The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-02-28


Of the provisions Of the Revenue
Bill now before the Committee on
Ways and Means, the Chairman of
said Committee would be obliged to
you if you would forward to him the
names and addresses of such per-
sons. Arrangements will be made
to hear kindred interests at the same
time. FRANK Nj. RfTFR.
Chairman, Committee
The Compulsory Education Bill
was reached several different times
on second reading but was not call
ed up. The question apparently is
not quite in shape. Whether the
Philadelphia majority fight has any
thing to do with it or not do not
know. but evidently the matter is
not mature. The bill will not have
clear sailing, but it may pass.
Any proposition that aims to bring
children into the schools and under
practical application will be found
Ineffective and easily evaded must
of necessity undergo considerable
crossfire before it reaches the hands
of the governor.
Senator Landis' Bill to extend the
minimum school term was defeated
in the Senate lacking three votes of
having a constitutional majority.
That will, no doubt, stay all efforts
of persons who were anxious to in
crease the term. The writer is graf
flied that the matter was settled in
the Senate but regrets somewhat
that he had no opportunity to prove
his position on this bug. bear of n
question. The Senator from this
district voted right on this issue.
understand Marshalls Pipe Line
Bill, the bill consolidating compel
, ing pipe lines has passed the House
and to the writer it appears as
though the Standard Oil Company
had scored another victory. Just
) what people mean by enlarging tn,
) privileges of such gigantic corpora
, tions is more than your correspon
, dent can understand. Competition
+, in the production of oil must be al
) desirable n condition as in the pro
duction and transportation of an,
, other commodity. Under the pro
) visions of the bill competition is no
, natural and one mighty audaciou
power may control the oil interests
of this Commonwealth and thei
what? Why, the people pay for it
of course.
The House Committee on Educa
tion reported bill providing for O
= change in the distribution of the
State appropriation to schools which
. will be, if it passes, more equitable
than the present plan. The bill pro.
sIvidvs that one third Of the appro
priation shall be given pro rata tc
the schools and the remaining two
thirds on the basis of ftaxables. Sny.
der county would be the '.ainer, un.
: der the proposed plan, by several
thousand dollars. The bill should
pass but it will receive the united
and determined opposition of all the
city chaps.
The Senate passed the Bird Book
Bill with some amendments in
which the House concurred. If the
Governor takes different view of
the measure than Patton there will
bean enlarged edition of DR.. Warrens &
Book, but not before the wren and
blue-bird will contend for the pos
session of the house.
, Abolition of the December Reg.
lister of Voters. The trial to abolish
theIDecember regristry passed sec.
ond reading after encountering not q
little opposition from the city fel
lows. The country chaps were unit.
, ed i'll doing away with this unneces
sary expenditure of money because
q there is no reason whatever for this
, expense even if some of the city folks
, will have to forego the pleasures oi
the seashore for a time. This bill
will save the county between two
: and three hundred dollars every
y year. There are several others fea
: lures in the Baker ballot law tina,
q need to be changed.
A Senate Road Bill was just re
ported to.the House. 1t gives the
county commissioners discretionary
power to open, locate, construct, ex
+, tend, repair, and maintain publ,
, roads in the townships of the sew
eral counties and to provide for tn,
, expenses thereof. The bill is mo-
lcomDulsory which faatura 10 NOT al,