Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-06
HOUSE RECEIVES
NEW RUSH OF BILLS
Evening Session Marked by I
Shower; Changes Proposed
in Cold Storage Laws

| BlllS introduced into the House wen
over the 1900 marx at last night:
session and all signs are for a rush
on Wednesday, when the limit expires
Committees were called last night tt
clear lists and Speaker Amber an.
noupced night sessions of the House
next week.
A bill embodying amendments ma.
ter1ally changing the cold storage act
were introduced by Mr.. Rininger
Philadelphia. Anything that is stored
fifteen days is to be classed cold stored
and any admission to storage of food
not in fit condition is to be considered
violation of the act. The periods OF
| storage are provided as follows: Eggs
ten months; butter. eleven months;
fish. eleven months; beef. six months
| pork. sheep and lamb, eight months
veal. five months; fowls. dressed, sever
months; fowls. undrawn, ten months
In most cases the periods are extended
two months beyond those now allowed
Five bills to extend to children OF
second and third class cities, boroughs
and townships recreational and phys
lcal education advantages now enjoyed
by those in Philadelphia were intro.
duced In the House by Mr.. Forster
| Philadelphia. The first bill defines
physical education and State expert
in charge; the second for local boards
or recreation; the third requires nor.
NAL school courses in physical, house.
hold arts and agricultural education
the fourth amends the school code tC
permit appropriations for such edu.
cation. and the fifth for a commission
to study schools in Industrial and rura
districts with view to lettering con.
ditions. The bills were prepared with
assistance of experts from the Russell
Sage Foundation, American Playground
Association, State, normal and Phila.
delphia schools. The bills were re.
ferred to the judiciary general com.
| mittee.
A bill authorizing the State Com.
missioner of Health to establish 6
place of detention for lepers on State
forest reserve or elsewhere and to pro.
vide for care and treatment of leper;
was introduced by Mr.. Thomas, Lu.
zerne. 1t carries an appropriation Of
$4,000 and authorizes the commits.
sioner to remove to the place of de.
tention all lepers now in the State.
Other bills presented were:
Mr.. Swartz. DaCphin = Regulatine
submission of points to court in civi
and criminal cases; amending schoo
code so that second, third and fourtl
class districts may give 1 per cent
rebate on taxes paid before August
and placing 8 per cent. penalty oil
those not paid before October 1.
Mr.. Habgood. Observation-Disclosures
State Armory Board to permit organ,
lzatlons or veterans to use rooms II
State armories for meetings.
Mr.. Gibson. Lycoming = Providins
that no officer or employe of either
! branch of the General Assembly who
receives per diem pay shall receive
compensation for any time except from
the date of reporting for duty
Mr.. Herman, Wyoming-Amendin
the primary law to change the primary
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the third Tuesday in May to the sec.
ond Tuesday in June.
Mr.. Drinkhouse, Philadelphia -
Amending the pure milk act of 1911
so that cream to be used in public
eating houses for coffee, chocolate OF
other bevera ges or for cereals or fruit
may have added to it milk. but nc
adulterants. =
Mr.. Benninger, Northampton-Per
mitting use of State armories for hor.
ticultural and poultry associations.
Mr. Gibson. observation-disclosures
counties to use in purchasing or con.
demning turnpikes their shares OF
State appropriation for State aid high.
way construction.
Mr.. Geiser, Northampton-Ame
ing the school code so that secretaries
of school boards in second and third
class districts shall be elected for four.
year terms.
Mr.. Walton, Lawrence-Amendin
school code to provide for creation OF
new districts when municipalities con-
solidate.
Mr.. Reynolds. Philadelphia = Re-
quiring that actions for damages for
death by negligence or unlawful vio-
lence shall be brought by executor or
administrator for exclusive benefit of
heirs at law
Mr.. Wilson. Philadelphia-Prov
ing that in assessment of real estate
for taxation. machinery and tools shall
not be included.
Mr.. Weir, Philadelphia-R
the practice of neuropathy under a
State board of examiners.
Mr.. Gingery. Clearfield-Creating n
State taxation commission.
Mr.. Cox, adelphia-Providing a
State system of licensure for persons.
firms or corporations loaning 5000 or
less; requiring $4,000 bond and $50
license, with reports to the State Bank
ing Commissioner
Mr.. Perry, MISUNDERSTANDING SAL
aries of employees of Tax Revision
Board in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Murphy, Luzerne-Regulaftng
election of township commissioners.
Mr.. Glenn. Nenango-Providing that
State aid to hospitals not under State
control shall be given on a. basis of
free service rendered.
Mr.. Aron. Philadelphia-Regu
procedure for damages against persons
selling liquors; permitting married
women tO SuR and nrovidinop for nov