Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-17
SKUNKS GIVEN LAW
FOR THEIR SAFETY
Body Bill Would Also Provide a
Closed Season For Muskrats
in the State
STATE COLLEGES BILLS
Measures Still Appear in the House
Calling For All Manner
of Things
STATE COLLEGES
BILLS

Bills providing closed seasons for
hunting slxunks and muskrats were
introduced in the House last night by
Mr.. Body. Berks. Skunks may not be
hunted between February Is and No
Vember 1 8 and muskrats are protected
between March 1 and November 10.
The acts prohibit smoking out of the
animals at any time.
The bill to create new county out
of parts of Luzerne and Schuylkill
was negatively reported by the conf
mittee on counties and townships.
Colonel Bill Adams said times were
not propitious for the bill and made {.
strategic retreat.
The State College appropriation BILL
carrying s2,403, 1000. was introduced by
Mr.. Scott. Center The bill provides
$780, 600 for the general maintenance
of the school of agriculture, agricul-
tuTal experiment station, institute Of
animal industry, school of liberal arts,
school of engineering and experiment
station and other branches; S9S5,000
for buildings which may be required
and which are to be approved by the
Governor and $6S,000 for the purchase
of land, livestock and farm and eX-
perimental equipment.
The William Penn Memorial Bridge
Commission to determine upon site
for bridge across the Delaware be-
tween Philadelphia and Camden and
to prepare plans is proposed in a bill
introduced by Mr.. Connor. Philadel-
phia. The commission is to be COM
posed of three citizens of Philadel-
phia. to be named by the Governor.
An appropriation OF $4,000 is carried
by the bill.
Change in Primaries
Mr.. McCurdy, Blair, introduced a
bill changing the date of primaries in
even years from the third
Tuesday of May to the third Tuesday
of June.
Five bills relating to insurance
methods We're introduced by Mr.. Bald
win, Delaware. The bills were recon-
mended by the legislative insurance
investigation commission. The bills
regulate associations known as Lloyds,
adoption of basis for valuing bond in
vestments of life insurance companies,
operations of rate-making bureaus
powers of agents and provide a stand
ard form of policy contract for fire
insurance companies.
Other bills presented We're:
Mr.. Dawson, Lackawanna-Requir
ing steel frame cages in perpendicular
shafts in anthracite mines.
Mr.. Powell, Luzerne - Authorizing
appointment of deputy prothonotaries
in counties having between 100000
and 100000 population.
Mr.. Aron, delphia-Requiring
telephone companies to Install regis
ters and call records on telephone
companies which are on limited con-
tracts.
Mr.. Vickerman. Allegheny-Amend-
ing Juvenile court law so that county
provides clothing when parents are
unable to do so and providing for
education of female children under
authority of the court.
Mr.. Statler. Somerset - Amending
act of 1898 erecting Office of burgess
to give him authority to approve or
veto every resolution, motion or rule
of legislative character passed by q
borough council
Jones Bill Out
The Jones bill, providing state ac-
ceptance of the Lever act for federal
aid for agricultural instruction in
Pennsylvania, was affirmatively re-
ported by the House agricultural COM
mittee, together with twenty-six other
bills. The accompanying bill, making
an appropriation to meet the con-
gressional act, will be reported in
few days.
The taxation code and the general
repeater or obsolete laws were re-
ported out and after being passed on
first reading will be recommitted it
being the plan to give hearings.
Among other bills reported out were
for an additional judge in Lacka-
wanna county: for a commission to
consider securing property adjacent
to Independence Hall in Philadelphia;
fixing the marriage license fee at SO;
allowing boroughs to furnish power
for commercial Dl1rDOSps. OerpaiftiY1o o.
high schools of Philadelphia to confer
degrees; for semimonthly pay of en-
ployes of first class cities; regulating
issuance of licenses to operate auto
mobiles to persons under Is; provid-
ing way for filling vacancies in office |
of mayor in Philadelphia; establishing |
tration laws. |
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