The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-25


HAEusEUEG, March -5.-Ihe local op-
tion bill, drawn by Chief Justice Ewing, Of
the supreme cOur0, and introduced in the
house 10y Air. Mansfield of IiOga county
has passed the crucial test Of "a fight on
second reading, but it is going to have al
hard time when iG comes up for final pas
sage, as there were only eighty-fye votes in
lis favor, or eighteen less than the COnsti-
tutiOnal majority required This bill has
been carefully prepared and has received
much consideration throughout the state.
III provides that at the spring election sue
cogdiug its passage and every three years
thereafter the question Of whether the sale
of liquor shall or shall not be permitted
must be submitted TO the voters of every
county. Special ballots marked license
and mo license" respectively must be pre-
pared by the county commissioners and
placed at the disposal of voters. Should a
county decide that it will try three years Of
total abstinence it then becomes the duty
Of the proper officials to cause all places
where liquor is sold to be closed up. Il
legal sale OF intOXcants is made a misde-
meauOT with especially heavy penalties.
In connection with the liquor question it
may be mentioned that Senator Hacken-
berg has prepared substitute for his liquor
license commission bill which provides for
a court composed Of ten persons learned in
the law to be appointed by the governor to
be equally divided between the two princi-
pal political parties They are to be called
license judges and serve ten years with
salaries of $1,000 a year each, and they can
not succeed themselves. The state is di-
vded into tweuty-four districts. Applica-
tions must be filed January OF each year
and licenses will take effect on the lst of
mil ghan in a Il ut
where his residence is located, nor be as
signed two years successfully to the same
district.
He may summons to his assistance
judge OF the opposite political faith. The
/ hearing shall be as at present Assign
ments of Judges to districts shall be made
by one of the judges who shall be selected
by his associates as president. Some legis-
latOn of this sort is demanded by the COM
mon pleas judges of the various counties
who are becoming heartily tired of having
| before them year after year a gathering Of
saloon keepers and their witnesses and they
would welcome the relief that would be at-
! forded by Senator Hacllenberg' proposition.
The citizens OF Edinboro, Pa, and the
| contributors to the funds of the State Nor
NAL school located there have sent an ap-
! peal to the legislature to investigate the
management of the school.
| The state has appropriated a quarter of a
million of dollars for the permanent equip
ment of this school and the aid of its stu
dents and the legislature is also asked to
inquire how this money has been used. In
connection with this appeal it is rumored
/ that all Of the State normal schools are
| going to have hard time to get their ap-
preparation bills this session. The feeling
/ against granting them state aid so iber-
ally, which has been gaining strength every
session, is about to reach a crisis and it
would not be surprising if some Of them
were left to shift for themselves.