Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
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MEMBER OF HOUSE
Dauphin County Senate I
Offers Several Important
Bills

Senator Buckman presided at the
session of the upper branch last even
ing. In the chaplain prayer reference
was made to the death of Senator
Charles a. Magee, of Allegheny. whom
we had learned to love as a colleague,
friend ana brother" The invocation
included divide help for the family
of the late Secretary of Internal Affairs
Henry Houck.
The session was enlivened by the re-
marks of Senator Tompkins. of Arm
strong, who deprecated the activity of
Representative Milliron among sem
ators in behalf of a bill on the third
reading calendar providing for the
opening of an Armstrong county road
as portion of State highway Sem
ator Tompkins said it had been made
to appear he was opposed to the bill.
This was not so. He asked the SEN
ators to vote for the measure, but
wanted it understood that aid for bills
affecting his district was not needed
in the Senate. Senator Charles A.
Snyder explained that Mr.. Milliron had
spoken very kindly of Senator Tomp-
kins in asking the Schuylkill member
to vote for the bill and believed Mr..
Tompkins was mistaken in his idea of
the attitude of the author of the road
measure.
senator Beldleman 5 BIiiS
A number of bills were introduced
by Senator Beidleman. Que of these
provides amendments to the law regu-
lating the practice of osteopathy. 1t
makes the course four years, the regis
tration fee S25 and stipulates that the
preliminary education shall include
study during one-year periods of
ninety-siX hours each of physics, chem
istry and biology.
A hill 1nroN-idipcr foY- tho nroro iza 40, =,
of an association of county controllers
and deputy county controllers was
offered by Senator Beidleman. This
association is to meet at the same
time and place as the association of
county commissioners, with whom the
county controllers association can
meet jointly for one day. The eX-
pGnses for not more than four days
are to be paid by the different counties
and the cost of printing, stenographers'
services and other incidental work is
not to exceed $40 for any yearly ses-
sion.
a bill providing for n registration
day preceding any special election was
read in place by the Dauphin county
senator. 1t is an amendment to the
elections bill and its terms make it
necessary that all persons voting at
special elections shall be registered.
Borough Assessments
So that boroughs may make assess
ments by the foot-front rule for inn
provement to State roads extending
through boroughs, Senator Beidleman
offered a measure to cover the cost of
the borough's share of the expense of
such Improvement. The borough can
use its discretion in levying the assess
ment and the estimates of the dis
tances of property lines affected are
to be made by the borough council.
If after notice of the assessment the
property owner fails to pay, collection
is to be made by the borough solicitor,
with interest from the time the inn
provement was completed.
Other bills included the following:
By Mr.. Lynch-Amending the sec
tion of the constable fees act for visit
ing places where liquor is kept and
sold so that the measure shall apply
to cities of the second class as we'll as
to boroughs, townships and cities of
the third class.
By Mr.. Whitten-Empowerin cer-
tain corporations organized for the
benefit of their members and not for
profit to change the location of their
principal offices providing notice is
sent to the Insurance Commissioner at
least thirty days before such change is
made.
BY Mr.. Tompkins-A supplement to
the act for the preservation of the
purity of the waters of the state SO
that damages to property owners can
be fixed. The act provides that where
the Commissioner of Health and prop.
erty owners cannot agree on the
amount of damages the court of COM
mon pleas shall appoint three viewers
who shall report to the court, and il
an award is made, judgment shall be
entered