The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-10
Gossip From the Assembly.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 9Th. 1909.

priation birs and such other legisla-
ton as may be deemed wise and nee
essary. Already more than a month OF
the three months session agreed upon
has passed and SO far little or nothing
has been enacted. The Senate has
not been in sessaion for more than two
hours OF each OF the four weeks the
Assembly has been at work, yet II Is
well up with the work OF the House
and Is giving to the state the very
best possible service by adjourning
when there is no other important duty
to perform The House Is a mucn
more cumbersome body than the Sen
ate. From now on, Of course, the FRI
day sessions will be a feature OF the
House, but no Friday sessions are
probable on the Senate side unless one
should be held on the Friday preceding
the day of final adjournment.
Nothing more important than the
new school code and the local option
legislation has yet made its appear
ance at Harrisburg. The framing oi
the tax-raising measure has not been
completed, but when that legislation
comes forth all other measures VIII be-
come secondary and will have TO yleiu
room to the revenue producer.
The school code has attracted To
Harrisburg representatives OF the
school book trust, who can always be
counted on to gather like vultures
about carrion when righteous school
legislation Is up for consideration.
The new code is long and ponderous,
but II Is said to have been prepared
with consummate skill, and its friends
believe that II will be finally passed
with but few If any important changes
in its construction. II would be an
extraordinary thing to have an act so
important as this proposed school leg
islation. consisting of about eighty
sections, go through both houses OF
the Legislature without material
changes, but that is what is expected
to happen to the new school code If
the representatives of the book trust
are kept out of the lobbies.
The friends OF local option profess 10
be pleased with the reception given by
the people of the state to the bill
which was introduced by Representa-
tive r. w. Fair of Westmorelani
county. Mr. Fair does not pretend to
the authorship Of the measure, but he
insists that it is one which has re-
ceiyed the Endorsement OF the Anti
Saloon league of the state and he
claims for it. fairness to all Interests
which is something he maintains Is
not TO be found in the other local op-
ton bill introduced in the house by a
Washington county member.
IL is Just probable that Represent
atiye Il. X. Kiess of Lycoming county
will be the candidate for State Treas
urer to succeed Mr.. Sheath. There are
others being discussed for the place,
but none of those mentioned would
seem to have better support than the
Lycoming county man. He Is young
and active and has character He Is
now serving his third term as a men,
Der Of the Legislature from his county
and he is favorably known throughout
the state.
1t seems to be settled that Senator
John w Crawford of Allegheny county
will be the Republican nominee for
auditor general to succeed Mr.. Young,
who will soon retire. Mr.. Young has
made an excellent officer. He has in
augurated many reforms in his Office
and the strictest economy has been
applied TO his administration. Before
entering the Office of auditor general
Mr.. Young was a member of the Legis
lature for several terms and was by
experience equipped for the responsi
BILE duties of the position. He sur
rounded himself with capable people
as the model one in the state govern
ment. Senator Crawford, who seems tC
be accepted as the coming auditor
general, has also had long legisla
| 1--WE tADclltHCG. Ill ltHSlH VI otlNICt
he is dividing honors with Senator
Sproul of Delaware county, the two
having been in the Senate for the
same time. Senator Crawford has head
ed the appropriation committee of the
| Senate for two terms. He has also
been identified with all the important
committees in the Senate and h.
knows, probably as well as any man il
the state, just what methods should
be adopted in the auditing department
OF the state. Senator Crawford is {
banker of prominence in his home
town of Duquesne and in Pittsburgh
and McKeesport also.
No steps have apparently been takei
in the matter Of succession to Unite
States Senator Knox within the pas
week or ten days. No new candidate
have appeared in the field and it !
generally accepted that George 7. Oh
yer will be chosen to fill the plac
when Senator Knox retires shortly I
become the head of the Taft cabinet.
STATE OF OHIO CITY, OF TOLEDO, 90
LUCUs COUNTY,
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that