Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-04-04

Farmers are very much interested
in the pure meat bill that is now well
advanced on the house calendar. The
bill provides for the prevention of
the sale of meat and meat food prod.
ucts which are unsound and unhealth.
full and otherwise unfit for human
food. The bill provides for the ap-
pointment of agents and inspectors to
assist in the enforcement of the law
The Changers of the state are not al
together satisfied, according to
Farmer" William r. Greasy, the
Democratic leader of the house, that
such a bill would be helpful to Penn
sylyania stock raisers. He Is inclined
to think there Is a snake somewhere
concealed in the bill, and is giving it
close scrutiny to discover il this be
true DIR. Leonard Pearson, the state
veterinarian, and his friends, are
working hard for the passage of the
bill.
Tree Bill Likely to Pass.
The bill introduced by Rrepresenta-
tive Kiess of Lycoming to provide for
the planting and care of shade trees
on highways of townships of the first
class, boroughs and cities, was re-
ported from the forestry committee
with favorable recommendation and
is likely to pass the house finally.
The measure provides for the ap.
pointment of shade tree commits
sion to consist of three persons in
each borough, first-class township and
city in the state who shall serve
without compensation. They are to
be given absolute custody of and
power to plant or remove shade trees
on any of the public highways. In
townships of the first class the ap.
pointment of shade tree commission.
ers is to be made by the township
commissioners, in boroughs by the
chief burgess and in cities by the
mayor. 1t is provided that in cities
where a commission exists for the
care of public parks the term and
appointment of such commission shall
not be changed
The cost of planting, transplanting
or removing any trees in any high
way and Of suitable guards for their
protection, and of removing or re-
placing of curbing or sidewalks when
when necessarily disturbed by the do
ing of such work shall be borne by
the owner of the real estate in front
of which such trees are planted. The
cost of caring for said trees after
having been planted is to be met by
a general tax not to exceed one-tenth
Of q mill
To Encourage County Fairs.
Well advanced on the house calen'
dar is the bill to authorize county
commissioners, for the purpose of en-
couraging agriculture and the holding
Of county fairs annually, to pay an
nually $4,000 to the incorporated Agri-
culture Fair association, paying pre-
miums on agriculture exhibits, etc. If
the country members want this bill to
go through 1t will be passed.
Legislators are wondering what is
to become of the bill introduced in the
senate by John w. Crawford of
Duquesne, Allegheny county, making
it a misdemeanor for officers of cor
porations to conspire together to in
fluence the votes of their employees at
elections This measure is the out
growth of a prolonged political war
fare in the borough of Duquesne be-
tween the CraWfords and the United
States Steel corporation. The Craw-
fords formerly controlled things polit-
ically in Duquesne. They own
fourishing bank. among other things,
and men employed in the mills used
to deposit their wages with the Craw-
ford bank.
When the superintendents and fore
men of the steel corporation became
prosperous they started bank and
many of the employees are now de-
posting their money with the new
bank. But that is not the worst of it.
These superintendent and foremen
have been doing things politically to
the Crawford faction, and the bill in
troduced by Senator Crawford is
result of this fight. The bill has been
on the postponed third reading cal
endar OF the senate for some time.
1,7oo Bills Introduced.
Bills regulating everything from
shaving to horseshoeing have been
presented, and many of them are now
on the calendar of the house and SEN
ate. Altogether there have been in
troduced in the house about 1900 bills
and about 500 in the senate. No
more will be received except by unan-
imous consent. The committees are
overloaded and there IS enough legis
lation in its various stages of passage
to keep the general assembly EN-
ployed all summer.
Some over-anXious people are afraid
that with the great quantity of bills
to be disposed of and owing to the