The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-31

sening It's custom, n our ny that children
in the public schools shall be taught all
about their bodies With special iefer-
elce to the eject upon them by alcoholic
stimulants. Brooks, of Germantown,
read another, freeing County Courts to
fix license fees at from $500 to $1,000
each; Lowry Of Indiana, wants the NAMES
of all who apply for license and those
who sign their petitions published. Mr.
Snodgrass. of Allegheny, read bill
making it a misdemeanor to bold engage,
in or have at any boxing or sparing
match with or without gloves. Evens
of Northampton, wants all revenues from
liquors TUNED into the County Treasur.
les, Mr.. Lowry proposes that tbe mem
bership of the House De limited to one
hundred. Evens of Northampton would
authorize mortgages upon lumber. iron
and coal oil. in bulk and upon iron
tanks, tank cars. mined ore, canal boats
and roofing slate.
It has already been decided that the
Republican policy toward apportionmont
will be TO pass the bills by which they
stood during the long extra session. In
view Of the increased Republican MAORI
ty the bills seem generous, at least the
leaders think so, and therefore they will
ask no more than is claimed in them.
The old apportionment bills we're read
by Mr.. Colborn, they give the Republi-
cans eighteen congressional districts and
the Democrats ten, and make thirty-two
Republican senatorial districts and eigh.
teen Democratic.
The appropriations are numerous, and
range from $685. COO, the largest, which
is for Soldiers Orphans schools, 10 81
900, the mallest amount, which is 10 be
for the Philadelphia society for alleviat-
ing the miserles of public prisoners.
One hundred thousand to procure sight
for the National Guard encampment.
The bill to appropriate $4,000 to the
New Orleans Exposition has passed the
Senate without dissenting vote; it will
pass the House without doubt.
Major Lewis, OF Pike county, is now
claiming the place that r. II. Thomas is
filling. He says after Mr.. Long declined
his name was substituted and he will in
sist on having his name substituted for
that Of Thomas when the bill is passed.
Speaker Graham received telegram to-
night from New Orleans urging him to
send money for the Pennsylvania eXhib-
its are in a very bad condition. 1t is re-
ported that the Governor will veto the
bill but that will not interfere with its
final passage. Mr.. Humes, OF Crawford.
wants to take from the State all the reve-
nue. (over $500, ,000) derived from taverns,
liquor retail and eating houses license
and turn it over to the school boards Of
tho counties in which the taxes are col
lected. The idea is that this would les.
sen local taxation levied directly for the
schools and relieve the State Treasury OF
what Senator Humes claims is yearly
surplus of sl000,000 1t is suggested
that the result would be to aid the
schools in large cities while in some
country districts they would receive little
or no aid whatever. Or to put it differ
emily, education would be encouraged
in proportion TO the drunkenness of the
local population. These bills, with one
hundred and ffty others, we're all re-
ferred to their respective committees and
will be heard from again if favorably re-
ported, if not they will be dead. in the
committee room is the place to strength
en- or kill bill,
Several other important meetings have
been held here during the past week.
The State Agricultural Society met,
elected officers, appointed committees
and discussed many Important ques-
tions pertaining to farming and garden
ing.
The Democratic State COMMITTEES held
meeting at which they reelected W.
U. Hensel ss their Chairman. They
transacted some other business, had n
little fight, named the day for their
State Convention and then adjourned.
by far the most interesting Of all the
meetings were those held by the Evange.
list Moody in the large skating rink
Nothing like it ever occurred in this city
and probably will not soon occur again,
Hundreds have professed Christ aud
still the good work is going on. 1t does
not effect the legislature however, unless
we might attribute to this cause the fact
that they cannot get down to their work
They have done nothing so far this
week.