Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-13

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Hess. Lancaster, establishing six cor
rectional farms and providing for
commitment to them of persons now
sent to iails.
Mr.. Cans, Philadelphia, prohibit
ing use of public cigar cutters.
Mr.. Mckay, LuZerne, requiring ap-
plilcants for marriage licenses to file
physicians certificates of freedom
from disease.
Mr.. Mccullough, Butler, establish
ing system of State pensions for vet
Grams of the Civil War, the rates TO
be from IS to 81 per month accord
ing to length of service.
Mr.. Rininger, Blair, providing that
collectors of county taxes in third
class cities shall give notice to every
one taxable within 80 days
Mr.. Hefferman, Philadelphia, abol-
ishing all State taxes on bonds of
counties, cities and other municipal
divisions including school districts;
forbidding police and firemen from
taking an active part in politics in
Philadelphia.
~ For Track Connections
Mr.. Cans, Philadelphia, amending
public service law providing for
switch and otker connections between
street railways and railroads when re-
quired by the Public Service Commits
sion and establishing through and
joint rates; removing exemption OF
life and fire insurance corporations
having no capital stock from provi-
sions of the revenue act of 1913 rela-
tive to Philadelphia; regulating install
ment sales.
Mr.. Rich, Clinton. providing that
boroughs shall have police powers
over State highways within limits.
Mr.. Williams, Crawford, compell-
ing land owners to clear highways
abutting on their lands of brush, and
requiring township supervisors to see
that work is done.
Mr.. Cans, Philadelphia, repeating
acts of 1909 and 1915 establishing
State registration of nurses.
Mr.. Rininger, Blair, amending third
clas city act of providing for recall
of mayor and couneilmen and that
ordinances shall not go into effect for
80 days after passage unless of a
specified urgent character.
Dunn Makes a Roar
The House cleared a big second
reading calendar during which Mr.
Dunn, Philadelphia, charged when the
Perry bill to authorize the United
States government to acquire land for
the Frankford arsenal came up that
1t was Identical with q bill he had pre-
sented but which had not came out
of committee. He said he had pre-
sented his bill on January 23 and that
through trickery and treachery" his
bill had been ''stolen" and introduced
by some one else.
He asked the members if they
would countenance such practices and
introduced q motion to send the bill
to the Judiciary General Committee
During his remarks on the motion he
said that he had gone to the chair
man of the committee (Mr. Stein) in
charge and alleged that when he had
urged action he had been told that the
bill would not come out until Jim
McNichol gave his o K" Mr.. Dunn
said the bill was too grave n matter to
be involved in Philadelphia factional
politics. Mr. Stein changed Mr.
Dunn's motion to recommit move
for delay which was antagonistic to
his own argument. The House agreed
to recommit the bill.
The House concurred without COM
ment in the Senate resolution to In
vestigate the reinsurance by the State
Insurance fund board. A resolution
calling for a report on Hause em-
ployes similar to that presented O
week ago was presented by Mr.. Wall
ace.
Bank Bills introduced
Senator Sproul. of Delaware coun-
ty, introduced in the Senate to-day
three bills which would make the Sc