COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1982 SESSION OF 1982 166TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 55 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I No. 2720 By Representatives SPENCER, PICCOLA, The House convened at I1 a.m., e.s.t. McVERRY, HAGARTY, BERSON, I SWEET, HOEFFEL and KUKOVICH THE SPEAKER (MATTHEW J. RYAN) An Act amending "The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device IN THE CHAIR and Cosmetic Act," approved April 14, 1972 (P. L. 233, No. 64), providing for the disposition of fines and restitution proceeds and PRAYER further providing for condemnation and forfeiture of certain .-property.~ REV. EUGENE A. BEAM, chaplain of the House of Rep- Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY, November 8, resentatives and pastor of Faith Evangelical Congregational 1982. Church, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, offered the following prayer: No. 2721 By Representative LLOYD Let us pray: An Act amending "The General County Assessment Law," we are thankful, our ~~~~~~l~~~~h~~, for those who have approved May 22, 1933 (P. L. 853, No. 155), to provide that other food storage structures not be included in determining the gone on before us - those pioneers of the faith who have value of real estate used predominantly as a farm, braved the storms, made the sacrifices, fought the good fight, and kept the faith. It is to our shame that we have often Referred On envied the idle rich. We have idolized the swaggering celebrity 1982. and have made a hero of the unscrupulous winner. At the No. 2722 By Representative McCLATCHY same time we have ignored the gentle, the devout, the godly, An Act making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania Manage- the faithful. ment Agency to reimburse certain municipalities for losses from We have preferred loud boasting to quiet faith, and we flooddamage. have valued charisma more highly than godliness. We have Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS, Novem- pursued changing fads and customs, to the neglect of eternal ber 8,1982. truths that never change. May we, in turn, leave for others a legacy richer than gold and an example worthy to be followed. No. 2723 BY Representative McCLATCHY This we pray in Thy holy name. Amen. An Act providing additional and supplemental appropriations from the Federal augmentation funds and the Federal Revenue PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Sharing Trust Fund to the Executive Department of the Com- monwealth for the fiscal year July 1, 1982 to June 30, 1983 and (The Pledge of Allegiance was enunciated by members.) making repeals. Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS, Novem- JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED ber 8, 1982. The SPEAKER. Without objection, approval of the HOUSE RESOLUTION Journal for Monday, November 8, 1982, will be postponed INTRODUCED AND REFERRED until printed. The Chair hears no objection. No. 224 By Representative RASCO HOUSE BILLS House of Representatives proclaim May 25, 1983 as Missing INTRODUCED AND REFERRED Children's Day. No. 2719 By Representatives CESSAR and ITKIN Referred to Committee on FEDERAL-STATE RELA- TIONS. November 8. 1982. A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitu- tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for special tax provisions. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY, November 8, 1776 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE NOVEMBER 9, FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS The SPEAKER. Without objection, leaves will be granted. COMMITTEE MEETING The Chair hears none. It is the understanding of the Chair that the minority has The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from no requests for leaves of absence, Luzerne. Mr. Hasay. Mr. HASAY. H he House Federal-State Relations Commit- STATEMENT BY MR. CLYMER tee will have a brief meeting at the call of the lunch recess at I the back of the floor of the House. To all members of the The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from House Federal-State Relations Committee, there will be two Bucks, Mr. Clymer. House resolutions to be considered at a very brief meeting. I Mr. CLYMER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. would appreciate your attendance. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, several months ago I had the opportunity to announce to the members of the House that John TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING Thornburgh's fiancee and in-laws were from my legislative district. Mr. Speaker, today I am proud to announce that the The SPEAKER. The Chair was requested to announce that parents of ~nn-~arieLouise Parisi are also from my legisla- the Transportation Committee will meet on the declaration of tive district, fact, they are from the neighboring- ~ilf~~d the recess. Township. Now, I say $1 this because A&-~arie, who is sitting in front of us, is to be married this Saturday, Novem- BUSINESS AND COMMERCE ber 13, to Mr. Robert Craig Sweeney. COMMITTEE MEETING The SPEAKER. Will our court reporter please stand up? Ninety-five