Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-21
A Bill to Prevent the Sale of I'M
pure Meat by Inspection.
THE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
Not Cent for Them If tho Demands OF
the State Institutions Are AIlowed-Bills
for the Protection of Game and Of Insur-
ance Policy Holders.
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Ot bne measure. y nuer tne pro-
visions of the bill the president of the state
board of health will appoint one or more
persons in each city, borough or township
In the state to inspect the meats. Their
duties will consist in inspecting all meats
slaughtered or shipped to within their dis
tricts.
The receiver of a consignment of meat
must notify the inspector as soon rs 1t ar
rives, and cannot sell any portion of 1t I'M
til 1t Is inspected. II the meat Is pure the
inspector will attach q certificate of inspec-
ton. The inspectors will receive S2 for
each whole carcass of beef, and fifty cents
for each quarter for sheep, veal and swine
81 will be paid, and for o quarter carcass
OF the same twenty five cents is allowed.
The receiver Of the meats pays for the
inspection. Farmers slaughtering stock
of their own raising for sale are exempted
from the provisions of the act. If the
consignee of meats neglects to have meat
inspected or refuses to pay the charges he
will be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and pay q fine not exceeding 5000, or be
imprisoned for more than thirty days.
The fines go to the county treasury. The
inspectors are to make monthly returns to
the treasurer of the counS or city for
over so per cent of the gross .ees collected.
The act only applies to fresh meat.
Not a Cent Left for Charity.
If the demands of the state institutions
are allowed there will not be one cent for
charity tho next two years. The public
schools will have to have Sl1,000,00o To
meet this and tho running expenses of the
state $l5, 1853, 900 will be required. The
No a
tenance of the INDECENT insane and asy-
lums will cost 81 100000. The semi-state
institutions, such as the homes for feeble
minded and tho schools for the deaf, blind
and dumb, will require Sl,500,OOO. The
penal institutions must be looked after.
1t has been found by the state authorities
that these amounts will eat up tho $l9,-
600, 900 income for the next two years, and
thus leave not cent for charity.
A number of prominent officers of the
National Guard have been here during
the past week, advocating a plan to pro-
vide armories for the various commands
throughout the state. Among them were
Colonels Case and Ripple, Majors Keen
and Warman and Captain Louis II. Wal
ters, all of whom were members of the
executive committee of the organization
the time of the Inauguration of Governor
Hastings.
One plan suggested was to have the leg
pany, and then save the 5000 annually ap-
propriated for armory rent. As there are
100 companies In the guard, however, and
but little money in the treasury, this plan
was quickly given up as impracticable
hp rp1 N a nnb
able light, however. 1t Is merely to In
crease the annual rent appropriation from
$500 to $500, which would allow the com.
panies to erect armories and pay interest
on mortgage at per cent, the state to
protect itself by taking title to the prop
erty. This plan would require an increase
of only 49,, 900 In the annual appropria-
tion to the guard.
The great Importance of the improve
ment to the Delaware river channel may
help to secure that appropriation of $780,
o00 or at least good portion Of It, The
Philadelphia members of both political
parties are bending every effort to getting
votes for the bill, and they count great
deal on the impression to be made by hay
ing Messrs. Cook, Higbee and Tucker re-
peat their arguments on the necessity OF
the work before the entire house.
The Ritter Tax Bill Doomed.
This very condition of the treasury will
prevent the passage, at this session at
least, of the Ritter tax bill Even Its advo.
Gates admit that 1t would result in deficit
and the moro progressive members are
urging the retention of the present law
with the addition of few amendments to
Increase the revenue, rather than the Ger.
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under the proposed law. Ex. State Treas
urer Boyer, who prepared the present law
has been at the capitol for several days
and will appear before the ways and means
committee some time this week to discuss
the features of the proposed bill.
Governor Hastings Is extremely anxious
to aid the charitable institutions, and now
has the states accounting officers at work
to see II they cannot figure out an in
creased revenue for the next two years
The state board of charities has figured
out that it will need IS, ooO, 600. Owing tc
the financial depression the state revenues
have been reduced 81, 900 900 for the two
years. The total appropriations by tn,
last legislature were S22, 146, 733. 40. OF this
charity received So, 100000. This condition
of affairs will work hardship to the state
normal schools. These institu tions have
received liberal donations from the state
the past ten years, and are now asking fol
appropriations aggregating sl 100000. II
is the general opinion Of the members Of
the appropriations committee of the sen
ate and house that these schools have re
ceived all they are entitled to, and wide
swath will be cut into the respective
amounts asked for by them.
A Bill to Protect Game.
The house general judiciary committee
has brought out the Cotton bill for the pro
lection of game. The measure provides
that 1t shall not be lawful to kill, trap
sell, trade or barter, or expose for sale any
wild game or birds, either dead or alive
known under the laws of the state a,
game, except a license shall have previously
been obtained. The license shall be Is
sued during the months of June and July
by the county treasurer for one year, ant
shall only be used in the county, In which il
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