The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-18
WAR over THE Blue Laws
The Matter Will Come Up for Re-
vision This Session.
SENATOR LANDIS' MEASURE
lie Would Make 1t q Crime for a Man to
Buy Another Mans Vote-Pros.
poets for Senator
Vaughan's Bill.
snecia, TO the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Harrisburg, Jan. 1.-THE most i'm
portant thing in the legislature today
was Speaker Walton's appointment OF
Mr. Lytle to the chairmanship of the
committee on rules, the other members
being Messrs. Lawrence Ritter, Staples
and Culbertson. This appointment
carries with it the official Endorsement
of Representative Lytle's leadership on
the floor of the house.
The so-called blue law of 1894 will
come up for revision this session.
Numerous petitions for its repeal and
in favor of its more strict amendment
are reaching both chambers. The Sun
day observance people want the penal
ty clause increased, and also want pro-
vision made for offenders who show re-
peated contempt of the law.
SO far as can be Learned in casual
conversation among senators, the bill
of Senator Vaughan abolishing the
death penalty is as little likely to pass
as is the opposite bill of Representa-
tive Cotton, of Allegheny, substituting
electricity for hemp. The Legislature
will avoid two antithetical dilemmas
by standing stone still.
Senator Lands proposes to make it
crime for a man to buy another man's
vote. His measure proceeds upon the
principle that both parties to an cleo
toral bribery are grave enemies to the
state, and that both ought to be equal
ly and severely punished.
Dave Martin Is Sore.
Another senate bill in which general
interest is felt would abolish sectional
school boards in frst-class cities and
commit the government of schools to a
commission of ten members, serving
without pay. Its author is Senator
Porter. The Goblin bill creating a new
banking department is exciting inter-
est. When the present law was en-
acted by the Legislature four years ago
certain influences desired to give the
commissioner of banking the power to
close Il state institution which he con-
sidered shaky. This was regarded as
being too great a power to invest alb
solutely in the hands of any official
and the scheme was defeated. In the
Goblin bill this power is again denied,
and the purpose is reached by the COM
missioner making compliant to the at
torney general who is empowered to go
before the Dauphin county court to Sc
cure the necessary order to close the
institution complained of. Senator
KlinS, who has made a searching ex-
animation of the bill, pronounces it a
proper one.
General Goblin says there is strong
demand for the law he has proposed,
which will give to Pennsylvania the
reputation of having the strongest
state financial institutions in the coun-
try. This law will render blind pools
such as We're operated in Pittsburg i'm
possible. 1t will also strike death
blow at the foreign building associa-
tions operating in this state.
Davd Martin has gone home, and
those VIII, know say he went feeling
very bitter against Quay, Hastings and
the whole administration. He was in
formed, while here during Inaugural
tion, that his former friends in the
house, from the state-at-large, would
take no part in cabal against Quay.
Work ia the House.
Among the bills reported favorably
We're the following:
Repeating the consolidation of Oil Pipe
Line companies; to prevent the spread OF
tuberculosis; creating the department OF
banking and enlarging its powers; an act
to provide for the preservation of the for
80 n,,,aa -, "a hn,,, on tha hiah
of the state; amending the trespass law st
as to include owners OF nut and berry
gardens
Bills were read in place as follows by
Mr.. Culbertson, of Alegheny-The legis
lative apportionment bill-the same as
1888.
Mr. Stineman' OF Campria-froVidini
Ior decision oy 10. wnele TWO or more per
Son thn go oe,na ~ tnunahins a,a ~
ouybs. also ,o abolish DAYS Of grace n,
promisory notes.
Mr.. Wilson, of Juniata-Providing tha
eggs shall be sold by weight.
Mr.. Smith, OF MISUNDERSTANDING tina
nan OF tne state appropriations 10
sehoo's shaii pe uis.r'ou.eu aihoIs schoo,
Iant onon ,ha rniniromn, r,,,hor ~
months reouired bv law and tbe otbc
half on the basis of the number of tax
ables.
Mr.. Griggsby, of I.awrence-Repealini
the ACT regulating ices TO be charged b.
justices Vi 'he peace magistrates aiaet
MIR. Mr O,M,,,ov ~ 1oo,oo,,o ,ra
ing the ACT of Nav % 1So9 nroviding tho
the burgess of a borough shan not hol
any other borough office during the tern
for which he is elected,
One Liquor Bill Defeated.
The bill regulating +be s,o,dor.
weight of n busbpl of onio,s yvas no
norted favorablv bv committao yha,
The biIl 70 imnose costs unon women
str,nts against lionor l,oonsas T., nos
tho remonstranre fails WOO. o,i,aa a..
for sncond reading II was forcef,,I, ~,
nosad INV Messrs Marrio,, 20 Tionp or
I,,no - tI,,ntin,,don ana 49,.