners and So
licitors to form State association and
to aid auditor general to collect taxes
4 due from corporations