Freak Bills Are Destined To Die in Committees
A railing line about bills failing in committee rooms. The piece notes legislative frustration and repeated defeats in early stages.
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1935
Page
10
A railing line about bills failing in committee rooms. The piece notes legislative frustration and repeated defeats in early stages.
Harrisburg June 7 Many strange bills expire June 21 as the legislature adjourns. Pet peeves hobbies and hates of lawmakers vanished from the floor after being printed on pink paper. Bills include licenses for cats and attempts to cap speed and tax radios and bachelors, all killed or stalled this session.
In Camden New Jersey chancery court John J Newton secretary of a Burlington Dyeing company had a Mexican divorce declared illegal. The court recommended a divorce decree for his first wife Elva O Newton after four years of marital confusion from his 1929 marriage to Maud D Flier.
In Pa. a private swimming pool open to the public for years drained this spring to reveal thirty five coins scattered on the bottom. The coins likely dropped from pockets of non paying guests.
President Roosevelt is expected to send a special message to Congress proposing additional taxes. Congressional leaders anticipate an inheritance and a gift tax. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau testified on the soldiers' bonus bill and noted a tax plan could raise over 300 million dollars annually.
Fort Washakie Wyoming resident Mary Mead a University of Wyoming graduate becomes the first woman elected to the Shoshone tribal council marking a historic change in tribal deliberations.
Vincent Robbins Jr of New Geneva and his parents found a historic inscription on a white beech near Uniontown Pennsylvania. The carving reads 1860 November 9 Lincoln is elected Great God. The trunk stands 100 feet tall with a four foot circumference.
Judge Edwin O. Lewis in Philadelphia endorses a "spy" system where highway police seize reckless drivers and bring them to a curb stone court for rapid fines. He argues it would deter violations, reduce political interference, and treat reckless driving as a highway menace on par with drunken driving.
Denver Mrs Green Newton, named mastermind of a cattle rustling gang in southwestern Colorado, must serve one to three years in prison as the state supreme court affirms the lower court ruling.
A 24 hour police chronology ends at 3 30 p m June 6 with eight arrests for drunkenness or suspicion. The report notes many juveniles in custody and urges parental involvement through sports to steer youths away from crime. Vandalism on North Hill continues with torn street signs. City ashes from Shenango mill are stored for street work. May police mileage totals show Cruiser No 2 at 3744 miles, No 1 at 3249, patrol car 590, and detectives’ cruiser 647.
Albert Selliman, 42, came back to St Louis after two years on a robbery and assault case. Facing a probable one year workhouse sentence, he expressed happiness upon reuniting with his wife and three children.
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