Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-25
DRINKS MAY BE
STRONG
Bill Establishing a Standard
of Kick" Presented to
the House

An act providing for enforcement
of the prohibition amendment and
declaring all liquors containing more
than ga per cent. of alcohol to be
Intoxicating was presented last
night in the House by Mr.. Ramsey,
Delaware. The bill makes it a misde-
meanor punishable by fine of not
over S5,OOO-or Imprisonment of not
over year er either or both for any
person, corporation or partnership
to engage after January 16, 1920. in
manufacture, sale or transportation
of intoxicating liquors within the
State or to import or export them.
a series of bills relative to State
charges and prisoners was present.
ed by Mr.. Hess, Lancaster. One pro-
vides for two additional members
of the State Board of Charities and
others for State industrial farms, eX-
tension of land for the Eastern peni-
tentlary, regulating furnishing of
supplies, forbidding paying q daily
rate to wardenS or others in charge
of prisoners or convicts for main
tenance; establishing six correctional
farms, creating Il committee of de-
linquency in the State Board: abol-
ishing the Prison Labor Commission
and requiring purchases of supplies
for penal institutions from the State
Board.
New Taxation Bill
A big bill establishing subjects for
taxation in counties and in counties
co-eXtensve with cities at a rate of
four mills, including personal prop
erty, was introduced by Mr.. Frank
nn' Philadelphia. 1t embodies many
features of the present law.
Mr.. Martin, Allegheny, introduced
bills regulating instructors of blind
IN institutions and appropriating
$4,000, and Mr.. Aron, Philadelphia
one requiring newspapers, periodi
calls. magazines and other publication
10 print time of going to press on
ilrst pages under penalty of 81 fine
Tor each copy not so printed.
House
Other bills presented included:
MT. Simpson, Allegheny-Estab
lshlng State psychopathic hospital
west of the Alleghenies and ammo
priating $4,000.
Mr.. Shaffer. Columbia-ReguIa
annulment of charters of borouphs
Mr.. Glass, Philadelphia-Auth
lzlng private banks to have branch
offices. VI H'H
Mr.. Pike. Montgomery-Reg
ing election of commissioners and
assessors in first class townships.
MT, Mlllin, Observation-Disclosures
schooi directors to expel unvaccinat.
ed children from schools.
Mr.. Sewers. iladelphia-Amend-
ing first class city act of 1885 so
tnat ,i onenses Tor which employees are
alsmlssed must have occurred with
IN slX months and regulating hear
lngs by the Civil Service Board after
charges are filed.
Mr.. Brady, Philadelphia-Proh
iung county commissioners fro,,,
changing polling places when nrnl
tests are filed in writing.
Mr.. Miller, squehanna-Remov-
ing exemption of capital engaged in
manufacturing from the five mill
State tax.
MT. Lanius, York-A State hous-
ing code to be administered by the
state Department of Health with
definition of dwellings and other
houses. providing for special educa-
ton of children unable to keen IN
with classes or incapable of receiv-
ing proper education.
Mr. Miner, Philadelphia.-Va1i
dating service in divorce cases when
made on or before a return day.
Mr.. Palmer, Schuylkill-Permit-
ting persons to hunt and fish on wild
lands, lands used for resorts and
along streams used for domestic pur-
poses.
Bills Passed
The House passed finally:
Providing for two per cent. of
foreign fire insurance tax to be paid
to municipalities.
Reorganizing State Legislative
Reference Bureaus
Appropriating s250,00O for Valley
Forge Park.
Bills providing for the construc-
ton of the compensation and old
age pension commissions went back
to the appropriations committee.
The third class city building inspec-
ton bill was recommitted to judi
ciary general.
The Dawson bill authorizing the
Auditor General to appoint clerks
to assist registers of wills to collect
Inheritance taxes, which was de-
feated last week, was reconsidered