The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-24
fARR BILL PASSES SENATE
Compulsory Education Measure Now
Awaits Governors Signature.
DOUTHETT BILL TRIUMPHANT
The Compiler of smiths Handbook
Secures an Increase OF Salary.
MIR. Miles Of Tioga Explains.
SENT. Monthly Pay Law.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.

Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Harrisburg. April 23.-The Farr COM
pulsory education bin passed the sem
ate finally today. by u vote OF SS TO ..
Every senator voted for II with the
exception OF Senators Haines, or YORK;
Hyde. Of Elk. and Rowland. of Pike.
who voted may" and Senators Ban
non, Cochran. Green. Kaufman. Kline.
Laubach. Smith. Stiles and White. who
are recorded as absent or not voting"
The only important change made by the
senate In the bill as 1t came from the
house relates to truant officers. Sec
tion third of the bill as passed by the
senate reads as follows:
II deemed necessary for the better en-.
forcement of the provisions OF this act.
boards OF school directors or school cor
troilers in cities, boroughs and townships
may employ one or more persons, 10 De
known as attendance officers, whose duty
1t shall be to look after. apprehend and
place In such schools as the person in pa
rental relation may designate, truants ana
Others who fail TO attend school in ac-
cordance with the provisions OF this act.
The persons appointed such attendance Of
dcers shall be- entitled TO such compensa-
tion, not exceeding 81 day, as shall De
hxed by the boards appointing them and
such compensation may be paid out of the
school fund. Boards of school directors or
controllers may set apart school rooms in
public school buildings for children who
are habtual truants or who are insubor-
dinate or disordsrly during their attend
ance upon instruction in the public schools.
Every body Is Happy.
The employment Of such truant Off
GERS is made optional In rural dis
tricts 1t would be unnecessary; but in
cities such officials would be desirable
adjuncts OF the laws enforcement.
The clause relating to separate rooms
for habitual truants and others is like
wise permissory. not mandatory, and
was adopted mainly out of Difference to
Allegheny county educators. They
hold that in large cities like Pittsburg
and Philadelphia such privilege may
be very necessary when the act
reaches out and takes in many whose
surroundings and training are not Of
the best
With q few exceptions. everybody is
pleased at the passage of this bill. 1t
Will go to conference, for ratification by
the house conferrees, after which its
passage to the executives desk is likely
to be rapid. There Is no doubt that
Governor Hastings will approve it.
Representative Farr today received
many congratulations.
Busy Day in House.
This was a busy day in the house
-Ths members started in with a de-
Termination to do something and they
SUCCEEDED in disposing of ten bills on
second reading on special orders and
several others on final passage. The
Ds@te-
with ease. The bitter fight promised
by the opposition did not materiallze
Mr.. Tillbrook. of McKeesport, second
ed by Mr.. Richey, tried TO amend the
bill for the annexation Of the outlay
IL * districts OF Pittsburg so as to re-
Quire % per cent. instead of per cent
of the voters of these municipalities to
petition the court for an election to
decide the question of annexation.
Their efforts failed. as did all other at
ternpts Of the opposition to amend the
bill.
Mr.. Cotton. who had this measure In
charge, had it amended so as to cor
rect the phraseology and grammatical
errors and then 1t went through on
second reading without roll call. The
two companion bills came up on spe-
read the second time. All three meas
ures come up on special orders tomor-
row for third reading and final pas
sage.
The bill increasing the salary Of the
adjutant general from $500 to $4,000 a
year, which was on the calendar for
second reading on a special order, was
postponed by Representative Ander-
not be reached. The bill will be con-
sidered on second reading on May "A
and third reading and final passage
on May 2l. The bill taxing wholesale
dealers Of cigarettes $50 a year and re-
tailers SIS, was recommltted to the
committee on vice and immortality, on
motion Of Chairman Cochrane.
The statement of State Treasurer
jackson showing the condition of the
state treasury, which was received by
the house last Friday, was referred to
the committee on ways and means
This action was taken at the sugges-
ton Of Mr.. Bliss. Of Delaware. who
made a speech in favor of increasing
the revenues of the state to meet the
demands Of the public schools and
charity.
The bill taxing aliens and making
their employers responsible for the
payment Of the tax passed second
reading on a special order. The Dou-
theft bill to establish a state school
book board and provide for the pur-
chase Of school books at the lowest
prices. went through on final passage
on a special order.
Mr.. Miles Explains.
Mr.. Miles, Of Tioga, rising to a ques-
tion Of personal privilege, stated that
q dispatch in u morning paper to the
effect that he had decided for the COM
pittee Of judiciary general that the
fice OF deputy auditor general Is un-
NECESSARY was incorrect. He said no
ac pn had been taken on the bill, and
THAI 1t was still under consideration.
Mr.. Kerr, Of York, called up the bill
authorizing the erection and mainten-
nnce of eel weirs and fish baskets for
the catching Of eels during q limited
period each year. 1t was defeated-yeas,
SIS; nays, 81, being less than a constitu-
tional majority.
Other bills which passed finally were
the following: Providing for the taxa
fion OF aliens; providing for the release
and discharge OF encumbrances on land
In all cases In which the period Of 21
years has elapsed after the privilege
has become due: authorizing county
commi issoners to sell to actual settlers
iah1d convey unseated lands belonging
70 the several counties; exempting sew
3ng machines leased or hired from levy
Ser sale on execution or distress for rent;