The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-06
fARR'S BILL Considered
Committee on Education Spends a
Session Reviewing the Measure.
THE APPORTIONMENT BILL
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Harrisburg, Pa, Feb 5.-The commit
tee on education met this afternoon
and spent the entire session considering
the Farr compulsory education bill.
Mr.. Seyfert was necessarily absent, but
deputized Representative Burrell to act
for him. Mr.. Farr did not desire to
consider the educational measures in
the absence of Mr.. Seyfert, but that
gentleman was persistent in urging the
committee to act upon them. Each sec
tion of the Farr bill was taken up and
acted upon and all were unanimously
adopted, except the sixth section, re-
lating to the formulation of rules and
regulations concerning the enforcement
of the bill. On motion of Mr.. Farr this
section was stricken out and a section
inserted, making it misdemeanor for
the secretary of the board of directors
or controllers to refuse or neglect to
comply with the provisions of the act.
Several minor amendments were also
made. The bill was then held over for
Il meeting of the committee tomorrow
afternoon, when Mr.. Seyfert, the au-
thor of the other educational bill, will
cred The meeting was most har-
monious and the general sentiment of
the committee that the F'arr bill is an
excellent shape.
Chairman Culbertson, of the legisla-
tive apportionment committee, today
announced the subcommittee ap-
pointed to prepare the Legislative appor-
tionment bill to be presented to the
house. The subcommittee consists of
Clarency, Philadelphia; Farr Lacka-
wanna: Robb, Allegheny; Focht, Union,
and Biddle. Bedford. This committee
will at once begin the task of preparing
the bill
Relative to School Books.
Harrisburg Feb. 5.-One of the edu-
cational measures before the house in
which considerable interest is taken is
Representative Donthett's bin to estab-
lish a school book board, consisting OF
the governor, the secretary of the COM
monwealth and the superintendent of
public instruction, whose duty it shall
be to arrange with school book pub
lishers to supply all school directors in
the state with suitable text books.
This contract shall last for five years.
The object of the bill is to provide the
lowest price for school books and Sc
cure uniformity in teaching.
Another interesting bill. which is of
special concern to liquor dealers, has
been proposed by Representative Con-
rad, of Philadelphia. 1t relates to the
revocation of licenses and provides that
no rule to show cause why a retail
liquor license should be revoked shall
be granted by any judge except upon
an affidavit first made and filed, giving
the name and residence of the persons
making the affidavit, together with
specific and particular grounds, giving
the accurate date, particulars and
facts of the alleged violation of law. n
copy of which affidavit shall be served
upon the salOonkeeper No rule shall
be made until it has been proven to the
satisfaction of the court that the pro-
visions of this act have been complied
with.