Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-05
EMPLOYMENT IS
PLAN FOR PRISONS
House Passes the Graham Bills For
the Betterment of Conditions in
Institutions

Two of the bills recommended by
the State Penal Laws Revision Com
mission were passed in the House at
last nights session after remarks by
| Messrs. Graham, Philadelphia, and
Dell, Huntingdon. The first bill pro-
vides means whereby prisoners may
be employed in manufacture of
articles for sale to State and county
institutions under direction of prison
labor commission. The second pro-
vides system of employment for the
penitentiaries and other institutions.
termine what portions of the conStitu-
ton need revision was passed by ia
to 22 and the constitutional conven-
ton bill postponed.
The House defeated the Glenn bill
providing that when rates and service
of public service companies are in liti-
CATION their books shall be open. The
Thompson Senate bill making it un-
lawful for an insurance company to
cancel a policy without written ap-
plication of insured was dropped from
Che calendar. The bill to bring the
hard coal mine workers under the
compensation act was amended.
These Senate bills passed finally:
Establishing a dog license system
for first class townships.
Authorizing county commissioners
to make appropriations to hospitals.
Fixing number and compensation
of clerks of Allegheny county court.
Placing the State Law Library under
custody of State Librarian.
Extending for two years time of
Engineers Commission to report.
experimenting corporation acts to
provide for construction of railways
under charter rights without obtain
ing consent of local authorities,
Giving State Division of Public Rec
ords supervision of county, city and
borough records.
Placing regulation of milk bottles
and jars under commodities act of
1913
Regulating city. solicitors in first
elass cities to prepare plans of high
way improvements when a board of
viewers is named.
Authorizing 0. H. Watts and E. d.
Lutz and their wives, of Millersburg;
"A. K. Cassel and Louis Gumbiner, of
Philadelphia, to sue the State.
Increasing salaries of Allegheny
county court judges from $4,000 to
$1,000.
Authorizing the Governor to close
counties or parts thereof or any stream
to hunting or fishing when necessary
for health, welfare or conservation.
The House passed finally:
Repeating act of June I, 1911. rela-
tive to licensing of pool tables, etc. in
first class cities.
Fixing salaries of mine inspectors at
$500.
Enlarging powers of city. planning
commissions in third class cities.
Regulating employment of stenog-
raphers by district attorneys in coun-
ties having between 10000 and 250, 900
population.
Extending weights and measures
act of 1911 to weighing devices at coal
mines.
Fixing salaries of deputies in county
offices in counties having between
100000 and 1926, 900 population.
Regulating registration of births
and, deaths and reports to State De-
partment of Health.
Fixing pay of county auditors at 81
per day and mileage at cents.
Making board of viewers in Allie
gheny county elective.
The House passed finally sixteen
appropriation bills, including the PAN
ama-Pacific Exposition, State tubercu-
losis sanatoria, Huntington Reforma-
tory, State College and Spring City
State Institution bills carrying over
S6.0O0,0O0.
The Senate bill prohibiting use of
coloring matter in macaroni, spaghetti,
vermicelli and noodles was dropped
from the calendar
The Senate bill providing for ap-
pointment of a coroner's physician in
counties having between 10000 and
800, 900 was defeated.
The DaiX moving picture regulation
measure was postponed
Just before adjournment the House
passed finally House bills for uniform
procedure in exercise of eminent do
main and repeating Suburban Metro
politan Planning Commission act of
1913.