Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-26
STEELTON BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Bechtold Measure Will Be
Considered in the Senate
During Next Week

The Rechtold bill to permit bor-
oughs, with assent of electors, to use
money borrowed for an authorized
purpose to employ it for other law
ful purposes passed finally in the
House last night. The bill was drawn
to aid Steelton. which desires to use
money borrowed for municipal hos
pital for other uses.
The resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution to
reduce the membership of the House
from 2O7 to 100 was postponed after
a fight. Members from the rural dis
tricts tried to strike the bill from
the calendar.
When the Black bills relative to
absentee voting" came along Mr..
Stein, Philadelphia, attacked them
and they were postponed. Mr.. Wal
ter, Franklin, sounded a warning
against adding men to the State gov
ernment without passing revenue
bills when the bill for five more
oank examiners came up. 1t was
postponed
The House passed half q dozen
pllls TO permit people TO sue the
state in a few minutes, the treatment
being much as is given appropria-
tion bills. The Lebanon sanatorium
Appropriation bill was also passed
ana the York county fox hunting
Dill was postponed.
Salary Raiser Revived
The bill to increase salaries of
members of the Legislature from ST.
500 to $4,000 was defeated and then
reconsidered and placed on the post
poned calendar
The bill to amend Philadelphia
pension acts so as to care for at
tendants of the Wiltsach art gallery
was passed 122 to IL after Mr.. Stein,
Philadelphia, had stated the bill had
6een drawn by the late John G.
Johnson.
Other bills passed were:
Providing that judges of Supreme
and Superior courts of twenty years
service may be eligible to retire un-
der State laws.
Authorizing removal of bodies
from cemeteries in or adjacent to
cities under direction of commission
ers to be named by courts.
Amending school code so that the
state shall pay tuition of children in
schools.
Senate bill authorizing cities and
borouShs TO refund money when
courts decide there is no liability.
The township code prepared by
the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Senate bill making an emergency
Appropriation to the Polk institu-
ton.
Authorizing establishment of coun-
ty contagious disease hospitals.
Regulating quo warranto proceed
ings against county officers.
Authorizing appropriations to be
made by the State Armory Board
for batteries and sanitary troops.
Requiring acreage and names of
adjoining owners to be given in
county tax assessment returns.
Amending second class city act
so that tax duplicates shall go to
treasurers on March l.
Senate bill making a code for NOV
ing picture machine booths.
Senate bill providing for payment
of game bounties direct by the Game
instead of through the
General as at present.
Authorizing county commissioners
to repay Forfeited bail on approval
by District Attorney and court.
Increasing salaries of poor direc-
tors in counties having population
between 10000 and 100000.
Permitting mothers of one...C,:C
residence in Pennsylvania to receive
benefits of mothers pension act.
Appropriating S25, 1000 to meet de-
fciencies in the Department of Argi-
culture.
Changing State Highway route to
reach Mt. Cretna camp site.