The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-03-25

I legislative FTOC601tnAo-
There ~as another display Of fireworks IN ]
.hs House THURSDAY. the cause being Mr. 1
PARIS bill TO compel the attendance OF every /
child between the ages of s and II years Al q
,,,hl;c or private school. st least I6 consecn-
,;,s re,-lxs each year. Mr. Weber, Of Clear
sela attacked the bill. As being patterned
after the legislation Of the effete monarch
les of Earops." Il was introducing the pa
tsrnal system. Tie ignorant foreigners
mus, be educated it was argued, and YET
most of these foreigners came from eoun-
tries where there Was compulsory education.
Tnai system had proved failure wherever
established Education zlone could not pre-
v.ot crime. Mere book learning Is not all
reouired and education mast recognize
mans three fold nature. his mental physi-
cal and mental capacities The State hsd
al Kinds and nationalities Of people whose
interests were diversified and not homeo-
ssnous He warned the House not 10 pass
the law.
Mr.. Lytle. Of Huntingdon, had the Dill
amended 50 as to provide for free textbooks
Under this provisioe, the State suPern
,anaent Of instruction is to furnish text
books at the expense of the state 10 Aii
s.bool districts. upon requisitiOn OF tie
BOARD of Directors, textbooks to be enahgeo
not oftener than FIVE years
| IN It's present shape the bill IS certainty
Imperfect. Il makes no appropriation Oh
! OF anv fixed sum for the furnishing OF nee
t..xtbooks. and If it be true that under It's
,,,ov,s,ons the state Superintendent must
simply furnish all books demanded by the
scbool boards of the State, then the bill
o,,ans the door of the treasury TO demands
which will know no limit but the will OF
those who make them. Il is more than ike
~ that il will be materially changed before
! IT passes finally.
ANrI DRESSED BEEf BILL.
/ The snti-dressed beef bill. which was to
have been introduced in the House, has not
yst materializ.d. Il is said to be ready Tor
presepfine. but for some reason is held back
Atthis rather advanced stage Of the session
il is difficulty to understand why its miro
duction is delayed, particularly II any SEN
ons ATTEMPT is 10 be made TO pass IT, The
hill in the shape il was presented last ses-
sion ha. been decided unconstitutional by
the United States Supreme Court, and there
i considerable curiosity as to what hOo'h
cations have been made TO remove the con
stitutiona objection, and al the same Time
render il effective.
his said that it will be based upon the
law nassed AT the present session OF the ln-
diana Legislature, which provides that All
cattle shipped into the State after being
slaughtered must come in with the hide on
AS calves are ordinarily sent TO market
The Ways and Means Committee Friday
morning reported Mr.. Brooks wholesale
license bill and will have it recommitted
when printed.
7 some amendments have been made the
q leading one being permission TO disiiiiers
! and brewers TO sell and deliver their product
= anywhere in the State. They are also given
: the right 10 bottle their products. The bill
. nrovides that the minimum sale OF the
!, wholesaler should be raised to one gallon
hnt an amendment restores it TO one quart
The bill gives discretionary power to th'
courts in the granting of licenses and pro
v;des that liquor dealers may own stock IL
S incornorated distilleries and breweries.
e The Democratic Senators have practically
S united in imposition TO the Road Bill. Thr
s was plainly shown on Thursday Tue,
# hone to annoy the Republicans by misrep
O -esenting the bill and sending forth fals
T. statements concerning It's provisions. Sena
X tor Ilovd made an elaborate argument II
10 favor OF the bill, which, he said, covered th'
- subject more fully than any bill that ha'
been offered in many years. He said tina
there $50 road laws in force ST the presen
lime. and that the present one was NOR
J" commemorative and effective than any OF th
Others. Senator Hines, of Luzerne, made
II motion 20 90 into Committee Of the Whol
IT. for the purpose of 'isl amendment II
ne said he desired 10 change the bill 50 as I
he make the number Of miles IN each count
ld the basis of distribution OF state money
lis senator Mylin, of Lancaster, opposed thi
ne on the ground that it was unfiir and Hog
IN cal He said the bill had been prepare
-. ,fi,.r two wears of labor and was as near pei
feet as il c,,uid be made. He said the legii
luture had not the backbone to pass Ia
that would go as far as il should. NnmerO'
v amendments were offered by the Democra
DC for the purpose of embarrassing the Reput
ey icans. but all ofthem were voted down.
The Building Commission, composed
the Governor Auditor General McCanan
e's Secretary Harrity, senators Penrose, Harris
ed and Porter. Speaker Thompson and Repr
od sentatives McCOllough. Taggart and wherr
ed adopted a resolution providing for the adve
he tisement of plans and specifications Tor
+, iireproof department and library buildin
:, and also for a new capitol the erection (
the latter TO be a subject for after consider
T, ton. In connection with this it appears thi
Governor Pattison differed from the vie
u generally held that the sum due Sta
nc under the direct tax bill must be bel
Ay in trust for six years for the payment
claims by citizens under the original dire
ut tax law. and is of opinion that the none
n will come directly 10 the State and be
ne once available. In this event he seems
III favor its being applied 10 the erection OF
n new capitol He has received informatiO
-as from Washington that the Treasury Depar
"A ment is preparing a circular letter for II
- information Of the Governors Of the sever
:. States. and pending its receipt, doesn't er
- ,;r.l,, commit hirns,.lf on the suhiect