Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-05-07

years The Record has been a standing
joke In the legislature. Properly pub
lished It would be a useful public doc
ument, but as the proceeding are never
placed upon the desks Of the Legislators
until they are stale The Record might
Just as well be published at the close
Of the session, or not at all.
Mr.. woodruff, of Philadelphia, has
introduced n bill allowing judges OF
the United States circuit court to com
NIT juvenile criminals to reformatories.
It is understood to have the sanction
Of Attorney General McKenna and
Judge Butler, Of the United States
district court at Philadelphia. There is
considerable prison legislation on the
calendars of both houses, and an EFFORT
will be made to pass certain bills which
have for their purpose the relieving
OF the overcrowded penal institutions
Of the state through a system of parole.
Some important changes to the phar-
macy law are proposed in bills which
are now pending in the house. The
most important change Is the elimi-
nation of a proviso authorizing physi-
clans registered under the act of 1881
to carry on the drug business and prac-
tice pharmacy, though they may com
pound and sell their own prescriptions
and patent medicines.
The governor has approved the Fari
bill to protect the American flag from
insult and degradation. This bill had
the support Of all the patriotic societies
of the state. 1t provides that any per
son VINO shall wilfully and maliciously
damage or destroy any flag Of flag.
staff on any private or public build
ing, or use the flag for advertising
any business or trade, shall be guilty
of felony, and upon conviction shal
pay fine not exceeding $500 or suffei
imprisonment not exceeding si1
months, or both.
Prison For Female Convicts.
one of the prison reform bills, pre-
pared by Francis ]. Terrence, of Allie
gheny, a member of the state board o
charities, provides that female con
victs from all the counties in the state
sentenced to endure punishment by i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary, shal
hereafter be imprisoned In the West
ern penitentiary.
owing to the illness Of Speaker Boy
er, who has been threatened with pneu
monia, at his home In Philadelphia
the committee to investigate the $50,
900 insurance scandal has not yet beei
appointed. It is suspected that this In
vestigation will be allowed to fad
from memory, but the charges are g
specific that 1t Is difficult to see hoy
| they can be ignored. The main charg
is that $4,000 was demanded by
coterie of persons to clear from tn
calendars OF the legislature bills oh
| jectlonable to big insurance companies
Governor Hastings has reappolntei
Insurance Commissioner Lambert an
the senate has confirmed that popula
official for three years more, datin
from May 1. When Colonel Lamber
was appointed in 1895 he was commits
stoned for the unexpired term O
George B. Luper, so that he will hav
served at the end of his new commits
sion over five years.
This week the program prepared b
Professor Warren Powers Laird, tn
architectural adviser of the capitC
building commission, will be In tn
hands of all arcitects who desire to en-
ter the open competition for plans fo
the new capitol. This competition wi
be conducted with the greatest car,
SO that there shall be no favoritisr
when the award of the prize is mad,
Six distinguished architects have bee
der that the very best talent in tn
country shall be represented. Thes
six architects will be paid from $500 {
| $1,000 each for expenses.
Senator Grady, a member of the ser
ate committee which has been invest
eating the municipal affairs of Phila
/ delphia, has declined to sign the repoi
of the committee. This report has bee
revised and revised again, and is sti
unsatisfactory to one or two of IL
members. Senator Grady says the n
port is too voluminous.
Mr.. Hosacks charges of briber
against oleomargarine dealers In Pitts
burg have not been sustained by tn
investigation, and the report will prot
ably exonerate Frank NJ. Moore, III
special agent at Pittsburg of the daiI
and food commissioner.
Opposition to Trolley Extension.
No session of the house was held c
Friday, and the reason given was thu
owing TO the number of special con
mittees travelling through the sta
there might not be a quorum. 1t leakt
out that the real reason was a schen
to prevent the Introduction of a res,
luton to give the Young bill to enab
trolley companies to branch out I'M
the country a special order. The cour
having decided that the objection OF
single owner of abutting property cou
stop trolley company from laying /
tracks on rural highway this bi
is intended to enable the compani,
to go ahend and let those opposed al
peal to the courts for appointment
viewers to fix damages
Up to this week the number of bill
introduced in the house was 978; hou
bills reported from house committee
542 senate bills reported from hou
committees. III; total bills reported
the house. $780, house bills passed az
sent to the senate for concurrence, II
house bills passed finally, %: sena
bills passed finally by the house, /
senate bills remaining In the hous
176.
Representative Jefferis, of Chest
county, has introduced a bill in Il
house TO do away with hanging.
provides that In all cases where a pc
son is found guilty Of murder in Il
first degree the jury may qualify Il
verdict by adding thereto ''withO
capital punishment" and whenever Il
jury shall return a verdict as afor
said, the person shall be sentenced
imprisonment at hard labor for life
; A bill has passed finally malxir
Feb. 10 Oincoln's birthday a leg
holiday.
1t has been practically decided tn
the Republican state convention w
be held in Harrisburg during the we,
OF August Is. SrACKPOLE.
: Old Erie Omoial Dead.
Elmira, N. T.. May 5.-H. Devalso
Pratt, who from 1864 until 1873 wa
connected with the Erie railway. fir