Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-25

he bill in executive session, and Chair
man Ritter hopes to be able to report 1t by
the latter pnrt of the week or early next
week The country members will make
determined effort to get it through, and in
order to meet the charge that the bill will
not produce enough revenue, it may be so
amended as to postpone until next year
the time when the provision for turning
over to the counties certain revenues is to
go into effect.
Uncle Georges Big Horseback Ride.
Uncle George Lawrence, as he is affec.
tionatoly called by his friends, served in
the Legislature before majority of his
present colleagues were born, and 1t Is a
common sight to see the veteran sur
rounded by his young friends relating in
cidents of his early public services. When
he was first elected to the house, flfty-two
years ago, the transportation facilities
were extremely poor, and he made the
journey of 2l0 miles from Monongahela
City, in Washington county, to Harris
burg on horseback. Many subsequent
trips We're made the same way by the stall
wart young legislator before the railroads
superseded the old sorrel horse
The old man has frequently expressed
desire to ride once more over the old route,
and as he has an idea that this will be his
last term Mt Harrisburg he has determined
to crafty the longing at the close of the
session and return to his home in the old
way. A number of the members lave ar
ranged to present their venerable colleague
with horse and trappings, and n delega-
tion of them will accompany him on the
journey. The route after leaving Harris
burg will be along the old state road
through Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton,
Bedford Somerset and Westmoreland
counties to the waters of the Mononga
hela. Arrangements will be made to give
the veteran statesman hearty receptions
in some of the principal towns along the
route.
The oil excitement has struck the men,
bers of the legislature and they go to
Representative AL Smiley for pointers,
and what he doesn't know about oil is not
worth knowing. He laid the first pipe
line ever laid, and has made and lost sew
eral fortunes. While on his way to Har-
risburg from his home last Monday he
stepped into the Exchange in Pittsburg.
After he had taken his bearings he in
structed friendly broker to buy him u
little OIL Thirty minutes later Al was
ithuy ltuNt, anu bOlu bnc DTOhtT W SUI.
The latter got his commission and as the
Clarion county statesman left the Ex-
change he showed $3.50 into his pocket with
n smiling remark: That's my weeks ex-
penses, anyhow" Smiley is still in oil,
but that was merely little sample of pick
ing up $3.50 in half an hours time on moth
ing
Northampton's Health Representative.
DIR. Il. G. Zulich, a son of Representative
G. b. Zulich, of Northampton, has been
selected to represent the state board of
health in that county.
Very few bills of any Importance have
so far passed both branches of the legisla-
ture, and there are still about one thou
sand bills to be considered, among them
being all the appropriation, the revenue
and apportionment bills.
The senate is plodding along in the same
easy going manner that has characterized
its proceedings since the opening of the
session. Its calendar is about cleared and
If necessary the senators could go home
for good the close of the week. The senate
has the happy faculty of working without
n quorum. This was done last Thursday.
The senate appropriation committee will
be ready to report large amount of bills
the last of the week. The subcommittee
have about completed a tour of the various
state charitable and penal institutions
asking aid