The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-08
ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
DOINGS AT HARRISBURG.
HARR1sRUre. Pa. Nav 6. 1s9


In the House the past week good deal
of work was accomplished, though
among the measures disposed of finally
there were none of very great import
ance. The second reading calendar of
House bills has been dropped, virtually,
and no more will be considered except
those relating to apportionment, appro-
priations and revenues. There is still
large number to be taken up on final
passage, and these, with Senate bills,
will give the lower House all it wants to
do for the next four or five weeks. If
the revenue and apportionment bills
were once disposed of there would be
comparatively easy sailing, but these
will undoubtedly consume a weeks
time at the very least and then may
fail Of final passage.
Quay county had an Ginning" and an
"outing," too, for that matter, last week.
1t came up on final passage Tuesday and
lacked eleven votes of the required con-
stitutional majority. The following day
the opponents of the bill called it up for
reconsideration, hoping thereby TO give
seemed to incense even their followers,
who looked upon such action as unfair,
and many of those who had voted against
the bill on final passage changed front
and assisted in the vote to reconsider.
The bill will come up again on Wednes-
day and it is pretty generally believed
will pass. The friends of the new county
haUa Sfr 10
port their claims, and the venerable
George V. Lawrence, who has helped
to make several new counties during his
long legislative career, says this meas
ure is most just one and he will lend
his assistance once more in the direction
ofprogress and reason by supporting it,
1t is said eight murders have been COM
.mitted since Easter in the territory en-
braced in the limits of the proposed new
county, none of which have as yet been
prosecuted, owing to the great distance
from the present seat ofjustice.
If the bill now on the House calendar
becomes law, and there is every reason
20 believe it will, Pennsylvania great
war Governor, the late Andrew G. Cur
eAAiB WIZ hoNO q AhO Iibllulilthl uA lut
capital grounds to commemorate his
great work during the rebellion. The
monument will be erected by the "six-
teeners" of the Soldiers Orphan school,
and the bill simply appropriates suffic-
lent ground space for that purpose.
A bill passed the House finally last
Wednesday which provides that female
faanharc shall haxra tHa L.
teachers holding the grade of certificates.
Whether it shall become a law depends
somewhat on the Senate's action. An
other on the same subject passed finally,
also, allowing school directors to qualify
each other in assuming their duties as
such. This bill will be quite boom to
country school boards who often are put
to much inconvenience in securing an
officer competent to administer oaths.
The pure food bill introduced by Rep
resentative Grigsby, of Lawrence county,
has passed the House and is now in the
Senate. If it should become a law 1t will
very materially add TO the duties of the
new department of agriculture. Under
this act it is made the duty of the Secre.
tary of Agriculture, through the Dairy
and Food Commissioner, to obtain sam.
Piles of any and all articles of food likely
to be adulterated, and if, after proper
test, they are found to be adulterated OF
mixed with any material having a ten
dency TO lower their food value, the Sec
retary is authorized to commence sui
against the offender. If conviction is OBJ
fufV ID e1.s, 4 -. a.
penalty and costs of the suit, has to pay
all of the costs of analysis and selectin,
the sample.
bill on the same line has also gone Il
the Senate, providing for pure liquors
and is quite stringent measure.
bill TO prevent trusts in articles o
general necessity, aimed at the suga
trust and beef trust and various othe
monopolies, has passed the House Of
second reading. 1t is to be regrette
that it is hardly far enough along on th
calendar to get through both Houses, 70
IL is in the right line, and lack of tim
may prevent its final passage.
Road legislation has received some al
tention in the week past, but it is safe I
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passed this session. Too much diversit
of opinion as 10 proper methods, and to
much difference in climatic and other cor
ditions of this big State 10 make one roa
law that will suit all. Fact is, the pres
ent laws are ample 10 afford good roaC
all over this State but to have them co,
money, and about every community
already carrying all the load possible j
matters of taxation.
Quite a delegation of members an
Senators went 10 Philadelphia Frida,
A couple of dozen attended the Wani
maker reception, while the others too
in Buffalo Bill's "Wild West"
The Senate is still holding up Il
House resolution for final adjournmeI
and IL is limited that il will hold IL
House till the first or second week
June, and will fefuse adjournment unit
the lower House has passed the Sena
bills. That sort of action involves tW
prOprsitions-either an all summer
session or general slaughter of Sena
bills. j. L. w.