Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-07-11
The Governor Still Has a Number
of Bills Under Consideration.
REVIEWING APPROPRIATIONS
With a Thoughtful Review of the
Work Of the Last Legislature, the
People Find that Many Meritorious

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Measures were Passed.
Harrisburg, July 9.--Notwithstand,
Ing the fact that the legislature has
adjourned and the lawmakers have
departed to their respective homes,
Governor Stone is still busy passing
upon legislation which was put
through in the closing hours of the
session. He is carefully going over
The various appropriation bills and
where he is In doubt as to the wisdom
OF alloting the amounts named In the
bills by the legislature, he invariably
starts personal investigation and
satisfies himself as to the facts In each
case before he acts finally.
There is no doubt that the legisla.
ture, recognizing the healthy condi.
ton OF the state finances was liberal
in treating with institutions, charita.
bic and otherwise, which receive state
aid, but it is possible that before the
governor gets through with all the
bills there will be some cutting down
OF the amounts named in the measures
now under his consideration.
FINANCES IN HEALTHY CONDI-
TION.
state Treasurer Barnett's report out
this week, showed a balance of $S,,
3S6,S5062 in the state treasury, after
the expenses of the legislature had
been deducted But with $11 900. 900
given to the public schools in the gen.
eral appropriation bill and another
million to be provided for the same
purpose within the next four years in
addition to this regular appropriation,
and the various other large drafts
upon the state funds, it can readily be
seen that there must be retrenchment
some where, if the states finances are
to be continued in their present salts.
factory condition.
The people are beginning to appre-
ciate the good work done by the Re-
publican leaders in the Legislature
Just closed and as the various features
are from time to time brought to their
attention, they will more fully realize
the partisan and unjustifiable charac.
ter of much of the criticism of the
work of the last legislature
A NOBLE CHARITY.
DR.. Lawrence F. Flick, president Of
the Pennsylvania Society for the Pre-,
vention of Tuberculosis, has been in.
specting the land for the proposed
new hospital for consumptives on
Green Mountain in Luzerne county.
The legislature appropriated $780,
600 for the hospital. The intention is
to use farm house as nucleus, plac
ing beds therein and increasing the
capacity by erecting tents. Then what
is known as an administration build
ing will be erected the spot selected
lying on the first plateau to the south
east fthe farmhouse. In this build
ing will be the quarters of the physi-
clans and the necesarsy laboratories.
CARING FOR CHILDREN.
Practical experience has shown that
in excellent act passed by the last ses-
sion of the legislature is that estab-
fishing Juvenile Court for the dis
position Of cases affecting delinquent.
dependent and neglected children and
this was supplemented in another act
providing for the establishment Of
houses of detention in cities of the
first and second class. The Juvenile
Court law empowered the courts to
continue hearings and to commit juve.
nile culprlts to the care of probation
officers appointed by the courts, and
also to place youthful delinquents in
suitable homes subject to oversight by
the probation officers. The courts. in
their discretion, may commit delin-
quent children to a training or indus
trial school, or to any accredited in.
stttution having charge of the refor-
nation of children. The law also
provides that no child under IL years
OF age shall be committed to Jail or
police station, where it would be sub
iect to the demoralizing influences
arising from association with adult
hardened criminals.
AGAINST DIVORCES AT WHOLE
SALE.
Governor Stone has vetoed the bill
" PeiiiiI iooiah'o III uiFoiCc pToCeeu'
ings to testify as witnesses in all mat.
ter material in the issue where there
has been no personal service upon the
respondent.
In vetoing the bill, Governor Stone
wrote: This bill would, in my judg.
ment open a wide door in the obtain
ing Of divorces. Our laws are too lib
eral now in the granting of divorces,
and l would restrict rather than en-.
large them. II this bill should become
q law II would ha az aaav to ohto;p q