Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-08-06


mileage Of Witnesses, and the fees and
mileage Of the Heraeant-at-arms In
performing service for the committees
I earnestly recommend that an act Of
assembly be passed governing all these
subjects"
Portraits or state Omciais.
At every session Of the Legislature
there 30 a hlll or two making appro-
pnations Tor the painting OF portraits
Of state officials or the purchase OF
portraits of distinguished Pennsylvania
ans This year there was an item in the
general appropriation bill for 5000 to
purchase the portrait Of Thaddeus Ste
vens painted by Matthew Wilson. for
the executive department The gov
ernor dlsapproved Il because the state
already owns a fine portrait of Stevens
There is in the hill. however. an item
which was approved making an ap-
proprietion Of g. 800 to replace the por-
traits Of x-Lieutenant Governors John
Latta. Charles W. stone. Chauncey r
Black, william r Davies and Louis A.
Watres. which were destroyed by the
burning Of the capitol building These
portraits will be placed in the depart
ment Of the lieutenant governor There
is also an item Of $500 for the paint
ing Of the portrait of Lieutenant Gov
ern0r Walter Lyon. TO be placed in the
same collection.
The Fish and Game Bill.
The State sportsmens association
was intensely interested in the Baldwin
bill providing for a state game and
FISH warden at a salary Of $1,000 a year,
which was vetoed by the governor. At
the hearing al the executive depart
ment the president of the association
made a strong plea for the bill, and
even went so far as to pledge the as
sociation for the salary of the warden
If the governor thought the finances
of the state would not Justify the ap-
1 proval of the bill. 1t was dlsapproved
on other grounds, which were set forth
at length. The general fish law, framed
| by the state commission and introduced
! by Representative Peoples, of Lancas-
ter. was also vetoed. the trainers Of
the measure having repudiated it on
account Of the changes unsatisfactory
to them which were made by the house
This bill was a codihcetlon of all the
| fish laws and a repeater Of a number
Of them.
Among the bills vetoed by the gov
| ernor was one bearing the name Of
Representative Simon. Of Pittsburg 1t
| provided for the purchase Of the fran
chises and property Of electric light
companies by the municipalities within
| whose limits such franchises were ex-
| ercised, and restricting municipalities
| from performing any business of such
corporation without first acquiring it's
! franchises and property Strong pres
sure was brought to bear upon the
| governor to induce him to sign the bill.
but many of the boroughs and cities
Of the state protested on the ground
that such a law would be serious
| hindranoe TO them.
II was expected that the governor
would disapprove the appropriations
for the Lehigh university and Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, but lie only cut
I 600 from each institution giving
Lehigh- university $3.50, 900 ana the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania $500 OO0 There
/ were few appropriations to hospitals
and other private charities disapproved.
In fact with the exception of two hos
pitals that were not yet built all these
appropriations were signed.
New Mercantile Tax BiI Vetoed.
The governor sprung "a surprise on
I the last day by disapproving the mer-
camille license tax bill, which was op-
posed by the merchants throughout the
state He says in conclusion, after a
fun discussion Of the measure: For
several years the business depression
has been SO great that almost every
industry has struggled to exist and l
am unwilling to Impose further burdens
upon these interests for the reasons
that I have stated" It was generally
! .vp ha
prove this bill, and there were many
Interested persons who We're desirous
of being appointed to the positions OF
mercantile appraiser under this act"
Several prominent Democrats, among
them former Lieutenant Governor
Chanucey +. Black of York and James
Kerr of Clearfeld, we've here the other
day to arrange for a meeting of the
executive committee Of the State
| League Of Democratic societies on Aug.
IL. IN this city. This meeting has been
called to make arrangements for the
annual convention OF the societies.
which win be held at Wllkesbarre
| shortly after the Democratic state con-
| yention at Reading, when the nomina-
tions will be ratified and plans adopted
for the campaign.
Owing to the late day the state com
mission authorized by the late legis-
lature to arrange for Pennsylvania $
| exhibit at the Tennessee centennial has
decided to erect no building, buts.to
| recommend to the manufacturers of the
state that they make such exhibits as
they think best The Tennessee man
ayers have agreed to reserve for Penn
sylvania such space as may be neces-
sary for the state exhibitors. An ap-
preparation having been made by the
| legislature for the dedication of state
monuments at Chicamaugua. and also
for the transportation of survivors of
that battle to the battlefield on the
occasion Of the dedication Of the mon
uments, il is proposed to have Penn
sylyania day at the Tennessee cen
tenial about the LIST of October, so that
the old soldiers and others who go
south about that time may be able 10
participate In both events. The Army
OF the Potomac viii have reunion a,
Columbus o.. a few days previous. and
the general idea is to have the veterans
OF the war go first TO Columbus, thence
to the Chattanooga ceremonies and on
to Nashville for the Pennsylvania day
exercises at the centennial. Governor
Hastings and his staff, with other state
oficials, will go south at this time An
elaborate program has been promised
for this occasion.
STAcKPoLE.
THE GRAND ARMY.
Orders Issued For the Annual Eneamp-
nant AZ nufalO