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KEEPING JUNDS OFF
Senator Penrose Said to Be
Letting State Legisla
ture Alone.
BODY IS REALLY UNBOSSED
Railroads and Monopolistic Corpora
tions Worrying Because of Drastic
Measures Introduced Politicians
Will Play Safe Game.
(Special Correspondence.)
Harrisburg, Pa.—Just what is to
of all the legislation affecting
the, railroads and other corporations
that has been brought before the gen
eral assembly this session is puzzling
ftlike to corporations and legislators,
it is a safe guess, however, that the
..ailroad people are doing the most
-worrying about it.
The fact is generally conceded that
at the next presidential election the
corporations, trusts, and monopolies
if one kind and another will be the
'principal issue before the people. And
it is also quite as certain that the
(party which makes the best' presenta
tion of this issue before the people
I*3ll fare the best when the votes are
•oounted.
This, at least, is the way some of
tho lawmakers here are sizing up the
situation just now. And that is what
is causing the corporations lo worry
a bit. There is no doubt that a great
deal of the legislation tfeat has been
introduced is of the fake order and it
will remain in committee, but there is
'much that is all right.
Now, when it comes to the test,
■many members of the legislature will
'bo placed in the position of having to
■vote for measures that are directly op
posed to their own personal interests
or take the chances <".f political anni
hilation.
Tom Cooper in Distress.
"Tom" Cooper, the erstwhile "red
•beaded and hopeful," and the self
atyled "walking delegate for the Penn
sylvania railroad," was given a rude
shock the other day as chairman of
the railroad committee of the house.
Ho protested vigorously against the
Riley resolution for the creation of a
commission and an appropriation of
SIOO,OOO for a re-survey by the state
of the 12,000 miles of railways in
Pennsylvania. By a vote of three to
yne the bill was reported favorably. !
I'he old war horse lamented that it '
•was the first time in 27 years he bad j
turned down by his committee, j
Some of the members, fearing that ,
Cooper would endeavor to smother i
toy tiling affecting the railroads that j
.might come to his committee, made j
request that bills presented by them 1
itf«cling the railroads should be re- !
.'"erred to the corporations committee, j
However, with the experience of the
Riley bill as a guide, members of the
•house need fear no trouble of that
kind if their bills are sent to the rail
read committee.
Legislature Unbossed.
The fact is becoming more apparent
every day that this legislature is un
bossed. United States Senator Boies
Penrose, who was supposed to run
things politically in the state, is keep
ing hands off, figuratively and liter
tally. He will not even be in Harris
•burg during the session and has no
vue here representing him, so far as
Can be ascertained.
The fact is, Senator Penrose is too
wise a politician to interfere. He
knows that it would be of no use to
do EO and then it might kindle afresh
a spirit of political anarchy or that
which very closely approaches it. Pen
rose knows when to let the bear's tail 1
alone,
Marvin of Piko county came to the j
legi. Oature c : a Republican represen
tative and is the first Republican elec- ;
tod from tha county of rocks and j
DouKicv.-.i.: in DO year.:. !To brought !
'vjth hi:.: a ' ill provicii, for a new
method of il:-1miion of the tax on
foreign railn d companies doing bus
iness in the state of Pennsylvania.
The preseiii lax is on real estate and
is distributed in proportion to the
value of the real estate of the com
panies in the various counties in
which it is located. Marvin's bill
makes the distribution on a basis iff
the mileage in the counties through
which the railroads run.
Good Thing for Pike.
Now this would be a very good thing
•for Pike county but a very bad thing
for such counties as Philadelphia and
Allegheny where the railroads have
large real estate holdings but com
paratively small mileage. The bill
would affect such railroads as the B.
& 0., Jersey Central, Delaware
Lackawanna, Delaware & Hudson,
Erie and Wabash. The measure was
allowed to come out of committee and
get into the house with a favorable
recommendation for the purpose, it is
alleged, of jollying along the Republi
cans of Pike county so that in future
they might send another Republican
representative to Harrisburg. Bui the
political prophets say the bill will
never become a law.
The capital investigation has at last
been started. What it is going to
amount to remain.:', to be seen. I| is
not safe to make predictions but one
thing certain is that it is going to
hurt someone before It is wound up.
If nothing is uncovered after the
probe has been thrust into matterst.be
cry of "whitewash" is certain to be
raised and the members of the com
mission will be the sufferers as a con
sequence. If developments show any
crooked work to have been done in
the erection and furnishment of the
capitol building the penitentiary will
do the rest. And the people who have
been guilty of grafting will pay dearly
for all they got out of it.
Nobody Wanted the Job.
