The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-14
LEXOW FOR PHILADELPHIA
Municipal Affairs of the Quaker City
Are to BE Investigated.
MR. QUAY BACK OF THE INQUIRY
Senate Committee viii Look Into the
Affairs of Philadelphia Soon After
the Coming Observation-Disclosures
Promised Freedom.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 13.-The NUM-
cipal affairs of Philadelphia will be in
vestigated after the municipal election
next week by senate committee.
Back of the proposed inquiry is Sena-
tor Quay, whose aim is to kill off his
former colleagues, Martin and Porter,
the Republican leaders of the Quaker
City. A conference was held last night
between Lieutenant Governor Lyons.
Dick Quay, who spoke for his father,
and other friends of the senator, at
which the original LeXow resolution
was considered 1t is said that in
vestigation will bring to the surface
more corruption than the LeXow conf
mittee unearthed in New York. Start
ling exposures are promised by wit
nesseS who are on the list and have
volunteered to testify, provided they
are promised immunity from prosecu-
ton. For this purpose the paragraph
in the New York resolutions granting
freedom of arrest to witnesses will be
inserted in the Philadelphia document
verbation.
lie ItSOlullpll Will bt WI
the senate re-convenes week after next
1t was intended to introduce it this
week, but it was thought that the in
vestigation would be taken as a politi-
cal trick, and for this reason 1t was
decided to delay the matter until after
the senate re-conveneS.
Either Senator Penrose, Andrews or
Kennedy. all of whom are close to
Quay, will be chairman of the commit
tee to make the investigation.
Bills Introduced in Senate.
BY the United Press.
The senate met at II o'clock this
morning. Bills were introduced by Mr.
Hardenburg providing for the pay
ment to counties of moneys or bonds
which foreign corporations are required
to pay into the state treasury for the
right to pass through counties; by Mr.
Grady, for the protection of speckled
trout. also preventing perpetual build
ing restrictions upon real estate: by Mr.
Cline, creating the office of county con-
troller in counties having 100000 in
habitants.
The following bill passed finally:
Authorizing the printing and distribu-
tion of an extra edition of the mine in
spectors report.
Mr.. Lands endeavored to secure con-
slderation of his bill extending the
minimum school term to seven months.
The bill was vigorously objected to
by number of senators, with Messrs.
Green, Critchfeld and Haines especial
ly prominent in their opposition. The
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House Committee Reports.
The house met at 10 o'clock. The bill
for the removal of the Eastern peni-
tentiary and making an appropriation
for the same, was returned from the
appropriation committee with the re-
quest that the bill be referred to a spe-
cial committee of seven to consider the
feasibility of removing the penitentiary
Mr.. Pennewill, of Philadelphia, Of
fered a resolution for the appointment
of a committee and it was adopted
Mr.. Cotton, of Allegheny, offered a
resolution that when the house ad-
1ourn it be to meet on Monday even
ing. Feb. 25 at o'clock. The resolu-
tion was adopted.
Among the bills reported favorably
were the following: Preventing the
adulteration of drugs, food, liquors,
etc: authorizing the appointment of
school book board and providing for
the purchase of school books; the bill
providing for the execution of the death
penalty by electrocutlon.
Among the bills read in place were
the following:
Bills Read in Place.
Mr. Farr, Lackawanna-Approp
$40 900 to the West Side hospital, Scranton.
TO pay Thomas NJ. Beels of the National
guard on account of Illness contracted at
Gettysburg encampment.
Mr.. Luden, Berks-Providing that 1000
pounds avoirdupois make ton of anthra-
cite coal as sold by retail dealers.
Mr.. Miller, Somerset-E.xtending act Of
1870 relating to the extinction of wolves
and wild cats. mink, foxes, weasels,
hawks and owls.
Mr.. Schrnk, Schuylkill-Appropriat
5000 to the Benevolent Associations
Home for Children in Pottsville: making
Il a misdemeanor to trespass on enclosed
lands of water companies and empower
ing watchmen to make arrests without a
warrant.
Mr.. Maple. Green-Legalizing the de-
hornng of cattle.
Mr.. Kunkel, Dauphin-Giving cities OF
the third class power to regulate the area
of lots laid out for building purposes, and
fixing penalties for noncompliance with
the act, providing that no such lot shall
contain an area of less than 1000 square
feet.
Mr.. Moore, Chester-Prohbiting direc-
tors of public schools from employing rel
atives as teachers.
The house concurred In the senate
amendments to the bill regulating the
manner of awarding contracts for Off
cial advertising, excluding the provi-
sion that one of the papers shall be
printed In the German language.
An attempt was made to amend the
bill regulating the advertising of sher-
IFS election proclamations by making
the posting of posters take the place
of advertising In newspapers. The
amendment failed.
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