The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-28


stood, has strong assurance of support for
his bill appropriating $4,000 for the Car
bondale hospital
Says the Harrisburg correspondent of
the Philadelphia Press: Congressman
Connell, of Scranton, who was in the city
Tuesday night was greeted on all sides
as Governor Connell'
At the recent annual meeting in Harris
burg of the Associated Health authorities
of the state, favorable comment was made
by DR.. Lee and others on the compre-
hensiveness Of the reports recetved from
LackaWanna county.
Senator Kennedy, of Allegheny, on
Tuesday introduced by request, a novel
bill forbidding the publication of the
names of the persons charged with the
commission of crimes until duly convict
ed The act makes 1t unlawful and mis-
demeanor for any newspaper daily or
weekly, or any other publication to pub
lish the name of any person charged with
an offense until conviction follows, under
penalty of fine of not less than $500 nor
more than $1,000 If the provisions of this
bill were to become a law it would be ille-
gal to publish the name of a man charged
with murder or other similar serious Of
fenses until he had been tried and con-
viCted for the same. Senator Kennedy
does not expect the bill to pass.
Representative Connel's plumbers reg
istration bill would require the mayor of
every city to appoint an examining board
of five members, including two master
plumbers, two jourueymen, and the chief
inspector of plumbing and drainage in the
city. The first four would serve two
years and the fifth throughout his term
The first four would be practical plumb
ers of ten years experience, and resi-
dents of the state for three years. and
would give bonds for $1,000 each, al
though getting only the nominal pay OF
$3.50 a year to cover car fare, etc. This
board would make regulations for plumb
ing, ana grant certificates to competent
applicants for registration upon payment
of fees, - for Il master plumber applica-
tion and 81 for a journeyman. The list
of eligibles would be sent, to select coun-
ell, Three-year apprentices could be
among the applicants.
A bill of interest to all hicyclers has been
introduced by Representative Hosack, of
Allegheny county. 1t provides that coun-
ty commissioners may, with the approval
of the grand jury and the court, cause
any public road TO be improved, or lay
out, open and improve roads suitable for
ana for the exclusive use of bicycles, tri-
cycles and other vehicles with pneumatic
or soft rubber tires, The maintenance Of
such roads or bicycle paths at the side of
roads would deVolve upon the county.
There is a penalty of s. for injuring the
road or endangering the tires, and Of
tenders would not be relieved from crimi-
nal prosecution. The commissioners would
make regulations as to speed, lamps, etc.
For necessary damages to or taking of
land for the bicycle improvements an
amount could be expended not exceeding
10 per cent. of the money in the commits
sioners' disposal, ana maintenance would
be limited to 10 per cent. of the future levy.
There is not likely, It is said, to be any
investigation of the state treasurer'S Of
flee by the present legislature The de-
feat Of the Mitchell resolution last week
prevents the consideration of similar
resolution during the session. 1t Is one
Of the rules of both branches of the legs-
lature that no bill or resolution can be COIL
sidered the substance of which Is the same
as that Of a bill or resolution previously
defeated. This rule was probably over
looked by the members who opposed the
Quay resolution, as it debars them from
Offering a more stringent one in the same
line, unless they can get two-thirds vote
to suspend the rules, which they have 40
hope of securing. An effort will now be
made to secure the passage of a bill re-
quiring banks and banking institutions to
pay interest upon state deposits. II Is sad
that If such abill passes movement will
be started to pay the state treasurer $40, 900
year instead of $1,000 and to relieve him
of being responsible in the event of any
of the state depOsitaries falling, The in
crease Is justified by the plea that, having
no financial institutions to favor, he will
have to pay for his own bond, whereas
at present he Is relieved of this expense
by the officers OF banks who receive state