Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-14
TAX RECEIVERS
BILLS REVIVED
Beidleman Measure Will Be
Discussed in Lower Branch
of Legislature


The Beidleman bill creating the
office of receiver of taxes in York
and Dauphin counties. was reconsid-
cred and put on the postponed cal
endar of the House OF Representa-
tives late last night. The bill was
defeated week ago and was called
up and revived after a short discus
sion. 1t is said that the bill will be
changed so as to meet objections and
be passed.
until 10 o'clock to-day, a resolution
changing the Thursday rule so as to
have but one session on account of
flag day being adopted.
The House dropped from its CAL
endar the bill to give officials of the
Department of Labor and it's bureau
OF employment authority to make
arrests.
Two amendments to the school
code presented by Senator Beidle-
man were passed. They relate to
salaries of county superintendents
and assistants.
The House passed the following:
Authorizing prison labor commits
sion to make sales to the U. S. gov
ernment.
Regulating removal of snow, ice
and weeds from sidewalks in first
class townships.
Validating judgment in actions of
assumpstt on ground rents.
Providing for official registration
of voters for special elections in
third class cities.
Regulating salaries of court criers
in Allegheny county.
The appropriations committee re-
ported the bill appropriating $780,
600 for the manufacturing fund of
the State Prison Labor Commission,
and also the measure appropriating
S25,000 for. the organization and
work of bureau of markets in the
Department of Agriculture.
Two bills regulating the possession
of explosives which were introduced
at the instance of the State Defense
Committee were dropped from the
calendar after objections by men,
bers from agricultural districts. The
bills required licenses issued by dis
trict attorneys for all persons selling
or possessing explosives. The country
members objected to the measure be-
cause farmers could not possess
dynamite for the purpose of blasting
tree stumps, stones or for other pur-
poses.
Afternoon Session
The bill requiring all official no.
tees of corporation affairs, lettings
of contracts and. applications, to de-
partments of the State government
to be published in one publication
was defeated in the House at the
close of the afternoon session.
After prolonged debate the
House reconsidered and then defeat
ed the bill authorizing owners of
farms or orchards to kill deer caught
damaging crops or trees or within a
mile of place where harm was done.
Mr.. Milliron, Armstrong, declared
the game code already provided for
such cases and said that farmers
were scattering around alfalfa so
that deer would not go into traps.
Some people," said he, evidently
want both venison and apple sauce"
Mr.. Rudisill, Adams, defended the
bill.
The garnishee bill was dropped
from the calendar on motion of Mr..
Showalter, Union, who presented 1t
and stated to-day that the attorney
generals office had declared the bill
unconstitutional. The bill relative
to arrests of professional thieves was
sent back to committee.
The. Lewis bill prescribing the
manner in which State highway funds
shall be distributed among counties
was defeated.
Salary Board Revived
The woodward bill creating the
State Salary Board to pass on salar-
les of persons in the State govern
mental departments paid out of con-
tingent funds, which was defeated
last week, was passed finally and the
bill authorizing the Water Supply
Commission to continue work on
Pymatuning Swamp drainage passed
second reading.
The bill amending the act relative
to division of townships was defeat
ed.
One million dollars was added to
the $1S,000.000 appropriation for
schools in the general appropriation
bill when it was considered on third
reading in the House at the after
noon session. The motion was
made by Mr.. Milliron, Armstrong,
chairman of the committee on edu-
cation. No objection was made The
bill will be on final passage to-mor-
row.
On motion of Mr.. Shaffer. Colum-
bia, the House adopted q resolution
calling attention of the War Depart
ment to the offer of service of the
American Purple Cross. an organi-
zatiop of undertakers who have vol
unteered.