The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-02-12
SUFFRAGE
Goes TO SENATE
Keystone Women Confident Leg
iSIatiOn Will Pass
HOUSE APPROVES, 1871 TO 70
II Legislature lndorses Amendment T.
Goes to Next Legislature, a Second
Endorsement Sending It to People.

Goes to Next Legislature, a Second
Endorsement Sending It to People.
The state senate, often referred TO
as the graveyard" for legislation, will
now get the constitutional amendment
giving equal suffrage to women. The
suffragists in Harrisburg who are in
jubilant mood because the house in
dorsed the proposition are confident
the amendment will meet with the ap-
proval OF the august senate.
The vote in the house agreeing to
the amendment was 13l to 20. If the
senate passes the legislation and the
next legislature again approves the
question will go to the people in 1915.
Representative Rockwell of Tioga,
father of the resolution made pea
for its acceptance,
Mine states now have equal suf-
frage on all elections and twenty on
many elections" he said Submitting
the question of woman suffrage to the
voters was indorsed by the RepuDil-
can and Democratic state conventions,
1t is a question that has created much
interest in many states. and New
Yorks house and senate have just
passed a resolution by small vote
against it. | hope Pennsylvania
members viii pass it without a single
opposing. vote "
"A movement TO get the laws Of Penn
sylvania into comprehensive shape
and to prevent the enactment Of many
others that would add to the chaotic
condition of the statute books was
started in the house. A resolution
fixing Saturday of this week as the
final date for the presentation of new
measures and a bill for codification
of the general laws of the common
wealth made its appearance.
The resolution limiting the time for
presentation OF bills was presented by
Representative Ulman, Democrat, of
Lycoming county.
The Anti-Saoon leagues local option
bill was presented by Representative
Frank H. Rockwell of Tioga. Two
units are provided for in the legisla-
ton. One applies to boroughs and
cities containing population of 10000
or more, while the other takes in re-
naming territory in county.
The law and order committee will
take up the local option legislation at
an early date and determine whether
the Rockwell or Walton bill is to be
recommended. The Walton measure
was introduced by the Lawrence coun-
ty legislator and is a duplicate of the
Boyd bill of two years ago. 1t makes
boroughs, townships and wards the
unit, while the Rockwell legislation
fixes boroughs and cities or 10000 or
more population as one unit and town
ships and boroughs of less than 10000
another division.
The law and order committee re-
ported the following biiis with atlirma-
tive recommendations:
To prevent the peddling of beer and
whisky.
Inc dnll-JredJlnS DILL
The Stein bill, to permit whole
sale or retail liquor dealer to keep his
pace OF business open while the Ii
cense transfer is pending
The Swift bill, assessing a tax on
owners and lessees of disorderly
houses.
The Democratic Corrupt practices"
act was presented by Mr. Matt, Bed
ford 1t limits expenses OF candidates
as follows: s4&
United States senators, $500; gov
ernor, $4,000; congressman, $500;
senators, $1,000; representatives,
$500, and all other candidates not over
80 per cent of salary for first year.
Newspaper advertising and personal
letters are permitted and all other eX-
penses are stipulated. Candidates not
filing accounts cannot have names
printed on the official ballot.
Among measures passed finally by
the house were
Davis joint resolution proposing an
dIheHuhheuI W inc Sldte SUBSTITUTION
so as to permit special legislation
regulating labor.
Moses bill, providing for an addi-
tional law judge in Cambria county.
Davis bill, extending the act of 1895,
providing that territory annexed to
any third class city shall constitute
part of the poor district of such city
or of the poor district of which the
city is part.
The Lowers resolution for the ap-
Iointment of a commission to investi.
gate labor troubles at Braddock and
Rankin passed and will now go to the