The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-09

creased salaries. would be added 10 State,
county. and municipal expenses by bills
before this Legislature. Bills read to the
House yesterday for the first time inClud-
| Cd those to give the factory inspector ten
additional deputies. making total of thir-
/ ty, at $1,000 each; AID 70 increase the sal
airy OF. Secretary Lee, of the State Board Of
Health. from $1,000 to $4,000
Mr. Reynolds. of Lackawanna. rep0r. Ell
from the committee for printing The Phil
! bin bin to establish department OF miEes
/ and mining. 1t is to be rec0mmitted, and
VIII be L.jacked as piece o. extravaganza,
! providing for q 1880 chief. appointed by
the Governor; a $1.400 stenCgrapher, three
other 81 400 assistants, AMI q $9OG suh-as-
sistant. these to be at the head OF the IN
speeding force now unIar q 2;,G10 chief,
James z. RCGerick WF1 as subordinate
OF Internal Affairs LARA gets along with
enc clerk. The new department and chief
would report to the Governor and the Leg
islature. instead Of 10 the internal lraiTs
department.
The foregoing, with the new bill Cor q
building association bureau, with a $ oG5
chief. appointed by he banking cou:mis-
siOner, and TWO CLERKS AM six examiners,
has prompted anJi-uacnine figuring on The
many pending measures for multiplication
Of offices and raising salaries. 4 few in
creases may be meriJed, bu- rs n whole TIE
bills constitute the DoldesI treasury raid
Of the kind $ nee 1897.
About $200 eco of the aggregate increase
would come out Of local treasures. Most
Of this would be taken by the POI excise
commissioners, three in each county, to be
paid so a day. while on the liquor license
work now done by the courts Among
other. projects the Physical Culture bill
for schools would add 10 local expenses
another $3.50, 600, in round numbers.
would come out Of the State Treasury.
about half of the amount going for the
proposed new courts, and 10 give the
Common Pleas judges of Berks, Lacka-
wanna Lancaster LUzerne, Schuyikill,
and Westmoreiand counties an increase
| from 81 ESQ 10 So 600 a year. Philadel-
/ phia's new court, with the proposed Or
/ phans' Courts in Lackawanna, MOntgom-
/ cry. Lancaster. and Westmoreland. and
/ the additional Common Pleas judges
which the Appointment bill pro 'ldes for
! Allegheny. Delaware, Blair, Somerset,
! Carbon. and Wayne, would require the
! rest Of the 100000.
/ The other half Of the States additional
! outlay for new Offices and salary increases
alone would be covered by miscellaneous
bills. including those on yesterday 5 cal
endar and Captain ClaTk's reQGisitioI Tor
( an addition OF 81 900 year to his salary
and a new statistical clerk 10 help him.
/ The factory and mining bureaus and the
/ agricultural and banking departments can
Z gather the statistics which the captain
! makes The plea for his claim They nave
/ been made separate governmental diyis-
/ ions since the captains bureau Of Stats
/ tics was created His case seems to be
/ covered by The constitutional provision
( that no law shall extend the term OF any
j public officer or increase or diminish his
/ salary Of emoluments after his election or
I appointment
other projects to swell the States
/ salary expenses include those to es'ab-
I Hsh a division OF pomoIogy and hOrti-
( culture with a $500 chief and 81, 800
/ clerk. 10 establish Department Of
/ Forestry and raise the Forestry Com
I nissioner's salary from $500 TO SS-eUO;
! to appoint twelve Salaried flsh |ardels
| with a chief, the latter 10 have an ON e
| in Harrisburg: TO allow the Educational
/ Depa rynaent g. 500 a year for payment
( Of lecturers and summer ao5eTablagsS II
/ educational associations. and 10 give
/ $500 salary Tor acting as secretary OF
! the Dental Council. TO Internal Affairs
! Secretary Iatta. who IN addition 10 his
. principal salary o. $4,000, already has
$3.50 as secretary Of the Medical Coun-
ell and $5G0 for serving on The Pardon
Board.
Without considering the 81. 900 Goa
capitol project. Or the extraordinary
| number and amounts of appropriation
bills in general. this half-miliion salary
| raid OF the State and local treasures
| promises to make plenty OF work FOR
the Ants,
A storm is threatened against the bin
/ fer a Forestry Department which is on
! the third reading calendar. Critics say il
/ gives too much latitude IN buying aad
/ dIsposing of land The crescent Forestry
/ Reservation Commission. created by the
/ get 81 1881 was authorized to locate AMI
/ acquire. by eminent domain whereia
! necessary. three forestry reservations.
/ each Of not less than 10000 acres. and
/ each. a. far as practicable. IA one con-
/ tiuuOus area The Commission a2@ has
! as president J. + kOthrock- VINO IS the
! e 500 Chief under the Secretary Of AgTi-
/ culture. The members have had power
/ 90 pay for their land purchases By ~ar-
! rant drawn upon tire STATE Treasurer D.
/ he Auditor General with the Governors
/ approval.
/ The pending bill authorizes the G"Tar-
/ nor 10 form q department To- appointing q
/ s.. 500 commissioner ana soFir other nsu'a-
/ bers not salGried. bUt drawing money fGr
| expenses The commissioner and MS col
! leagues. says the bill are 10 have Rot only
4 all the powers heretofore conferred, nut
/ in addition shall kaye full power, b. aai
. with the consent e The GeEarncc- 70 ls-JT-
/ chase any suitable lands N any couuEy Of
I he Common wealth that in the judgment
Of said commission TIE State should pos
/ sess for forest preservation
The commission Is 10 be further en-
/ powered 10 execute contracts or leases.
. approved By the Governor for the min
4 ing or removal OF any valuable minerals
. tEat may be found in said forest lesser
vation." provided that II there be a net
/ revenue Iherefrom- oue-haif Of il shall be
paid to the township treasureTs for tax
. reduction or other LEGAL purposes. Il is
also provided that there shall not be
Z paid TO any one township during any year
[ more than twice the amount Of taxes that
I would be received by such township from
said lands If they were owned by Iud:yid-
/ uals."
| Many questions VIII probably be put TO
/ the father Of the bill Mr. Paterson. of
/ Blair and other hackers concerning tlsse
1 notable provisions. as well as the sections
authorizing the commission TO emF-oy
such detective service as may BE- necessary
/ for the protection Of the reservation ANA
providing that the purchase money for
! lands acquired and all expenses that rray
f, &c incurred except the salaries Of Ehe COM
/ missioner and his clerk. snau b. pad l.
/ the State Treasurer out OF any moneys in
| the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
/ on warrant Of the Auditor General upon
| vouchers duly approved by the commission
/ and the Governor
| Representative Emery Of Eenango.
| lnti-Qaay. IN reference to Captain ClaIk's
/ salary bill says that the captain rlaGe mo
| trips 70 Emery's to#n, Franklin to al
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