The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
Important Measures Considered by Our
Lawmakerg.

Important Measures Considered by Our
Lawmakers.
wEDSRsDAY.-The Marshall pipe line bill
passed second reading In the senate. Mr..
Brewer, OF Franklin, introduced bill ap-
portionng the state into congressional dis
trlcts No change Is made from the present
arrangement. but Allegheny and Philapephia
are each given one additional congressman,
doing away with the congressman-at-large.
Among the bills passed finally were. Au.
thorlzing school directors or controllers to
establish and maintain out Of the public
school treasury free kindergartens for infants
aud children under years OF age; to pro.
vide for the incorporation OF institutions OF
learning, with power to confer degrees; TO
authorize the supervisors, commissioners and
officers having in charge the construction and
keeping In repair OF the public roads In any
township to cause to be erected suitable
building in which to hold elections. store
road machinery and transact township bust
ness; TO prevent physicians OF less than flve
years actual practice after graduation hav-
ing professional charge of INDECENT insane.
The house used up the greater portion of
ts time to-day discussing the Gould poor law.
The bill codiles the poor laws by making
county boards instead Of district boards. 1t
was prepared by the commission appointed
by the governor elk years ago
THuRspAY-A bill was introduced in tn
house by Mr.. Martin, Of Mercer, to create
public Employment offices under the care o..
the Bureau OF Industrial Statistics II pro-
vides that 1t shall be the duty OF the chief
Of the bureau to establish public employ.
ment Office in each congressional district aud
employ q superintendent for each of these
offices. The superntendents shall post in
front OF their Offices the words Public
Employment ONCE" They shall receive ap-
plications for labor and make a careful re-
cord of each. They may employ clercial as
sistance and are not allowed to receive COM
pensation or fees from persons seeking EN-
ployment. They are required TO make re-
port every Tuesday to the commissioner OF
all applications and persons securing en-
ployment through their Office. A list OF ap-
plicants and the character of employment
desired by them IL to be printed weekly by
the superintendents to be matted TO the sew
eral superiniendents on every Saturday. to
be posted in the offices for public inspection.
The superlntendents shall also collect such
labor statistics as the commissioner may
direct The commissioner is to receive
salary of $4,000 year, the superintendents
81, 500, aud the clerks not mors than $50 a
month
The Marshall bill passed in the Senate by
by 80 to 0. Ten minutes after II passed Il
was messaged to the House and signed by
the speaker.
FRIpAY.-Two new bills we're read in place
at the session of the house this morning.
Mr.. Fow. of Philadelphia, introduced one
which will prevent newsboys from jumping
on street cars and children from indulging
in the habit Of stealing rides on such We
hicles.
Mr.. Page Of Dauphin county. introduced a
bin requiring that all able-boiied male pu-
pills In the academies, high schools or public
schools Of the age of IL and upwards, be en-
rolled by their Principals rs members OF the
American guards OF the state, which is hereby
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