Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
REFUND OF COAL
TAX IS OUTLINED
Garner Bill Would Enable People
Who Have Paid 1t to Recover
If Act Goes Down

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cite tax being refunded in the event of
the act being declared unconstitu-
tional is made in a bill introduced in
the House last night by Mr. Garner,
| ISchuylkill. The payments are to be
made within one year after the act is
/ declared unconstitutional, If it should
| be. with lawful interest. Persons en-
titled to the increase are to file claims
within six months and suit may be
brought to enforce collection. If an
accounting is not made by coal pro-
ducers in a year the attorney general
may bring suit on behalf of the State.
a bill providing for issuance of ad-
vance sheets of laws as soon as they
are approved by the Governor was in
troduced by Mr.. Rainey, Philadelphia.
At present these laws are issued in
pamphlet form some time after they
are signed
Other bills presented were:
Mr.. Lands, Montgomery - Reqoir-
! ing all persons, except dealers, deslr-
| ing to carry or possess deadly weapons
| to secure permits from district attor-
neys
Mr.. Shaffer, Columbia - Requiring
suburban electric railways to provide
terminal waiting rooms by January l
! next.
To Regulate Sprinlling
Mr.. Nissley. Dauphin - Prohibiting
streets in any cities between a. m.
and p. m. under penalty of 50 fine.
Use of fire plugs by authorized persons
and sidewalks sprinkling are allowed.
Mr.. j. w. Smith. Phiiadelphia-GiN-
ing county commissioners, instead of
auditor general and city treasurer,
power to name mercantile appraisers
in first-class cities.
Mr.. Ostrander, Mexican -- Appro-
lpriating S62.5 for State aid to agri-
cultural exhibitions.
Mr.. Nissley, Dauphin - Requiring
all plans and materials for construc-
ton of burial vaults to be approved
by State Commissioner of Health or
his officers and providing for State in
spection at all times. This is an ad-
vanced health inspection measure
Mr.. Adams. Luzerne - Appropri
ating $4,000 for expenses of the con-
venrion of Spanish War veterans in
Scranton in August.
Mr.. Nickerman. Allegheny - Taking
from the Public Service Commission
jurisdiction over public utilities in
counties. municipalities and townships.
Mr.. Hamilton, Allegheny - Regu-
lating expert witnesses.
Mr.. Dawson, Lackawanna-Auth
iZing district attorneys to employ eX-
perts in criminal trials and special in
lvestigators when needed, and detec-
tives to apprehend fugitives.
Armory Bill In
Mr.. Whitaker. Chester - Appropri-
lating S750.000 for construction of ar
mories and $120.945 for maintenance.
Mr.. Walton. Lawrence - Appropri-
ating $24O,32O.47 to reimburse coun-
ties for payment of bounties on noN-
ious animals
Mr.. Dunn. Philadelphia - AuthoriZ-
ing the Governor TO name a commits
sion of ten for an annual celebration Of
independence Day in Philadelphia and
| iappropriating $4,000
Mr.. Jones, Lackawanna - Prohibit
/ ing bathing, fishing or boating in res
erVoirs.
Mr.. Trach, Northampton - Regu-
lating county Interpreters.
| Mr.. Cramer Allegheny - Providing
for pensioning of school janitors
Mr.. Hefferman Philadelphia-Reg
ulating foreign corporations.
Mr.. Lands, Montgomery -- Estab-
| fishing methods for agents of foreign
corporations
Mr.. Davis. LaCkaWanna - lnCreaS-
ing pre-emptory challenges from e to
| II in cases involving election frauds
and jury tampering.
! Must Post Primary Returns
Mr.. Powell. LuZerne - Requiring
posting of primary election returns at
polling places Immediately after vote
| is counted; establishing semi-monthly
pay for boroughs: increasing mine in
Ispectors in First and Second anthra-
cite districts
Mr.. Williams, Tioga -- Making rail-
roads responsible for fires on lands on
which they have right of way.
Mr.. Body, Berks - Establishing a
license and bonding system for persons
lsellng agricultural products on COM
mission: making legal bushel of apples
40 pounds and potatoes 56 pounds.
Mr.. Kunllle. Monroe - Establishing
bureau of poultry in the Department
of Agriculture with chief of $4,000.
Mr.. Powell. LuZerne - Establishing
controller in all boroughs and abol-
ishing optional provision in recent act
Mr.. Garner, Schuylkill-Compelli
all hospitals receiving State aid to ad-
NIT into operating rooms persons de-
sired by patients: validating all ordi-
Inances of boroughs for electric ser
vice whether approved by Public Ser
vice Commission or not.
| Mr.. Whitaker, Chester - Validating
contracts, bonds and obligations of
| foreign corporations
Mr.. SwartZ, Dauphin - Authorizing
district attorneys in certain counties to
appoint stenographers.
Mr.. Rudisill Adams Making a
road from Gettysburg battlefield to
Maryland State line a State highway.
Home Rule Bill Again
Mr.. Maurer Berks Authorizing
cities to adopt and amend their own
charters. This is known as the home
rule bill" One figured in the last ses-
sion.
Mr.. Swan. Allegheny - Appropriat-
| ing 100000 for construction of the
new Western Penitentiary.
Mr.. Hefferman, Philadelphia-Pro-
hibting offices of building and loan
associations from accepting commits
sions for mortgages placed with their
associations.
| Mr.. Swan, Allegheny, introduced a
| bill appropriating s407,09S for the
Western Penitentiary.
The corporation and borough codes
were recommitted.
To Stop Bills
A resolution introduced by Mr..
Cramer, Allegheny, to fix March Z as
the last day for introducing bills was
laid over.
Governor Brumbaugh's action on
the deficiency bill from which he cut
$9S,S00 was sustained 1877 to 2.
A resolution by Mr.. Woodward, AL
| llegheny. for the chairmen OF the ap-
preparations committees and five MEM
bers OF each house to investigate pub
| lished charges against certain Alle-
gheny institutions was laid over on
objections by Mr.. Garner.
The House passed finally the bill au-
! thoriZing boroughs to supply electric
current outside limits.
The House cleared a big second