The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
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| Martin, Watres and Magee form q third
house triumvrate which will doubtless
| be in evidence more than once during the
session.
A strong effort will be made to remove
the Eastern penitentiary from Philadei-
| phia to some more suitable site away
| from the city.
1t is the general understanding that en-
Representative Harry Hall will be suit
| ably remembered when Governor Hast
| ings appoints his staff
Representative Lawrence, of Washing
| ton, is the Oldest member of the house in
years. Representative Stewart, of Phil
adelphia, is the Oldest in continuous SER
vice.
George Handy Smith, of Philadelphia,
| is the senior member of the senate in
continuous service. Senator Hackenberg,
of Northumberland, is the youngest in
years.
, Charley Voorhees, place as clerk of the
Philadelphia city committee, in addition
| to being made TO order, carries with it n
| snug $500 Il year. which is why Charles
| is not regretful of Fetterolf's promotion.
Every session has its nickname. That
of 'S9 was the Model legislature" that
of 81, tile "Hayseeds' own" and that Of
| '9S, the Windy Session" The leaders
| hope TO win for this one the sobriquet of
| the business Session
| Harrisburg Patriot: Representative
| O'Malley, of Lackawanna, is the baby Of
the house. He is in his twcntythird year
and has risen by his own efforts from the
coal breaker to the bar. He gives promise
OF making u creditable record"
During last Mondays slate making, A.
J. Colborn was offered the reading clerk
| ship of either the house or the senate. He
declined to take either, declaring that he
| was trying to practice law at Scranton,
and preferred continuing that effort to To-
eating temporarily at Harrisburg.
| Senator Films Greater Pittsburg bill,
which provides for the consolidation Of
Pittsburg, Allegheny, Mckeesport Brad
dock, Homestead, Duquesne andHa dozen
other boroughs, would give Pittsburg
| 100000 population, all within twenty
| square miles, or just Il little larger than
| the present area of Scranton. PittsburS
would then be the fourth largest city in
| the United States. The consolidation plan
| is very favorably considered everywhere
except in Allegheny.
Ex-senator Robbins, of Westmoreland,
| is trying to further legislation in be-
half of electric railroads. The Pttsburg
Commercial-Ga2ette says he wants leg
islaton granting the right OF eminent do
main ana permitting electric railways to
| carry freight and express matter. Mr..
| Robbins appears to want practically the
| same things Senator Films Inflated cleo
| trio railway bills of last session provided
| for. But there Is no prospect that such
| LEGISLATION viii fare any better this ses-
| sion than II did last. unless concessions
are made in the way of protecting the
| interests of the public. The bills of last
session proposed to give such roads free
right of way over public highways with
| out compensation or regulation as COM
| pared with the right of eminent domain
through private property, with compensa-
| tion, as enjoyed by steam roads. They
| also gave the right of eminent domain
| through private property. Those bills
| did not make any provision regulating the
| speed OF such cars upon the public high
1 ways to guard against accidents, nor for
| any Improvement or care of such high
| ways in return for their use. Neither did
they specify what kind of rails should be
used. 1t is thought only proper that the
speed of electric cars should be limited
| so as to protect vehicles in their joint
occupancy of the highways, to require
roads occupying public roads to have pave
ment between and upon each side of the
track and to maintain such pavement and
to lay such rails as are used on city streets
| so that vehicles may be driven upon them
Unless these notifications and some 9th
ors are offered the opposition will be de-
tcr!nined.