The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-04

that amendments will be offered TO these
bills which will cover this phase OF the
question.
Every resident Of third class city is In
terested i'm measure offered by Represen-
tative North, OF Mexican county, which
provides for assessment and collection OF
q special tax upon property abutting for
street sprinkling and street cleaning pur
poses.
In any third class city under this act .
majority of the property owners whose
property abuts upon any street may de-
eide TO have the streets sprinkled and
cleaned without the consent Of the minor
ity.
The street, Of course. must be . paved
one, and tho expense Of such sprinkling
or cleaning shall be designated rs street.
cleaning tax, which councils are author
lied and empowered to fix and collect by
ordinance. The tax Is to be levied proper
tionately to the number of feet fronting
on the street to be thus cared for.
To Protect Organized Labor.
Jerry N. Weller, Of Carbon county, who
is one Of the officers Of the Railway EN-
ployes' association, Is the author Of the
bill which was presented last Thursday.
able with q fine Of not less than 81 900 and
imprisonment for a term not exceeding
one year, for any officer, agent or employe
OF any corporation, state or foreign, to CO.
cree, or attempt to coerce, any employe Of
such corporation from joining a lawful
labor organization. The coercion de-
scribed means discharge, or threat to dis
charge from employment. or the black
listing Of any persons who shall be men,
bers OF such organization. 1t Is a sweep
Ing measure, and the object Is to protect
railroad employees, especially those who
are members of or desire to connect them
selves with any Of the railroad organiza-
tions that are now in existence in this
state.
The female school teachers of the state,
who rs rule, in the rural districts espec-
tally, are paid less than male teachers arc
to be protected under q bill offered by Mr..
Seyfert, of Lancaster The bill makes IL
obligatory upon school directors 70 pay fe-
male teachers in public schools the same
compensation as Is allowed to male teach
ers for like service, when holding the
same grade Of certificates. The penalty
for failure to enforce this law Is removal
from office of any offending director or
controller. The female teacher thus dis
eliminated against is required to prove by
one reliable witness before any court Of
record that she is unjustly Disseminated
against, and this shall be the grounds for
removal of director.
From the Democratic side Of the house
there comes bill which is still further de-
signed to increase the cost of public print
ing. Representative Lennon, Of Lehigh
county, proposes by law to place in each
public school of the state, above the pri-
mary grade, one copy Of Smull's Legisla-
tive Handbook, and one copy Of the school
laws and decisions The passage Of this
bill would more than double the present
publication Of Smull's Handbook
Proposed College Appropriations.
The appropriation bills have not been
coming in rapidly as yet The general
publication Of the fact that the state will
be short Of funds has, perhaps, had q
deterrent effect, Among the new bills ap-
pearing, however, is one appropriating
600 900 to Lehigh university. 1t Is offered
by Mr.. Weiss, Of Northampton. The bill
is prefaced by series Of whereases, setting
forth the fact that Lehigh university is
worthy Of the appropriation In view Of
the fact that for nearly thirty years 1t has
maintained high courses Of technical In
struction entirely free, OF course, to all
studenta
1t also claimed that the small charge for
tuition imposed since 1899 Is inadequate
to meet the current expenses of the uni
versity, while the normal income from Its
endowment fund is temporarily sus-
pended.
The appropriation Is asked for in view
Of the fact that the university Is sorely In
need Of funds and also to carry out the
wish of It's founder, that no students OF
good character and scholarship should be
barred from obtaining an education In
consequence Of his inability to pay tuition.
The fight of the week is likely to
center tonight, when an attempt Is "a
be made to line up the house ON the
Mitchell resolution to investigate the
state treasury and auditor generals Office
The anti-Quay people have opposed this
for the reason that 1t will not amount to
anything In the end.
The real reform needed in the state
treasury Is law compelling the payment
of per cent. interest by banks upon all
state deposits. The reformers In the legis
lature fear that the passage Of this bill
will be interfered with by the appoint
ment of an investigating COMMITTEES
which will not investigate. II there
could be any assurance that the appoint.
ment Of an Investigating COMMITTEES
would not interfere with the passage OF
the per cent interest bill, the anti.
Quay, or "Seventy-six," would vote fol
the investigating resolution to man.
State Treasurer Haywood has finished
the preparation Of his annual report tc
the legislature, and 1t contains some rather
interesting information concerning the
state financea
Treasurer Hsywood's Report.
The total receipts during the year end.
ing Nov. 30, 1895, were sls, ,9ls, ,s43 50, tc
which was added a balance Of q, 429, ,654. on
making the available funds during the
year sc, ,843, ,497.68. There was paid out
| s11, ,2S0, s93 AZ. leaving balance Of S5, ,O6s,.
CO., 10. Of which e4,25O, ,257 was in the gen.
| eral fund.
The receipts of the sinking fund wsrs
e84S, ,087. 80, and balance of $40, ,635. 10 wal
added making 81, ,OSs, 722.69; of this s276,.
1850 was psid out, leaving q balance Of
! esl2, 2,S47.19 chsh. The total assets of the
sinking fund are %, 1874 lso. SO, made up OF
above cash, United States bonds, ALE
0henv Valley railroad honda and intarast