Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-05-09

pdSSeu. Inc nIentlOn OF the meas
ure is to weed out useless state jobs
of one kind and another. 1t also IS
intended to increase the working
force where needed and stop paying
senate and house employees who are
supposed to work by the day for
seven days in the week. Every legis-
lature for years past has seen fit
to create new positions for the sake
OF certain politicians who had to be
taken care of" A large portion of
the states revenue has gone toward
paying political debts. And it is still
paying them. There are many posi-
tons created by past legislatures
which are absolutely valueless eX-
cept to the persons holding them.
New Pure Food Bill.
Legislation that will serve to pro-
iect consumers from adulterated food
Is now on it's way through the house.
The bill was introduced by Represent
ative Irwin of Blair, and is intended
to protect small dealers from punish
ment for selling impure and adul-
terated foods and to prosecute the
commissioner, when he has reason
stead Under its provisions the food
commissioners, when he has reason
to believe that any adulterated food
stuff being sold at retail was pur
chased from any manufacturer, whole
saler or iobber within the state, shall
enter prosecution against such per-
son or firm. If the wholesaler or
manufacturer is not within this jur-
isdiction the commissioner is to sub
NIT all data and evidence to the sec
retary Of agriculture at Washington
so that action against the offender
may be had under the federal statute.
Between that class of reformers
who are opposed to the Lydick pri-
mary election bill because it pro-
vides for a return of the vest pocket
system of voting, and the crowd who
do not believe that the people have a
right to vote on the United States
senatorship, this measure is likely to
go down to defeat. The senators put.
the McCord senatorial bill to sleep
in short order but there was a ma
jority of only three votes against its
passage, so that there is really no
margin to go on either way in the
Lydick bill
Trolley Eminent Domain.
The advocates of the trolley emf
nent domain bill are making a great
deal of noise and are confident of
getting it passed. Should they ac-
complish this it will be another vic
tory for traction lines. There is some
question, however, as to whether that
law would be a good thing for the
farmers.
The house has disposed Of more
than 1000 bills since the opening of
the session. However, its calendar is
still crowded and many bills will be
dumped overheard because it will be
impossible to reach them before ad-
journment The house will continue
to hold three sessions daily on Tues
days, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and
one on Monday night and one Friday
morning. Speaker Frank B. McClain
thinks that it will not be necessary
to continue the session beyond May
16, the date set for adjournment
There is still a good deal of talk
about an extra session or an ad-
journed session next fall to hear the
report of the capitol Investigating
commission. However, Attorney Gen.
eral NJ. Hampton Todd says he thinks
that it will be time enough to enact
remedial legislation at the next regu-
lar session two years hence. That
some new laws must be enacted is
certain, but the attorney general
thinks that plenty of time should be
given to the consideration of legis-
lation which has as its purpose tbs
changing of the methods of the vari-
Gus departments.
Traitor in the Camp.
The capitol investigators are doing
good work despite the greatest kind
of handicaps. There is traitor
somewhere in camp. Someone has
been giving away the secrets of the
commission. 1t is intimated that the
big contractors and their political as
sociates who shared In the capitol
graft have had someone employed to
keep them posted on what is going
on. At any rate the grafters have
had possession of the probers' secrets
almost Immediately after they had
been discussed at their meetings
The grafters are thus enabled to
prepare to defend themselves by cor
rupting Witnesses or spiriting them
away before they have had an oppor-
tunity to testify. Many witnesses
who have promised to go upon the
witness stand and tell all about the
crooked work of their associates have
suddenly disappeared or have told an
entirely different tale when under ex-
animation.
Much Evidence to Sift.
The capitol probers have taken a
rest until their auditors and experts
are ready to make their final repOrt