The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-21
SENATE KILLS RACING
& and BOXING measures

The Senate rode rough shod over the
State sports this morning and killed two
bills that were intended to furnish the
boxers, wrestlers and turfmen sport in
the future.
Senator Crow called up the Catlin
bill which would place horse racing at
all exhibitions under the supervision of
q State Commission. This bill had once
before been'defeated but its defeat was
reconsidered and it was held back for a
favorable Opportunity. This came this
morning, but, as il turned out, it was
not favorable, az the Senate defeated
the bill by a vote of 21 yeas to 25
| nays, and the measure cannot again
come up for consideration at this ses-
sion. % ~
Then the Senate turned its attention
to tho Thompson bill providing that ten
round boxing co:.tests may be held in
this State under the supervision of a
State Commission, which should have an
Office in the Capitol, high salaried
| secretary and look after the collection
of percentage of the gate receipts for
the State. This bill only got II votes
| IN its favor and 10 were recorded
against it.
The House bill giving district attor
neys the authority to employ expert
! witnesses and investigators in criminal
| cases at the expense of the county was
defeated by 22 to a.
g. o. P. Gets First Place on Ballot
When the bill! recently recalled from
the House giving first place on the bal
lot to the party casting the highest
| vote at the last general election instead
| of the last Presidential election came
up on final passage Mr.. Warner moved
to refer it to the Committee on Agri-
culture, to which McNichol objected,
| and the motion was defeated. The bill
then passed finally.
The Baldwin House bill prohibiting
any city,, county or municipality from
imposing license fee on insurance
companies or agents licensed by the
Insurance Commissioner passed finally.
The House bill amending the school
code by placing AZ fine of SIS on parents
who refuse to enroll their children
failed of passage after it had been at
tackled by McNichol, who said the
school problem of the day is not the
enrolment of children, put how to find
schools to accommodate them.
Senator Beidleman called up the bill
relating to the health and safety of
anthracite miners, which places respon-
sibility for accidents on the mine own
ers and operators instead of on the
mine foremen and miners in the work
mems compensation bill. 1t passed by
AZ to 0. III
In calling up his bill to regulate the
sale of proprietary patent medicines in
certain cases, Mr.. Snyder, Blair, said
this bill was to prevent the poisoning
of babies with opium and other nareot-
les The measure was defeated.
Mr.. Senseman, Westmoreland, pre-
sented bill providing that whenever
81 per cent. of the electors of any,
township, borough, ward or city, petit
| tion the court'to refuse to grant liquor
| licenses therein, the said court shall
refuse all applicants.
For a "Branch Capitol
Mr.. Farley presented a joint reso-
luton providing for the appointment
| of commission of three citizens of
Philadelphia to establish branch cap
itol in that city.
The Catlin bill permitting mayors
| of third class cities to succeed them
selves in Office passed finally.
The Stein House bill prohibiting
the construction of mausoleums above
ground in second class cities, passed
| finally.
Bills Introduced To-day
Bills were introduced in the Senate
to-day as follows:
McNiehol = Appropriating $4,000
to cover the deficiency in the Mine
| Cave Commission appropriation of
1911.
Martin-Appropriating $365,OOO
for land and buildings for the State
institution for the care and treatment
of inebriates.
For the licensing of certain prac-
titioners now known as registered
osteopaths, barely escaped defeat, get
ting but 27 votes on final passage.
The Vickerman House bill giving
certain counties the right to establish
schools for the care of females under
the Jurisdiction of juvenile courts,
nasSad finally