The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-02-19
ROCK WELL BILL
REPORTED OUT
Other Liquor Measures TO Resi-
Awhile in Committee
DELAY FOR MOTHERS PENSIONS

Measure That Would Give State Aid
For Vocational Education in Penn
syIvania Introduced in the House.
The house law and order committee
reported afiirmatiyely the Rockwell
local option bill, indefinitely post.
poned the Walton measure on the
same subject and delayed action for
one week on the Steele prohibitory
amendment.
The action of the committee in re-
porting the Rockwell bill was unani-
nous, the liquor men considering 1t to
be the part of wisdom to not oppose
the bringing out of the measure. The
Walton bill supporters say that it was
w. F. Whitman of Venango who voted
with the liquor men on this PROPOSE
tion.
The Rockwell bill would allow
boroughs and cities of 10000 or more
population to vote separately on the
granting OF liquor licenses, the smaller
divisions of a county voting together
State aid for vocational education
would be provided by bills introduced
into the house by C. NJ. c. Campbell
of Allegheny and Harry NJ. Showalter
of Union The measures are COM
panion pieces and were prepared in
the department OF public instruction.
They are credited with having the sup
port of the state board OF education
The Showalter bill directs the state
board of education to investigate and
aid in the introduction of industrial,
agricultural and household arts educa
tion and to initiate and superintend
the establishment and maintenance o.
schools and departments for vocation
al education.
These definitions are set out in the
bill:
Vocational education means any
education, the controlling purpose o.
which is to fit for profitable employ
ment. Industrial education means tc
fit for the trades, crafts and manu-
featuring pursuits, including the Occu
pations of girls and women carried
on in workshops. Agricultural educa'
tion fits for the occupations connected
with the tillage of the soil, the care OF
domestic animals, forestry and other
wage.earning or productive work or
the farm. Household arts education
is to fit for occupations connected
with the household
The judiciary general committee OF
| the house has reported out the Stein
resolution, providing for commissien
| to investigate the subject OF mothers
pensions and report to the next legis-
lature This action indicates that
nothing will be done at this session
| in the way Of mothers pension laws.
Frank Gray of Philadelphia has put
a bill in the house to limit the service
of jurors in the common pleas and
quarter sessions court to one week,
| When the lists were drawn the county
commissioners would be requested to
publish them in the newspaper in the
county having the largest circulation.
The Leslie resolution to investigate
| the charges made against the Nor
ganza reform school was defeated in
| the house.
Under a bill by Representative Kern
of Montgomery rabbits, squirrels and
pheasants could not be killed or cap
| tured during the season except on
Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays He
also has measure to make a closed
season of five years on quail, begin
| ming on Nov. |, 1913.
The old Quay county bill is back
again, having been introduced by w
l.. Adams of Luzerne. Under its pro.
visions a new county would be carved
out of lower Llnerne and upper
| Schuylkill.
Among bills finally passed in the
house were:
Bigger-To prohibit the making or
dissemination of false or misleading
| statements or assertions concerning
any merchandise, securities or sery-
ices and providing penalties.
Benson--Joint resolution for ratiii-
cation of income tax amendment.
Ehrhardt-Prohibitin frauds in oh.
tanning minors certificates required
in certain employments, and extend
ing to truant officers the enforcement;
also bill prohibiting and Furnishing
frauds where minors are employed in
anthracite collieries.
llen-Repealing act Of assembly
for sale of bread by the pound
Among new bills introduced we're:
McAleer-Regulatin the custody Of
records of criminals during trial of
cases.
Scott, S. B.-Amending penal code.
Allen-Repealng acts for prevent
ing clandestine marriages.