The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12
WORK At State CAPITOL
Representative MOOre'S House Bill
Covered with Bristles.
AID FOR THE SCRANTON HOME
MIR. OMalley Introduces Measure Call.
ing for an Appropriation of $4,000.
New Circuit Court Bili-A Min.
ing Department Scheme.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

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cities of the third-class shall consti-
tute part of the poor district and school
districts of such cities. The object of
these acts is to bring the recently an
neXed portion of CarbouGale under the
provisions of the poor and school laws
of Carbondale city. There are at pres
ent about 1000 people who are annexed
to that city and have no means for
providing education for their children
or provisions for the care and support
of the INDECENT. While the part an
nexed comes under the control of the
municipal government there seems to
be some DOUBT as to whether they are
part of the city or township school and
give them legal status and settle the
question.
Mr.. O'Malley also presented bill
appropriating $4,000 to assist in the
erection of the new home for the friend
less at North Park, Scranton. He is
working assduously to secure the Sl2,-
900 appropriation for the Carbondale
hospital, and the bill introduced this
evening will have no effect on the Car
bondale appropriation.
Mr. Moore's Measure.
Representative Moore. of Bradford,
the leader of the Granger element on
the floor of the house, has succeeded in
getting through the house a bill which
is not even satisfactory to all the farm
ers. 1t will likely suffer the well merit
ed fate of the AK on the senate side.
The bill makes it unlawful for a person
to even reach over a farmers fence and
pluck Il blackberry. Walking over a
farm or shying a stone at the brown
chestnut burr. is also provided for by
a heavy fine. If this bill We're to be-
come law all the pleasure of going
to the country for the city folk would
be destroyed. 1t would be impossible
to wander through the lanes and fields
without first getting the permission of
the owners, and they might live miles
away from their property.
If the house concurs in a resolution
lately presented to it by irrepressible
John Fow. of Philadelphia. another
paternalistic triumph will have been
achieved. That resolution asked for
the appointmnt of a committee to con-
fer with the board Of public buildings
and grounds on the advisability of
putting in it's own heat and light plant.
He produced figures furnished by the
auditor general showing that the state
pays about $4,000 a year for light
and nearly as much for heat.
Governor Hastings was at first dis
posed to be against the visitation of
the various institutions receiving state
aid by the committees on appropria-
tions, but he is understood to have
changed his mind. When it was pre-
sented to him that a personal inspec-
ton of the hospitals and other insti-
tutions was necessary to an intelligent
discharge of the duties of the commit
tees, he was convinced, and it may be
safely asserted that the Inspections of
the subcommittee will be more rigid
than ever before. There will be a
cutting down of appropriations to GER
tain favored institutions that have for
several years been getting the lions
share.
New Circuit Court Bill.
Another circuit court bin has been in.
troduced, this time by Senator Ne
Carrell. Instead Of establishing siN
separate courts, composed of the va
rious common pleas judges, as in th'
Brewer bill, it proposes one separa Il
court of five or seven judges. 1t /.
contended that this plan has many
advantages over the other the principa
one being that it would insure a uni
formity of decisions. Senator Brewer
who introduced his bill by request, has
expressed himself as more favorable tC
the McCarrell bill than to his own. Tn,
indications are that both will be SEN
back to the committee and new bill
framed containing the best features o.
both the present bills.
Under existing laws the various mint
inspectors have practically no responsl
BILE head. and the bill which is belns
fathered by Senator Coyle Of Schuyl
kill, is intended to remedy that defec
by the creation of a mining department
under the charge of the commissions
Of mines at salary of $4,000. He will
be appointed by the governor for
term of four years. He is authorized Il
employ not more than five clerks, one o
whom shall be designated as his deputy
and receive a salary of $500 TIL
other clerks are to be paid salaries o
$1.500 each. The mine inspectors will
be appointed as under the present law
and shall not exceed in number fort,
for the entire state, with salaries as a
present of $4,000 each. The propose,
commissioner of mining Is to have full
power to enforce the mining laws of tn
state, and is given authority to ente
ifpn fpr l..
spection and investigation. lie will
have full control over the various min
inspectors. and is to see that they de
vote their whole time to the work 70
which they are paid.
The governor informed the senat
that he has signed the resolution TO
the appointment of a committee to in
vestigate the Norristown and Warmers
vile hospitals.
Bills Introduced.
The house met at s O'Clock. Anon
the house bills read in place were tn
following:
Mr.. ,Stineman, Cambria-Permittin
disabled soldiers, who are peddlers, t
canvass for or solicit orders and dc
liver goods without being owners q
same.
Mr.. Grigsby, Lawrence-Proyidln
that in all public professions no fla
except that of the United States sha
be carried, and that no flag except tn
Stars and Stripes shall be iioated fror
any public or private building unles
occupied by foreign minister
Mr.. Kratz. Montgomery--Prov
for the appointment of commission I
purchase the histories of various reg
Ssents of Pennsylvania volunteers VIII