The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16

committee. and personal and political
friend of Governor Hastings, says the
governor Is not favorable to the pro-
posed reduction. But this Is denied by
General Hastings confidential advisers.
careful canvass of the rural MEM
bers of the house at the capitol this
afternoon shows that forty are opposed
to any cut In the school appropriation,
and VIII autagonlze 1t with all their
power. Among this number are Walter
II. Merrick, the legal oracle of the farm
ers: Representative Lawrence. the
Nestor OF the house: Farmer" Moore,
chairman of the agricultural commit
tee. and leader of the Changers. and ex-
Auditor General Niles. The Grangers
and Farmers alliance claim to have a
combined membership of seventy IN the
house. All these are expected to resist
the proposed reduction.
The agitation over the reduction of
the school funds may lead to the pas
sage of the Cochrane bill taxing brew
ers l6 cents a barrel on all malt liquors
brewed In the state. The farmers be-
lieve the measure Is just and equitable
and will endeavor to have 1t become u
law. They claim 1t would raise reve-
nue. of at least million dollars annual
ly. Efforts will be made to get the bill
out of the house ways and means COM
mittee and push 1t through the senate
and house without delay.
The measure levies tax of 16 cents
barrel. A movement Is on foot to in
crease this to % cents. Should the bill
lau OH,
revenue to keep intact the school APP
preparation and assist the charitable
institutions dependent wholly upon the
state for aid. 1t would also enable the
advocates of the new revenue bill to
strike out the one mill tax on manu-
featuring corporations and the clause
taxing building and loan associations
one mill on their capital stock. 1t is
estimated that these provisions would
raise about 100000 year.
A 25-cent tax on beer, instead of IL
cense fee of $1,000, which the brewers
are now required to pay. would raise
over Sl,00O,00O annually. With the
money thus secured from a class of
business men who are prosperous In
spite of the hard times, the common
wealth COulu raise more revenue tHdH
would be secured by cutting off $500, 900
from the common schools and taxing
manufacturing cororations and building
and loan associations.
A bill was introduced by Mr..
Vaughan making it unlawful for
street railway company using electricity
or a cable as its motor power to operate
any car, the front end of which is un-
protected by a fender and making the
penalty for violation of the provision of
the act $25 a day for each car 50 run.
The Senate refused to agree to Sen
ator Becker's substitute for Senator
Porter's bill organizing department of
education in cities of the first class,
when 1t came up on second reading, the
bill being voted down section by sec
tion.
The senate amended the house reso-
luton providing for the printing of
5000 copies each of the speeches of
Charles Emory Smith and Charles He
Der Clark on the financial question so
as to make the number 0,000 and have
the two addresses published in one
pamphlet.
Senator Crouses bill defining the sew
eral methods of life insurance business
eral methods of life Insurance author
lied by law and extending protection
to any Furnishing fraud upon foreign
and domestic life, accident and casual
ty indemnity insurance companies was
passed finally