Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-18
LOCAL BILLSPUT
In THE SENATE
Rush of Legislation in the Up
per House of the Legis-
lature


last evening presented in the Sen
ate, half-a-score appropriation bills
CARRYING substantiat sums for local
hospitals and charitable institutions.
The Institutions benefited are the
following. Harrisburg Hospital. $780,
900; Sylvan Heights Orphanage,
10000; Home for the Friendless,
S10,000: Nursery Home, \ $500;
Messiah Rescue and Benevolent
Home, $4,000; Polytechnic Hospital,
$4,000; Children's Industrial Home,
$4,000; Florence Crittendon Home.
$4,000; Williams Valley Hospital.
WilEamstown, $4,000.
The upper house was flooded by
bills. which kept Lieutenant-Gover-
nor E. e. Beidleman, who presided,
busy for the better part of an hour.
The measures presented delt with
every conceivable problem, from the
reorganization of the Department of
Agriculture, to the establishment of
State school of navigation.
But one bill was on the calendar
for final passage ana it went through
without a dissenting vote. The
measure, sponsored by Senator Cta e.
Beaver, provides that the courts of
common pleas shall have jurisdic-
ton as q court of equity in all
cases of dover and PARTITION.
OF the thirty or more measures up
for second reading, practically all
were passed, without comment, with
the exception of several referred
back to committee for amendment.
Resolutions were introduced cal
ling upon the presiding officer to
appoint committees to draw UP reso-
lutions upon the deaths of Senators
w. w. Smith, Philadelphia, and j.
Frank Graft, Armstrong, who died
during 1918. A joint memorial serv-
ice will be held in the Senate cham
ber for the two deceased members
on April s, at three o'clock in the
afternoon.
The Senate confirmed the appoint
ment by the Governor of Lewis b.
Sadler, of Carlisle, as State Highway
Cor missioner.
Senator Jones, Susquehanna, in
troduced the administrations bill re-
organizing the Department of Agri-
culture which was prepared under
the direction of Professor Frederick
Rasmussen, the new secretary of
agriculture.
y measure sponsored by Senator
DaiX, Philadelphia, would create a
new Department of Motor Vehicles,
under the direction of IL commission
er of Motor Vehicles, at $4,000 per
year and various subordinates. This
department would have complete
control of the, regulation of vehicles,
and of electric street cars. If the
bill passes, more than a dozen new
state jobs will be created, to COM
prise the new department.
Senator Woodward, Philadelphia.
presented measure creating q
homestead commission, whose duties
would be to devise means whereby
persons of small means could secure
small houses and garden plots near
the large cities. The members of
the proposed board would include
the Commissioners of Labor and In
dustry, Health and Banking and four
members to be appointed by the
Governor.
Other new bills presented include
the following:
Senator Snyder, Blair, permitting
druggists who have qualified in
other States to practice in Pennsyl-
vania without an examination.
Senator Mason, Erie. authorizing
counties to incur Indebtedness and
to issue bonds for the Improvement
of State and State-aid roads.
Senator Phipps, Venango. extend
ing the provisions of the workman's
compensation act, to oil contractors.
Senator Salus, Philadelphia, pro-
viding that no insurance policies is
sued to provide against injuries sus-
tanned from vehicles, shall be in
valided because of insolvency or
bankruptcy on the part of the policy
holder.
Senator Leslie, Allegheny. requir-
ing private hospitals and other char
table institutions to submit plans for
the erection or improvements of
buildings to the Board OF Public
Charities, and providing that any
failure to comply with this regula-
ton shall prevent the institution in
question from receiving State aid.
Senator Patton, Philadelphia, au-
thorizing the Board of Commission
ers of Navigation for the Delaware
river to establish q school of naviga-
ton.
Senator McNichol. Philadelphia.
authorizing Courts of Quarter Ses-
sions to subpoena witnesses for the
purpose of giving information to the
District Attorney.
Senator Eyre, Chester, providing
that public service companies may
appeal any license taxes or taxes laid
against their franchises. to the Pub
lie Service Commission.
Senator Shantz, Lehigh, regulating
the fees to be received by Recorders
of Deeds in counties of 100000 or
less, population.