The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-24
Date FOR ADJOURNMENT
The Sixth of June Will Bc Rather
Early for the House.
CHAIRMAN MARSHALL'S TALK
The Contemplated Date of Adjournment
Would stop All Work After Fri.
day Next Representative
UMalicy Ill.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


Harrisburg, May 23.-"I do not think
the house viii be ready to adjourn ON
June If we are going to consider all
the appropriation bills. There are lOJ of
them, and many ON the calendar for
first and second reading. We cannot
pass more than six bills on final passage
an hour with the necessary interruption
caused by communications from the
senate. 1t Will be impossible to get
through on June g. This statement
was made in the house this morning by
Chairman Marshall, of the approprid-
tions committee. during discussion of
the resolution fixing the time of final
adjournment.
''lf you pass a resolution to adjourn
on June g." Chairman Marshall added,
you cannot sent any more house bills
to the senate after Friday of next week,
because the constitution provides that
no bill shall be messaged to the other
house within four days of adjournment.
1t will be impossible to complete the
calendar of appropriation bills by that
time. We should fix the date of final
adjournment and work up to it, We
should fix the date of adjournment
week later. Next Thursday will be Ne
mortal Day, and it will be impossible to
consider bills in the house on that day
which require 1856 voices"
Chairman Marshalrs remarks explain
the situation exactly. If the house con-
ours in the senate resolution to ad-
Journ June there is great danger of the
consideration Of all the appropriation
bills. There are many of other meas
ures of much Importance on the cal
endar for consideration which can never
be reached unless the session Is ex-
tended a week later than the time fixed
by the senate. And yet the indications
are the senate resolution will be con-
Cured in and the lawmakers get away
next Thursday week.
The senate resolution was called up in
the house this morning by Mr. Stewart.
of Philadelphia. A motion to postpone
action until next Monday evening was
offered by Mr. Mackrell, of Allegheny.
and adopted after much debate. The
member from Allegheny called atten-
ton to the absence of Speaker Walton
on account of illness and suggested
that consideration of the resolution be
postponed until the speaker was here
to give his views of the adjournment
question. Messrs. James, Mattox and
Merrick spoke against the resolution on
the ground that they had promised their
constituents a short session, and this
promise ought to be kept. The speaker
claimed the people expects the legisla-
ture to adjourn and the date of the time
ought to be fixed.
Chairman Lawrence, Of the congress
sional apportionment committee
thought Speaker Walton ought to be
consulted before the house fixed the
time of the adjournment. "Orders have
! come from the outside to kill the appor-
tionment bills and that settles them"
continued Mr.. Lawrence. "If these
bills are to be dropped we ought not
allow the appropriation bills to go by
default"
The order of business in the house
today was the consideration of senate
bills on second and third reading
About twenty bills granting pensions
and annuities to members of the Ma
tional Guard for disability incurred at
Homestead and Gettysburg passed Sec
ond reading.
mir. O'Mnliey's Illness.
Representative O'Malley, of Scranton
is at the city hospital with an abcess
on the neck. Mr.. O'Malley's condition
is not serious. burt it will be some time
before he is able to resume his legisla-
tive duties.