Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03
WITH THE LAWMAKERS.
NOTES AND COMMENTS FROM THE
PENNSYLVANIA CAPITAL.
Legislators Are Not Accomplishing A Much
Work-Anxious to Elect a Senator.
Treasury Is in u Bad Condition, But
Berths Are Still Being Created.


Work-Anxious to Elect Senator.
Treasury Is in Bad Condition, But
Berths Are still Being Created.
Harrisburg, Pa. March 81. 1899
The legislature is still pegging away
without accomplishing much in the
way of legislation. 1t has now been in
session about three months and very
few new laws have been placed on the
statute books. However, more bills
We're approved during the past week
than all the other weeks put together
Previous to last week only four new
laws were approved. The following are
the latest to receive the governors sigma
ture: An act relating to the Philadel-
phia board of health and governing the
sending Of youthful criminals to the
reform schools; the act making con
stables of boroughs and townships ex-
olicio fire, game and fish wardens, and
prescribing their duties, fixing their
fees as wardens and prescribing their
punishment for failure to perform their
duties; ii bill appropriating SIT, 800 for
the payment of the deficiencies in the
appropriation to the fish commission:
the act authorizing the state treasurer
to give credit for or refund cretain taxes
enormously paid into the state treasury;
the act abolishing boards of health in
cities OF the first class; creating bureaus
of health in cities of the first class; the
bill increasing the salaries of the cor
oner, clerk Of court, Jail physician and
county controller in Allegheny county.
During the past week it has developed
that the members, the Republicans at
least, are going
TO MAKE AN EARNEST EFFORT
from this on to the end of the session, to
elect United States senator To ad-
journ without electng senator or
accomplishing much in the way of legs-
lation would not reflect well upon the
Republican party and might be the
means of causing queer situations to
explain to the people at coming cleo
tions. Various means will be adopted
to try and break the deadlock. Cover
nor Stone is also extremely anxious that
selection should be made. He does
not want to call an extra session, neither
does he want the state to be without a
senator for two years. The session has
yet less than a month to run and the
movement is made with the intention of
getting the two factions to unite upon
one suitable man.
Because Governor Stone favors the
cutting down of the appropriations to
the public schools, he would like it
understood that he is not opposed to
the appropriation, but the state treas
ury is very badly in debt, and he favors
this cut only so that the states finan-
ees may be placed in better condition.
The state cannot borrow money, nor
can it fund its floating debt. 1t must
be paid. The state treasury is nearly
OUT OF AVAILABLE CASH
and altogether affairs are in u very bad
shape. For this state of affairs there is
no excuse. Had previous Legislators
been more careful in their efforts to
have both ends meet these conditions
would not exist today. Governor Stone
is determined that the expenses must
not exceed the revenues, even If he is
compelled to draw his veto pen across
appropriations bills for worthy chari-
table institutions in order to accom-
piSh this end.
1t looks as If the McCarrellsbill would
not be taken up again. The time of its
postponement has expired, yet it has not
even been mentioned. The McGee bill
Is also sfumbering somewhere with
chances of its being left alone.
Owing to the financial conditions of
the treasury, and the uncertainty as to
what institutions will receive state aid
for the next two years, list prepared
and recommended by the appropriation
committee is of interest. The Hazleton
hospital is on this list for $4O,O The
list has passed the house finally.
THOUSANDS FOR NATIONAL GUARD.
Nearly hundred thousand dollars
has been provided for the reuniforming
and reequpping of the National Guard.
The work of making these.new uniforms
will be done at the arsenal here. This
will be quite contract and with this
end in view the military committee of
| the house visited the arsenal last week
on tour of inspection and found that
the work now being done to be tirst-cass
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