Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-04-25


goes to show that there is no demand
for it in the country. An amendment
allowing boroughs and townships the
privilege of choosing either the old
or the new law was knocked out in
the house, but another effort in this
direction is likely 10 be made when
the bill gets before the senate.
Relief for Veterans-Perhaps.
There is a lot of squirming over the
Cochran pension bill which, if it be-
comes a law, would cost the state
about $5,000,000 year. If this meas
ure should be passed it would deprive
some of the large Institutions OF the
state of large share of their APP
propriations. 1t is not intended to
raise the revenues any more than
can be heDed, and it is also desired
to keep about $4,000 900 in the state
treasury. As there are certain fixed
expenses to be met each year it re-
quirs little figuring to learn that If
$5,000000 is to be spent on pensions
in addition to the other appropria-
lions something or somebody is going
pose Legislators have been be-
sieged by old soldiers and their
friends to pass the bill
1t is desired to increase the school
appropriation to the extent of about
$3,000000, and 1t is also desired to
increase largely the good roads ap-
preparation, which is regarded as
highly necessary. The house has
killed several big revenue producing
measures and unless money is forth
coming from other sources it will be
impossible to give the old soldiers the
$5,000,000 a year which they are ask
ing for.
Will Boom Trolley Lines.
The trolley eminent domain bill
having passed the house is now on it's
way through the senate with pros
poets favorable to its final passage.
AS amended this bill provides that all
companies taking advantage of the
new right must become common car
riers of express matter and light
freight 1t is expected that when this
bill becomes a law many new trac-
tion lines will be built in the state.
To Encourage Breeders.
The Amber bill providing for the
registration and publication of the
pedigree Of any stallion, bull, ram or
boar kept for sale or exchange, and
which is represented to be pure
bred, is likely to become law. The
purpose of the bill is to improve and
encourage stock breeding and to pre-
vent farmers and stock raisers from
being swindled by anyone who may
have been accustomed to Give by his
wits" Anyone who shall fraudulent
ly represent any animal as thorough
bred or who fails to have such animal
registered as required by the act, or
who otherwise may violate the pro-
visions Of the act is subject to fine
of 500 and imprisonment In the
county Jail for 80 days
An Unpopular Measure.
Among the numerous bills that have
been introduced whose purpose is to
raise money for road purposes is one
levying a tax on all traction engines.
The measure is hardly likely to pass
for the reason that there are other
good roads measures much more pop
ular than this one. These traction en-
gines are much needed by farmers,
and a tax on them would mean just
that much out of the farmers pocket.
Objection has been raised to them be-
cause they frighten horses, but when
1t comes to this automobiles are more
Objectionable and more numerous by
far than the traction engines.
There seems to be good deal OF
sentiment in favor of the joint reso-
luton proposing an amendment to the
constitution so as to provide that
female residents may vote for school
directors or officers and upon all ques-
tions relating to the maintenance and
regulation of the public schools. 1t Is
argued in it's favor that as a rule
mothers take a greater interest in
the education of the children than
the fathers for the same reason that
they look after their personal inter-
ests more and for that reason women
should be at least as well qualified as
men to vote for school directors or
upon all subjects relating to the
schools. The plan is in use in some
places, and it is urged that a general
law on the subject would be all right
House Calendar Large.
The house calendar is now the larg-
est it ever has been in the history Of
the legislature. There are several
hundred bills on it in various stages
of passage Some of them, of course,
will never get through, but the ma
jority of them are scheduled for pas
sage.
Some important bills have passed
both houses and are now in the hands
of the governor. These include the
following:
Authorizing trolley companies to
carry freight; repeating the Salus-
Grady press muzzler;" requiring
names of newspaper owners, manas-