The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-16
Orders Judiciary Gen.
eral Committee to In.
vestig a te Alleged
Present to Garner
SEVERAL BILLS
PASSED FIN NALLY
One of These Makes $177,772, Which
Is Remaining in Auto License Fund,
Available for Making improvements
to the State Highways

Exhibit A." mileage book given
to Representative Garner, of Schuyl-
kill county, by the corporate inter-
ests,' according to his statement. and
labeled further as ''the first fruits of
the full crew repeal will go, together
with resolution asking that this al
legged "present" be investigated, to
the House Committee on judiciary Gen
eral. This was decided this morning in
the House of Representatives.
Mr.. Brumbaugh, of Blair, author of a
resolution introduced last week provid-
ing for committee of three to inves-
tigate, was present and called up the
resolution. Immediately Henry l.. Will
son, of jefferson, and Mr.. Glass, of
Philadelphia, moved that the resolution
be sent to committee and the motion
was passed without dissenting vote.
An Insurance Commission bill, doing
away with local taxation of fire in
surance brokers, was responsible for a
brief debate before action on it was
postponed for the present for the pur-
pose of amendment. The vote was
unanimous when it was explained that
the bill does not interfere with volun-
teer fire department revenues, and the
debate ended abruptly when the House
was reminded of the resolution which it
passed calling for adjournment May g..
Another Insurance Commission bill
permitting the Commission to fix values
of bond investments of life, insurance
companies. for the purpose of State
tax, was passed finally The House
70
clock.
The House passed the following bills
finally:
Bills Passed Finally
Extending the power to destroy
blackbirds.
Providing for the State to pay the
bounties on noxious animals, on affidav-
it before justice of the peace.
Appropriating $4,000 for com
mission to revise the laws on decedents' ;
estates.
Placing s177,772 still remaining in
the automobile license fund in fund
for road improvements. This money
was collected prior to December 81,
1913, and did not come under a similar
bill in 1918.
Allowing companies for the manufac
ture of explosives, incorporated, in 9TH
er States, to operate in this State with.
out being Incorporated.
Authorizing the printing of $4,000
copies of department of Agriculture
bulletin entitled Increasing the Win
ter Yield of Eggs"
Providing for reciprosity with other
States in regard to nurses having pass
ed the State board examinations of
Pennsylvania and giving the board the
privilege of inspection training schools.
The State Board of Agriculture bill
regulating the manufacture and sale of
commercial fertilizer. Aaron b. Hess.
of Lancaster, is acting Speaker of the
House to-day in the absence of Speak
er Amber, who is with the Governor
Brumbaugh's party at Newport News.
For Regulating skyscrapers
If the skyscrapers in Harrisburg ever
get into interference with the milky
way, the City Commissioners will have
the privilege of making the owners of
such buildings lop off few stories, un-
der terms of bill introduced in the
House this morning by Assemblyman
Stern, of Philadelphia.
His measure provides that councils
in all municipalities in the State shall
regulate location, size and use of build
ings,. and the park department shall
regulate any building within zoo feet
of park or playground under its SUI
pervision, subject to the approval of
council.