The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31
WORK OF BUSY LAWMAKERS
Five Million Appropriation Asked in
the Interest of Better Roads.
FOR COMPULSORY EDUCATION
House Unable TO Agree on the Farr and
Seyfert Mcasurcs-Quict Reigns in the
Senate Opposition to ForcStry
Biil-Mileage Scheme.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 30-The session
of the senate was today in marked con-
tnast with that of yesterday. There
were no bills of Senator Porter reached
on the calendar, and as a consequence
the session was remarkably uninterest-
ing. the followers of Senator Quay, who
have undertaken to discipline Porter,
having no opportunity to further hui
initiate him. The only incident of the
day was the renewal of the opposition
of Senator Goblin to the bill creating
the office of custodian of state supplies,
which is being urged by the state ad-
ministration. The bill passed finally,
Notwithstanding Gobins objections.
The house committee on education is
sorry education and after a long wrangle
this evening referred the matter to
Representatives Farr and Seyfert, by
WHOM the rival measures We're drafted
When the committee met, Seyfert
moved that his bill be reported to the
house. This was objected to by the ad-
vocates of the Farr bill, who offered an
amendment that this measure be sub
stituted for that of Seyfert. A lively
discussion followed as to the merits of
the two bills and was brought to a close
by the adoption of a resolution that
both be referred to Messrs. Seyfert and
F'arr, with the request that they draft
measure out of the two bills. The
gentlemen will get together tomorrow
and endeavor to agree on a bill salts
factory to the committee or a majority
of members of the house.
Before the committee adjourned at n
late hour it had been decided that the
Farr bill should be the one to receive
the consideration of the committee and
that Mr.. Seyfert SHOULD submit amend.
ments that he desired Incorporated in
that bill.
Opposition to the Forestry Bill.
Very much to the Surprise of most
persons, DR.. Rothrock's excellent for.
estry bill is having hard Shedding in the
committee on agriculture. Already II
has been materially modified. The op.
position comes from the highly cult.
waited farming counties where forest
iires are unknown, and nothing re.
mains of the magnificent primeval viii
derhess but scattering patches of wood
land that are used as picnic grounds
and maintained for this purpose. The
northern and northeastern and noun
famous counties, where some trees a
few deer, and an occasional trout are
left to remind one of the glory of tho
past, are the sections working hare
FOR the passage of the bill. To be
gin with, the average road supervisor
Is in such bad repute at present, tha
people smile at the provision makins
him fire warden in his district. The,
say If he doesn't care for the forest,
any, better than he does for the conn
try highways, not a pine or an oal
will remain in the state in few NOR.
years. However, If some of the roa,
bills pending are passed, the comm.
supervisor viii be "a far superior anima
10 MS predecessor, and there is the hon
held out that he will attend to his fores
try duties. The main objection to tb,
Dill is the requirement that permissio,
must be obtained from the fire warde,
when 1t is desired to burn brush hean
dangerously near woodlands
Might Prove HcIp.
In the cultivated counties the far
mers claim this would be a hardshir
They argue that the regulation woul,
apply to the firing of a hedgerow. O
/ hn
the supervisor live three or four mile
away, as would frequently be the case
no doubt, the granger would have {
go to see him. thereby delaying hi
work, or take the consequences. o.
the other hand, it is urged by the ad
Vocates of the bill, that without thi
provision the law would be virtual
useless in the counties where forest
abound 1t Is apparent that somebod
must make a sacrifice, and, as the oh
ject is to prevent the destruction @
timber by fires, and to cultivate foI
estry, the farmers in strictly bucoli
regions should not object If the repr
lations are little too drastic for then
Chairman Moore. of Bradford, Is doin
all he can to pun the bill through tn
agricultural committee.
To Lower Railroad Fare.
A bill which reduces the fare on tn
railroads operating In the state is to b
presented to the Legislature this wee
by the Travelling Mems Protective as
ISOLATION. The bill requires the rairoa
companies to issue mileage books. q
the rate of cents a mile, good on an
road In the state. which may be use
by the holder or family until exhauste,
The association claims to have a men
bership of 100000 in the United State
and strong efforts will be made to s,
cure similar legislation in every stat
and territory in the country.
The large brewers are organizing
make an energetic fight against the bi
introduced In the house by Mr., Cocl
rane of Armstrong, to tax malt liuuo,
hrewed in the state l6 cents a barre
The small brewers favor the bill as
will more equally proportion the ta
paid by them and the larger brewer
1t abolishes the license fee of 81, 900 an
the tax on the capital stock of brewin
companies. The bin Is similar to this
presented to the last Legislature by Rel
resentative Dunlap, of Philadelphia.
would then have passed had not II
committee on rules refused to proviC
an order of business for 1t after 1t ha
been read the second time.