The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-01-14
'I[V I[GISLAION SUGGESTED
|, GOVERNOR HASTINGS.
-..,.v Necessary in tho Making Of
Appropriations.

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Baer. Cleveland.
r.rs,ror expresses satisfaction at the
w. rrosperity Of this State during
a"n, General depression. During that
:, we're no riots and no p%estiience.
Isrs-al good advice Is given to the
,ndhe inyokes public respect for
s,Srs and their work. The I iern.
..Tse Individual or corporation that
.h,sin dishonest advantage over his
az competitor. or to bring gain to
=, The expense OF the STATE, as well
.,Iher and lobbyist, should be driven
am halls as the common enemy OF the
,svenue OF the State In 1895 was
~ and In 1896 was $40, l76. 745, which
a the estimates only because the
General and Attorney General were
d IN enforcing the payment OF overdue
.,,tinc fund receipts from December
=" November 80, 1895. were S652, 800.
nsynen,s were $27S, 739. The State
,f5ber /, 1895, was S6,sl6,30S At
H. time the assets OF the sinking fund
IgTsO2. The sinking fund receipts
b.csmper |. 1925, to November 80, 1896,
la 0s1. and the payments were S267,-
Fhe Total public deUt December l, 1896.
s5 SO5, and the sinking fund assets
ia $50. This leaves the net debt
|lli. the lowest for 80 years.
G~oyernor saws that the distribution OF
Cts appropriation OF So, 800, 200 to the
schoolsls not fair and equitable. The
b,ion |, based upon the number OF
n tayables in each district, and this
rtsates against districts which lack in-
10 hold their adult pc. 'lation. The
? q, school children shoud be con.
"a well as the number OF taXables.
|, number OF schools. The Governor
says:
time has now come, in my judgment,
he great raral districts should be- sup.
si;h high school facilities equal to
Inioyei by the towns and smaller cities
commonwealth.
p,e OF our farming people who desire
led education for their children are
at extraordinary expense in sending
way from home, while many OF the
residents Of farming communities are
led from advancing their boys and
tyond the common schools because
kannOt afford the increased outlay.
!, the opportunity for education at
parents are constantly compelled to
the tendency Of youth to stay away
ONE after they have formed new asso-
and attachment, and have become
with the lie they find In towns and
A glance at the census report shows
ti all growth and shifting OF the pop
In the State, the agricultural por-
b beng depopulated more and more
bar.
tine ts at hand to give the youth OF
wnsnips advantages equal to those
IN the tOwDs and smaller cities, and
nedy II is believed Is neither expcn-
: at variance with our educational
The township high school is need
Cr agricultural communities to pro-
kqnal opportunities and advantages
Jose now In existence In the towns. II
b~ulation OF one township, and other
ons. should not require a separate
|hool, two or more townships could
pd ipintly share the expense and ad-
some discussion OF penal systems.
Ftrnof recommends n modification OF
Pit Eng ish law, so thar all the peni-
r. and 1lls shall be controlled by a
ommiss,og, with branch commissions
f%ounties, having power to transfer
RS from one institution to another.
Governor recommends another hos
The insane. There are now five. all
pwded. The annual increase OF the
y alarming. running for IS years, at
fage OF OF SlS. He believes the new
non shou d be entirely under homeo-
management. The Increase of in
30 rapid that tho Governor thinks
mites should build the asylums and
part OF the burden.
defects OF the ballot law are named
endnrnts suggested,
non Is called TO the necessity OF bet
Iic roads.
improvements in tho details OF fac
Pectlon are suggested. The present
men limits the age OF children em-
lh factories, should be extended TO
al other ayocations In which thew
p,oyed, and the restriction OF the
iabor OF minors to 60 hours a week
hlso apply to women. This tenement
~ law Is now evaded by what il
le family WORKER" or those who
- work home to be completed and
tlel II in various ways tina entirely
the law The law should be- so
US to require all family workers to
peclal permit fromthe Factory De.
before securing work, certifying
IT houses are clean and in proper
condition. Such workers should
brought under tho control of The
Department.