Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-25
JOINT OFFICES
BILL ON WAYS
Smith Measure Will Reach the
Lower House Before
Long

Senator Frank A. Smiths Harris
burg BILL permitting the city and
county TO erect u joint office build
ing, was passed by the Senate on
second reading last night, and was
scheduled to come up for final vote
late this afternoon. Senator Smith is
confident that the measure will re-
celVe the approval of the House and
go to the Governor for approval in
the very near future.
The desk of the late Senator Ster-
ing K. Catlin, Luzerne, who died on
Sunday, was heaped high with flow
ers last evening. the gift of the Lu-
zerne county members of the House
or Representatives.
Senator William Z. Crow, Fayette,
chairman of the Republican State
committee, in a short eulogy on
Senator Catlin, referred to him as
the Dean of the Senate, both in age
and years of service" Senator Crow
also sponsored a resolution provid-
ing that the Senate attend the fu-
neral of Senator Catlin, tomorrow,
in a body
The members will leave Harris
burg about 9 o'clock Wednesday
morning, for Wilkes-Barre The ar
rangements for the trip are in
charge of w. Harry Baker, secre-
| tary of the Senate.
Senator ShantZ, Lehigh, presented
two third-class city bills, which
would make substantial changes in
the present mode of government.
The first measure provides that
where q candidate for mayor or any
other elective office save that of city
commissioner or councilman, re-
Der of votes cast at the primary, he
shall be the sole nominee at the
general election.
The second ShantZ bill permits of
but one city assessment, providing
that the city assessors shall fur
nlsh to the county commissioners
ard to the school board, copies of
their assessment sheets. All county
and school taxes are then to be
levied with the city assessors figures
as a basis.
Senator NARROW, York, presented
bill establishing Il new housing
code, which would create a Bureau
of Housing in the State Health De-
partment. The code is designated as
one intended to protect the health,
safety and welfare of the people of
Pennsylvania, by regulating the
light. ventilation, sanitation, fire
protection, alteration, use and main
tenance of dwellings and land con-
nected with them
Approximately forty bills passed
second reading last night. and come
up for fiEah action this morning and
afternoon.
Senator Leslie. Allegheny, present
ed a measure which would maze it
unlawful to solicit money for any
charitable or patriotic purpose.
without certificate of registration
from the State Board of Public
Charities. A fine of from $500 to
1000, and one years imprisonment
is the penalty for violations of the
provisions of the bill.
Other new bills presented include
the following:
Senator ShantZ, Lehigh, exempt
ing public Fairgrounds from all city,
borough, county, road, school and
poor taxes; also providing that all
penalties collected from foreigners
in possessions of guns or dogs. shall
be imm ediately returned to the sec
retary of the Board of Game Com
missioners at Harrisburg; also re-
pealing that part of an act which
prohibits foreigners from owning
dogs, providing that the unnatural
lied foreign born person shall live
upon and operate farm.
Senator Leslie, Allegheny. regulat-
ing the practice of architecture in
Pennsylvania, by providing for the
examination and registration of
architects by a board of architects
to consist of five qualified archi-
tects.
Senator Barr. Allegheny, exempt
ing scrip, bonds or certificates of in
debtedness issued by any county,
city, borough, township and school
district, from State taxation.
Senator Leslie, Allegheny. extend
ing the provisions of existing law
which provides for the payment of
the funeral expenses by county COM
missioners of soldiers, sailors and
marines killed in the service, and
providing for the erection of tomb
stones. to include the veterans of
the late world war.