Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-14

| The Shortt education bill is being
| pushed through the house. 1t has passed
the senate. The measure provides that
| diplomas shall be issued to graduates of
| high schools, seminarieS and academies,
which puts these people on u better foot
Ing than those who graduate from state
normal schools. Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction Schaeffer does not like tho
| bill because 1t puts too much work on his
department, aside from its other bad fea-
lures. He will have to send out questions
for the examinations and then go over the
papers when they are returned. This
would necessitate the handling of 100000
manuscripts annually and would involve
| great expense. A system like this is in
vogue in New York.
| To Restrict Liquor Licenses.
The people of jefferson county have pc
titioned the legislature for legislation pro-
viding all applications for licenses to sell
liquor shall be refused in any city, ward,
borough, township, county or park when
majority of the residents of a lawful age
or of the property holders or the holders of
property OF the largest aggregate value
unite in remonstrance against them. The
house has been flooded with petitions in
favor of tho Penniwell local option bill.
The Farr compulsory education bill has
gone through the house. 1t passed the
final stage last Thursday after the most
exciting scenes In the house this session.
The Republicans moved the previous ques-
ton before the Democrats had spoken on
the bill. This raised the ire of the minority
and they declined to vote on the final pas
sage of tho measure. Only thirteen votes
were recorded against it. The Smith re-
ligious garb bill has passed second reading
In the house and will come up on third
reading next Tuesday. The opposition to
1t comes principally from the Democrats
and the representatives of the coal regions.
Governor Hastings has affixed his sigma
ture to the Marshall pipe line repeal bill.
In giving notice to the house of his ap-
proval of the measure the governor accom-
panied his message with statement Civ
Ing his reasons therefor. 81 am convinced
that the act of 1889, which the bill repeals,"
says the governor, sis directly the reverse
of it's ostensible object Instead of encour-
aging competition and fostering the build
ing of pipe lines to compete with each
other, the fact that when the property be-
comes improbable the owners are prohib-
tied by law from selling it must neces-
sarily discourage investors in such enter
prise. All legislation, the tendency of
which is to control, hamper or restrain in
dividual enterprise, should. in my opin-
ion, be closely scanned, and unless some
great public reason exists to the contrary
1t is much better that all commercial en-
terprises should remain unfettered by
legislation"
The governor has vetoed the bill for an
other edition Of the famous "bird book"
His reasons are that while the publication
is useful and popular the finances of the
state will not admit of another edition at
this time. Following out this line of veto
the governor will soon have the appropria-
tions within the limit.
Governor Hastings will send to the SEN
ate during the week, likely tomorrow, a
list of staff appointments. Among them
will be Colonel Ezra II. Ripple of Scran-
ton, commander of the Thirteenth regi-
ment, as commissary general, to succeed
Colonel Richard 5. Edwards of Gwynedd,
and Major Everett Warren of Scranton,
president of the State League of Republican
clubs, vice Colonel Dewitt Cuyler, Of
| Philadelphia. Jacob Greene, of Philadel-
phia, will be appointed color sergeant in
place of Alex w. Bergstresser, of this city.
Greene was color bearer ON the staff Of
General Hartranft when he was governor,
and afterward held the same rank on the
division staff under him.
The Coyle mining bill creating mine in
spectors galore has been submitted to n
committee of eight miners, four inspectors
and four operators, half of each num-
Der to come from the anthracite and BIZ
luminous regions respectively. The COM
mittee will meet here next Wednesday.
The Department of Agriculture.
The governor has not yet acted upon the
bill creating department of agriculture.
The applicants for the places created by
the act are numerous. There seems to be
no doubt of the appointment of Secretary
Edge, of the state board Of agriculture, as
chief of the department.
The board of public buildings and
grcunds has engaged Captain Louis r.
Walters, of PhGnixville, to work out a
plan for the improvement of the acoustic
properties of the hall of the house OF repro
sentativcs. He has made careful measure
ments of the room, and is convinced that
the defects can be remedied. A similar
defect in the capitol at Des Moines was
corrected by changing the pitch of the
ceiling. Captain Walters says the prob
lem is difficult one and will have to be
worked out scientifically. He believes the
most feasible plan for the permanent i'm
|
ceiling This would involve greater ex.
penditure of money than the board would
care to authorize at this time. The heavy
lambrequins whfch have been placed in
the windows have made slight improve
ment in the acoustic properties of the
room.
Senator Quay was guest at the execu.
tive mansion last Thursday night. This
is the first time he has seen the governor
since his election, and his visit was purely
social, During the evening the senator
had conference with Chairman Gilkeson
of the Republican state committee, and
other politicians at the state capitol
Mayor-elect Warwick, of Philadelphia
was guest Of the governor at the mansion
on Tuesday night.
A new senatorial BILL similar to that
vetoed by Governor Pattison four years
ago, has been read the first time in the
house. 1t makes a radical change in the
districts in the western end of the state
Allegheny's representation Is increased
from four to five, by making new dis
al