The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-26
GREATgR PLTIssyaa BILLS.
shey Pass the House with Rush Leg
iSIatiVe Matters.

Ond reading was one evidence of this.
REPRESENTATIVE TilbrOOk of McKeeS
port. who has been the leader of the
opposition. told one Of the PittSbUrg
members he had given up tn fight.
He VIII de game, however, and make
a last protest against what he still
terms an lmquitouS measure.
An important conference was he.c
last night and AN agreement reached on
the smith bIIl providing for the dlstrl-
button OF the common school approprla
uons. 1t VIII be passed finally III the
house with the understanding II l. 10
he amended IN the. senate. The ms aS-
ure 30 mo ideS that fWO-th rds OF the
auDrODriariOn will be dIsur buted on the
has. : of the resident taXable- and the
other third on the lumber of teachers
actually employed for 1Uu term
The bill viii be amended 80 a to
make the basis of DISTRIBUTION ON the
number of children III 4 district be
tween the age OF d and y. This system
l. III use III 2S states. Among these are
Ohio. Illinois, Kansas. indiana. West
Virginia, Wisconsin, Maine and nearly
all OF the southern and northwestern
states. Districts that do not raise by
taxation % per cent Of the apprupria
ton received by them viii be cat from
state aid. except under one condition.
The exception l. made III districts where
the maximum school tax OF Is mills Is
levied, and that, together with the state
appropriation distributed Oh the above
basis, l. not sufficient 10 keep the schools
open SIX months.
In these cases the superintendent of
public instrU ctIOn = authorized To make
an arbitrary allotment sufficient to keep
the schools open Tor SIX months. This
affects only the appropriations made by
this Legislature. Under the present
basis the rate given to each child range
from 81 IN some districts TO s. III others
\ committee, composed OF two PhIla-
delphia members. two granger repre-
sentatives and one PitJsburger. Will be
chosen TO draft the amendment.
Today the house committee on ways
and means reported the proposed reve-
nue. bill with amendments. The
changes are important, and indicate
that the committee realizes the precar
iUuS condition OF the measure 1t has
decided to strike out entirely the pro
vision imposing Il tax of mill on manu-
featuring corporations. building and
loan associations. and purely mutual in
Surance associations without capital
stock or cumulative reserve. the latter
class embracing the farmers mutua.
fire insurance companies. Chairman
which was agreed 10, providing that
the entire amount of money reverting
TO the subdivisions at once, shall be
diverted from the state treasury gradu
ally in order not to seriously affect the
states resources.
Under the bill as framed by the tax
conference. it was proposed TO have the
personal property tax. mercantile, BIZ
lard, brokers. peddierS, Jheater and cir
Gus and other licenses. with the tax on
writs, wills and deeds, and net earning
of bankers and brokers amounting to
Sl,4SG. 900 annually, collected by thu.
counties, cities, bOrOughS, and town
ships for their own use, but the amend
ment changes this division of this reVe-
nue. so that ne-fourth viii go TO the
sub divisions next January. one half III
January, 1897, and the rest Il year later.
Ii Is believed that this arrangement viii
prevent any falling off III revenue. and
meet all objection. With these changes
however, the prediction l. made tina
will the bill be killed.
conference was held by Governor
Hastings and his cabinet with Chair
man Marshall of the house apprupria-
tiOn committee in which the statement
of the estimated revenues for the mex;
two years, made by state Treasurer
Jackson. was gone over and verified
As II now stands. with every economy.
there viii be but 800. 600 for charitIe-
not directly under state control. In re
SpOnSe to an inquiry Attorney Genera
Mccormick said that the proposed taN
ON beer Is constitutional. but Mr.
Marshall thought that the cost of col
leCting the tax would almost eat up tn,
revenue from that source.
The Farr compulsory education bil
passed finally III the senate. 1t :.
thought the governor will sign it.
These bills passed finally: To repea
the act of 1873 regulating the Salarie,
Of criers and tipStaves. substituted
by Senator Finn for the bill to repea
acts relating 10 road supervisors. roa;
taxes, view rs and surveyors in Ale
gheny county; to make 1t the duty O
recorders of deeds To record and return
deeds. mortgages and other inSrru
mentS of writing within 80 DAYS: to pro
vide for Incorporation of companies I,
construct tunnels and underground pas
sage ways: 10 extend the act relating 4
certain contracts for the lease or cOndl
tiOnal sale Of railroad equipment t
street railway companies; to permit tn
taking Of one acre. instead of one-hal
acre, as provided by law. Of certain
burial places for school purposes; I
authorize the keeping in proper Re
pair by county commissioners of cOnr>
or bed of any public road within
their respective counties leading {
either end OF a county bridge erecte
| across any river III this state and L
| reconstruct the same: for the relief q
Charles II. Byman Of the Fifteenth reg
iment, national guard, who was diSa
bled at Homestead III 1892 by malaria
| fever; To provide for the employment q
a skilled stenographer in the adjutan
generals department: for the relief @
tax collectors; TO reduce taxation ol
realeState and TO equalize the same be
tween real and personal property.
Mr.. Douthett's : bill to establish a stat
schoolbook board and to provide fO
! the purchase of scEOOlbooks by loca
! boards passed finally.
The bill to exempt sewing r. I-hines
| leased or hired. from levy or sale on ey
GcutIon for distress or rent, also paSSe
| finally.
Foundry and Smelling Works Burne,
LANCASTER, Pa. April 24-Fire ha
| destroyed the foundry and smeltin
department of the Chalfant Manufactm
| ing company works, on the Outskirt
| of this city. The loss will reach betwee
| $1,000 and $4,000, on winch there
| $1,000 insurance. 1t l. thought tina
! the fire originated from a spark in tn
| smelling works.
| Oil Market at "A StandstiII
LIMA, April 24.-The oil market ha
stopped declining and is stationary
| The decline has checked operation,
except those actually begun. The wild
cat wells ha e not developed what wa
expected. The market will have I
| hug the 81 mark very closely to MAX
them paying ventures.