Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05
D OF THE SESSION.
I NSYLVANIA'S LEGS AZURE HAS
ADJOURNED AT lAST.

n, Review of the WoI aDons in the
sing Days of This No rious Body of
"a rasury Looters-screv Put On the
d 0uor Interests the La Day,
Harrisburg, Pa. oily ., 1897.
several weeks ago th people were
al bounded with aston hnent when
ts bills were presented Sl2O. 900. to
pa for repairs to Grace arch and the
~ yown investigation, IN Philadelphia,
II seemed badenough, : /. since then.
N Investigation bills re presented,
VI ch, in the total foot lp TO nearly
81 100 more. The conn tteo that in
v, gated the Eastern pc tentary, and
I'd d nothing, wantc $1,000 to
pa The expenses. The conmittee to in
VI gate the cause Of te capitol fire
W ted Sl,7O5, although 10 committee
d not go outside this eli once to hold
Getting. The cost OF le committee
10 ayestigate the anthracJe coal region
fg red up its expenses VI Sll ,9S7. .43.
Il total expenses Of iny stigating the
al tor general and stue tr,a aiurer's
of os were $4, 734.SO T q commission
al, Dintcd at the last scss D OF the legis-
"a re to investigate allie, labor wanted
~ DO, The committee appointed to
Itlol into the oleomargi inc frauds at
II sburg asked for S7,o1. The COM
NJ 'ee to look into the 1 luminous coal
n, ons asked for ST. 600. After care
~ ookiag into the repor ! Of these in
Ev' igatlng committees. nearly every
ca the findings amounted to absolutely
Knoling, but nearly all " it through in
I'll last days of the reck,ss legislature
w III adjourned yesterday
ne legislative junketilg trip to New
Y K to witness the ded alton of the
tGInt monument cost 1000. There
we $50 members and ends on that
III at an average cost Of about SAT
can. The train was d dated by the
Pennsylvania Railroad ompany, and
Ill stand to witness Oh parade cost
Inhing. The expenses ere therefore
iuIrred in hiring the b II, which cost
81; the dinner and lunch, which at the
otSide should not have cLcecded 81 800;
II badges at about 81 each, and the
Glars AT not over s. Der hundred.
I lse items added tOgelh make S3,256,
oSS, IA less than the an ont asked for.
] e reader can Surmiso here the bal
aae has gone. Have yo ever noticed
n size Of the aver 4 legislators
p,kot?
toughly estimated, least dozen
bis have passed which jill contribute
reenue TO the state trea ry during the
o'ung two years--if Che governor
Nns them. A bill taSiu certain stocks
building and loan a lci ations will,
Is estimated, bring in er 100000 an
ua,ly in the way of que. This act
70 ides that upon stock 2 building and
Al associations there ball be paid
ate tax eqnal to that fqnlred to be
al, upon money at int est by the gen
"a tax laws.
1 is estimated that II the courts fail
D lstain the decision O Judge Hanna,
pa the bill taxing giftt legacies and
Ilhlritances, that ,tal income of
II, 10000 will accrue lually as u re-
uI u this law.
What is known as III bonus tax bill
vii bring in 100000 hnually. This
Jro ii1es that instead OF the payment of
puefourth of per II upon capital
,to h Of companies and corporations or
ga izd within the statC the bonus to be
pal shall be one-thir of per cent
upon such capital stoc and upon any
sui scluent increase th, eof.
here are varions otl q revenue bills
wi q will bring in a &c lain amount of
re' eune. What Is kno Fn as the bond
bill viii bring in 500 900. The Orme
La, putting tax ol company store
or olS, and the measur placing tax OF
3 ,cuts per day upon aliens will also
plNde a certain amOu : OF revenue.
Che bills which viii ing in The great
es cvenuo are know respectively as
Il Increased mercanti license tax and
ii 1eer bill. 1t is est mated that these
b is will II they boco le laws, oring IN
a 70 al revenue OF 81 80 600 per annum
u he faiInre to bee bne Il law of the
st.lers' corporation III the state loses
a quarter of million dollars ahhuaily.
"A the beer bill goes to the governor
Ella ges in the liceI Sc claSSlfcations
hlvr been made 3 ewers are taxed
on $3.50 to $4,000, ccordng to their
Cltplt.
'Dhtillers shall pay annually license
le 'anging from ; Q to o2'ooo' TINS
Ak also being base on the amount
nan ifactured.
IBrttlers shall pay S 90 in cities oil the
rst and second classC $3.50 IN cities OF
be third class and al other cities; $3.50
b toroughs, $125 in tcwnshtp,
Wholesale dealers all pay $1,000 in
fti of the first and cond classes, $500
, cities Of the third ass and all other
Iitins; $500 in borouP Us, 500 in town
hips.