Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-05-02
HARRISBURG.


hearing. He says that NJ K McMullin
and the Bigelows want to be heard.
McMullin had the bill passed two years
ago preventing the building of hospitals
in built up portions of the city. He is
said TO be opposed to any change in it
now. The Bigelows are objecting be-
cause they do not want the Eaft End
Hospital to be erected on the site that
has been selected.
On Tuesday the Snyder-Harris Oleo
bill passed the House by a vote of 146 to
80, greatly to the disgust Of Senator
Muehlbronner of Allegheny, who was
quoted rs follows:
This BILL should it become a law,
will cost me $25 OO0.p Il have been
serving the administration in every pos
sible way and the leaders now return
the favor by throwing me down with
brutal force am through with them
and will not go along with them in the
future They wanted vindication, and
got it at my expense have been gold
bricked just as the second class cities Of
the State were gold-b1icked early in the
session The labor organizations have
been handed a brick or two and the
farmers will be reached in the general
distribution in good time.
Our. Legislators at Harrisburg seem
to be anxious to finish up their work
and get home. On Thursday afternoon
Of last week the Senators passed twenty
seven bills on first reading, advanced
two to third reading and passed thirty
two finally, and Gov Stone, that day,
approved of the following of general in
terest:
Endowing the trustees Of hospitals
and asylums under the control of the
State with corporate powers.
Amending the act prescribing the fees
to be paid by applicants for examination
by the State Pharmaceutical Examining
board.
To encourage the use of wide tires on
wagons on the public highways where
the county seat is located.
Authorizing the securing of bond
for liquor license from any part of the
country.
- Requiring nonresident gunners to Sc
cure license before hunting in this
State.
Defining and furnishing tine crime Of
administering knockout drops
He also signed the Myers bill provid-
ing for the Capitalization Of township
schools and to provide high schools for
townships. The bill was introduced by
Mr.. Myers, Democrat, of Cumberlan d,
and is regarded as one Of the most i'm
portant pieces Of school legislation en-
acted since the common school law of
1884 1t is intended 10 make the rural
high school law Of 1865 practicable by
bringing all the pupils within the inhu-
ence of the 'high-priced teacher" EN-
ployed for the central high school, to
abandon the poor attended district
school and convey the pupils to a central
graded school, thus increasing the inter
est, regularity Of attendance and sani-
tary conditions; to diminish the expense
Of running the township schools, as has
been done, according to the report Of
nearly all Of the townships in which
Capitalization is now in operation
1t provides also for the conveyance Of
pupils to one or more central schools,
thus avoiding extreme distances Ex-
isting laws provide for the union Of two
or more township lines for school pur-
poses. Capitalization of rural schools
has been recommended for several years
in Allegheny, Washington. Westmore-
land and other Western Pennsylvania
counties
An Insurance lobbyist attacked Rep.
Colville Of Philadelphia, in his seat in
the House, that day i.
NEW LAWS
Under a recent Act Of Assembly ap-
proved OF by the Governor, school boards
can grant the use Of school buildings foI
lyceum and other literary purposes, not
sectarian in their nature.
Rabbits may be killed anytime by
owners or lessees Of property. This law
was introduced because rabbits and
hares are said to be multiplying SO
rapidly that they are nuisance in some
localities. The slaughter of them dur.
ing the closed game season is restricted
They may be killed on the enclosed
property of the man who does the killing
and only for his own purposes and moi
for sale.
An act approved April If provides
that cattle, horses or hogs bitten by
mad dogs, and killed in consequence
may be paid for out of the fund raised
by the taxation Of dogs. and now ap
piled to the payment Of sheep killed BY
dogs
All baled hay must hereafter be prop
erly bound and marked with the weigh
on wooden tab. Not more than pei
cent Of the total weight Of the buudl,
may be of material used to hold th,
bundle together Violation Of this pro
vision, or the false marking Of thi
weight carries with it penalty Of no
less than $2j nor more than 300 fine.
To encourage the preservation Of for
ests an act approved April If, provide
that land owners who make affidavit
that they have forest land bearing no
less than 80 trees per acre. said tree
being of diameter of eight inches o
more, six feet from the ground, ma.
have rebate Of 80 per cent Of I'LL th'
taxes assessed against such land Re
bate may not be claimed ON more thai
80 acrfs by any one person, nor may
the rebate amount to more than 45 cent
an acre.
RUSSIA is increasing her feet in th
Chinese waters, and something is OK
pected to happen there in the nea
future.