The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-03-26
wANAMAkER FOR TREASURER.
Anti-Ouay Men VIII Put Up a Hot
Fight-The Legislature.

Eight-Ihe Legislature.
HARRIsBURG. March 24.-John Wana-
makers candidacy for state treasurer,
which Is being doomed by Senator
kaufman, Is causing a great deal of
talk IN the legislature. The anti-Quay
men evidently intend to put up hot
fight.
The bill to protect the American flag
fram insult and degradation was re-
ported favorably in the senate.
\ bill was introduced by Mr.. CHS
holm 10 provide for the selection of a
site and the erection of a state hospital
for the homeopathic treatment of the
insane.
Mr.. Grady then arose and state d that
this was the time set for DR. Sallow to
appear before the bar of the senate and
answer question as TO who his inform
ers were IN his charges against the state
officials. Mr. Grady said that owing
to DR.. Swallow trial in the Dauphin
county courts it wOuld be impOsslbl e
for him to appear, and he moved that
action in DR.. Swallow : case be deferred
until the first morning session after the
conclusion of his trial. The motion
was adopted without debate.
The following bills passed finally:
An act making COnstables of town
ships eX-OfticiO fire wardens for the eX
tnctlon of forest fires and for reporting
to the court of quarter sessions viola
tions Of the law TOR the protection of
forests from fire; prescribing the duties
OF such FIRE wardens and their punish
ment for failure to perform the same,
and empowering them TO require under
penalty the assistance of other rArsOnS
IN the extinction of such fires.
An act to prohibit the public eXhibi-
ton OF hypnOtlSm or mesmerism. max
ing 1t misdemeanOr, and providing
punishment therefor.
An act to establish a dental council
and state board of dental examiners TO
define the powers and duties of said
dental council and said state board of
dental examiners; to provide for the
examination and licensing of practition-
ers of dentistry to further regulate the
practice of dentistry
An act to amend section l of an act to
define the necessary and proper ex-
penses incident to the nomination and
election of senators, representatives
state. judicial, municipal and county
officers, and 10 authorize the payment
thereof, approved April Is, 1874
An act to provide for the appointment
of building commission to erect fire.
proof capitol building for the state leg
islature, the department of public in
struction and other state afficials.
The Joint committee appointed bv
the house and senate to investigate the
state treasury filed its report. The re-
port Is very vOluminOus and covers over
u pages of typewritten matter. The
report enters into the detail workings
OF the state treasury, and recites the
fact that the state receives no money
III interest from the state repositories.
and does not select the banks The
committee practically indOrses the
Stewart bill, which provides for the Sc
curing OF , per cent interest on all state
deposits The committee exOnerates
the state treasurer from all blame, and
says that there is no evidence of anv
dishonest practices of any kind 1t
suggests that there should be more
clerks IN the auditor generals office.
as there are not enough clerks TO DO
the great amount Of work The report
also states the evidence of the treasurer
showed that the state treasury was run
in a businesshke and honest manner
that the state treasurer denied most
emphatically under oath that any
money was received from any bank or
banks as interest or a bribe for secur-
ing the deposits.
The committee says that il could not
find any evidence to show that any
money was received from the banks by
ei ther the state treasurer or anyone for
him or by any state or county political
committee of any kind. The report
/. went into detailed working OF the state
treasury ana recommended some minor
changes.
In conclusion 1t recommended that all
the state money be deposited in six
banks of the state, divided as follows
Two in Allegheny county, three in Phil
adelphia county and one in Dauphin
county. 1t also recommends that the
state secure : per cent on all deposits,
and that the state treasurer select the
banks. While this differs in some re-
spects from the Stewart bill il is in line