Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-04
BILLS FLOODED
THE LOWER HOUSE
Rush of Prospective Legisla-
ton Keeps Clerks on the
Jump All Evening

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Even the consideration of the reso'
luton to ratify the prohibition
amendment on second reading failed
70 disturb the presentation OF bills
Ihe amendment resolution was
passed without comment. as ar
ranged. and 1t took but few min-
ules to put 1t to the final stage
which comes to-day.
The Cox bill to extend to the or
phans of veterans of the war with
Germany the privileges of the Sol
diers' Orphans Schools was passed
on second reading.
among the bills which appeared
was one to make street walking piled
by prostitutes a misdemeanor pun
ishable by fine of not over 500 or
sixty days IN jail A series of bills
10 raise the school tax limits In the
scnool code as 1t applies to Phila-
delphia and Pittsburgh appeared.
John r. X. Scott gave notice of a
physical training bill and Mr.. Horne,
Cambria, presented one for a sys-
tenn in all first, second and third
class districts and normal schools
under direction of the Department
OF Public instruction to take effect
July 1, 1920.
New Compensation
Compensation for serious and per-
manent' Disagreement of the head,
race or hands in an industrial acci-
dent is fixed at fifty per cent. of
wages for a period of 215 weeks in
proposed amendment to the state
compensation act introduced into
the House by Mr.. Goehring, Allie
gheny. He also presented bills pro-
vlding for cash deposits in place OF
bail in case of arrest and for a me-
mortal to Union soldiers at Flor
ence. S. G.
A bill to extend 10 semi-state in
stitution employees the benefits Of
the state retirement act was intro
duced by Mr.. Reber, Schuylkill. Mr..
Sewers, Philadelphia, presented a
Dill to make sixty years the mini
mum age limit of the state retire
ment act instead OF 65.
Pay of assessors and assistants in
third class cities and boroughs is set
at $3.50 for each day necessarily
employed by bill introduced by
Mr.. Finney, Crawford
A bill TO establish Il county board
for assessment and revision of taxes
Tor Schuylkill county to be named
~ 'hS Souiit9 commissioners ana 10
be paid $4,000 year was intro
duced by Mr.. Palmer. Schuylkill.
who also introduced bills to repeal
a section of the Pottsville water act
OF 1894 and to include Schuylkill
in the sheriff's fee act of 1915.
instruction in the English Ian
guage is made mandatory in the
school code by a bill presented by
Mr.. Mallery, Venango.
F1rearm Licenses
Creation of a system of licenses
Tor carrying firearms is provided in
Dill Introduced in the House by Mr..
Neary, Philadelphia. The applicant
must present two sureties. The Ii
cense is made $3.50 per year, the
sheriff to issue them.
Bills regulating ground rent suits
and foreclosure of mortgages were
presented by Mr.. Sterling, Philadel-
phia.
Nearby appropriation bills were
introduced by Mr.. Bell, Blair, for
$4,000 for Altoona hospital and by
Mr.. Crum, Huntingdon, for $4,000
for Blair hospital, Huntingdon.
Mr.. Beckley, Cumberland, intro
duced his first bill, it being a meas
ure regulating petitions for road
viewers SO that those having a term
mus not on a public highway shall
not be held invalid.
over ninety bills were introduced
in the House, among them being one
from Mr.. Davis, Lackawanna, for
state song. He submitted one by
DR.. Win George Butler.
Mr.. Mcintyre, Fayette, presented
the "one day of rest in seven" bill.
He also presented bills abolishing
distress for rent.
Mr.. Ephraim, Philadelphia, in
troduced a bill requiring bills of sale
and manufacturers numbers for all
sales of motor vehicles.
Other bills presented were:
Mr.. Ramsey, Delaware, regulating
recording of deeds and patents.
Mr.. Benchoff, Franklin, apropriat-
ing $4,000 for the Gregg statues al
Gettysburg.
Mr.. Horne, Cambria, creating bu-
reau of home education for child
welfare in the Department of Public
instruction, the director to be paid
$1,S00.
Mr.. Brady, Philadelphia, fSine
salaries of Philadelphia court tin
slaves at from $2,500 to s2,SOO.
Mr.. Stadtlander. Allegheny, au.
thorizing second class cities to make
building regulation districts.
Mr.. Wallace, Philadelphia. defin.
ing fraternal benefit societies an6
for supervision by the insurance
commissioner.
Mr.. Sarig, Berks, providing fol
| payment of state aid to hospitals
etc, not wholly under state contro
on basis of free hospital days.
| Mr.. Davis Cambria, fixing paw ot
jurors at 81 a day and witnesses 50
Mr.. Horne. Cambria, providinf
administration of mothers pension,
| by the courts and direct payment h,
the State Treasurer.
| Mr.. Rim, Lehigh, requiring EN-.
ployers to give all employees leave OF
two hours on election day without
reduction in wages.
/ Mr.. Stadtlander. Allegheny. regu.
| lating sales in bulk.
| Mr.. Hess. Lancaster, "blue skv,
bill modelled on the new Kansas law
and giving authority to the Commits,
sioter of Banking.
! Mr.. Hampson, Greene. fixine
| $4,000 as the salary OF county treas :.
urers in counties having betweer
10000 and $4,000 population.
! Dozens of petitions were intro.
duced including some for the rati6.
cation of the prohibition amendment
and the teachers salary measure
One came from State of Washinrtoy
Indians for the fourth Saturday n,
September to be designated as An,er
ican Indian Day.
The House adjourned AZ ~