The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-14
Fighting The COYLE BILL
Prominent Coal Men Gathered at
Harrisburg.
CONFERENCE HELD LAST NIGHT
Anthracite Operators Opposed to the New
Proposition and Threaten to With.
draw from the Confcrcncc-Res.
ular Legislative Work.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

ular Legislative Work.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Harrisburg, March 13.-The house is
getting down to work in earnest. A
resolution was reported today from the
rules committee. and adopted, that no
bills shall be read in place after March
20, except by unanimous consent. A
resolution was also reported from the
committee and adopted abolishing
night sessions on Tuesdays, Wednes-
days and Thursdays, and increasing
the length of the afternoon session
from two to three hours. This change
is made necessary in order that the
committees may have more time to
properly consider the legislation. before
them. The order of business in the
house today was the consideration of
bills on second reading.
The vote by which the Hicks bill,
establishing public employment
bureaus in cities, was defeated last
night was re-considered and amended
so as not to make il compulsory. The
Clarency amendment to the banking
act to relieve building and loan asso-
Citations from making semi-annual re-
port to the commission of banking for
publication was taken up on a special
order and read the second time. Mr..
Clarency explained that Banking Com
missioner Gllkeson had agreed with
representatives of the Pennsylvania
league of building and loan associations
that the bill was proper one and
should become a law.
The bill.regulating the returns of con-
stables to courts of quarter sessions
was dropped from the calendar on mo-
tion of Mr.. O'Malley. and the senate
bill substituted therefor. The measure
makes it unnecessary for cOnstables
to make returns except where there are
violations necessary to report. Mr..
Fow opposed the proposition because If
it become a law constables could not
make report as required by the Brooks
high license act. He Contended that
the presence of constables in court as
now required by law gave the judges
to consult with them as to any viola
tions in their districts. The house took
this view of the bill and killed it.
Mr.. kunkcl's Measure.
Mr.. Kunkels bill that the right of
action for injury wrongfully done to
the person shall survive against the
personal representatives of the wrong
doer. and limiting the time within
which suit for such injury must be
brought, went through on second read
ing. Actions of this kind under the bill
may be enforced against executors and
administrators by continuing a suit
which may have been brought against
the wrongdoer in his lifetime as by
bringing an original suit after his death.
Mr.. Kunkel had the bill amended so
that the limitation of these actions is
two years from the time the injury is
received, in case death does not result
and in case of death one year from the
time of death.
A communication was received from
the governor giving notice of his ap-
proval of bills creating a department
of agriculture; appropriating $40, 900 to
the Huntingdon reformatory for addi-
tional cell houses, and $4,000 to COM
plete the industrial school for soldiers
orphans at Scotland.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Kidd, of
Philadelphia, appropriating $4,000 to
the Spring Garden institute, Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Hammond, of Westmore-
land. put in a bill prescribing the
branches in which applicants for per-
manent certificates shall be examined
A bill introduced by Mr.. Heidlebaugh
of Lancaster, amending the corporation
law of 1874, to provide for the incor-
poration of companies for buying, sell
ing, trading or dealing in any kind or
kinds of goods, wares and merchan-
disc at wholesale. Mr.. Beam, of Phila-
delphia, presented a bill appropriating
100000 to the Franklin institute.
Considering the Coyle Bill
A conference was held here tonight
4 between representatives of the opera
tors, inspectors and miners in the an
thracite and bituminOus regions to con.
slider the Coyle bill creating a depart.
ment of mining. A new bill, which had
been prepared by Alex Dempster and
W. p. Dearmitt, of Pittsburg, was sub.
mitted and considered section by sec.
tion. The anthracite operators are op.
posed to the new proposition and
threatened to withdraw from the con
ltlciiNt. IIcy cldI1H lIldl IUe
are in a majority and that the bill Is
in their interest. Mr.. Dearmtt sait
the bill could be likely amended 50 as tc
meet all objections and prevailed upor
the operators to remain.
Those who took part in the confer
ence are w. S. Nearing, of the Morri.
Run Coal company. and Alex Dempster
of Allegheny, representing the bitumin
Gus operators; Colonel F.. II. Ripple
Scranton, and r. ID. d. Jones, Halle
ton. representing the anthracite miners
John Blick, Idlewild, and Charles Con
ner. Uniontown, bituminous inspectors
G.. NJ. Williams, Wilkes-Barre; Hugh
Mcdonald, Pittston. anthracite inspec
tors; Emanuel jenkins, Schuylkill
Hugh McGarvey, Beaver Meadows; p
b. Gallagher, Shamokin; Senator Coyle
representing the anthracite miners; ]
II. Ferge, Punxsutawney; T. Bradley
Gallitzen; President Cairns, presiden
Of the Pittsburg mining district, repre-
senting the bitumnous miners. and w
p. Dearmitt, j. N. Patterson, John NJ
Lewis, Hazleton; and Edward RodericlS
Scranton.