The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26
SINKS SOFTLY TO SLUMBER
Anthracite County ChlOrofOrmed BY
Judiciary Committee.
NIX. O'MALLEY SEALED ITS FATE
Tho House In u Working Mood-Lopoy'
lists. However. swarm the Hall ana
Interfere with Busincss-Biiis
That Arc Passed Finally.
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Harrisburg, April 25.-The house Ju-
dietary committee tonight negatiVed
the bill for the county of Anthracite.
Representative O'Malley made strong
speecs. IN opposition to the measure,
and out OF courtesy TO him the COM
mittee at once killed the bill. Prior to
taking this action the committee heard
a delegation of Carbondale people In
support OF the new county movement
on the delegation were ex-Representa-
tive Burke. j. T. Troutwine, John w.
Aiken and J. +. Reynolds
House M Work.
The house was in a working mood to-
day. The order was bills on second
reading. The members for once con-
sidered the bills on their merits. and did
not fritter away the time in useless
debate. The result is that the second
reading calendar Is almost clear for the
first time this season. Frequently dur
ing the morning session Speaker Wal
ton was compelled to give notice from
his desk that unless the strangers IN
the house, interfering with members
and talking in loud tones, paid more
regard 10 the rules, they would be
ordered off the floor. Lobbyists are be-
ginning to throng the chamber and in-
terfere with the proceedings. The
speaker is determined to stop this and
unless these persons regard the rules
they will NOT be accorded the privileges
of the house.
The bill ceding jurisdiction over the
real estate of the Mono gahala naviga-
tion company TO be acquired by the
United States went through finally on
a special order Bills granting to water
power companies the authority con-
ferred on electric light companies. and
providing that one burial permit be a
sufficient authority for the interment
in a cemetery. partly within the limits
OF two or more municipalities, also
passed this stage on special orders.
The Brown road bill was substituted
for the Smiley bill, and then killed after
it had been jumped upon by the rural
members. The fight against the bill
was led by Mr.. Focht. He said 1t would
impose a great burden upon the tax
payers of the rural districts. Mr.. Focht
contended the farmers could make good
roads If they had the means. They
were now taxed enought and were not
asking for any interference on the part
of the legislature in the way OF laws
governing the construction of public
highways, and would accept none until
the state was ready to make an appro-
priation, as now done to the public
schools.
Bills Passed Finally.
Among the bills passing second read
Srer ha Fol tfrf,,
ty commissioners to locate county
boundary line monuments: regulating
the manner Of changing county seats;
providing for the appointment of meas
urers of building material and the ad
justment Of disputes arising from the
erection of buildings; giving preference
of appointment or employment to hon
orably discharged soldiers. sailors and
marines; changing the method of incor-
poration of boroughs by abolishing the
method OF proceeding by laying the ap-
plication before the grand jury; author
iZing boards of health in third class
cities to regulate house drainage, the
registration Of master plumbers and
the construction OF cesSpools: enabling
county commissioners to carry out the
provisions of the election law Of 1893 to
provide suitable places for holding cleo
tions.
The Seanor act to prevent the adul-
teration of food under a heavy penalty
was killed, and the act providing for
the employment Of none but American
citizens on public works was dropped
from the calendar. A similar measure
has already passed the house. The bin
providing for a uniform policy Of fire
insurance, which was on the calendar
for third reading and final passage on
a special order, was postponed for a
week
BiIl 10 Pension Teachers.
The bill granting a pension TO school
teachers who have taught in the public
schools fifty years enllvened the house
for a short time, as all kinds of ridicu-
lous amendments were offered to 1t,
none being german to the question.
After indulging in a little merriment
over the bill, 1t passed second reading
without amendment
The bill prohibiting the soliciting OF
orders for goods of any kind In the sew
era boroughs without a. license and
providing penalty therefor, was called
up by Mr.. Focht, of Union. After
some discussion and the discovery that
bill Of the same character had passed
the day before, Mr.. Focht moved to
postpone his bill
On the passage Of the bill providing
compensation for constables who visit
places where liquors are sold. an aye
and nay vote was taken, and 1t was
then discovered that there was not a
quorum of members present. A delay
in the count was made until enough
members were gathered In to make a
quorum. The bill then passed second
reading by vote Of 80 to II. Seeing
that 1t was useless to continue the
session longer with such a slim attend