Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-04-18

HdfflSDurS, Bd.-A very interesting
contest has been inaugurated in the
Legislature with the United States
senatorship as the ultimate prize
Several bills have been introduced at
various times to give the electors of
the state an opportunity to express
their choice of candidates for United
States senator. Legislators who are
opposed to the reelection of Senator
Boise Penrose are planning to put
one of these measures through.
1t is the Lydick bill that has been
slated for passage. 1t is a uniform
primary bill with the United States
senatorship attachement by which
electors may express their choice of
senatorial candidates at the pri-
maries. The North primary election
bill has a similar clause, but in ad-
ditiOn it does away with all state
conventions. The McCord bill sim
ply provides for an expression of the
voters on the senatorial question and
contains no provision for uniform
primaries
Speaker Frank B. McClain public.
ly admitted that he requested the
house elections committee to make
the senatorial attachment to the
Lydick primary bill, and that he de.
sired its passage. Speaker McClain,
it will be recalled, was one of John
p Elkin's foremost supporters for the
goyernorship nomination at the time
Pennypacker was nominated The
nominating speech was made by Rob-
ert S. Murphy, now lieutenant gov
ernor, and the seconding speech by
McClain. With McClain as speaker
of the house and Murphy as president
of the senate the Ellin people think
they will be able to send the Lydick
bill through both houses. However,
the friends of Penrose think they will
be able to put the bill to death in
ity to Penrose.
Beginning of the Fieth
This marks the beginning of the
United States senatorship fight, and
it promises to be a very warm one
from start to finish 1t is too early
to forecast who will be Penroses op-
ponent for the senatorship, but those
of the opposing faction first want to
pass a bill that will make it neces-
sary for Penrose to go before the peo-
pie. They say that if this is accom-
plished 1t will be easier for them
to make a fight against him. 1t is
believed that their ultimate purpose is
to put up Justice Elkin as their can
didate against him. Mr. Elkin, al
though for several years on the state
supreme court bench, has never lost
his liking for politics, and it is be-
lieved that he will get into the fight.
The McLane good roads bill having
passed the house finally, is now on
its way through the senate. However,
as there are many good roads bills
pending il is not altogether certain
that the McLane measure will be the
one TO go to the governor. 1t is re-
garded as a very good measure. The
bill increases the amount of money
to be returned to the counties for
road purposes and carries an addi-
tional appropriation of 100000
Each county is to receive from the
state sum equal to so per cent of
the amount the county raises by tax
alton for roads provided such state
subsidy shall not exceed $40 per mile.
Casey Bill Favored.
The employers liability bill intro
duced in the house by Representative
Casey, the Labor Party man from
Luzerne, is slated for the statute
books. 1t was selected cut of half
dozen such bills as being the most
comprehensive and fair. Amendment
was made so that the employe suing
for damages must assume the burden
Of proof that the employer might
have taken steps to prevent the acci-
dent on which the suit is based The
bill has the backing of the mine
workers representatives.
Speaker McClain's bills to return all
Of the liquor license and personal
property tax moneys to the counties
are likely to become laws. If en-
acted it will mean a saving of about
Sl,3OOO00 to the counties of the state.
It will likewise mean falling off of
the states revenues to that extent.
The railroad commission bill is GER
tain to become a law with very i'm
portant amendment attached to it.
This amendment, introduced by Rep
resentative Blakeslee, Democrat, OF
Carbon, provides that when a railroad
company proposes to increase its cap
ital stock or fixed Indebtedness the
matter shall first be laid before the
commission. The Judgment of the
commission shall be final. This bill
is intended to prevent the watering
of stock on the part of all common
carriers.
What About Greasy Bill?
Everybody is wondering what the
senate Is going to do with Farmer"
Crcasy's antitrust bill. The hint has
been thrown out that it is to be
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