The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-05-07
CONSTAbULARY
BILL DEFEATED
House Is Opposed TO Making
Addition TO Force
ELECTION REFORM BILLS PASS

Governor Tener Attaches Signature to
Mothers Pensions Bill, Making II
Law Many Bills Are Passed. |
Opposed by the labor interests, the
Amber bill, making an addition of 120
men to the force of state police and in
creasing the salary of Superintendent
John c. Groome from $3,5OO to $4,000,
was defeated in the Pennsylvania
house, getting only 95 votes, less
than the constitutional majority.
Two progressive election reform
measures, recommendations of the
Democratic and Republican platforms
and of Governor Tener, passed the
house without any real opposition.
They were strict corrupt practices
act and bill providing a nonpartisan
ballot for city and county officials, in
cluding judges in the primary and gen.
eral elections. The latter formed the
salient recommendation in Governor
Teners message.
There was no opposition to the pas
sage OF the strict corrupt practices
bill while the nonpartisan ballot bill
passed by vote of 165 to 7.
The Humes bill, abolishing the party
square, a measure the Democratic
platform pledged, was defeated.
The Flynn bill, giving congregations
the right to vest title in their prop
erty in the bishop or other heads of
the church, was committed to the
judiciary special committee of the SEN
ate on motion of Senator Snyder, its
chairman.
The pet measure of Senator Joe
Thompson, Beaver, former coach of
the University of Pittsburg football
team, finally passed the house and
will now go to Governor Tener. The
measure would prohibit the furnishing
OF cigarets to minors and provide
penalties for both dealer and minor.
A proposition that future amend
ments to the constitution be published
by the sending of printed copy to the
residence OF each elector in the state,
instead of having them advertised in
the newspapers, was presented in the
house by F. ]. Herman, Wyoming.
The bill to create the office of con-
troller of boroughs was reconsidered
by the house and passed finally by
vote of lac to 13.
A. F. Hobbs of Lackawanna secured
unanimous consent for the introduc-
tion of joint resolution to make the
song Pennsylvania" by John e. Bar
rett, the official song of the state
Action of the house in defeating the
Schuck bill to create a division of
distribution of public documents, an
administration measure, was recon
sidered and the bill passed finally by
vote of 144 to 81. 1t was opposed
in vigorous terms by George w. Allen,
Allegheny.
The bill to repeal the prohibitory
law of Midland, Beaver county, is in
the legislative graveyard. BY vote
of "a yeas to 80 nays the measure
failed on final passage in the house.
The house bill to establish voca-
tional education for the public school
system of the commonwealth and for
state reimbursement of school dis
tricts at the rate of two-thirds of the
amount expended by them for such in.
struction, became a law by approval
of Governor Tener.
Governor Tener affixed his sigma
ture to the Sheath bill, providing a
system of mothers pensions. The
money is to be distributed through
the various counties and it is left op-
tional with each county whether they
will accept the act or not The coun-
ties can adopt it or reject it.
Governor Tener also approved the
following bills:
The bill reorganizing the attorney
generals department.
Making an appropriation to cover
the deficiency in the act of 1911 for
judges salaries.
Amending the school code providing
for the preservation of school records.
Regulating the storage and sale of
linseed oil.
Making the deer season Nov 10 to
Nov 20.
Authorizing first-class township COM
missioners to appropriate money to
fire companies.
Amending wage attachment act of
1876 to provide for service of notice
of attachment and allowance of twenty
days for appeal.
Enabling a married woman desert
ed, abandoned or driven from home
by her husband to sue him upon any
cause of action and making her COM
petent witness against her husband.
Regulating the manufacture of mat
tresses and prohibiting use of any ma
terial used in such articles in hos
pitfalls or by persons affected with in
fectious or contagious disease; the
use of "shobby," or materials previous
ly used in fabrics.