guys are about to jump off the Walt Whitman The SPEAKER. For what purpose does the gentleman when they heard that announcement. from Jefferson, Mr. Smith, rise? Mr. CLYMER. Mr. Speaker, we have taken the appropri- Mr. L. E. SMITH. Before we leave committee announce- ate action that I was going to say, and that is I am certain that ments, would I be in order to announce a committee meeting members of the House join with me today in wishing them a at this time? happy and blessed future together. Thank you very much. The SPEAKER. The gentleman is in order. Mr. L. E. SMITH. The Business and Commerce Commit- STATEMENT BY MR. SHOWERS tee will meet in the Appropriations room on the declaration of the recess. TERCENTENARY COMMITTEE ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE MEETING The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Snyder, Mr. Showers. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mr. SHOWERS. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Schuylkill, Mr. Klingaman. This day in history marks the 163d anniversary of the death Mr. KLINGAMAN. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on of the last man to have a Pennsylvania county named after Health and Welfare will meet on Wednesday, tomorrow, him. November 10, at 9:30 a.m. in room 245 in the Main Capitol Gov. Simon Snyder also had the distinction of being the Building. On the agenda for consideration will be SBs 1092 last chief executive of this State to have served three terms. and 14% and HBs 2663, 26b4, and 2235. All members are His term in office included the period of the War of 1812, and urged to attend. it was said that no Governor in the Union served the effort more ~atrioticallvor with a firmer determination than did STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE MEETING Governor Snyder. A month before that war was even I declared, Governor Snyder issued an order drafting 14,000 The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from men as Pennsylvania's quota of the national defense. His Berks, Mr. Oallen. every speech and public action reflected this strong patriotic Mr. GALLEN. Mr. Speaker, there will be an important spirit. meeting of the State Government Committee in room 401 One of the most controversial events to take place in the upon the declaration of the recess. Keystone State during Governor Snyder's administration was a criminal plot to kidnap the Governor. The scheme was con- LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED ceived by Ann Carson, described by the press as the most cap tivating beauty of the underworld and the most notorious The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority whip, character in the State at the time. Carson was reportedly Mr. Ccssar, for the purpose of taking leaves of absence. attempting to force the Governor to sign a pardon for her Mr. CESSAR. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. lover, Lt. Richard Smith, who shot her husband. The plot I do request a leave for the lady from Montgomery, Mrs. failed before it started, and Carson was arrested. LEWIS, for the rest of the week; the gentleman from Frank- lin, Mr. PUNT, for today's session. LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSEy While Governor Snyder was born in Lancaster County, he Cohen Hasay Olasz Tigue settled in Selinsgrove, in a county later named after him. And Colafella Hayes Oliver Trello Cole Heiser Pendleton Van Horne that is where he died on this date in history in 1819. Cordisco Hoeffel Perzel Vroon Not only, Mr. Speaker, did Snyder County give you one of Cornell Honaman Peterson Wachob Pennsylvania's great Governors, but it also gives to this Coslett Hargos Petrarca Wambach Cowell Hutchinson, A. Petrone Wargo House today "Showers Again" cookies, which are in the Cunningham lrvis Phillips Wass anteroom in the rear. They are all-natural oatmeal cookies, DeMedio ltkin Piccola Wenger old-fashioned oatmeal cookies, that we gave out in our facto- DeVerter Jackson Pievsky Weston De Weese Johnson Pistella Wiggins ries during the course of the campaign, and they are made by Daikeler Kennedy Pitts Williams. H. one of the State's leading natural food farms, Walnut Acres. Davies Klingaman POI1 Williams, J. D Please help yourself to "Showers Again" cookies in the rear. Dawida Kowalyshyn Pratt Wilson Deal Kukovich Pucciarelli Wogan Thank you. Dietz Lashinger Rappaport Wozniak The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman, Mr. Showers, return Dininni Laughlin Rasco Wright, D. R. to the microphone? I do not believe the members heard the Dombrowski Lehr Reber Wright, 1. L. Donatucci Lescovilz Richardson Wright, R. C. last portion of that announcement. Dorr Letterman Rieger Zwikl Mr. SHOWERS. I invite the members to -eo to the rear Duffy Levi Riller anteroom to get their "Showers Again" cookies. They are all- Durham Levin Rocks Ryan, Emerson Livengood Rybak Speaker natural oatmeal cookies, the original thing, and they are made ADDITIONS-1 by Walnut Acres in Penns Creek, Snyder County. The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. Greenfield NOT VOTING-4 WELCOMES Alden Gray Kolter Swim EXCUSED-4 The SPEAKER.