Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-02-02

irmed. The only opposilion N0'
" the confirmation of Rev DR.. George
/, Reed. of Dickinson college, as So tie
;hrp -;an Senator Washburn. ray
=. = s.id DIR. Reed would not - rand 70
ia duties but sell out the o. dee tooth
ers. as it was given in ps- ,ment for a
political obligation. 20 one voted
against confirmation. however. Wash
bnrn declining to vo' .e.
William HassoD Democrat, Venango
read in the house "a bill TO provide for
the construction and completion of a
capitol building and making an appro-
priation therefor.
Gov. Stone Gen D. Mem. Gregg.
Reading; Louis A. Watres. Scranton;
F. Jones, Pittsburg; A J. Cassatt
and Robert E. Patterson, Philadelphia,
and A. A. Palmer, of Franklin, are
named as commission and are instruct
ed to provide with the least possible de
lay, either by completing the present
structure, remodeling it, or by remov-
ing it and erecting an entirely new
structure on revised plans
The said building shall be fireproof
and as nearly as possible of the Renais-
sance style of architecture. known as
the colonial. The commissioners are
authorized to employ architects and ex-
merits and to finish the new building by
November 1, 1901.
The cost is limited to S2,0OO,OOO, in
addition to what still remains of the
$3.50. 900 originally appropriated The
commissioners are to receive no compen-
sation for services.
In the House Tuesday, Mr.. Hosack of
Allegheny presented pension bill for
Judges, providing that any law judge
after having attained the age of 20
wears. and haYing held his commission
for at least twenty years consecutlvely'
or, if not continuously in the same
court, having faithfully served as a
Judge altogether thirty years, shall be-
fore the expiration of his term resign,
he shall thereafter in consideration of
such resignation and retirement, receive
in equal quarterly installments an
amount of money equal to two-thirds of
the annual salary payable to him at the
time of such resignation.
Yesterdays vote was Quay 10S, jerks
so. Dalzell 15 Stewart Z, Stone 6, etc
241 in all and 121 necessary for election.
At meeting of the House commit
tee on Education tLat day several bills
regarding the minimum school term
were examined. The minimum term is
now six months and it is probable that
this legisl ature will add another month
Deputy Stewart has just completed
table to show how many districts would
be affected by the increased school term
and where they are located. Fhere are
in the state S67 school districts with six
month terms. Allegheny county has on
ly two of these. while 1O2 districts have
more than six months school. num-
Der of eastern counties, such as Chester
and Bucks, have no six-month terms.
Some of the counties which will be af-
fected by the increase are as follows:
Armstrong county has 30 six-month
districts out of AZ, Beaver 10 out of 40;
Bedford, 80 out of 40; Bradford, II out
So: Butler, IS out of 50; Cambria, 30
out of So: Crawford, 6 out Of "a; Fay
cite, 1S out of 40; Indiana, 33 out of 49,;
Somerset, 36 out of Al; Venango, 13 out
of "a; Washington, II out of 63.
The McCarrell Jury Bill was forced
through the Senate, yesterday, 2S mem
bers voted for it, II against 1t, and 3
absentees.
SENATOR HoAR'S learned and labor
ed argument abont the unconstitution-
ality Of American control of the Phil
ippines, and his assertion that when
you raise the flag over the Philippines
as an emblem of dominion and acquisi-
tion you take it down from Independ
ence Hall, >" was ably answered by Sena
tor. lPlatt. of Connecticut. He said:
1--WE found this continent in the hands
of the Indians, who did not want US
here, nor did they want to be placed
under our government Notwithstand-
ing that condition, we established our
government here, and now, at last, we
have brought many of the Indians to
state of civilization and citizenship
You violated the Declaration of Inde
pendence, says the Indian, when you
legislated for me-" But who, Mr. Pres
ident, would turn back the hand of
time to meet the requirements of the
doctrines of the senator from Massa
chusetts2 1t is the spirit of the Decla
ration of Independence that gives it
life. 1t is perfectly well assured that
no attempt will ever be made to legis-
late for the people of this country, or of
our acquired territory, in contrayention
of the Declaration of Independence and
the constitution. l am one of those
who believe, Mr. President, that we
shall not ring the doom of this country
when we shall place over the inhabi-
tants of our acquired territory legisla
tion which will confer on them the
bles sings of happiness ond prosperity"