Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-04

viding that no courts other than election
courts should sit on any election day.
The action of Philadelphia garbage col
lectors in hauling their slop across the
line into Delaware county has induced
Senator Baker to introduce bill making
1t unlawful for anyone to collect garbage
In cities where other provision has been
made for its disposal and feed it to domes-
tic animals which are used for food. A
penalty of $25 fine for each Violation is
imposed
The House Making Slow Progress.
There now remain over /, 100 bills on
the senate and house calendars, and not
less than 200 in committee that will be
brought out. The average number of bills
passing the house finally last week was
only three day. Usually about 375 bills
are passed each session.
The appropriation, revenue and appor-
tionment bills are still in committee, ex-
cept the judicial apportionment bill. This
measure has gone through the house, and
will be read the first time in the senate
next Monday. During the past week the
governor signed five bills. He has not vet
acted on John Fow's bill to abolish the
kissing of the Bible in administering oaths
This is the only bill before the governor
awaiting his action. The friends of the
measure believe it will be approved. The
resolutions calling for clerical correction
In the bills creating n separate orphans
court in Schuylkill and providing for a
license for private detectives are still I'M
signed. Up to date the governor has ap-
proved fifteen bills, vetoed five and signed
twenty-five resolutions
The boomers of a greater Pittsburg"
will make an effort this evening to secure
a special order for the annexation bills.
These measures have passed the senate
and are on the house calendar for second
reading, The anti-Quay county people are
opposing the bills, and the chances are the
Pittsburgers will not be allowed this priv
tlege. The Baker Sweat shop" bill, which
provides for eight additional factory in
spectors, will come up on special order
for second reading tomorrow and third
reading on Wednesday. The pure food
bill comes up on Thursday for second
reading. 1t is almost identical with that in
troduced in the 1893 session by the late Ben
Hewitt, of Altoona, and vetoed by Cover
nor Pattison. The bill has been amended
to meet the objections which We're then
made against it. The chances are that it
will go through with practically no opposi-
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sleeping car companies is near the head of
the second reading calendar, and will come
up during the week The Douthett meas
ure, providing for the purchase of school
books at publishers prices and the Ritter
judges retirement bill are also on the cal
endar for second reading and will be taken
up this week.
Appointed on the Governors StafH.
Governor Hastings will strengthen his
military family this week Those who
profess to speak by authority say he will
appoint Major Everett Warren, of Scran-
ton, judge advocate general, and Colonel
Thomas Potter, of Philadelphia, assistant
commissary general. Colonel Potter held
this position on the staff of Governor
Beaver. A successor will also be named
to Louis w. Read, of Norristown, surgeon
general. Colonel Read has occupied this
position for twenty years, having been
originally appointed by Governor Hart
ranft The governors personal friends
have man for this place and it has been
decided by the executive to drop Read.
There We're IA few changes in the depart.
ments today Guy H. Davies of Bradford,
n son OF ex-Lieutenant Governor Davies,
goes into the governors office as executive
clerk. Mr.. Davies succeeds Captain Will
lam f. Reber, of Bellefonte. w. Scott
Hammond of York, becomes clerk in the
adjutant generals department. Horace
Blue, of Danville, a clerk in the state de-
partment, retired on Saturday. and A L.
Crist, of Williamsport, clerk in the ad-
Jutant generals department, was given
notice to quit. A most important change
is the retirement today OF Deputy Com
missioner Awl, of this city, who Is sue