Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-07-09

ther provided that brewers licensed by
the state treasurer under the existing
law shall pay according to the classin-
cation Of the new bill. Bottlers will be
required 70 pay $500 In cities Of the
first and second classes. $3.50 in the
cities Of the third class and all other
cities. $3.50 In boroughs and s125 in
townships. Wholesale dealers viii pay
$1,000 in cities of the first and second
class. $500 I'm cities Of the third class
5000 IN boroughs and 500 in townships
There is no doubht that Governor
Hastings will approve the bill. as It
is looked upon as the best revenue
scheme that could be evolved out Of a
multitude Of suggestions made on the
revenue subject.
Efforts to Increase Appropriations.
| There wes much log rolling during
| the closing days on appropriation bills,
but thet ATTEMPT of the senate to in
crease the amounts provided for in the
bills passed by the house were not sue
| cessful IN "a single instance. On the
other hand many bills which came
from the senate We're ignominiously cut
down by the house An effort was made
in the senate to increase the amount
allowed for the New York and Philadel
] lllltd IullkfAF VI AAAN AN i7AtAAuAN AAbAAA FNf7
/ COO TO SlO8OO, but the report of the con-
ference committee was rejected. Sub
sequently the senate receded from it's
amendments and the original amount
Of $1,000 for the two trips was passed.
The general appropriation bill went
| through without material amendments
in the round un. There was a fight
against several items, but they were
/ not stricken out, and IL remains for
| Governor Hastings to use the carving
| knife on the Objectionable paragraphs
The much discussed item of $4,000 for
fitting up Grace church for the use Of
the legislature IS in this bill. The gem
eral appropriation bill also contains
an item Of $40 600 for the rental and
restoration Of Grace church for the uses
| of the congregation
Before the general appropriation was
finally permitted to go through 1t was
necessary for Speaker Boyer to go upon
the floor and make a statement that
the public school item of S11 900 600 and
the other item Of $500 600 for the state
normal schools would not be molested.
He gave fair warning, however that
the time would soon come when the
normal schools will not receive state
aid.
Senator Daniel s. Walton of Green
county, was elected president pro tenn.
of the senate an hour before the final
adjournment. He is a candidate for
recollection in a Democratic district,
and his friends hope that the honor
conferred upon him by the senate will
assist him in his canvass at home.
A strong effort was made to put
through the race track pool bill, but
] A. O., ot
of the wealtbiest horsemen in the state
and many agricultural societies were
pushing this measure, but the senate
and house were against 1t.
Governor Hastings has approved the
new libel law, and 1t is now in full force
in the state 1t is not what the editors
and publishers wanted exactly, but 1t
much more liberal law than the old
measure.
The Bogus Insurance Scandal.
The report of the committee charged
with the investigation of the $50, 900 in
surance scandal was submitted the day
before final adjournment After review
ing the testimony the committee re-
ports tnat Inere was no demand made
by any member of the Legislature for
any money or other valuable consider
alton for the defeat of the insurance
bill and that there was nothing done
or said upon the part of any member
Of the house or senate which justified
the rumor affecting or impeaching the
integrity of the legislature.
For 30 years the distlllers of the state
have attempted to have the Legislature
pass an Incorporation act. They tried II
again this session, but were disap-
pointed 1t was argued against the bill
that this was a scheme to enable the
big distilers to organize a trust to
freeze out the smaller distilers
t, throughout the state. Just why other
interests and concerns are . mitted to
become Incorporated and the line
drawn at distillers is not easy to un-
derstand.
/, Under the act of 1895 county com
missioners, through certain proceed
ings in the court, may lay tax of ten
mills for improvement of highways In
the various counties this fund to be
kept separate from any other fund
One of the acts passed by this legis-
lature provides that 2 per cent of this
, fund may be appropriated for the con
struction Of roads for the use of BIZ
cycles, tricycles and other vehicles
with pneumatic or soft rubber tires. II
was the last bill that passed the house
. having been reconsidered after once be-
, ing defeated.
I Governor Hastings will begin the
consideration of the bills on his desk
, next week and he expects to finish the
whole lot in ten days. Hearings have
been fixed on the Orme bill taxing
store orders and one or two othei
measures.
For the next sixty days the clerks
in the state department viii be busy
day and night getting out the pamph
, let laws. Chief Clerk Gearhart has al
! ready sent to the printer many of the
: laws which have been approved.
One of the bills that was expected L
create a sensation in the house died il
the appropriation committee Of tha
body II was the bill of S66 600 to pay
the expenses of the senate committe,
: (which Investigated the municipal affair,
OF Philadelphia, On the morning of th'
last day Chairman Marshall reported
= this bill and others with a negative rec
= ommendation. The talk about the cap
I itol was that Senator Quay had advise,
this course on this bill, and insisted
b that the amount should be paid som'
: other way Chairman Andrews, whei
e asked about the bill, said that he care,
e nothing about 1t. that all the bills wer
e paid, and he was satisfied.
o STAcKPoLE.
Constructor HiohBorn's Cottage Burned
q Atlantic City, July 6.-The cottage Of
e Naval Constructor Hichborn at Brig.
q antine Beach has been totally destroyed
4 by fire. 1t was caused by a defectiv,
/ nue and was discovered by a motor