Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-09
ACTIVITIES IN THE LEGISLATURE
ANT|-L|QUOR LAW
MAY Be INCREASED
Shipments Into DRY" Territory
and Treating Are Prohibited
in Two Newest Bills

An "anti-treating'' bill which pro-
hibits any license holder from serving
drinks to anyone who has not paid for
them or to permit a person not buying
liquor to drink them on the premises
was introduced in the House last night
by Mr.. Barnett York. An exception
is made in the case of the adult wire,
sister. daughter or parent of any per
son paying for liquors. The penalty
for violation is a fine of not over 5000
or ninety days in jail, or both.
Mr.. Barnett also introduced two
bills amending the license law so that
signers to license applications must be
freeholders for year and may sign
only one petition.
A still more sweeping antl-ilquor
| bill presented prohibits the taking or
transporting of liquors into dry ter
ritory. 1t was introduced into the
House last night by Mr.. Brumbaugh,
Blair county. The bill forbids taking
liquor into any township, borough,
town, ward, city or county wherein
there is no licensed place for the sale
of such liquors" Any person, any
officers or directors of corporation,
any member of a firm or association
violating the act is to be liable to a
fine of not over $500 or Imprisonment
for not over a year, or both.
To Bond Thieves
Bills presented included:
Mr. Hamilton llegheny-Requir-
ing persons arrested as professional
| thieves in or about public places TO
enter bonds for good behavior for one
year after release from prison and
| making 1t the duty of police to take
| Bertillon data.
Mr. McVicar, observation-disclosures
ing orphans courts to reduce bonds
under certain procedure.
Mr. Ramsey, Delaware-Making ten
the maximum of tipstaveS that may
be employed at one time in counties
having between 10000 and 10000
population. Six are now allowed.
Mr.. Hoffman, Lancaster - Appro-
priating $4,000 each, to the State
Breeders Association, State Poultry
/, Association, State Dairy Union. State
Beekeepers' Association, Pennsylvania
Sheep and Wool Growers Association,
State Horticultural Association and
Berkshire Breeders Association.
Mr. Gibson, Lycoming-Empower-
ing cities. boroughs, towns and first
class townships to form or join asso-
Citations which shall maintain repre-
sentatives in Harrisburg to represent
them before any branch of the gov
ernment, the Legislature or its COM
mittee or the appellate courts and to
appropriate money to pay for such
services.
Another Pension Bill
Mr. Showalter Union-A Civil War
soldiers pension bill with a scale of
SO per month to those serving a year
| or less, 81 for over one year and less
than two and SO for those serving
over two years. An appropriation of
$1,000,000 is carried. The Auditor
General is to administer the act
Mr.. Dawson. Lackawanna-A code
governing fishing in the State and fix
ing seasons.
Mr.. Leighner, Butler-Authorizing
counties and municipalities to unite
in establishing and maintaining rest
| rooms in courthouses.
Mr.. Dunn. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
change of county lines.
Mr.. Hublee. Luzerne-Empowerin
county treasurers to select repositories
of county funds in counties having
between 100000 and 1000, 900 popu-
lation.
Mr. Mckay. Crawford - Recurring
all appropriations made to the State
Highway Department for improving
state highways shall be spent in each
county in proportion to the total mile
| age of unimproved state highway
therein.
Mr.. Maurer, Berks-Requiring ply
sicians to report lead, PHOSPHORUS,
| brass and other ocupational diseases.
For Panama Show
Mr.. Woodward. Allegheny-Appro-
| priating 100000 for State exercises
| and other expenses of the State
Panama-Pacific Exposition and giving
the State Board of Public Grounds and
Buildings control of State property
after exposition ends.
Mr.. Mcclure. Beaver-Placing ore
clay and graphite mines and all quar-
ries under supervision of the State
Department of Mines
ATp 1aI.. ~
ing picking" of materials for up-
holstering to be done apart from work
shops.
MIR Hess, Lancaster-Appropria
100000 for aid of agricultural ex-
hihitions.
Mr. Oaks. Cambria-Fixing salaries
of county officers in counties with
100000.
Mr. Sullivan, Alleghcny-Regulati
appeals in juvenile cases
Mr.. Lipschutz. philadelphia - The
proposed uniform copartnership law.
Mr. Forster, Philadelphia-Amen
| ing State Dental Council act to rro-
vide that commencing in 1917 the
dental course shall be four instead of
three years and for an annual regis
! tration system.
Mr.. Murdoch, Allegheny-Amendin
| board of viewers act of 1911 so that
in Allegheny county the board shall
| consist of two members from each
senatorial district, elected by voters of
, the district.
The Philadelphia housing law bill.
defeated last week, was reconsidered
and sent back to the health and sani-
! tation committee. The repeater was
! also recommitted.
The House passed finally:
Reorganizing salary list in Office of
register OF wills of PHILADELPHIA.
/ Establishing municipal pension fun dis
in first and second class cities.
The House adjourned at 1O.45 D. m.
Senator Martin Puts IN