The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
HARRISBURG LETTER.


ing touches put on the balance of the
bills left in the hands of the Governor
by the Legislature. About 500 remain
to be acted upon, large part of which
are appropriation bills, where the only
question to be decided is the amount to
which the institution may be entitled.
That there will be a heavy horizontal
cut goes without saying, but the Cover
nor is keeping his own counsel, and no
one is advised in advance as to his in
tentions. The judges increase, the
Capitol Park extension, the school code
and several other important ones will
have his approval or his veto by this
time next week.
In addition to the legislation requir-
ing his attention, the Governor will need
to fix up his official family. Capt. De-
laney, as Factory Inspector, Mr.. Hunter
as Highway Commissioner, and Com
missioner Martin of the Insurance De-
partment all are serving until their sue
cessors are named, their official terms
having expired. The term of Mr.. Ber-
key as Banking Commissioner will soon
expire. All of them are candidates to
succeed themselves, except Mr.. Martin,
who is to be nominated for Register of
Wills, of Philadelphia county, and elect
ed this fall. Deputy Attorney General
Fleitz will soon leave the Hill, to resume
the private practice of law, and the As
sistant Deputy, Mr.. Cunningham, is
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for Judge in Westmoreland county,
against ex-State Treasurer Beacon. The
next few weeks may see number of
changes about the Hill.
Among the bills of general interest
recently signed by the Governor are the
following:
Providing for state registration and
regulation of nurses, to take effect with
in TO days after signing.
Making it a misdemeanor to entice
any woman or girl into the State for
immoral purposes.
Regulating moving pictures shows in
the State except in cities OF the first and
second class.
Governing the employment OF minors
in and about coal mines.
Several new bills pertaining TO fish
and game.
EXempting savings institutions with
out capital stock from the provisions of
the personal property tax act.
Providing for the establishment OF Il
sewerage system in municipalities.
Authorizing electric railways to carry
all kinds OF freight. Heretofore only
light freight could be legally carried.
Providing that steam and cleo
tric railways may connect their
tracks and interchange their cars.
Steam locomotives shall not be run
over trolley lines.
Authorizing townships surround
/ ing a borough to erect high school
buildings, and exempting property
so acquired from taxation.
Fixing the term of borough
]
ers at three years.
Regulating the ownership of a
! bands of nomads to take out licenses
to pitch or settle their encamp-
ments, or carry on any business.
Fixing the salary of the Supreme
Court Reporter at $4,000 year,
and the assistant at $4,000, after
March 21, 1910.
Increasing the marriage license
fee from so cents to one dollar.
Regulating the sale of cocaine
This is a stringent act and imposes
heavy fine on any person handling
the drug, except upon the prescrip-
tion of an authorized practitioner.
Regulating tho ownership of a
rifle or shotgun by any unnaturaliz-
ed foreigner.
Requiring county commissioners
to publish annually, once a week
for four weeks in February, full
and accurate statement of all re.
ceipts and expenditures of the pre-.
ceding year in one or more news.
papers.
Amending the act relating to the
collection of taxes in boroughs and
townships, fixing the amount of the
bond at not more than the amour,
of tax charged.
The Governor has also been us
ing his veto pen quite vigorously
No mention of the bills vetoed
seems necessary as they fail to be
come laws and will not be heard
from again until the next session
The Governor shows fine discrimi
mating taste in wedding out any
unnecessary or useless bills anC
does not hesitate to append mos
excellent reasons for his disapproval
Assistant U. S. District Attorne,
Searle was commended by thu
Grand Jury for the able and eff
cient manner in which he present
ed the cases on which the jur!
was required to act. In the alb
sence of Mr.. Wilmer, Mr.. Searl,