Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-29
CORPORATE REAL
ESTATE TAXABLE
House Passes the Roney Bill to
Require Companies to Pay
Local Taxes on Land

Without very much ado the House
last night passed by a vote of III to II
the Roney bill subjecting to local taxa
ton realty of public service corpo-
rations. Mr. Roney said that under
present laws millions of dollars of real
estate did not yield a cent to munich
palities and that he considered that
tax exemption had gone as far as 1t
ought to go.
BY vote of 9S noes to but ayes
the House defeated the bill exempting
all loans made by school districts from
taxes. Chairman Roney. of the ways
and means committee declared that
the bill. If enacted, would take 100000
from the State Treasury.
Legalize Lobbying? No.
The bill authorizing cities. boroughs
and first class townships to form asso-
Citations to look after their interests at
the State Capitol was defeated after
Mr.. Stern, Phils delphia, had assaiIed
ii as legalizing lobbying.
Mr.. Stern said this bill would give
boroughs and townships a right to
associate themselves together under
the law for something considered in
iquitous."
Mr.. Gibson. Lycoming, reioined that
the bill would not please some law
yers, but that boroughs should have
the right to know what is going on.
Ihe House also defeated the bill
fixing the pay of assessors in third
class cities and boroughs.
me House reconsidered its defeat OF
the Rim bill requiring railroads tc
abolish one grade crossing a year in
each thirty miles of line.
The prison labor bills were made
special orders for Tuesday.
The resolution directing the Attor-
ney General to push the claims of the
Brobst heirs for coal lands was mega
lively reported by the judiciary gem
eral committee, a Supreme Court de-
cision having rendered any other ac-
ton impossible. according to Chairman
| Roney.
Convict Bill Changed
The bill authorizing employment OF
convict labor on roads was amended
so that convicts may be put to work
on township highways.
These bills passed finally:
Permitting farmers to peddle their
own produce without license fees in
boroughs
Changing State road routes in Wayne
county.
Establishing marine schools and
school ships.
Establishing a system of municipal
liens IN boroughS.
Senate bill regulating assump ption BY
municipality of debts of annexed ter.
ritory.
Requiring plans for county bridge
work to be submitted to Water Supply
Commission and requiring Attorney
General to defend suits for patent in
fringement.
Senate bill regulating payment OF
debts of consolidated cities.
Amending school code so that secre-
taries of school districts shall be
elected for four-year terms.
Appropriating all revenue from State
forests to the State school fund.
Validating bonds of certain school
districts which did not comply with
school code.
Establishing open-air schools
Providing for discharge of persons
arrested on process issued on judg.
ment obtained in civil action.
Authorizing Board of Charities tc
| change plans for institutions undel
State control.
Validating sales and titles to lands
sold for county taxes.
Regulating transfer to insane hos.
| pitfalls of persons awaiting trial ir
prison for misdemeanors
Senate bill providing for formation
| of third class cities from parts of two
or more contiguous counties.
Extending terms of borough so.
| licitors under act of 1907.
| The Senate bill making IL unIawfu
for any insurance company to canoe
policies except on written application
| of insured was defeated
| The House adjourned AT 10 % n N,