Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-28

Similar acquittal shall be the result
if the assaulter prove that the per-
son assaulted was the proprietor
owner, publisher, manager or editor
of any newspaper in which such ar
ticle appeared"
The provisions of the bill extend
to civil actions for damages arising
out of a case of assault and battery
If the person who committed the as
sault proves the facts concerning the
publication the one assaulted can get
no damages. If, however, the cir
cumstances should not be such as to
relieve the assaulter from all liza
bility and he prove that the ex
penses incurred by him in defending
the suit are greater than the
amount of damages due the person
assaulted verdict shall be rendered
for the defendant for such excess.
New Popular Vote Bill.
The committee on elections is
struggling with a new bill permitting
voters to express their choice of can
didates for United States senator. It
Ndo introduced III iIlG IOuSc ny IlcpIG-
sentative Gabriel II. Meyer of Le-
banon and is far more sweeping than
the one now on the calendar. The
Meyer bill makes provision for in
forming the legislators of the desires
of the people. This was not incor-
porated in the bill on the calendar It
provides that on petition of 500 voters
filed with the secretary of the COM
monwealth - weeks before the date
of the primary election the secretary
of the commonwealth shall notify the
county commissioners within three
weeks to take the necessary steps to
place upon the primary ballot the
name of the candidate for whom the
500 have petitioned.
A member of the state police force
is liable to fine of 500 and impris
onment of six months if he deserts
according to the provisions of bill
introduced by Mr.. Meyer of Lebanon
Governor Meets Obstacle.
The state police force, it seems, has
come to stay, notwithstanding Repre-
sentative Gamers threat that he
would make another attempt to have
his bill repeating the state constabu-
larry law placed upon the calendar
The bill was defeated in committee
and Mr. Garner tried to have it placed
upon the calendar and failed. He had
expected to make another attempt in
this direction, but a ruling of Speaker
McClain on a motion of the kind made
on another bill will prevent Mr.. Gar
ner from being heard. The speaker
ruled that a second attempt to place
a bill upon the calendar was out of
order
Bills passed by both houses during
the past few days and sent to the gov
ernor for his signature include the fol
lowing:
Bills Approved by Governor.
To increase the salary of the super
intendent of public instruction from
$4,000 to $4,000 and Of the deputies
from $500 to $1,000 validating sales
of real estate upon writs of leyari
facias awarded upon judgments OBJ
tanned upon writs of scire facias or
mortgage issued subsequent to the
passage of the act Of July 9, 1901;
providing for recording and register
ing deeds; granting an annuity of
$120 to Deborah e. Greenchild, whose
husband was. soldier in the war of
1912, and who is not entitled to a
federal pension; amending the whole
sale liquor license act of 1897 by
changin" the time when county treas
urers shall pay all license funds to
the state and municipal treasurers.
The governor has vetoed but one bill
thus far 1t was one of the two new
court bills for Allegheny county. He
signed the other one.
Distribution of School Funds.
The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Habgood of Mexican, providing
for a new method for the distribution
of the school appropriation, has been
reported from the house committee on
education with an Affirmative recon-
mendation.
Under this bin hereafter one-fourth
of the amount is to be distributed on
the basis of the number of children
between 6 and 1G years of age; one
fourth on the basis of paid teachers
regularly employed, and the remain
ing one-half on the basis of the COM
parative rate of valuation and tax
levy. The purpose of this bill is to
favor districts which assess property
at its full value. Under the proposed
appropriation of IS millions the rate
per pupil will be $4.S9.
Adjournment Not in Sight.
There is no telling when the legis-
lature will adjourn finally. Both
houses have agreed that no bills shall
be introduced after March q. How
ever, bills may be introduced by unan-
imous consent at any time notwith-
standing the rule, and more bills may
be presented after the date set. In
fact, some of the investigating COM
mittees will have bills to present after
they have completed their work The