The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-16
MATT PENSION
BILL IS PASSED
Lower House Approves by Vote
Of 1855 TO I
ADJOURNMENT DATE NOT SET
New Primary Election Measure, Sup.
ported by Republicans, Appears in
Legislature-Dunn Bill Is Defeated.

ported by Republicans, Appears in
Legisature-Dunn Bill Is Defeated.
The Matt pension bill was passed
finally in the Pennsylvania house of
representatives by vote of l66 to I.
The measure would carry with it an
appropriation of $1,5OO,OO0 and pro.
vides for pensions for soldiers, sailors
and marines who served in the Civil
war from Pennsylvania.
The pensions would be graduated &C.
cording to service, s. month being
payable to veterans who saw one
years service, So to those who served
two years and 81 to those who served
three years or more.
The aigrette bill, which would pro.
hibit the sale of aigrettes in Pennsyl.
vania, was passed in the house with.
out any discussion by vote OF ia
to 0.
The house defeated the Dunn bill,
to amend the school code so as to pro-
vide that no married female teacher
could be employed unless her husband
was unable to support her or there
was no single female applicants for
the position. The fight against the
measure was led by w. W. Ulerich OF
Westmoreland. There were 10 mega
tive votes cast against the bill.
Anti-liquor and organized labor
forces joined hands in the house and
defeated the McAleer bill, to provide
system OF licensing OF dining, club
and cafe cars for the sale Of liquors.
only seventy-five votes being mustered
for the bill to III against it.
The senate bill to provide for two
pay days a month was passed by the
house, 13l to |, and goes to the gov
ernor. The bill would require one
payment between the first and fif
teenth of each month and another be-
tween the fifteenth and last day of the
month, unless otherwise stipulated in
contract. The penalty for violation
would be fine of not over 500 and
the act would become effective on
July /, 1913.
Another bill Of interest to railroad
men, especially conductors, that was
passed finally was the Goss measure,
to authorize conductors to place under
arrest disorderly passengers.
The North bill, to provide S4,O0O,O0O
for the care and maintenance of the
INDECENT insane, was postponed on
motion of Representative North.
The Cox loan bill a composite OF
eight or ten bills presented to this
years house, was passed in the house
by vote OF 1856 to /. 1t would require
persons engaged in the business Of
making short-term loans to take out a
license at 500 year and give bond,
their charges being limited TO from
/ 2-3 to per cent, according to size
of loans, scale being fixed.
The house voted twice within five
minutes on the Coniff bill, to allow
persons related to school directors to
be elected to positions by a vote of
two-thirds of school board The bill
would amend the school code. On the
first vote it lacked two of the constitu.
tional majority of 1O4, there being "a
votes against it, Immediately after
ward James A. Dunn, Philadelphia,
moved reconsideration and it carried
the bill being then voted on again and
passed, 1873 to 81,
The attempt of Representative
Carey l.. Schuck OF Westmoreand to
fix May 10 as the date of final ad.
journment of the legislature failed
after Speaker Alter made a speech
against the proposition. BY viva
voce vote the resolution was sent to
sumber in the house rules committee.
Schuck contended that, by fixing
date of final adjournment the house
would do more work and the session
be brought to a close. Speaker Alter
left the chair for the second time this
session to address the house. He
pointed out that the house was work.
ing rapidly and in due time the rules
committee would be prepared to fix a
date for adjournment
A new primary election bill, which
has the backing Of the Republican or.
ganization leaders, was presented to
the senate by Samuel Salus of Phia.
delphia.
This measure is to be substituted
for the primary bill drafted by the
state elections commission 1t pro.
yides for a primary ballot for new
parties and eliminates nominations by
nomination papers
In odd numbered years the full pri.
mary is to be held on the last Tuesday
of September and in even numbered
years there is to be a spring primary
the second Tuesday of April under
the new bill. The present system OF
electing delegates to national and
state conventions is left unchanged
and the same is true of the system of
nomination by convention of all state
officers
The new bill does not contain the
present provision permitting candi,
dates for delegates to have printed
the name OF the man they will sup
port for nomination printed after
their own names on the ballot.
In the senate the nominations Of
Governor Tener were confirmed
Timers Of Three Towns Quit Jobs.