The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
DOINGS AT HARRISBURG.


June l3 will more than likely be Tho
date Of final adjournment now. Or
Thursday the question was called up
and after few of the "trimmers" had
succeed in getting themselves on record
for early adjournment, further consider.
alton was postponed and will probably
come up this evening. Had the House
concurred in the Senate's amendment to
quit on the 9th of June there would have
been no trouble about finishing up all
appropriation bills at that date. But il
can hardly be accomplished now, and so
the 18th will in all probability be fixed
upon as the date.
The House on Tuesday last defeated all
apportionment lls-Congressional, Sem
atorial and Legislative. What makes
this action this more reprehensible is the
fact that it was done at the behest of the
Senate. That body did not want to as
sumo the responsibility of defeating these
measures, and so they ordered it done by
the House, and there were just enough
stupid members in the House TO help
them out. Many of them regret their
action now that they see the trap into
which they were led. Possibly the bills
will be reconsidered. There is but one
extervating circumstance connected with
the defeat of these bills, and that is, they
gave TO the cities of Philadelphia and
Pittsburg increased representation,
which may be sufficient excuse for their
slaughter.
The Revenue bill, which passed the
House by such an overwhelming major
ity, seems to have been put to sleep in
the Senate. Unless the pressure is
turned on the likelihood is that the bill
will not get through that body.
The Smith school appropriation bill is
on for special order Tuesday, when it will
probably pass the House, but what its
fate will be in the upper house is diff
cult to estimate. The bill adds mater
tally to the school funds now received by
the rural communities, but adversely af-
fects the cities and more populous CEN
tres; hence difficulty in getting it
through the legislature.
The Senate having virtually killed the
judicial apportionment bill, Senator
Mitchelps bill detaching jefferson from
Clarion county and making it a separate
district, was called up in the House by
Representative Smith and passed.
should the Governor sign the bill it will
give Jefferson new Judge. jefferson
county is ably represented in both House
and Senate; a fact she should not forget
when the next election comes round.
Governor Hastings on Thursday sent
back to the House without his approval
seven bills granting pensions to National
Guardsmen who contracted typhoid fe-
yer while on duty at Homestead in 1892.
The bills provided for per diem compen-
sation during the illness of these men af-
ter their discharge from the service. The
Governors reason for vetoing these bills
were sustained by an almost unanimous
vote.
The bill to tax beer 25 cents per barrel
passed the House last week and has gone
to the Senate.
The Peltz bill to prohibit pool selling,
receiving and transmitting bets, etc.,
passed the House finally last week after
a hard fight. Since New Jersey crushed
this iniquity out of that State the gam
blers have been trying to gain foothold
in Pennsylvania, and had already sue
ceeded in establishing almost a second
Gloster at Essington, near Philadelphia.
Mr.. Peltz made gamey fight for his
measure against large portion of the
delegation from his city, but the coun-
try members rallied to his support al
most to man, and the honest young
Philadelphian was warmly congratulated
on his triumph.
The bill providing for the acknow-
ledgment and recording of Surplus
Bonds given at Treasurers' tax sales, in
troduced by the writer has been signed
by the Governor and is now law.
The bill which provided that the State
should assume control of all county
bridges spanning public highways, was
recalled from the Governor, and amend
ed to meet his approval. AS it now
stands, and in which form it will proba-
bly, receive executive approval, ii pro-
Vides that the State shall rebuild bridges
which arc hereafter destroyed by fire,
tiooi or otherwise, but leaves the bridges
IN control of counties which shall con-
tinue to keep up the ordinary repairs.
This is the best that can be had at present,
but the time is fast coming when the
State will assume all control of such
bridges.
DR.. and Mrs. S. S. fowler and young
son of Marienville spent a few hours at
the Capital on their return from Cham
bersburg, where the State medical asso-
citation held its annual meeting last week.
During the Doctors stay here he met
with warm welcome from many of his
friends and former fellow members of
the House.
Mr.. Chas. S. Leech, accompanied by
his bright little boy of Marienville, spent
last Tuesday in Harrisburg, and looked
in upon the solons for a short time.
J.E. W.
The administration editor who was