The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
'PENROSE' PHILADELPHIA
Senate Committee Will Meet To-
morrow for Organization.
SENATOR KENNEDY CHAIRMAN
As Personal Friend OF Senator Quay His
prospects Arc Hopcfnl-Jamcs II.
Harrah for Scrgeant.at.Arins.
Bardslcy Pardon Cose.
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probably be chosen chairman. He Is
the youngest member Of the senate and
is serving his first term. The senator
is a close personal friend of Senator
Quay, and a political protege of Lieu
tenant Governor Lyon, the Beaver
statesman's personal representative at
the state capital. 1t Is thought that
when the committee organizes Sllas w.
Petit, president of the Union league,
Philadelphia, will be formally chosen
counsel and instructed to arrange the
preliminaries for the investigation.
The Penrose resolution provided that
the sergeant-at-arms Of the senate shall
serve on the same capacity on the COM
mittee. This position will be filed by
James NJ. Harrah, of Beaver, who, for
generation, has looked after the de-
tails of the party organization at Sem
ator Quay's home. The applicants for
doorkeeper, clerk and page are numer-
Gus. The investigation will not begin
until after the close of the legislature
There is likely to be trouble over the
selection of chairman. Senator An
drews claims the place because his
name headed the list when the COM
mittee was formally announced to the
senate. He says he is entitled to the
honor, not only out of senatorial court
esy, but by parliamentary usage. There
is much objection to Andrews being
placed at the head of the committee
Certain members have received pro-
tests from some of the leading and most
active Republicans in the state urging
them not to make Andrews chairman.
They hnlinva If h.a iS civ hn Mo h.,
will use it to assist him in his efforts to
supplant Bank Commissioner Gilkeson
as chairman Of the state Republican
committee. Andrews management of
the Delamater campaign has demon
strated, his opponents say, his inability
for the position.
Dave Martin would rather see any
other member of the committee chair
man than Andrews. The Philadelphia
leader claims the trouble between him
and Senator Quay would have been
settled long ago if it had not been for
the Crawford county man. Andrews
was Jealous of the confidential
relations which existed between
quay and Martin, and was glad
When the break between them
came. The eX-chairman is said to have
since been doingeverything in his power
TO prevent a reconciliation. If he is
made chairman it is believed he will
not spare Martin or his friends in the
investiga ton.
The question whether the senate
alone can appoint a committee with the
powers which the Penrose resolution
gives 10 the committee to investigate
the municipal affairs of the Quaker
City Is being agitated by the opposition
TO Senator Penrose. 1t is claimed by
them that the concurrence of the gov
ernor and house is necessary to give the
committee proper authority. Friends
OF the Philadelphian say there Is no
doubt as to the legality of the commit
tee Many Of the best lawyers in the
house and senate give it as there opin-
ion that the investigation can be made
under the resolution.
Will Probe After the Fall Election.
The committee expects to do consid-
cradle work this summer, but the probe
will not be inserted deep until after the
fall election. The committee has two
years in which to make the inquiry and
prepare its report, and it is argued by
the members that there Is no need ito
hurry. The Martin-Porter people claim
there will never be an investigation.
They say the committee will be used as
club over Martin and Porter to force
them to make terms with Senator PEN
rose and eX-Magistrate Durham This,
however, is indignantly denied by
members of the committee. They claim
Senator Penrose has acted in good faith
all through his contest against his enc
mics and that the investigation cannot
be stopped. Public sentiment demands
1T and not to make an Investigation
afte. going this far would be fatal to
the political prospects not only of Sem
ator Penrose but every member of the
committee.
The large brewing firms of Philadel-
phia and Pittsburg are preparing to
make bitter fight against the
Cocbrane bill taxing brewers "a cents a
barrel for all beer brewed in the state.
The bill will be favorably reported on
Monday evening from the house ways
and means committee and will be CON-
sidered on a special order, along with
the CHER revenue bills. There is strong
opposition to tine measure in the house
and 1T will be fought at every stage.
Its opponeE,.s claim 1t discrlminates
against the Pennsylvania brewers and
that 1t ought to be amended so as to re-
quire brewers of other states shipping
their product into Pennsylvania to pay
a license. State Treasurer Jackson es-
Inmates the bill will raise an annual
revenue of about $S50c00.
DardsIcy Pardon Case.
The board OF pardons will meet next
Wednesday to hear argument in several
new cases. Representative John II.
Fow says the application for a pardon
for John Bardsley, the defaulting city
treasurer of Philadelphia, will not be
presented until next fall. He had talk
with Bsrdsley few weeks ago on this
subject and was told by the famous
convict that his friends had advised
him to delay the appllca ton until then
A close personal friend of Governor
Hastings said today that Bardsley
would never be pardoned during the
present state administration. DO you
think General Hastings is going to COM
nit political suicide by pardonlng q
man who stole over million dollars"
said the governors friend. THE people
believe Bardsley should serve out his
sentence Public sentiment is against
his pardon, and you can rest assured
Governor Hastings Is not going to dis
regard the wishes of the masses in a
case like this"
The board has not yet announced its