The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-21
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ulCIdIe a pulley WlllCll VIII SCI NllN iN6
islature out of it's present entangle-
ment. The task before him is not
small one The attempt to show that
a deficiency in the state revenues does
not exist has failed. The common
wealth is today $780, 900 in debt. Quay
must find some way of whipping this
out, and at the same time getting cash
enough to care for the numerous char
tiles of the state. In addition to this
he will have to again face the Pitts
burg charter boomers and decide
whether that city is to be given
new form of government.
Some of the leaders are intimating
that they are preparing to adjourn
July l. This is considered a physical
impossibility as there are only nine
legislative days left. The Quayites are
counted on reducing the school appro-
priation to $5,OOO,OOO a year. This is
meeting with the strongest kind of
opposition in both branches. The de-
bate on this proposition will at least
take up a day. There will also be fights
on the bills of the investigating and
election committees. This is especially
true of the Philadelphia "LeXow" APP
preparation, many of the members nav
ing prepared set speeches.
other fight. Then owing to the scare
.ty of cash the appropriations commit
tee will be forced to pare down all
appropriations, and each of these bills
will take more time in passing than
is ordinarily the case. The necessity,
therefore, of extending the session is
apparent to most people, and it Will
probably be one of the things which
Senator Quay will do. The '76'' will
oppose an extension unless the Quay
men furnish proof that they intend
to raise sufficient revenue from prop
er sources to care for all charities.
NATIONAL GUARD APPROPRIA-
TION.
The proposition to decrease the ap-
preparation to the National Guard and
dispense with the annual encampment
will cause a fight. The soldier boys
are willing to wait two years longer
on an appropriation for dress uniforms,
but they will not agree to be deprived
of their summer outing Adjutant Gen
eral Stewart says the Guard was new
er in better shape and that it would
be a great mistake to reduce the ap-
~.propriation. The officers and men are
working in perfect harmony all over
tt state, but if the appropriation is
scaled down the membership will be
reduced one-third in the next two
years.
Governor Hastings has approved a
bill increasing the bonus on letters
patent. 1t was introduced by Mr..
Smith, of Bedford, and will increase
the state revenues about $500000 year.
The act is an amendment to the gem
eral corporation of 1874, and provides
that all the bonus on charters and of
the increase of the capital stock of COR
operations shall be paid in advance.
The bonus is increased from one-fourth
of one per cent. to one-third of one
per cent. Corporation Clerk Farms
worth of the state department says
that the act will increase state reve-
nues nearly $300,00O a year. Under the
old law one-half of the bonus is PAID
when the charter was issued, and the
other portion in one year thereafter
This necessitated the auditor general
to keep an account with these corpora
tons and required him to collect the
deferred payments. Some times action
had to be- instituted to secure these
collections and it was not an unusual
thing for corporations to dissolve be-
fore the second payment was due, thus
the state lost a large amount of money
annually. Under the Smith law all the
4 bonus must be paid into the office OF
the secretary of the commonwealth
when the charter is issued and on the
increase when the papers are filed.
AGAINST UNPATENTED LAND.
The governor has also signed bill
pro 'ding for a state lien for unpaid
pure use money, fees and interes
again y unpatented land There arr
many acts of land granted by tht
comma, ealth years ago on whicl
there is Still due the state purchas
money, interest and fees. In mos
cases the amounts are small, but i'm
mediate settlements must be- made
otherwise costs to owners of thes
tracts will be necessary. The records
Of these liens is kept in the prothono
tary's office of each county. If tn
owners of the land do not make promp
settlement the internal affairs viii a
I "once institute proceedings.
During the past week Governor Hast
ings signed the Campbell bill providing
for tax on employers of aliens. Th
bill provides that all persons, firms
associations or corporations employ
ing one Ar more foreign-born unnatur
allied male over q years of age shal
be taxed at the rate of three cents
day for each day such alien may b
employed. The revenue derived is t
be paid into the respective count
treasures. ,One-half of the amount /
TO be distributed among the school dis
tricts in proportion to the number @
schools I'M each district and the othe
half goes to defray the general ex
penses of the county,
1t is the duty of the employers {
keep a redord of the number of alien:
their namles, places of birth and tn
exact number of days such persons ar
employed during each month. Th
record is subject to the examination {
i the county commissioners, Employer
y must make quarterly sworn reports I
the commissioners giving a detaile
statement OF the number of aliens en-
ployed and the number of days eac
has worked during the quarter. TIL
report must be accompanied by tn
amount of tax money due the count,
Any failure to comply strictly wit
the act shall be deemed a misdemeanC
punishable by a fine of not less tha
5000 nor more than 81 900. The fine I
go to the county.
rhe district attorney is required I
proceed against persons violating III
ect. The commissioners are con
PEELED to furnish blanks to the employ
ers Tor the quarterly returns and hay
ne power to pay persons, firms {
orporauons a reasonable compensa