Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-31
WANTS 1T CHANGED.
Senator-Elect Finn Suggests Amend
ments to the Brooks Law.
A LICENSE COMMISSION NEEDED,
At the Head of Which Should Be the
Director of Public Safety.
TIE CONTEST FOR THE sPEAKERSHIP
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,

fEPECfAL TELEGRAM TO THE O1sPArCH.i
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30.-Senator-elect
Finn, OF Allegheny county, arrived in this
city to-day, fresh from the caucus of Repub-
lican Senators and members OF the House OF
his county, which declared in favor of Sena-
tor Cameron's reelection to the United
States Senate, and left the question of the
selection of Speaker of the House an open
one for individual decision.
I'VE voted for Cameron's reelection" :"
said the Senator-elect, "and, so far as can
learn, there will be but little or no opposi-
tion to his candidacy. But We did not take
up any other question, believing it to be
best to get on the ground at Harrisburg be-
fore deciding upon any programme. The
members OF the House decided not to ex-
press preference on the question of the
Speakership. You know it is likely that
there will be big fight for the place, and
our people are always anxious to do that
which will best serve the interests Of ALLIE
gheny.''
The License Law Should Be Amended.
Speaking on the subject of amending the
Brooks high license law, MIR. Finn said:
I'm my judgmen. there is lots OF room for
improvement in the manner and method of
granting license, and 1 would like to see
the method changed in such a way as would
bring tine entire matter nearer to the police
department, which has, in a great measure,
to supervise the conduct OF the saloon
keepers.
''My belief is that the people of our city
would like. ifthere is to be a change made,
| to have it so that the Director of the Depart
ment of Public Safety should be made the
leading member of the Commission. By
| giving the Director and other selected repu-
table citizens of known integrity acting as
commission authorized by law, the testi-
mony for and against the granting of Ii
| censes, and then making it necessary to
| have majority vote grant the privilege, 1
believe that the extra work which the judges
| have now to perform being taken away
| from them, would enable them to more ex-
| peditiously rid the court calendars Of ac-
cumulated cases.
Speakership of the House.
During his stay the new Senator had a
! pleasant chat with Collector of Internal
| Revenue David Martin and Representatives
Leeds and Brooks, the latter being one of
| the candidates for Speaker of the House.
Representative Brooks, who hopes to be
Harrisburg, has bean very busy DUR
| ing tie past few days arranging
| for the transfer of the Spruce and
Pine Streets Railway Company, OF which he
| is superintendent TO its new purchasers, the
Traction Company. Speaking OF his
| chances for election. Mr.. Brooks said that
| he is very much gratifed with the letters re-
ceived from members, residents OF counties
outside the city, and expressed the belief
! that he will win the Speakership prize.
81 will leave for Harrisburg on Thurs
| day." said Mr.. Brooks, "and will at once
open up my headquarters. ] want to meet
those members OF the House who have
served with me, and also to be introduced
to the newcomers. have been around q
great deal, and have seen many men and
secured many promises, and my desire is to
see and talk with those whom have not
yet met"
Chairman Andrews of the Republican
State Committee arrived here to-day, and at
once went to the Continental Hotel. The
State Chairman who has about recovered
from the effects OF the late State election,
tabooed politics during his chat and said
that he stopped off at Philadelphia to at
tend to some private matters before leaving
for New York, where he goes to-day.