The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-01-29

which every widow should rise UP and
call him blessed. His bill gives the
widow of husband who dies intes-
tate life interest in his entire estate.
At present, where there Is issue, she
has only her widows rights. This
latter condition, Judge White thinks,
Is remnant of old common law that
should be done away with-a relic OF
ancient times when the woman was re-
garded as inferior to the man. THE
trend of modern legislation" says the
Judge, "is toward the emancipation OF
woman" Hence the bill.
Liquor Legislation.
I mentioned in this correspondence
some time ago that some sweeping
legislation regarding the liquor traffic
in the state would be attempted and
number of bills in this connection
will be introduced within the next
week or ten days. Most Of them will
probably emanate from Philadelphia.
One of these measures will place
penalty on tavern keepers who sell
beer or liquor in "growlers" or bottles
to women to be carried from the prem
ises. A similar bill passed the house
last session but fell by the wayside in
the senate.
The other measures will be in the
interest of the retail dealers. They in
clude the compulsory abolition of the
free lunch. trial by jury in cases in
volving the revocation of licenses, re-
stricting bottlers and wholesalers to
the sale of not less than gallon of
spirits, and prohibiting grocers alto
gether from engaging in the sale of
liquor as a part of their business. 1t
is more than likely that the last two
bills will be fought by the wholesalers
and grocers, but the liquor associa-
tions back of the measures believe
that on lofty moral grounds alone all
such legislation, tending to confine the
traffic to its legitimate sphere and dis
couraging home tipping, can and
should be successfully enacted.
An effort is being made to give the
| judicial district composed of Bedford.
Huntington, and Miflln counties an
additional law Judge. Senator Miller,
of Bedford, has introduced a bill to
tudt tltSt. AZ pItStut tutIt Ohly
one judge in the district-Judge Bal
ley, of Huntingdon and it is claimed
| that he is very much overworked.
| Bedford alone, according to Senator
Miller, has population enough under
| the constitution to entitle it to a sep
arate judge.
Representative Snyder, of Schuylkill
| ,t,hn &c nv of
has a bill providing that three over
seers Of the poor be appointed by the
county judges instead of elected as
under the existing law. His colleagues
in the house, Palmer, Gardner, Littler,
Crone, and Reed he says, are with him
| on the bill.
| OF Interest to Veterans.
The bill prepared by Col. A. X. Nc
| Clure and sponsored in the house by
Mr.. Cooper, of Delaware, providing for
the erection on Gettysburg battlefield
of $4,000 monument to General
Robert E. Lee. is expected to lead to
debate on the floor of the house if not
in committee. Virginia is to join
| Pennsylvania in the expense. Colonel
/ u
ago, says the thought of erecting the
monument was not inspired so much
by sentiment for the South or admi-
| ration for General Lee as by desire
to adorn the battlefield. Such a monu-
ment, he added, would not only efface
sectional feeling, but would be beau
tiful acquisition to the park. Colonel
I Mcclure will appear before the house
and senate committees when the bill
comes up for discussion and urge that
1t be favorably reported.
But there is certain to be something
said on the other side of the question
Senator Cummings, of Warren, has
voiced the sentiments of the opposi-
tion by vigorously disappearing the
BILL and it is more than likely that
Grand Army posts in various parts OF
the state will be heard from. Action
has already been taken by the Colonel
Fred Taylor post, of Philadelphia
which, after heated discussion, op-
posed the proposed statue by vote OF
II to 8. The majority of the veterans
however, did not vote at all. Colonel
Mcclure himself does not think the
bill will pass this session, but he re.
CARDS it as an entering wedge for fur.
ther movements of this kind in the fu.
ture.
This is not the only pending meas
ure of interest to veterans. Farmer
Greasy, Of Columbia, has introduced
bill providing for a monument ir
Capitol Park to the soldiers and ma
rines who served in the war of the
rebellion and appropriating $15O,o0(
for the purpose, while still another
piece of legislation of the same class
is a bill for an appropriation of S35,
900 to erect monuments to the Penn
sylvania commands that fought on thu
battlefield of Antietam - $500 fo
! each command. Colonel w. j. Bolton
in speaking of the projected measure
says I'VE do not ask these monu
! ments as a tramp begs at the door
! but as a right to the gallant men wh'
fell in the battle"
: Senator Heidelbaugh, of Lancaster