The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31
DOINGS At HARRISBURG.
Legislature Gradually Settling Down 10
Work. Some Important Measures
Introduced
OTHERS ARE NOT so IMPORTANT.

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dorsed by the convention of
school teachers hell at the capt.
tol few weeks ago, and provides
that all public school teachers,
principals, supervisors, and sup
eriutendents, who have taught
for thirty years, twenty of which
shall have been spent III Pennsyl.
vania schools, may be retired up
on All annuity lequal to one half
the average annual salary receiv-
ed by them during the five years
immediately preceding the date
of retirement. No annuity shall
amount, however, to more than
| 5000 nor less than $500.
Representative John p. Sipes,
of this county, introduced two
bills in the house as follows Civ.
ing the right of eminent domain
and the right to carry freight up
on trolley cars; permitting chill
dren in one school district to at
tend school in another district
should 1t be more convenient.
Representative Riley, of Ale
gheny, presented bill authorlz-
ing State survey of all the rail
roads of the State. The bill car
rles with it an appropriation Of
100000. With the passage of
this bill it is expected that dis
tances between cities as measur-
ed by the railroad companies of
the State will be greatly reduced,
thereby saving to patrons consid-
cradle money IN freight and pas
senger rates. 1t is estimated
that millions of dollars will be
saved to passen ger patrons alone
every year.
Representative Greasy intro
duced a bill providing for two
cents a m lie railroad rate. 1t also
provides that one cent mile shall
be charged for children under II
years Of age, and that children
under years of ,ge shall be car
ried free when accom-. .anied by
person who pays fare. All tick
cts must be good until used and
on any train scheduled to stop at
the tatlon for which pul chased.
Excursion tickets may be limited
as to time of expiration.
Senator Miller has introduced
bills taxing automobiles for local
purposes, abolishing the "work
tax" on roads, fixing compensa-
tion of road Supervisors at $l.50
a day, prohibiting the condemna-
tion of burial groundsand grounds
owned by churches, religious So
clehes, colleges or other educa-
tional institutions tor public
school purposes; also, permitting
owners of game preserves to dis
pose of deer and fawn owned,
raised or kept IN their own pri-
yate pre- serves; also, providing
bounties for destruction of wild
cats, foxes, minks, weasels, chick
en- hawks, and hawk, or gray owl.
Following the example of the
National Congress, who few
weeks ago advarced the salaries
of members of that body one-half,
1t has occurred to Senator Rob-
erts of Montgomery county that
the Pennsylvania Legislature Q
should not be any less progress
sive; IN fact, lie proposes to see
them and go one better. He pro.
r poses that the present legislature
shall pass a bill doubling the
! present salary of the mem bers.
I. AS 1t Is now, each mem ber gets
t 81, 800 for the session, besides
. extras, which Is more than
(; $500 90 month for the time ac-
J. tually spent IN the work. Rob.
! erts thinks it would be better to
: pay them $3.50. a month through
!, out the Cnhre two years for
which they are elected. Thus
!. each member would get So, 600. 0C
!. instead Of $1,000 as at present,
= and be able to stay'at home and
]. attend to his own business twen'
ty.one out OF the twenty four
j months of his term,
}. Senator Langfitt, Of Allegheny,
will introduce bill next week
providing for a constitutional
convention to prepare new con