The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-06-12
HAVE A GOOD RECORD.
Legislators at Harrisburg Have
Done Much to Commend.
THE VOTING MACHINE SCHEME.
Governor Stone Is Vigorously Opposed
to the Attempt to Foist This Piece
Of Extravaganee Upon the Common
wealth.
(Speclal Corresnondence.l

Harrisburg. June ll.-With the leg
islative session rapidly coming to
close, II is quite manifest that the rec
ord made by the state lawmakers is
going to command popular approval.
Following the legislation for the far
mers in the passage of the bill to sup
press the sale Of oleomargarine colored
in imitation Of butter came the pass
age Of bills advocated by the coal min
ers and the Snyder bill appropriating
one million Of dollars to the public
schools. This last measure was intro
duced upon the recommendation of
Governor Stone to meet tthe cut made by
him in the school appropriation two
years ago, when the state finances were
low. A spirit Of economy has prompt
ed cut of one million Of dollars in the
amount to be set aside for the compile
tion of the new Capitol building. II
has been agreed to eXpend four mil
lions instead Of five millions OF dollars
on this work, and the governor is to
name the commissioners who are to su-
pervise the completion OF the structure.
RAPID TRANSIT BILLS.
AS was to be expected the opponents
of the Republican organization are
seeking to make political capital out
of the legislation Just passed to give
rapid transit by elevated and under
ground railways in the large cities Of
the commonwealth. Charges are made
that these bills were introduced to ben
eft certain parties, and others have
said that they were intended to hold
up" capitalists interested in the Trac-
tions companies Of Philadelphia and
Pittsburg.
These charges all fail to the ground
in the light of subsequent develop
ments
Since the enactment of the laws
leading business men, men Of standing
in both Pittsburg and Philadelphia,
have come to the front and announced
their purpose to take advantage of this
legislation TO give modern systems Of
transportation to the great centers of
business activity in the commonwealth.
When il is stated that these rapid
transit bills were passed by the men
in control of the Republican organiza-
tion, the answer may be given that in
voting for these measures the members
of the legislature were not divided on
factional or party lines. Republicans.
Democrats and insurgents alike voted
for these bills, which were passed by
over 1852 votes in the affirmative to
81 in tie negative. Senator Finn and
all his personal followers in the house
voted for the bills.
CREASY'S BAD BREAK.
The chairman of the Democratic
state committee, so-called Farmer"
Greasy, made an exhibition of himself
by his unparlamentary and disorderly
conduct and bursts OF profanity, for
which he was rebuked by the speaker
of the house, who was finally obliged
to call upon the sergeant-at-arms to
make Greasy be seated. The conduct
of Greasy was most reprehensible and
was condemned by members of the
house regardless Of their political af-
filiations.
The vote in the house showed that
Republicans who voted for Quay for
senator, 80 were insurgent Republicans
and 22 were Democrats. In the senate
those voting for these bills included
22 stalwart Republicans, insurgents
and Democrats.
GOVERNOR STONE FIGHTS VOTING
MACHINES.
Governor Stone is opposed to the in
PRODUCTION of expensive voting ma
chimes in this state, and he proposes TO
fight the men back Of the scheme to
foist this job upon the people of the
commonwealth. Two years ago he We,
toed a resolution adopted by the legis-
lature in favor Of the introduction of
the machines. and the promoters OF
the scheme went to the supreme court,
which decided that the governor had
no power to veto such resolution.
The next move of the machine men
was to introduce into this legislature
a bill calling for the submission to the
people at the coming election of prop
osition for an amendment to the con-
stitution which would permit the in
PRODUCTION of the machines. Governor
Stone, in view of the action of the
supreme court, decided to sign this
bill, but in doing so made clear his
opposition to the scheme.
The End Surprised Him.
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