Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-02
MANY NEW BILLS ARE
PRESENTED IN HOUSE
$575,OOO For Erection of Village
For Feeble-Minded Women in
Union County

A bill carrying an appropriation of
$575,0O0 for the construction and
maintenance of te State Village of
Feeble Minded Women was introduced
in the House to-day by Mr.. Showalter
Union. The establishment was au-
thorlzed by the last Legislature and a
location in Union county has been Sc
lected. Other bills presented were:
Mr.. Walter. Franklin-Authorizin
boroughs operating electric plants for
commercial purposes to supply current
outside their limits.
Mr.. Sinclair, Fayette-Requiring all
locomotives to be equipped with auto
matte bell ringers, 25 per cent. to be
so equipped by January l, 1916.
Mr.. Lipshutz, Philadelphia - Pro-
Viding method for discharge of per-
sons arrested or held in process issued
on a judgment in court actions
Mr.. Whitaker, Chester-Appropri
ating $1SS,150 to the Valley Forge
Park Commission, of which $1O5,OOO Is
for purchase of land.
Mr.. Campbell, Philadelphia-Appr
priatlng 100000 for pensions for
emergency men" who volunteered for
1868.
Mr.. Davis, Lackawanna--Auth
ing counties to organize, equip and
MAINTAIN county fire brigades, which
are to be subject to call to extinguish
brush and forest fires.
Mr.. Steedle, Allegheny - Requiring
county commissioners of Allegheny TO
furnish quarters in courthouse for quar-
ters Tor recognized official county as
soclation of physicians and surgeons"
TO be open to all reputable medical
men.
Mr.. Alexander, Erie-Establishing n
code for collection of taxes in bor-
a nd fF,,,y, ,..N.s.
De elected; regulating admission of
land to boroughs.
Mr.. Berntheizel, Lancaster-Provid-
ing for a commission of three, to be
named by the Governor, to codify the
law OF decedents' estates. An appro-
priation of $4,000 is carried. He also
introduced bills making right to prac-
tlce in Shpreme Court proof that per-
son holdlng 1t is qualified to practice
in all other courts of the State and
providing that no judgment or decree
shall be set aside or reversed or new
trial granted unless error complained
OF his inJuriously affected rights of
parties.
Mr.. Showalter. Union, chairman of
the education committee, proposed
amendments to the school code. one
providing for reimbursement of ex-
amining boards and the other provid-
ing method of collecting cost of tuition
of nonresident pupils.
Mr.. Lynch, Fayette-Malling it a
Ihlsuemeahor Tor any unnaturalized
foreign born resident to hunt for game
or to own or have possession of a dog,
Dogs are to be confiscated by any Off
GERS or state policemen and sold or
KILLED, by order of the State Game
Commission.
Mr.. Cans, Philadelphia, introduced
d Workmen compensation bill based
on the Michigan law. The bill would
establish an industrial accident board
1t provides that every employer is pre-
sumed to have accepted the act in
stead of taking positive action, and if
an employe rejects the act the en-
ployer retains the common law de-
tense of contributory negligence. The
rate is put at so per cent, the same as
in New Jersey.
The resolution for investigation of
claims of Brobst heirs to lands in CEN
tral counties by the Attorney General
was referred to the judiciary general
committee after objections by Mr..
Maurer, Berks, had been voted down.
The deficiency bill, carrying $63S, 900,
was the first bill to be passed finally,
Two members voted against it.
Speaker Amber requested all com
mlttees to set to work at once on bills
and announced a short session tonight
to receive those to be reported
The hall of the House was granted
Tor the night of February 9 to Con-
gresham w. d. B. Ainey to make an
address on American relations with
Japan.
The speaker referred over sixty bills
this morning, the boxing commission
bill being sent to the law and order
committee.
The House took a recess until noon
after Speaker Ambler's admonition to
committees to get busy.
Air Brakes For Street Cars
When the House reassembled at
noon Mr.. Gallagher, Northumberland,
introduced bill requiring all street
cars to be equipped with air brake at
tachments and automatic air couplers.
The penalty is made $40 per day for
each car not equipped after January l,
1916.
Mr.. Roney, Philadelphia, presented
a bill requiring all locomotives except
those used exclusively for switching
and transfer service to be equipped
with headlights of sufficient power to
distinguish a man 600 feet distant
twenty-five per cent of locomotives
are to be equipped by January 1. 1916,
90 per cent. by January 1, 1917 and
all by January 1, 1919.
Mr.. McNichol, Philadelphia. intro
duced bill to place optometrists un-
der the supervision of the Bureau of
Medical Education and Licensure. This
will overcome the difficulty now exist
ing.
Among the bills reported out were
Stein bill, regulating sale of heroin
and Geiser bill permitting pay patients
to take their own physicians and sur
geons and nurses into hospitals receiv-
ing State aid.
The final committee assignments
were announced as follows: Spencer,
education; McVicar, municipal cor
porations, and Forster, ways and
means. No more will be made.
The subcommittee in charge of the
Spangler bill to fix salaries of county
officers in counties having less than
10000 population announced a pub
lie hearing on February TO-
Thus far 20S bills have been intro
luced in the House.
The House adjourned at 1920 until
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