The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-22
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the bill which provides that the State
shall take, control and hereafter maintain
all county bridges which cross streams
that have been declared public highways.
These bridges are to be turned over to
the State, free Of cost, and thereafter their
maintenance, and reconstruction, should
they be destroyed, is to be borne by the
State. The bill, which originated in the
Senate, has passed the House and will 20
to the Governor this week. If he signs
the counties will be relieved Of a large
burden in future maintenance Of these
structures.
The tax conference general revenue
bill had comparatively smooth sailing
through the House, and If the Senate
treats it with the same consideration. by
the next year we will be working under
new law TO provide State revenue,
which its friends claim will be an i'm
provement on the present system. One
feature Of the bill which strikes the av-
erage individual favorably is that which
returns TO the counties about a million
and half of the revenues which hereto
fore were retained by the State. or
course, to msnv counties this will not be
Of very great moment, they paying COM
paritively little into the Golfers of the
Commonwealth.
One or two other bills by which il is
hoped to materially increase the reve-
nues Of the State have passed second
reading in the House, and have some
show Of becoming laws. One requires
the payment Of a bonus by corporations
hereafter incorporated. Another places
tax Of 25 cents barrel on beer sold in
the state. The third provides for the
taxation OF the shares Of stock Of any
hank Incorporated under The Ia IS Of the
Commonwealth. II Is hoped BY the pas
sage Of these measures to provide sufic-
lent revenue 20 meet all demands on the
States sxehequer during the next two
years.
The Governor vetoed the bill to prevent
the killing Of all game for the purpose of
barter or sale for the next two years.
holding that it would give a practical
monopoly of the game of the State into
the hands Of the sportsmen. and prevent
the fellow who enjoys the eating Of il. but
has not the skill TO shoot it, from having
any on his table. The bill was not in
tended to deprive citizens Of the State
from enjoying mess Of game in proper
season, but was drive at the spot hunt
ers' who make it business Of hunting
for the market and generally sell their
game to outside commission merchants.
Immediately after the reading Of the
veto message bill to provide for the es-
tablishment Of a State game commission
was called up. This inspired Ben.
Focht, the energetic and and wide-awake
member from Union county, TO raise the
nice little point ''that il we were to have
no laws that would protect and foster the
game Of our state what was the use OF
creating luxurious and expensive game
commission that would have nothing
TO do but junket about and draw sala-
ries." This little ''tip" settled the game
commission bill, and its friends were
glad to get consent TO have it postponed
for the present" in order 10 save il from
good representative on the floor of the
House, and should send him back as long
as he can be induced TO accept the place
The bill to create the Office of Deputy
Auditor General was sat upen very ef
fectually in the House last week, but the
friends of the bill took advantage Of this
opportunity and in an unguarded mo-
ment got a reconsideration of the vote,
and had the bill placed on the postponed
list, where it will stay unless the House
should drop into a comatose condition
and lose its head.
The House Congressional. Senatorial
and Representative apportionment bills
passed second reading as reported from
committee on Thursday last, though re-
peated attempts were made to amend
them. The Congressional bill places For.
est and Clarion counties in the Venango-
Warren McKean- Cameron district. and
gives 10 Philadelphia and Allegheny each
the extra Congressman to " hich they are
entitled under the census of 1880. Other.
wise the districts throughout the STATE
remain unchanged. Tie bill will un.
doubtedly pass the House and then gC
70 a conference committee. The Sena.
torial bill places Mexican, Elk and For,
est together, and makes many othel
changes. 1t, also, will doubtless pas,
the House and go TO the conference com
mittee, but as many of the Senators ar,
thrown together on the new arrangement
and are bound TO be in any event, thu
making il impossible for one or the othe
OF those so effected TO be returned, ther,
viii be music in the air when the Senat,
comes 10 take up the question. Tba
body does not want to pass any appor
uonment bills, but is seeking to plac,
the responsibility for falling 10 do so OF
the House. All the same the House will
pass the bills and then it will be seer
who is TO blame for the failure.
An unusual event took place in th
House on Friday morning last. The bus
iness Of the session was proceeding al
smoothly enough when a bill was ealle,
up on which the Philadelphia delegation
was divided, and two OF their member
demanded the yeas and nays. They wer
called and the fact developed that ther
was no quorum present. Speaker Wal
ton instructed the Sergeant-at-srms I
lock the doors and ordered ''call Of III
House." Ninety-four members an
swered present" The Sergeant an
his assistants xrara fban ordarad to a.