The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20

vested with the power of eminent do
main, by purchase or by condemnation,
of the whole of any lot or piece of
ground, part of which only may be nee
essary for corporation uses, was de-
feated
The governor sent to the senate the
names of Wilson c. Kress, of Lock
Haven, to be reporter of the supreme
court, vice John Monaghan, deceased;
Thomas j. Edge. of Harrisburg, to be
secretary of agriculture, the new posi-
ton recently created by an act of the
legislature, and Ezra II. Ripple, of
Scranton. to be commissary general
The nominations were confirmed in eX-
ecutive session.
Colonel Ezra Hoyt Ripple, who has
been appointed commissary general of
the nation guard of Pennsylvania. was
born at Mauch Chunk, February ii,
1912. In 1862 he enlisted as volunteer
and served with some Interruptions
until taken prisoner during the assault
on Fort Johnson, in Charleston harbor.
In 1872 he became a partner in the firm
OF William Connell 4 Co, coal opera
tors.
Colonel Ripple has long been identi-
fled with the national guard. He was
elected captain of Company b on the
formation of Scranton city guard. be-
came major of the Thirteenth regiment
on its formation, was elected lieutenant
colonel in 1888, and colonel in 1883. Col
onel Ripple has also taken an active
part as Republican politician. In 1886
he was elected mayor of Scranton
which office he filled creditibly for four
years.
Bills Considered in House.
The house met at 10 o'clock. Among
the bills read in place Were the follow
ing: by Mr.. Herman, of Snyder. regu-
lating the taking up of logs and lum-
bers in the rivers and streams that are
and may be declared public highways,
fixing the salvage thereon and repeal
ing all former acts bearing on the same
subject. 1t gives twenty-five cents for
each log. and one dollar per thousand
feet of sawed lumber.
The Hicks bill to establish and gov
ern free public employment offices was
called up on final passage and defeated
yeas, SO; nays, rs; less than consti-
tutional majority.
When the bill eXempting building and
loan associations from making semi
annual reports to the state banking de-
partment, and providing that but one
report annually snail be made, was
called up on u special order, an attempt
was made to so amend it as to require
the publication of the reports, but it
f.f Aa,I ha al
yeas, 1874; nays; 10.
Mr.. Harvey. Of Luzerne, moved that
the vote by which his bill, providing
that fire insurance companies shall pay
the face value of their policies, was
defeated on second reading, be recon-
sidered.
The action to reconsider was agreed
to--yeas 81, nays 73. Further considera-
ton of the bill was then postponed for
the present
These bills were passed finally: To
abolish days of grace on promissory
notes, drafts, etc, and to determine
legal holidays; to establish state live
stock sanitary board.
Governor Hastings sent to the house
his veto of the bill granting a pension
to Hamilton Smith, of Jefferson county.
The governor says more than thirty
one years have elapsed since the al
legged injury was received in the SER
vice of the state and the lapse of time
makes it difficult to establish the claim
and right TO bind the state. He sug-
gests that the Legislature should es-
tablish some tribunal to determine the
merits of such claims before appropria-
tions are made.
The only bill which caused a furry
was defeated 1t was the Focht bill in
creasng the amount OF preferred claims
for wages from 500 to $500 and the time
from six months to one year. 1t was
claimed to be unconstitutional, but the
point was not pressed and the bill fell.
These bills passed finally: Authoriz-
ing the erection of warehouses; in the
several counties; relating to the opera
ton of the statute of limitations on az
tions against non-residents within this
commonwealth; to provide for the sup
port of INDECENT parents by children and
the enforcement of the same; creating
and defining the offense of disorderly
conduct by persons on the public high
ways and streets and fixing penalties;
increasing the salaries of tipstaves in
the courts of any county having popu-
lation OF no less than 100000; repeating
township, Chester county; regulating
the business OF plumbing and gas fitting
In cities of the second class.