The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-05-28
June u MAY
Be FINAL DATE
Legislative Leaders Can See
Adjournment Short Ways Ahead
IMPORTANT BILLS IN SENATE
Utilities Measure, Unamended, Passes
House-Election Bills to Be Re.
ported From Senate Committee.

House-Electlon Bills to Be Re.
ported From Senate Committee.
The Pennsylvania legislative lead
ers are beginning to see the end and
1t is likely that in short time June
II will be fixed as the date for final
adjournment.
The public utilities bill was report.
ed from the senate corporations com.
mittee and Chairman w. E. Crow had
1t read first time 1t bill be on final
passage June 2.
The senate elections committee re-
ported the following bills on Monday
night: "ffset.gN -
Statewide Uniform primary, non.
parts<Hn ballot, nonassistance I'd
voters, making it misdemeanor to
assist voters unless the elector is
physically disabled, prison sentence
for crooked election officers, prison
sentence for the elector who accepts
pay for voting and prison sentence
for fraudulent voting.
The Rockwell public utilities bill
was passed finally in the Pennsylvania
house. The vote was: Yeas, 1885, nays,
8. The opposition consisted of one
Republican, Light of Franklin, and
these Democrats: Carson, Washing
ton; Corniff, Good and Mudphy, Lu-
zerne; Grabe, Butler; Kuhns, Lehigh;
Ausser, Juniata, and Rothenberger,
Berks.
George w. Allen of Allegheny made
final attempt to put amendments in
the bill. He was refused unanimous
consent and voted down on a motion
to go into the committee of the whole
to gain the same point.
The bill, which now goes to the SEN
ate, is designed TO regulate the public
service corporations 1t would create
q public utilities commission, which
would supervise rates, service, ETC.,
and would have more power than the
present state railroad commission in
regard to enforcing its findings, as
well as having control over many
more forms Of public utilities. The
amendments that Allen, Humes and
Scott wanted to put into the measure
were designed to allow the commits
sion to supervise proposed issues OF
stock and bonds so that none could
be issued after the commission had
approved them.
The Ulerich bill, to prevent beer
peddling, advocated by Governor
Tener, was defeated in the house.
The vote was 80 yeas to SO nays, the
measure failing for want of consti-
tutional majority,
The Magee bill, to increase the pen
alties for persons arrested for intoxi.
cation and give the fines to the school
fund, was defeated on final passage In
the house, Sc to So.
The Kline bill, to permit an appeal
to the superior court in certain cases
where saloon keepers had been re.
fused a license, was defeated in the
house on final passage. The measure
received Sc votes, while 81 were cast
against il. The legislation lacked IS
votes of a constitutional majority. Its
defeat means the end of the Snyder
beer delivery bill, which is being held
In the senate to see what happened to
the Kline measure. The decisive vote
of the house indicates the liquor inter.
ests might as we'll go home.
The bill to fix bounties for wild
cats, gray foxes, weasels, certain
hawks and owls and porcupines was
passed by the house, 144 to IS.
Possession or sale of opium, NOR
phine, heroin and their salts and de.
rivatives would be restricted by bill
passed finally in the house.
The bill introduced by John l.. Post !
Washington, to require recorders Of |
deeds to keep all documents open to
was defeated on final
passage in the house, "a to 5.
Sentimentalism on the part of rep. |
resentatives coming from cities of the |
third class, whose municipalities |
would have been shunted into the
fourth class by the enactment of the
Kaiser bill. sent that bill down to de.
feat, 46 to 11S.
The bill was designed to rearrange
the cities of the state into four classes, |
instead of three, the primary object |
being to separate Scranton and Pitts
burg, both of which are now cities Of
the second class. Under the terms OF
the bill all cities having a population
of 100000 or more would have been
In the first class; over 100000 and
less than 100000, second class; over
100000 and less than 100000, third
class, and all under 100000 fourth
class.
The governor has signed the
Lowers Bible and the Flynn church
bills. Both laws become effective at
once. The latter measure generally
applies to the Catholic church only
Some Protestant denominations OBJ.
jected to its passage and approval.
$4,000 Loss in Fire.