Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28
Harrisburg Notes.

On Friday Mr.. Richmond offered q reso-
luton providing that the members of the
house go in a body to the Pennsylvania
railroad depot at 1:45 next Wednesday
afternoon to participate in the local
ceremonies incident to receiving the old
Liberty bell on route for Chicago. The
resolution was passed without protest.
Mr.. Boyer obtained a special order for
the bill requiring monthly returns from
county treasurers to the state treasury
after struggle, Kipp of Pike waving his
| hands and protesting.
Mr.. Douthett also secured special order
for his bill.
On Friday evening Uncle John Cessna, OF
Bedford, was overcome with vertigo at his
hotel.
The Governor sent in two veto messages
Monday night, both referring to school
measures. The first disappr0ves of the
Neeb bill requiring instruction and prac-
tice of physical culture in all schools IN
cities Of the first and second class, repeat
ing objections filed against similar Dill
two years ago. His excellency says:
"A bill very similar in its features TO the
present one was enacted by the general
assembly during the session OF 1871, anu
met with my dissaproVal Tor reasons stated
in INV communication to the house of rep
resentatiyes under date of April 16, 1891
In that message / took occasion to say;
{. This act seeks to impose upon the
school directors, boards of school control
or boards of education of the public schools
of all the cities of the commonwealth the
duty of providing for instruction IN phy
al culture, including calisthenlcs, 10 an
pupils in departments OF all scnools, 10
nnrish auy failure on the part OF school
boards in this respect by Withholding from
tbem their respective shares OF the state
aI.nropriation of school moneys. am not
informed of any demand or necessity ior
imnosinp this restriction and penalty upon
tho various school boards of cities, nor any
reason why city school districts anu no
others should be subject to the operations
of this bill. There is more requirement ae
the present for a simplication OF the
modes of instruction in the pupnc scnoois
of the commonwealth than 1or onefous au
ditions thereto. The best results can Do
attained nv permitting the widest exercise
of the nrinciple of local control which per-
vades the school system Of our common
wealth. and by allowing the people OF the
var;ons school districts to regulate tnelr
own local affairs and to prescribe the
course of study which may seem pest TO
those whom they elect to control their
schools oh;oo
asTbe present bill is even more ooJec-
tionable than that which met my dIsapproV-
al insomuch as it is special to cities OF the
first and second class, and therefore IL Is
intended to apply only to Phladelphla,
Pittsburg and Allegheny. Whle nave
seen no reason to change my mlnd Win re-
gard to the considerations wnlcn then
seemed to me to be cogent against suon
legislation / am constrained 10 holu .hat III
no reasons exist for the imposition Oh Cnis
bill upon the cities of the flrst anu seconu
class which might not be urged Win equal
force in applying it to other cltles oi 'nG
commonwealth. For the reasons whIon
have quoted from my. previous hesSaE?, ~
reinforced by the special character Oh tnls
legislation, return IL Win my oNP-
disapprobation."
THE other bill vetoed provided Tor the
expenses of school directors in attending
tine triennial conventions to elect county
snnerintendents. The Governors oDJec-
tions are:
at has heretofore been the policy Of the
commonwealth to not permit any coni-
pensation to be paid directly or indirectly
for persons serving in the once OF scnooi
director; it has always been assumed tnat
nublie spirited citizens, fit to fill this office
could be found to serve without compen-
sation. The responsible duty of once IN
three years attending triennial conYen-
ton to elect county superintendent Is IKE
ly to be performed quite as well without
compensation as with the pittanee proVld-
ed for in this bill. have no reason to be-
lieve there is any public demand wnatever
from any but few Of the smaller counties
of the state for such legislation. In some
of these. it is reported to me, the practice
of candidates for county superintendent
paving the expenses of directors attending
the convention to vote for them has be-
come an abuse; if so, the fault lies with the
communities in which such practices pre-
vail The existing laws against bribery
on the part of candidates for public posi-
tious or of persons who elect them, are
ample to meet such abuses if rigidly en-
forced. There is no reason to saddle upon
all the counties of the state the large ag-
gregate of expense liable to result Irom
this bill becasue of these rare instances IN
which the proAigacy of candidates or the
impecuniosity of director mas leu 10
abuses"
Several speclai otueis "oiS
that night, the most important being three
for the creation of Independent or seperate
judicial districts, the object being to get
all these bills before the Governor at once.
he now has in his hands the Butler-Law-
renee bill. making Lawrence seperate
judicial district, and it is understood he
wants the others sent over before he acts
on that one.
His action is also important and neces-
sary before the legislature proceeds to nm
al consideration of the Judicial apportlon-
ment.