The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-02-13
BUSINESS LIKE
LEGISLATURE
Work in the Senate and House at
Harrisburg ExpeditiOuSly
Transacted.
THE REGULARS IN CONTROL
Many Subjects and Diverse Interests
Are Affected by bills Now Under
Consideration In Committee or on
PasSage in Both Houses.
Special Correspondence)

& Passage in Both Houses.
Special CorrespondenceJ
Harrisburg, Feb. 12.-The last week
has been one Of unsual interest in leg
islative matters. Many new bills have
been introduced in the senate and the
house covering n variety of subjects,
and some Of them, after being
referred to committee, will never again
see the light of day. But there are
many measures under consideration
that are Of general interest and which
ii is important TO keep track of, that
legislators may know the sentiment Of
their constituents. This is a business
like legislature and with the regulars
in control of both houses there is little
opportunity for the insurgents to fill
buster.
THIS WEEKS PROGRAM.
There will come up this week for f.
nal passage in the house bills establish
ing a Department. of forestry; providing
for the study of physical culture in the
public schools in first, second and
third class cities, II they so elect; au-
thorizing borough councils to pay
portion Of the cost and expense of
grading, curbing and paving side
walks; regulating the manufacture Of
-four and meal products; establishing
division of horticulture and pomology
in the department of agriculture, and
giving cities and boroughs power and
authority to consent to the construc-
tion of water works and the entry upon
the streets and highways within their
limits.
CONGRESSIONAL APPORTIoN-
MENT.
The congressional apportionment bill
has been introduced and referred to
committee in the senate, which gives
Philadelphia two additional congress
men, one additional to Allegheny and
forms a fourth district from counties
taken from two Of the western dis
tricts There will be changes in the
districts before the bill is passed final
ly, as the whole matter will probably
be referred to a committee on confer
ence.
ACHESON'S END HAS COME.
There is one reasonable certainty
and that is that Congressman Acheson,
who has been working with the in
surgents and Republican party wreck
ClHs viii ut bbNltu buN VI u NA0AA W.
The present plan is to take away from
his district that portion Of Allegheny
which gave him support from the Finn
insurgents and to form a new district
to be made up Of Washington, which
is Acheson's home county, and Beaver
and Lawrence, both strong stalwart
Republican counties. fight has al
ready been started against Acheson's
control of the Republican organization
in Allegheny.
Among the bills passed finally In the
house last week were the following:
Validating all elections to vote upon
the question of increasing the indebt-
edness of municipalities; ratifying and
confirming legal documents acknowl-
edged before George r. Boutwell,, OF
Allegheny; repeating the act of April
S, 1862, for the protection of sheep In
Westmoreland and Armstrong cQun-
ties, and extending to these counties
the general laws for the taxation of
dogs and the protection of sheep; pro-
viding that pupils may remain at the
soldiers orphans schools after attain
ing the age of 16 until the close of the
school year; repeating the act of July
3, 1895, regulating the affairs of school
districts and sub-school districts in
second class cities and to repeal local
and special laws inconsistent there
with; TO protect children and making
1t misdemeanor to place free or trial
samples of medicines, ink, dyes, color
ing or polishing compounds In any
form where children can secure them. |
The house committee on counties |
and townships, by vote Of 10 to l, Mr.. |
Haworth, Of LuZerne, voting in the af- |
firmative, decided to report negatively
the bill to create a separate county out
Of portions of Luzerne and Schuylkill
counties, with Hazleton as the county
seat.
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY BILL.
An employers liability bill which
greatly wideus the scope of the present
act has been introduced in the house
by Mr.. Jones, of Philadelphia. 1t is
modelled after the Massachusetts, law
on the same subject. 1t provides that
any emplOye who may be injured while
he is himself in the exercise of due care
and diligence at the time, by reason OF
any defect Of ways. works or machn-
cry of his employer, which arose from
or had not been discovered or reme-
died owing to the negligence of the en-
ployer or any person in his service,
who had the duty of saying that the
ways, works or machinery were in
proper condition, OF by reason of the
negligence Of any superintendent or
any person IN charge, or control of any
sign, switch, locomotive, engine or
train, the employe or his representa-
tive, In case Of death, shall have the
right Of compensation and remedy
against the employer as If the employe
had not been employed or in the SER
vice Of the employer.
Much attention is being given the
bill taxing foreign corporations. Few
defend It, and those in a position to
know say It would cripple some Of the
largest corporations in Pittsburg. This,
together with several other corpora
tion measures introduced. has been
favorably reported by the committee
on ways and means. The foreign cor
porations tax bill, it is said, will either
be recommitted or killed on second
reading.
Representative smyth. Of Philadel-
phia, desires the law providing for
compulsory vaccination in the public
school repealed.
NEW BANKING MEASURE.
A bill creating in the banking de-
partment a bureau Of building and 10: I
associations has been introduced in Tie
house Of representatives by Mr. CAL
der. Of Harrisburg. The bill creates
the Office of superintendent Of build
ing and loan associations, who shall
be appointed by the superintendent Of
banking and receive a salary Of $4,000
annually. If any association shall
within 30 days after having been CIV
en- notice Of any reduction or impair
ment in its assets, neglect TO make
good the deficiency. the commissioner