The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17


was allowed to go over for few days.
Senator Quay is urging Its passage. al
though Il Is said he IL not lining up his
friends for It. All he mas done Ii to ask
them to support II. n they refuse no
effort has been made on his part to
force then into line.
Major Sam Losch. of White Haven.
and other Schuylklll county Republi-
cans, are here lobbying against the bill.
Matt Il. Long. OF Hazleton. we'll
known insurance agent is also on the
ground, He In asking votes for the bill.
The advocates of the new county will
not call w the bill until they are GER
tain they have enough votes to put
1t through. II they cannot secure the
requisite l0S. they will allow the meas
ure to remain on the calendar 80 as not
to give their opponents the satisfaction
of killing IT,
farr Biii Approved.
Compulsory education Is u certainty.
Governor Hastings today signed the
Farr bill The ultimate success of this
measure Is u vindicatlon of the old say
Ing the third time Is the charm" Three
times this bin passed the legislature
Twice 1t was vetoed by Governor Patti
son. and now 1t becomes law by the
signature of Governor Hastings. When
the action of the governor was an
nounced this morning Representative
Farr, OF Scranton. the champion of the
bill, was warmly congratulated. by his
colleagues and members OF the legisla-
tive committee OF the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics on the floor
of the house. In communication to
the house, Governor Hastings gives the
following explanation for signing the
bill:
by giving my approval to this meas
ure. there will appear upon our statute
books for the first time In the history
OF the commonwealth compulsory ed
uoational law.
THE general assembly in the ses-
sions of 1891 and 1898. passed COM
pulsory educational act somewhat SINH
lar to the present measure, each Of
which met with executive disapproval.
There appears to be throughout the
commonwealth a general desire for
such law. | have not received a sin
gle protest from any citizen against
this bill so far as recall. The unanim-
ity with which II was passed by the
Legislature as well as the large num-
Der of requests made upon me to sign
II clearly indicate the general desire on
the part of the people for a compulsory
educational law. Under these condi-
tions, l am convinced that / should not
obtrude any individual Judgment which
may have on this question of public
policy. This measure provides for
compulsory education in perhaps the
least Objectionable form TO those who
oppose It on principle and offends as lit
tie against the personal rights of the
citizen as possible. l, therefore, APP
prove the bill, but if by experience the
expectations of the people are not
realized future legislation doubtless
will meet their demands"
Evening Session.
Appropriation bills on third reading
and final passage was the order for the
night The following passed finally:
Appropriating s29, 900 70 pay the de-
ficiency in the salaries and expenses
of the inspectors of coal mines; appro-
priating s25,O00 to Felix C. Negley. of
Allegheny county, for services and eX-
penses as recruiting agent during the
war of the rebellion: erection of monu-
ments to Pennsylvania organizations,
engaged in the battle of Chicamaugua,
Look Out Mountain, Missionary Ridge,
and so forth, s25,OOO OF the state board
of health. $4,000; salary secretary of
agriculture for months of April and
May, 1895. 1888.
The bill approDriating sl09s2 to pay
the expense Of the committee on con-
tested elections Of 1893 was defeated.