The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-09
SETBACK TO PATRIOTISM
House Refuses to Pass the Lands
Bill In Original Form.
DEBATES OF MORNING SESSION
Tho Andrews Bill Killed by Very
Decisive Voto-Judge Gordon Exon.
cratod-Bills Passed by Ways
and Means Committee.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune
Harrisburg. May S.-The patriotic So
cieties received their first setback to-
day In the house by the refusal of that
body to pass finally the Lands bill in
lts original form. The measure as 1t
passed the senate required school
boards to purchase out of the public
funds flags made of American bunt-
ing, by American workingmen. out of
American wool and displayed on the
school houses in their respective dis
tricts on staffs of American timber.
The Dill was amended so as to make Is
permissive and then laid aside for
printing.
The sentiment of the house seems to
be against the Dill and It's friends are
fearful they cannot muster enough
votes to put 1t through the hnal stage
Ihere was large representation OF
oinciais ana members OF the Patriotc
order sons OF America ana other patri-
o.,o aou.e.le' MI MI 'hu h,,, ''ooi uullns tne
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u,,s cons,,r,od II, doha ti,,, ~ 80 an
7, was an tho ooIondar 800, tha sa,,
ate hi,,s for third ,a,d;r, ,nd u,as
taken I'm soon after the onen;ng ~ tha
session, The country members obiect-
ed IN tbe pronosit;or in ito or;r;n,I
form on the ground that II wou,d inn
nose n heavy exnense ,,non tho scboo,
districts in the purchase of flags Rem
resentative Spangler and Focht were
the only advocates of the bill. Numer-
measure. but only those making it per-
missive were adopted.
The Andrews bill requiring railroads
in Crawford county to build fences
along the line of their roads in that
county was killed on final passage by
very decisive vote. This measure has
been before the legislature at every
session since 1887. Only once it was
passed and then 1t was vetoed by Gov
ernor Pattison. Its friends will en-
deavor to have 1t reconsidered ana
make another fight to pass IL.
Judge Gordon Exoncratcd.
Chairman Niles reported from the
general judiciary committee a state
ment of its action on the petition of
James w. NJ. Newlin. of Philadelphia.
charging Judge Gordon with holding
secret court in violation of the bill of
rights, and asking that impeachment
proceedings be instituted against the
justice The committee completely en-
onerates Judge Gordon and dismisses
the petition with the recommendation
that all reference to 1t be expunged
from the Legislative Record. The re-
port was unanimously concurred in.
The ways and means committee re-
ported out these bills with negative
recommendation: Reducing the retail
liquor license fees in cities and bor-
oughs; authorizing the assessment and
collection of taxes for local purposes on
real estate of railroads, canals, tele-
phone, pipe line and telegraph COM
panies; reducing theatrical license fees
in cities of the first and second class;
taxing aliens; making 1t the duty of re-
corder Of deeds to record and return
legal instruments within ninety days;
authorizing veteran soldiers and sailors
to bring suit for unpaid bounty in coun-
ty or township; abolishing natural CO.
lateral Inheritance tax on bequests by
wills to hospitals that are deprived of
state aid by the constitution.
Chairman Ritter stated that the ways
and means committee had deferred ac-
ton on the Cochrane bill taxing brew
ers "a cents a barrel for all beer brewed
mr. cold in tba tat 70 nrt pf cp,,rtac,, q,