The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-06

1t Is better to build schools than jails
and penitentiaries. Mr.. Farr, Laclla-
wanna, said there is a tremendous
necessity to prevent the increase of IL
llteracy. Illiteracy is on the increase in
of Pennsylvania liberal treatment of
schools. One-seventh as many children
as the number attending school are run
ming the streets. A few years hence,
he said. the state will need something
better and stronger but the bill under
consideration Will meet the require
ments of the present.
Mr.. Swartz. Monroe, seconded by Mr.
Fritz, Columbia, moved to postpone
consideration of the bill The motion
was lost.
Protest from Montgomery.
Mr.. Dambley, Montgomery, said 1t
was doubtful If Pennsylvania would be
more successful in the enforcement of
the bill than other states. In no states
where it has been was it success. 1t
Is failure because public sentiment
does not endorse it, He showed by sta
tistics that the attendance in Illinois
has not increased 100 under the COM
pulsory law. 1t would be as impossible
to enforce it in Pennsylvania as in any
other state. The proper penalty for
violation of the law is not provided.
SO far as Montgomery county is con-
cerned he had it as the opinion of the
county Superintendent that the county
does not want it. The first measure to
be provided for is adequate capacity.
He wondered why men should vote for
the bill when they knew that there is
now not sufficient seating capacity for
children who attend school. Before
such a bill is passed we must furnish
accommodations for the children and
see that they are properly clothed be-
fore they are dragged into school. AS
far as his county is concerned the bill
is not in favor there. While Pennsyl-
vania cannot admit that she is baflled
on the question of education, the proper
measure to meet the desired end has
not yet been framed.
Mr.. SwartZ. Monroe, opposed the bill
on general principles and read portions
of Governor Pattisons veto to sustain
his views.
Fow Becomes Furious.
There was some confusion at the
close of a speech by Mr.. Hicks, Phila-
delphia. and the previous question was
moved by Mr.. Ritchie, of Allegheny.
Mr.. Fow characterized this as a COM
pulsory motion to pass compulsory
law. The motion was carried-ayes,
129; nays, %. At this point Mr. Fow
moved to recommit the bill to the edu-
cation committee. Mr.. Lytle, who was
n,,I
dered the clerk to proceed with the
roll call Mr.. Fow insisted on his mo-
ton to recommit, saying he had called
the attention of the chair before the
roll was ordered called. II know my
rights as a member of this house." he
said, "and 1 know the rules of the
house. The people," he continued. will
be told how this measure was forced
through
There was great confusion and much
noise in the house and members crowd
ed around Mr.. Fow's desk. Mr.. I.ytle
grow scarlet and Wounded the desk
with great force. When the names OF
members had been called a dozen or
more members rushed up to the clerk 8
desk.
Among them was Mr.. Collins, Lycom-
ing, who just entered the house, having
arrived from Philadelphia. Mr.. Fow
charged that there was an attempt be-
ing made to place names upon the roll
surreptitiously, but he withdrew his op-
position to Mr.. Collins voting when
that gentleman formally asked the
privilege. The vote on the bill was
then announced to be ayes, 134; nays,
13. The bill was then directed to be
sent to the senate.
The Vote in Detail.
The Democrats refrained from voting
on the compulsory education bill. The
vote in detail was as follws:
Yeas-Messrs. Abrams, Ames, Anderson
Andrews, Richard j. Baldwin, Beyerlein
Biddle, Bliss Bolard, Brown, Buckwalter
Burrell, Clarency, Collins, Comfy, Comp
| ton, Crothers, Culbertson, Curtin, Curtis
Douthett, Dunlap, Eaton, Eby. Ellis, En-
mis-. Farr. Fletcher. Fredericks, French
Garvin, Gilmore, Goentner, Grausback
Griggsby, Griner, Grover, Hammond, Har-
rison, Harshaw, Harvey, Heagy, HeidIe-
baugh, Hershey. Jeffrey, Jennings. Keen
Kephart, Kerkeslager, A. j. Kern, Kidd
Kunkel, Lawrence, Littley, Luden, Lytle
Mackrell Mansfield, Algeron l.. Martin
John NJ. Martin, John II. Marshall, VIM. T.
Marshall Maurer Merrick, Millard, Mil
Ter. Mllliken, Daniel f. Moore, James y
Moore, Muehlbronner, Mullen, Murphy
McAllister, McClain, Mcdonald. McFar'
| lane, McGaughey, Newbury, Newman
Nlckell Niles, North O'Malley. Ormc
Page. Patchin, John X. Patterson, Pasco
| samuel ID. Patterson, Peltz, Pennewill
Phillips, Prichard. Raven, Raymond
Reed, Reinoehl, Richey, Rebel Robb
Sallnger, Salter Scaife, Schrink, Scott
Seayor, Seyfert, Robert Smith, VIM. G.
Smith. VIM. o. Smith, Snively, Spangler
Stewart, Stineman, Stuck, Talbot. Tiff
fany, Tilbrook, Underwood, Wallace
Weaver, Weiss, Wenk, West, Wieand
Wilcox, williams, Hugh l.. Wilson. join
S. Wilson, Matthew NJ. Wilson, Womels
dorff, wyatt, Young, Zehnder-13i
Nays-Messrs. Dambley, Funk, Herman
Hunter, King. Kinner, Jacob III. Martin
ID. Hunter Patterson, James Patterson
Rice, Cyrus ]. Rhodes, Weible.-13.
Absent or not voting-Messrs. Clark r
Baldwin, Bean. Bolles, Cochrane, Con
nell, Conrade, Grassy, Cruise, De Velin
| Dixon, Duttera, Focht, Follweiller, Fow
Fritz, Gould, Graham, GrifIiths. Haw.
klns. Herzog, Hicks, Hollenbach, Hop
wood, James, Kearns, Kerr, Keiser
Kipp, Kratz. Lemon, Long, Maple, Mast
Mattox, Frank N. Moore, Linus w
Moore, PARCELS, Pomeroy, Porter, Reese
Reeves, Ritter, George w. Rhodes, Rut
ledge, Rutter, Saunders, Schwarz, Shuey
Singer, Smiley, Staples, Ware, Wanne
macher, Welliver Woodring, Iulick, Wal
ton, speaker.-57.
The governor has approved the bill!
providing for additional clerical force
for the senate and assistant cashier o.
the treasury.
Susquchanna Falling.
Wilkes-Barre, March 1.-The water II