The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-05
BILL TO LEXOW SCHOOLS
The Senate Decides to Appoint a
Committee of Seven.
WILL INVESTIGATE WORKINGS
Committee Is Given Power 10 Go About
the State ana Subpoena All Persons
They Dcsirc-The O'Maiicy
Bill Passed.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Harrisburg. June i.--The house Is get
ting In good shape for the final adjourn
ment. All the house bills have been
dropped from the calendar. and the re-
mainder OF the session will be given up
to the consideration of senate bills. The
last Of the appropriation bills Were
passed this morning. Among these
measures We're bills appropriating Slo,-
900 10 the Valley Forge park, $4,000 TO
the Howard Hospital ana lntirmary
for incurables. Philadelphia, and $1,000
to the West Side hospital Scranton. A
bill appropriating SlS7.50 To the Kittan-
ming Iron and Steel company, being the
amount OF bonus paid into the state
treasury, was defeated
The calendar was cleared OF second
reading bills, after which the house pro-
ceeded to the consideration OF senate
bills on third reading and final passage.
These bills passed finally: authorizing
supervisors. road commissioners or 9th
er officers having in charge the con-
struction and keeping in repair of the
public roads Of the state To erect suit
able buildings in which TO hold cleo
tions, store road machinery and trans
act township business; providing for
the publication OF $4,000 extra copies of
pennsylvania at Gettysburg;" author
iZing the establishment of free public
libraries in the several school districts
of the state outside OF the first and sec
ond class cities: authorizing the super
intendent of public instruction to en-
ploy a skilful stenographer and type
writer at a salary OF 81 200 year.
Representatives Culoertson, OF Alle-
gheny; Cochrane. OF Armstrong; Dam
bly,, OF Montgomery; Long, of York;
Herzog. of Berks, and Saunders. Of
Philadelphia. were elected members Of
the return board on the part of the
house to compute the vote of next falls
election.
To Lcxow the schools.
The senate adopted a resolution to-
day to LexOw the schools of Pennsyl-
vania. The memorial calls for the ap-
pointment Of seven senators to inquire
into the workings OF the school laws,
and to report to the next legislature
any change they deem necessary. The
committee is given power to go all over
the state: subpoena all persons they de-
sire: have all books and papers needed,
and have the right TO employ counsel.
The committee consists of Senators
Kennedy, Brewer, Fruit. Snyder, Wal
ton. Thomas and Greene. -..e last
senator Is a Democrat, and the other
committeeman are Quay Republicans.
O'MaIIcy Bill Passed
The O'Malley bill requiring miners to
use smokeless oil in the mines passed
finally today in the senate. The meas
ure now goes to the governor for his
action. Mr. O'Malley says the measure
is meritorious one and is confident 1t
will receive executive approval.
The rural members OF the house will
stay in the fight against the proposed
cut Of sl,OO0.000 in the school appropria-
ton for The next two years. About
thirty Of them met this evening and
agreed to watch the matter in senate.
They say If the senators cut out the
money. the house will refuse to pass the
general appropriation bill until the
amount is replaced Representatives
Niles, Baldwin, Moore, Mllard and
Martin were appointed a committee to
keep an eye on the senate.
The house met at 7.3O this evening.
The house refused to concur In the
senate amendments to the bill giving
preference in employment and appoint
ment to soldiers who fought in defence
Of the Union. Several senate bills OF
minor Importance were passed, and the
senate bill was defeated on final pass
age providing for exercises Of gym
nastic nature In the public schools.