Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-08-13

DlllS approved uy tne boNtiHoi- MANY
Of the employees Of the Legislature and
others were anxious TO get the money
due them but the states accounting
officers realizing the difficulty In pre-
pairing warrants, and all that sort OF
thing, determined TO postpone all bills
for one week Yesterday they begal
paying out the money, and there is 4
rush at the state treasury. Although
there were advances to employees of
the legislature there Is still a large
balance due them, and the balance
In the general funds of the state treas
ury viii be very much reduced before
the end Of the week State Treasurer
Haywood denies that he has lost any
money through advances TO members
of Investigating committees. He Is
fully protected in any event as no
money was paid out without proper
warrant
In this connection II may be said that
the course of the governor in vetoing
bills making appropriations for inves
tiRatlng committees and In cutting out
items in the general appropriation bill
viii have the effect OF stopping all ad-
vance payments in the future State
treasurers hnve been the victims of the
hNA rliAlE SYSTEM VI pay AiANAAA1 ANA many
years, and they will hail with much
satisfaction a change in this direction
Rev Or Swallow, the Prohibition
candidate for state treasurer continues
to assert with more or less emphasis
that the commonwealth was hornswog-
gled out of several thousand dollars
In the fitting up of Grace church for
the use Of the legislature. He con
,g eos
this work is excessively extravagant,
and that no matter If Governor Hast
ings has approved Of it, the bin is
wrong He charges duplication of lum-
Der bills. and insists that the whole
business should have been investigated.
meeting of the Republican state
committee will be held here Aug rs,
the day before the meeting of the state
convention At that time the plans
Of the campaign will be discussed
There seems to be no doubt that Bea-
com, Of westmoreland, for state treas
urer and McCauley. Of Chester. for
auditor general, will be the ticket.
There has been some talk of resolu-
tlon to be offered in the convention in
dorslng Senator Quay for another term,
but some of the Beaver leaders friends
are NDDDEtu 70 LOiEltE a nEAA OiA llieNA
issue so long before the election Of a
United states senator.
The Laws OF 1897.
At the state department the work Of
preparing the new laws for publication
is about ended, and the pamphlet laws
Of 1897 viii probably be issued in a few
days These volumes do not vary much
in size from year to year the difference
10 10. "a
made up in the size OF some OF them.
W. K Verbeke. the aged controller of
this city. is a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for auditor general.
Notwithstanding this is Republican
city, Mr.. Verbeke has been repeatedly
elected to the position he now holds,
and his success at home has encour-
aged him to think that he may branch
out in a wider field, During the late
war he spent fortune in fitting out
troops, and this fact has done much to
keep him in office.
During the last 10 days evidences of
prosperity have continued to accumu-
late at the state department where all
kinds of corporations are granted char
ters. Some large railroad concerns
have been Incorporated, and many
Neutrality-suspicious. tHAtip ptlSHS nave taken
out letters patent. In one case the
capital stock of a furnace company in
Allegheny city was 81 $50, 600. Under
| the new law increasing the bonus on
charters, this company paid 81, 1851.
Under the old law the bonus would
have been S1.5G2.5O. 1t win be seen from
these figures what an excellent rev
enue producer this law is.
Some important changes in the game
law were made by the late legislature,
and il would be well for hunters to
consult IT, II is in effect a new act, and
changes the old law in many important
particulars,
Major Levi Wells. the state dairy and
! food commissioner, authorizes the state
ment tnat Frank N. Moore, special
agent of the department for western
Pennsylvania. retired from that po-
sition Aug. l. His place Is taken by
James Terry Of Bradford county Ma
jor Wells says the force of deputies has
been considerably reduced, and that
a different method of ferreting out vio-
lators of the oleomargarine law will
be adopted
S. P. Stlllwell, of Scranton. has been
! reappointed a member of the state fish
commission. He is president of the
commission and is exceedingly active
in promoting the fishery interests of the
state. He regrets the failure of the
legislature to make an appropriation
for the work of the commission during
the next two years, owing to a blunder,
but he thinks that means will be pro-
vided for continuing the hatcheries and
preserving the stock Of fish. A conven-
tiOn of those interested in fish culture
and the propagation of game fish in
Pennsylvania will be held at the board
of trade rooms In this city on Wed
nesday, Sept, Is. This convention has
been called by the joint action of the
fish associations Of the state and is for
the purpose OF raising the necessary
funds to carry on the work Of the fish
commission.
Capitol hln was deserted last week
by most OF the state officials. Cover
nor Hastings was at Bellefente, Attor-
ney General Mccormick was at his
home In Wiliiamsport. Private secre-
tary Beitler at the seashore, Deputy
Attorney General Elllin at his home in
Indiana, State Treasurer Haywood at
Mercer, Auditor General MyIin at Ian
caster and Secretary Of the Common
wealth Reeder at Easton. Two or
three Of the officials spent the early
part of the week at the capitol But
the six months session of the legisla-
ture was strain on everybody, ana
ell felt the need Of relaxation.
STACgPoLE
For the Pacing Championship.
Chicago. Aug l0.-Star Pointer and
Joe Patchen vii. meet again at the
Washington Park clubs track on Aug.
q to fight out the pacing supremacy