The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-05-03
QUAY COUNTY KNOCKED OUT.
BE Bin Defeated In the House-Leg:sIa
tive Matters

sIe Bin Defeated In the HOu-e-Legssla
tive Matters
HARRIsBURG. Nav In the house,
the bill creating d new county out OF
portions OF the counties Of SchuylkiI!
ana Luzerne. TO be called Quay county,
in honor of the JUNIOR United States
senator from this state. was defeated.
the measure receiving y less than the
required number ot votes.
The order OF business was bills o.
third reading. On account of the De
bate on the new county bill, lite
other business was transacted.
a congressional opportionment bii!
was reported from the committee by
Chairman Lawrence The bill gives
Philadelphia and Allegheny each an al
dltiOual congressman. Chester an
Delaware constitute the Seventh dis
trict Montgomery and Bucks the
Eighth. Northau ton Monroe. Pike
and Carbon the Mn h: Jerks and lie
high the Tenth: Lancaster the Eleventh
Lackawauna the INcII n; LuZerne tht
Thirteenth: SchuylkiI l the Fourteenth
Dauphin, Perry and Lebanon the FIT
teeuth: Bradford. Susqucl anna. Wayne
and WvOm NJ the Sixteen h: TiOga Pot
Ier, LycOming z Clinton, the Seventeenth
Columbia, Montour. Northumberland
and Sullivan the Eighteenth: Hunting
don. Aliftiin, Juniata, Snyder. I Mon
Franklin and Fulton the Nineteenth
Adams, York and Cumberland the
Twentieth; Cambria. Bar. Somerset
and Bedford the Twenty first; West
mOreland, Indiana. Armstrong and JET
ferSOn the Twenty second; Allegheny
the Twenty-thIrd. 1wenty-fOurth anu
Twenty fifth; Fayette. Washington
and Greene tie Twenty sixth; Beaver,
I RrTrl lsA
Twentv->eventh: Crawford and Erie
the Twenty eighth; NenangO, Warren
Mexican, Cameron, Clarion and Forest
the Twenty ninth, and CleartieId, Cen
ter and Elk the ThIrueth.
Under this ;:pportiOument the Demo
Gratis would be reasonably sure Of carry
ing five districts III the state-the Ninth,
Tenth, Eighteenth, Twentieth and the
Thirtieth, with chances III the Ihlr-
teenth, Fourteenth and Twenty sixth.
Alr. Marshall secured reconsideration
of his bill to allow receivers, aSsignees,
guardians, trustees, etc, to include the
lawful expenses III executing their
trusts, not exceeding l per cent of the
amount of such bonds, which was de
feated last Friday and then laid aside
for future consideration.
The bill was introduced fixing a site
on the capitol grounds for a monument
to the memory of Governor Curtin. to
be erected by the SiXteenerS' dSsOcia
ton. \ resolution of thanks to the
trustees and faculty of the University
of Pennsylvania for their courtesy to
the members of the house during their
recent visit to the institution, was
adopted
The bill creating the Office of deputy
auditor general passed second reading
on Il special order and viii be cOnsld-
cred today on third reading and tina
passage. Should the bill become law
the pace viii be given to Captain
Bricker, the present corporation clerk
of the department.
The Cotton building and loan asSOCia-
ton bill provoked a long discussion
The measure was on the calendar fOi
third reading and final passage. 1t au-
thOrIZeS these associations 10 Issue C
per cent of their capital is pad up stock
for investment. the stock 10 be taxed
the same as bank stock. The measure
was introduced by Mr.. Cotton at the
request of the PittsbJrg Building and
Loan association. Mr.. Clarency and
other Philadelphians opposed the bill
Mr.. Niles urged its passage because it
gives the home associations the sam,
privileges As the foreign concerns do NJ
business in the state The vote ui
final passage of the bill was-yeas, 1G
nays. 81.
The McQuOwn schooIboOk bill went
70 its last long s.eep for this session OF
TIE Legislature and the trust received Il
well merited defeat III the house An
effort was made To pass finally this in
strument of the Schoolbook trust. but
the opposition was too strong. The bIl.
prohibited school boards from changing
textbooks Oftener than once III five
years after their adoption.
There We're IO2 members opposed t,
the measure, and Il for il. Less than
a constitutional majority having voted
the bill fell This viii likely be the
end of the measure. a. it Will be nearly
impossible TO overcome the opposition
shown.
The Seyfert bill. which provides tha-
female teachers shall receive the samt
compensation as mail teachers wheI
holding similar positions went through
on final passage with only l6 vote
against it The bill introduced by Cap
tain French Washington county,, au
tLoIizing school directors to qualify
each other befO entering upon tn,
duties of office, also passed finally.
Only 81 votes We're recorded againS
the final passage of the Talbot bill. al
lowing street railway companies t.
consolidate. Mr.. Corouthers iPhila
delphia), an earnest opponent of al
mOnopOlieS. made strong Speeci
against the bill. He said IL was agains
public interest and would benefit non,
but traction companies. The speake
said he thought there ought to be com
peting lines. so that the people in cite
would he given quicker transit and bet
ter accommodations. No other speeche
Were made.
The Weyand bill. amending the frs
section of the act of June +. 1885, pas sc,
finally in the house. The law relate
TO the return of monies escheated il
the state. Under its provisions divi
dends remaining in banks unclaime,
for u certain time are eScheated TO tn
commonwealth. They can be gOtteI
out under certain processes of law, bu
the dividends of other corporations can
not. The purpose of this bill Is to brini
these other dividends under the pro
visions of the act.
The senate adjourned out of respec
to the memory CO Representativ
Lemon.
The body of the dead representative
| was taken TO Pittsburg this morning
| after lying in state at the capitol.
m'BRYOE IN PITTSBURG.