The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-02-24
Important Laws Recommended.

Hon. f. M. Tewksbury at the open.
ing of this session submitted the follow.
ing resolutions for action By the lie.
gislature
WHEREAS, The Public School sys-
tenn of Pennsylvania, legalized by
Act of Assembly, A. d. 1896, and by
supplement thereto by Legislature OF
A. ID. 1884, has been of such benef-
cial effect to the Commonwealth; and
whereas, the Constitution of Pennsyl-
vania, A. ID. 1884, made it man
datory upon the Legislature to appro-
pirate from the State Treasury at least
one million dollars annually for the
use of the public schools and where
as, the Pennsylvania State Grange, P.
of H., has from time to time, by reso-
luton, asked for increased appropria-
ton for our public schools, until at the
session thereof in A. d. 1890, it asked
for at least four millions of dollars, to
be appropriated for public school pur-
poses, and our most sanguine expec-
tations were more than realized in the
appropriation of FIVE millions annually;
and whereas, at our last meeting Of
State Grange, A. ID. 1891, it was un-
animously resolved to ask the Legis-
lature of A. d. 1893 to appropriate
from the State Treasury sufficient
sum to defray the entire expenses of
our public schools for at least eight
months in all our school districts.
ResOlued, That this State Grange
Of A. d. 1892 reaffirm its resolution
of A. ID. 1890, and urges upon the
Legislature about to convene the en-
actmcnt into law said resolution,
and hereby pledge this State Grange
to use all honorable means for the
enactment of the same, and direct the
Legislative Committee hereof to make
that one of the objects of legislation.
ReSolced, That the thanks of this
State Grange are hereby rendered to
the several Legislatures, who, by their
acts, have given heed to our resolu-
tions founded upon one of the funda-
mental principles of our Order.
Resolved, That this State Grange
hereby ienews its devotion to the prin-
ciples of the public school law, that
property of the State, the entire mon
eyed wealth of the State, shall educate
the children Of the State.
ReSolved, That this State Grange
instructs its Legislative Committee to
labor for the enactment of law at the
next session of the Legislature of
Pennsylvania prohibiting the employ.
ment OF any child under I6 years Of
age who has not attended school at
least four months of the current year,
Immediately preceding the employ
ment sought, by any person or per
sons, corporations, under penalty of
not less than fifty dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars for each and
every otfense, at the discretion Of the
court, of the proper county in which
the offense is committed and that
every such child under the age of six
teen years of age so employed shall
have certificate, signed by the Pre-
sident and Secretary Of the proper
school board where such school at
tendance was made, except where
the attendance was at private school,
the certificate shall be made by the
teacher of said private school and a
least one director or manager of the
same, duly sworn to before person
authorized to administer oaths in Thu
Commonwealth.
Referred to committee on Resolu
tions.
WHEREAS, This State Grange from
time to time has by resolution anc
otherwise declared most emphatlcall,
in favor of just and equal distribu
ton of the burdens of the State ant
has called loudly for the enactment 0
a law by our Legislature equalizing th
burdens of taxation and whereas, w
have session after session of the Legis
lature been disappointed in having il
any very great degree the burden
lifted from their homes, either in coun
try or town, by the passage of Law
by which the corporate wealth of tn
State should bear its equal share c
the expenses of the State, county an
, township administration Of affair:
, therefore,
5 Resoloed, That this State Grang
, again instruct its Legislative Com
mittee to labor for the enactment of
law at the coming session of the Les
!. islature regulating the assessment an
collecting of the revenues necessary
defray the expenses of the State IN a