The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-23
Compiled for Scranton Tribune.

form bills framed this winter is that
which Representative Kincheloe has in
troduced in the Illinois legislature. 1t
provides that 1t shall be unlawful for
any person being a candidate for nomi-
nation or election to any office under
the laws of that state to loan, pay or
give or promise to loan, pay or give
any money or other thing of value to
any delegate or elector or other person
for the purpose of securing or intiuenc-
ing the vote of such delegate or elector,
or of any other person in aid of the
nomination or election of such candi-
date for the office for which he is a
candidate, or In aid of the election of Il
delegate to any nominating convention
before which he may be a candidate. 1t
Is also made unlawful for any other
person to pay, loan or promise any
money or other thing of value to secure
votes. services or influence in behalf
OF such candidate. The practice COM
monty called treating is declared to
be thing of value" within the mean
ing of this act. Any person violating
these provisions shall be liable to a
fine of not less than $50 nor more than
$500. and upon conviction shall be dis
franchised and disqualified to hold any
Office of profit or trust for period of
four years, and If holding any such
office under the laws OF this state the
Office shall become vacant. 1t is further
made unlawful for any person to solicit
from any candidate moneyo or other thing
OF value in consideration for the vote,
services or influence of such person. A
violation of thia provision shall be
punishable by fine not exceeding $500
and disfranchisement for q period Of
two years thereafter. Any person vio-
iating any of the provisions of this
act shall If he offers to vote, be subject
TO challenge and shall not be permitted
to vote until he subscrbes to an oath
that he has been guilty of none of the
things prohibited by the act. Corpora
tions are prohibited from giving or
promising to give anything of value to
influence the result of any election, and
any foreign corporation violating this
provision shall forfeit all right to carry
on business in the state. Every state
district, county, city, ward or township
committee or any club or organization
feat of any political party shall have
a treasurer, who shall keep a detailed
account of the receipts and expendi-
lures, and within thirty days after the
election a statement of the same shall
be filed with the county clerk. Inde-
pendent candidates who eXpend more
than So are required TO file like state
ment
Representative DeLany, of Lake
county, Illinois, has introduced a bill
requiring wholesale purchasers of milk
to give bond, in the sum of 1000 each
that they will return the cans and
other property of the farmers who ship
milk to them.
Pension Fund for Teachers.
Minnesota having imposed a tax on
the premiums received by insurance
companies doing business in that state.
Senator Greer wants to use one-half Of
this revenue in the creation of a veter-
an teachers relief fund. This fund is
to be administered by the state super
intendent of public schools and the
presidents of the normal schools. This
commission Is to pass suitable rules
and regulations for the management of
their trust. The object Is to aid veter-
an school teachers of Minnesota who
shall possess the following qualifica
tions: Taught at least eighteen years
in the public schools, ten years at least
being consecutive, and who never re-
ceived any aid from a similar fund
while teaching. The person must never
have been dishonorably discharged
from any school while teaching the
same. When a teacher is found to be
entitled to be placed on the roll of the
commission, and to share in the bene-
fits thereof, he or she shall at the be-
ginning of the year receive the amount
due. Every person on the pay roll will
receive an equal amount. none more
than $500. The commission will dis
tribute whatever sum it's share of the
tax amounts to.
A large number of the citizens of
Faribault have petitioned the Mime
sofa legislature to pass law requiring
that the declaration of independence,
the constitution of the United States
and Washington's farewell address be
made part OF the reading lessons of the
schools of the state, in order that the
children may be taught the institutions
under which they are living.
A bill making it a penal offense in
any officer of the state, county or city
to accept a railroad pass was recently
killed by the Indiana Legislature.
To Restore Capital Punishment.
There are two bills before the Mich
igan legislature providing for the res
toration of capital punishment for the
crime of murder in that state. Rep
resentatlve Fuller's bill provides that
all murders which shall be perpetrated
by means of poison, or lying in wait,
or any other kind Of wilful, deliberate
and premeditated killing, or which
shall be committed in the preparation
or attempt to commit arson, rape, rob-
berry or burglary, shall be deemed
murder of the first degree, and shall
tence of death is to be imposed where
conviction is had wholly upon circum-
stantial evidence. Such cases are to be
punished by life imprisonment The
method by which persons shall be ex-
ecuted is not mentioned. There Is be-
lieved to be strong sentiment in the
legislature in favor of the death penal
~.
The Ozmun civil service bill now be-
fore the Minnesota legislature Is occa-
sioning considerable discussion but Of
will not pass. The bill provides
that hereafter the public service"
shall be the civil service Of the state
and the cities, and that all appoint
ments and promotions in the service
shall be made according to merit and
fitness, irrespective of political or re-
ligious affiliations. Within thirty days
after the passage of the act the gov
ernor Is required to appoint three per-
sons as civil service commissioners,
one Of whom shall serve for two years,
another four years, and the third six
Years. and aftnr the first annnint inente