Speaker McClain, of the house, and
President Pro Tom Woods, of the sen
ate, had the time of their lives in
getting representatives and senators
to accept appointments on the com
mission. No one wanted to serve be
cause of the criticism they would re
ceive either from the people who sus
pect wrong doing, in the event that
nothing is uncovered, or from those
who would be charged with grafting
and their friends, in case it true bill
is found. Politically the appointments
are considered as being well made
the integrity of the men composing
the commission is unquestioned. Sen
ators Fisher and Sisson are the Repub
lican members of the commission rep
resenting the senate and Mr. Dewalt
Js the Democratic representative. The
house members include Fair of West
moreland, and Moses Shields, of Wy
oming, as the Republican representa
tives; Doardon of Philadelphia, Lin
coln party, and Animei'man of Montour
a3 the Democratic representative.
Investigate Cost of Living.
There is likely to be a continuous
performance of investigations of one
kiud and another. Despite Democratic
protest they are going to try to find
out what is causing the increase in
the cost of living. The resolution
presented by Senator Kline, of Alle
gheny, passed both houses and the
commission will' have $3,000 to spend
in trying to find out why it costs so
much to live.
Harry Thompson, of Blair, wants
the people to know what is going on
in the legislature and has introduced
a bill providing that all acts of the
assembly and concurrent resolutions
that are passed be printed in three
newspapers in every county of the
state. One of the newspapers shall
represent the minority party of the
state. It is provided, however, that
the publication shall not be in more
than two newspapers of a county
should the secretary of the common
wealth desire to limit the number. It
is also provided that in cities of the
first class (Philadelphia) four news
papers shall be used. The rate for
such publication is fixed at 40 cents
for every 100 words regardless of the
circulation of the paper or of where
it is located in the state.
Union Labor Gets Busy.
The labor people are getting into
action. A large number of miners
and officials of tho United Mine Work
ers of America are here in the inter
est of a new mining bill which was
drawn up to take the place of the pres
ent mining laws. It is a voluminous
document covering 08 pages of typo
written matter and relates to bitumin
ous mining. Its purpose is to make
more stringent the laws for tlife pro
tection the lives and health of
miners. Daniel Boden, of Allegheny,
a member of the lower house, was en
trusted with the responsibility of en
gineering the measure through the
legislature.
There are about ten other bills in
committees relating to labor, the prin
cipal one being to regulate child la
>bor. Another provides for the repeal
of the trespass law of 1905.
To encourage the growth of forest
trees is the purpose of a 'bill present
ed in the house by Brann, of Warren.
It provides for the establishment of
auxiliary forest reserves. The 'bill
provides that " in order to encourage
the growing of such trees as will at
tho proper age be suitable for mer
chantable timber and sawed lumber,
whether such be of natural production,
or from seed sown, or trees planted
out, or all combined, all surface lands
may be set apart according to the
provisions of Ihi •, act and exclusively
used for growing such trees, are here
by constitute d a separate and distinct
class of lands lo be known as Auxil
iary Forest Reserves."
Mi'RUN CUUNTY I'kKSa, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 , i 9 u;
* i 1 - 1 ■ . Tl . || 111 iiitiT—nximi II'I 11 i_ n. I.IL JI.
New Club n Good Thing.
"The Legislative Club'" Is the name
j of the new organization that has been
j formed by the country members. That
much good will result frcm I his organ-
I ization is generally believed. , One of
: the objects of this organization is to
I support the good roads legislation. A
great many hills for the improveini nt
: of the highways of the state have been
j presented, some of which are good
j and some that may be considered cjues
j tionable but all have the same end in
! view—the improvement of Pennsylva
j nia's highways. It is the intention of
: those prominent in the good roads
; movement to set together and from
i the bills that have been Introduced
j get up some sort of measure that will
j bring the required results. The Legls
; lative Club will take fin active part In
; the framing of this legislation.
All the newspaper publishers of the
j state are to be invited to appear be
j fore the house judiciary general com
| mittee to !»ive their views regarding
j the bill repealing the Salus-Grady libel
, iaw. bettei Known as the "press muz
; zler." There is to be a full and free
I discussion of the question and the
! prospects are that the muzzier will
j be laid to rest. A great many legisla
! tors have tone on record as favoring
■ the repeal of the law. it was passed
| Cor the purpose r-f "jollying" former
| riov. Samuel W. Pennypacker. It
lerved its purpose but has never done
' aiuch muzzling.
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Bulletin.
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Atlantic City is the great perennial resort of America, aud
i at no season of the year is it more attractive than during Lent and
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; variety of entertainment or recreation suited to the personal inclina
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Strength and vigor are imparted by a short stay at this fam
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jed man of business, the convalescent, and the tired devotee of
] society.
Special excursion tickets to Atlantic City with liberal return
; limits are 011 sale at Pennsylvania Railroad ticket offices.
Full information regarding rates and train service will be
; furnished by Ticket Agents.
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