Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-06-13

The Superior Court bill is in the hands
of the Governor 1t creates Superior
or intermediate Court of seven Judges ST
81. 800 a year each, and puts all cases OF
under 81 900 in their hands.
The House passed the Kennedy school
bill; the House and Senate concurred on
the Judicial apportionment, which gives
Washington and Westmoreland additional
law judges.
An immense number of bills are in the
Governors hands awaiting his disposal,
and among them the one repeating the
special act regarding cattle etc, running
OF large in Harrisville borough; also the
Woods Water Works bill, which he told
Mr.. Moore, he would veto; also the Hos
pital bill extending the time two-years,
and the bill giving Slipperyrock Normal
s25, 900.
The Finn Road bill now in the Govern
or's hands, gives the County Commission
ers. two Grand Juries and the Court the
right to declare any road or piece of road
a state road and improve it with money
raised by cash tax on the whole county
rot to exceed two mills.
The Smith bill regarding the distritu-
ton of the School Fund was defeated.
The Philadelphia Lexow Committee
organized by the election of WI. An
drew as Chairman ard senator Thomas
for Secretary. There was full attendance.
The situation was talked over, and it was
determined to push the investigation with
more severity than ever. Every Martin
scalp in sight will be taken, because the
Martin-Porter crowd was strong enough
by combining with the Allegheny county
and the administration forces to defeat the
Penrose appropriation. The next meet
ing will be held some time in August.
The date was not fixed, but it will be at
the call turn over the chair. 1t Is
the intention not to turn over Phlladelphla
until after the general election next fall.
All the spportionm ent billswere killed IN
the house, (though the senators were over
there lobbying against them) excepting
the Judicial, Mr.. Douthett voted for the
Judicial, Senatorial and Congressional ap-
portionments; and against the Legislative
bill on account of its giving the cities too
many members. The bill gave Allegheny
Co. five more members of the House and
Senate, or twenty-five in all; and taking
into consideration its immense foreign
population its representation should be
limited
Slippery Normal is the only one II
the State that secured special spproprla-
ton.
Monday morning George V. Lawrence
the veteran representative from Washing
ton county, started to return to his home
by the old m ountain route over which he
travelled to Harrisburg when first elected
to the Legislature in 1S43. The handsome
Kentucky horse and comfortable carriage
presented to him by his fellow members
on Saturday was brought around to his
hotel, and amid the farew ellis and good
wishes of little groups of Legislators and
attaches Of the Legislature, Mr.. Lawrence
started on his journey of over 200 miles.
AS he started over the quaint old bridge
across the Susquehanna, Rudolph Kelker,
whose father and his had been friends, as
their sons have been for many years, pres
ented him with silk flag, gift hailed as
an auspicious omen of pleasant journey.
Harry Hall of the Pittsburg Times is his
companion and is writing an account OF
the trip, and also Mr.. Lawrence's personal
"reminiscences.