Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-31

likely 10 be passed. Legislators ex
press a desire to knock the muzzler
out and many of them have gone on
record as favoring the repeal OF the
act. They say it is a dead letter any
how and should never have passed.
One of the most important meas
ures introduced during the past week
was that Of Senator Tustin reorganiZ-
ing the department of banking. 1t also
provides regulations calculated to pre-
vent the making of fraudulent reports
as to the condition OF banks and trust
companies. Trust companies as well
as banks are obliged to publish state
ments as to their condition. The num-
ber of bank examiners is increased to
30. 1t Is stipulated that each bank
and trust company shall be examined
at least once a year. The salary of
the banking commissioner Is increas-
ed from $4,000 to $4,000.
There is quite contest in progress
between the national and state banks,
The bill introduced at the request of
the national banks requiring banks to
keep 21R per cent OF the savings de-
posits On hand in the vaults of the
banks at all times would make pretty
tough shedding for all institutions and
1t is predicted that it would tie up
about $13,000,000 in the state. Some
of the savings banks, 1t Is said, would
have to cut down the rate Of interest
they pay to depositors because of the
large amounts of money they would
be compelled to carry and which would
be entirely unproductive.
Senator Joseph A. Langfitt of Allie
gheny introduced a bill authorizing
the justice OF the supreme court to
designate a judge to sit in the court of
a district other than his own when
request is made by the court or bar
association of that district. 1t allows
the Judge $40 a day and travelling eX-
penses
More Good Roads Bills.
Several new bills for the improve
ment OF the highways we're introduced.
One of them was offered by Senator
Roberts, Of Montgomery, appropriat-
ing $4,000 600 for to building of good
roads" He also introduced legisla-
| tion providing for the removal of
township officers who are derelict in
their duties.
The fertilizer act is to be amended
if bill introduced by Mr. Oster OF
| Bedford becomes law. 1t provides
| that in the statement of analysis that
must be stamped upon every package
| 1t shall be set forth where the nitrogen
and other ingredients of the fertilizer
are derived from.
The Anti-Saloon league is expected
! to get busy as a result OF the introduc.
ton Of bill in the senate by Mr.. Muir
| ply of Philadelphia allowing hotels to
sell liquor to guests on Sunday. 1t
! provides that special license may be
! granted by the courts to hotels desir-
ing to sell liquor on Sunday and that
| it shall be sold only to guests with
| their meals
Would Repeal Old Law.
Representative W. b. Simpson of
! Huntingdon INTRODUCED a repeater to
| the act regulating fences and to ap-
| point appraisers in each township of
| the counties of Bedford. Northumber-
land, Westmoreland, Washington and
Fayette and to encourage the raising
of swine The old act was passed
in 1884.
A bill to prohibit the letting of pris-
ON labor by contract and to prevent
the products of prison manufacture
coming into competition in the open
market with goods made outside of
prisons was introduced by Frank e.
Smith of Pittsburg. 1t stipulates that
goods made by convicts shall be sold
only to state or county institutions.
You will not be permitted to say
"What'n you have?" to your friend
when you go to a saloon for a drink
hereafter if the bill introduced in
the house by Thomas, of Bucks, be-
comes a law. 1t is known as an anti
treating measure. 1t makes it unlaw-
full for a saloonkeeper to permit a
customer to treat another customer
to a drink of liquor of any kind. He
could buy him a drink of buttermilk
or piece of pie but nothing "vinous."
To prevent foreigners owning fire.
arms or ammunition and making it
unlawful for anyone to sell them fire.
arms or ammunition is the object of
bill introduced by Representative Beid.
leman of Dauphin The measure is
very sweeping in character. A person
violating the provisions of this act is
liable to penalty of $50 for each of
fense or suffer imprisonment of one
day for each dollar of penalty i'm
posed
Bill to Protect Game.
Sportsmen will have to seek other
fields if bill prohibiting the killing
of quail, pheasants ana wild turkeys
for period Of five years goes through.
1t was introduced in the house by J.
NJ. Digit of Butler county. A fine of
S25 is imposed as penalty for viola
tion of the law, one-half of which is
10, 10 H.. e.,