Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-03-20
Notes from Harrisburg.


passed the House, and will doubtless also
pass the Senate. The title of the bill is
"a further supplement- to an act for the
regulation and continuance OF education OF
common schools, approved the eighth day
of. May, Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-fou y This supplement
provides that when the Board of Directors
or Controller of any school district cannot ~
agreement with the owner procure suitable
site for school, they may take possession
Of any suitable lot not exceeding an acre,
and build thereon, the damages to be deter
mined by impartial viewers, and the whole
matter TO be settled by the County Court of
Common Pleas The County Superinten-
de1t is required once year to call upon
and invite the teachers of the common
schools and other institutions of learning in
in his county, to assemble and organize
Teachers Institute, which shall hold FIVE
days session, and be presided over by the
County Superintendent or some one delega-
ted by him. The County Treasurer shall
allow teachers at the rate of one dollar
for every three days attendance upon such
Institutes, such money TO be expended by
the County Superintendent in procuring the
services of lecturers and instructors for the
institute, and in providing the necessary
books and apparatus for carrying on its
work. A report of the proceedings of the
several county institutes is to be furnished
to the State Superintendent. A very i'm
portant section of the supplemental act is
the one in relation to text books, which pro-
rides that the school directors of any coun-
ty, at any triennial convention held for the
purpose OF electing County Superinten-
dent, appoint seven of their number, pos
sessing the necessary qualifications, whose
duty it shall be to agree upon and select
series of text books. They shall be presen-
ted for adoption by the several boards of
directors, such action to be of no binding
effect, however, unless confirmed at the an
nual meeting of directors and teachers, held
rs now provided by the :3d section of the
Act of May Sth, 1864, and when so confirm
ed the books shall not be changed until af-
ter the next triennial convention.
The Senate has done truly humane act
by passing a liberal act for the care of Penn
sylvania soldiers oprhans, and of orphans
of citizens of other States who died while in
service in Pennsylvania regiments. The
bill provides for the appointment by the
Governor of State Superintendent of
soldiers orphans for term of three years.
with same salary as Superintendent of Conf
mon Schools, with his office at Harrisburg.
He mas discretionary power to contract for
good and sufficient accommodations for not
less than 50 orphans until 16 years of age:
one such establishment in each of the II
Normal School Districts, if required; the
State not to be liable for the cost of repair
ing or furnishing institutions; Superinten-
dent to receive from mothers and guardi-
ans transfer of the care, &C., of the chill
dren, which shall be valid and binding;
withdrawal, truancy, or conspiracy at such
withdrawal, punishable as abscondng ap-
prentices their aiders and abettors. The
Superintendent and the Governor to pre-
scribe rules and regulations for the govern
ment of such institutions, and have general
The Connelsville railroad bill was defeated
10 the House by vote of yeas 80, nays so,
which ends the matter for this season, in all
probability. ar,f.
The Free Railroad law passed by the
Senate some days since, has also passed the
House. As this law is anything but accept
able to the friends of the Free Railroad sys-
tenn, they hope the bill will be vetoed by the
Governor.