Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-06
MEANS TO GET
NSTATE TAXES
Numerous Measures Presented
in the House at Night
Session

Means to enforce penalties and
facilitate collection of State mercan-
tile taxes are provided in a bill in
troduced by Chairman Hugh A.
Dawson, of the House ways and
means committee, at request of Au-
ditor General Snyder, at the night
session. 1t provides that the Audi
tor General shall have the right to
investigate amount or volume of
business" and to make such inquiry
he is to have all the powers given
for collection of State taxes. This
may be law when no report is made
or there is reason to suspect a frau
dulent report.
A bill legalizing Outdoor recrea-
tion, healthful sports and games on
sunday not for profit" was intro
duced by Mr.. Sewers, Philadelphia.
He also presented a bill making 1t
mlsdemeanor to sell food to be
eaten elsewhere than on the prem
ises on Sunday after 9 p. M.
Mr.. Smith, Bedford, introduced a
Dill providing means for relief of
contractors with city contracts which
became 'inequitable and unjust on
account of unforeseen conditions"
arising out of the war. Councils are
limited to appropriating only amount
OF actual loss" sustained.
New Pension Bill
Mr.. Fitzgibbon, Mexican, intro
auced bill amending State pension
law for retirement of State EMPLOYEES
who may reach age of eighty after
serving twelve years continually as
a State employe.
"A bill to establish system OF State
llcenses for sale of railroad and
steamship tickets t? fore,;n cour
tries was introduced by Mr.. Walker,
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Marshall, Beaver, read in
place bill requiring assessors to
give street numbers or accurate de-
scription of residence of taxables.
Other bills presented were:
Mr.. Geary, Allegheny-The "equaI
rights" bill for colored people.
MIR. Hamilton, Montgomery-Ap-
propriating $4,000 for additional
land at Norristown State hospital.
Mr.. Colder, PhiladciI IhiL-Fixing
pay OF chief and special pages IN
legislature at 81 a day and others
S5' requiring county commissioners
10 provide offices for judges at coun-
ty expense; requiring hotels. etc.
to provide wheel chairs AS state
health authorities pr ascrIbe; pro i'd
ing that prima focll presumption of
mailing shall arise when letters are
letters are given mai;men or put
INTO mail boxes.
Mr. Zanders, Carbon-Dividing the
middle coal field poor district into
Tour divisions, each to ele.t one di-
rector.
Mr.. Wood. Notwithstanding de-
!inquent children act to truant and
children.
New Salary Raiser
Mr.. Bigler. Mercer-inCreasing
of deputy superintcndents of
public instruction from S2,010 to
$1,000.
Mr.. Simpson, Allegheny-EXtend-
ing lateral railroads act to corpora
TONS chartered in other States.
Mr.. Bucher, Philadelphia-For-
bidding sale of theater tickets be-
yond capacity of seats in the house
and prohibiting standing in aisles.
Mr.. Walker, Philadelphia-For-
bidding acceptance of returns or ex-
change by bakers on crackers, bread,
etc. sold by them.
lating holding of material witnesses
in murder cases and providing for
payment of fees.
Mr.. Stadtlander, Allegheny-Reg-
ulating delivery of writs to sheriff
in Allegheny county.
Mr.. Davis, Cambria. introduced a
bill for an orphans court in Cambria.
The Governors veto of the Davis
anti-German teaching bill was laid
on the table on motion of Mr. Davis.
The bill establishing civil service
for police in boroughs was defeated
in the House. receiving SO votes. or
II short of the number required.
The House passed the Ramsey bill
regulating suspension OF third-class
city policemen.
Adjournment was taken at mid
night until 1890 this morning.
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