The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07
TO LexOW TIE SCHOOLS.
Senator Kennedy Has u Committee Al
poiuted-Lsc i-IatiVe Affairs.

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Senator Kennedy Ha- = Committee AP-
pointed-Leci-Iativ Affairs.
HARRISBURG. June Senator Ken
redv had a resolution adopted in the
senate To Lexow the schools of Penn
svIvan,a. 1t calls for the appointment
of seven directors to investigate the
workings of the school laws and report
10 the next Legislature any change they
deem necessary The committee i
given power To go all over the state.
subpoena ali persons they desire, hav.
all books and papers needed produced
and have the right TO employ counsel
The following senators comprise IN"
committee: Kennedy, Allegheny
Brewer. Franklin. Fruit, Mercer' 9ily-
der, Chester, Walton, Greene nohia9.
PHILADELPHIA. and Greene OF BHfks
The last gentleman l. Democrat ana
the other committeeman are 2naF re
publicanS.
TpDerman' wharf bill. which allows
the condemuing of them for armory
Durpo-eS T. There was a hot scrap for
couple of minutes. and the measure
was indefinitely postponed
These bills were also defeated. EX-
emptiug typewriterS from levy or sale
on executions or distress for rent; crea-
ting the Office OF catalOguer in the state
library at asSalarv of SI.5Oo a year; the
bill To pay to Henry \. COlwe l.. form
eTly treasurer of the klttannIng iron
and Steel company. $3.50 being the
amount of bonus paid into the state
treasury Senate bill ant EoriZing and
re suiring the entering and inlrXlng of
judgments and DEGREES of the United
States circuit court and district courts
for the purpose of lien within the Srv-
eral counties. was also defeated
These bills passed finally III the house
Supplement to an ACT to provide for the
appointing of viewers To assess damages
where streets and alleys are changed 50
a. ito entitle the viewers To mileage IN
addition to their per diem pay; author
ing school boards t. contract for a water
SuDDlv and locate fire Dlug~ near school
buildings: creating a buredu OF health
in the department of safety In second
class cities; providing for the classified
ton Of real estate and other property
and for the election of supervisors IN
secOnd-claSS cities.
The bill appropriating $40. 900 for the
Valley Forge park commission passed
finally. II also authorizes the commits
siouers to accept gifts of money or land
and t. permit the United States or any
state 10 erect monuments or other me-
MORALS on the ground acquired. or 10
be acquired for said park Senate bills
to prevent fraud IN the sale of trans
oceanic passage receipts, orders or
tickets: permitting the establishment
of free public libraries IN the several
school districts. except III cities Of
the first and second class: authorizing
the superintendent Of public instruction
to supply a SrenOgrapher and type
writer; providing for the publication OF
an extra edition Of the state pUbiica-
ton. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg;
authorizing road supervisors to erect "a
suitable building III which To hold elec
tiOnS store road machinery and trans
act township business; senate bill an
thorizing courts Of common pleas L.
decree the dissolution of certain cor
pOratiOnS III certain cases. and To- orUel
the sale of their real estate and make
distribution of the proceeds thereof
passed finally
The house elected Messrs. Dandy,
Montgomery; Cochran, Armstrong
CuIbertson. Allegheny; Herzeg. Berlls
Long York. and Saunders, Philadel
phia. to represent the house in com
putting the vote of the next state cleo
ton.
The senate passed finally the follow
ing bills: Requiring tax collectors Co
| give receipts from a book, the stub OF
which must be sent TO the county com
| mi~SipnorS ten days before election: tC
| provide for the relief and care of indi
| gent criminal insane; fixing the term OF
! notaries public, legalizing the dchoru
| ing Of cattle; regulating the standard
| weight Of a buShel of clOverSeed: I,
! prohibit the aduIteratiOn of milk
| making appropriations to West
| eru state penitentiary. TO sol
dierS' orphans schools, TO Eastern
| penitentiary, to ConnellSvillc hospital
| to national guard. TO Dauville Stat
| hospital. TO state board Of health. to pa,
J expenses Chickamaugua ChautanoD =
| battlefield commission, to erect mOuu
| meuts TO Pennsylvania commands en-
! gagged IN the Tennessee battles, tn
| Harrisburg State LunatIc hospital
| To Mercer hospital, TO pay deficienc
| in auditor generals salary. t
authorize the continued employment
of two clerks engaged in caTylng tn
rolls Of Pennsylvania volunteers, maB
ing appropriation 10 pay coal mine IN
spectors' salaries providing that non
| but citizens Of the United States ShI
be employed in the erection of publi
buildings; for the protection of game j
| Bedford county
The senate elected TO represent it o
| the commission To compute the vot
cast for state treasurer next November
| MesSrs MilleiSen. Critchtield. Laubac
| and Stiles