The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-04
WRANCLE over CARB BILL
Measure Denounced as a Damnablc
Piece of Legislation.
MR. SEYFERT'S FIERY ADDRESS
lie Claims That the Dill VIII Fill Our
Schools With Irreligious Teachers.
Senate Amendments
Agreed To.

Harrisburg, Pa, June 3.-The house
met at S,45 p. M. Mr.. Harvey, Luzerne,
offered resolution asking for spe-
cial order for the senate bill to repeal
the law of 1878, for the division of coun-
ties. 1t is intended by this bill to shut
off the people of lower Luzerne county,
who are urging the passage of the Quay
county bill. from having the power left
to create new county by petition,
should the Quay county bill fail ON final
passage. The order was granted.
The general appropriation bill was
called up by Mr.. Marshall and passed
finally. The bill passed second read
ing appropriating $4,000 to the West
Side hospital, at Scranton.
The following house bills on the gen
eral calendar passed finally:
Regulating the admissions to the
soldiers orphans schools. raising the
ages from IA years to l6; giving prefer
ence of appointment or employment to
honorably discharged soldiers and sail
ors who fought for the union.
When the house met this evening the
committee on rules reported the follow
ing order: First, senate bills on Sec
ond reading: second. senate bills on
third reading. and final passage.
Unanimous consent was given to take
up the bill relating to the INDECENT in
sane of poor districts and providing
for the same allowance for treatment
as is now given by the commonwealth
to state asylums, and it passed finally.
Religious Garh Biil
The religious garb bill was returned
to the house from the senate with the
amendment imposing on the school di-
rectors a fine for employing teachers
who wore a religious gorb.
Mr.. Smith. Philadelphia, moved that
the house concur in the senate amend
mert.
Mr.. Seyfert. Lancaster. arose and
said that the house should not agree
to the amendment nor the bill. for 1t
was the most damnable piece of legis-
lation ever presented in this common
wealth. 1t would fill the schools with
irreligious teachers, in fact, his satanic
majesty with horns as large as texas
street could enter a school room under
this bill and teach, while those who
We're known for morality would be de-
barred. He denounced it as un-Chris-
ton, unrighteous and an outrage upon
the people of Lancaster county, whom
he represented in this house for three
terms.
Mr.. Fow, Philadelphia, said that the
senate amendments could not properly
be considered in the house, for similar
amendments had been offered when
the bill was on second reading in the
house and were voted down. The
amendments, he said altered the pur-
pose of the bill by putting the penalties
on the directors instead Of the teachers,
as first intended.
He did net think that the governor
would approve the bill as 1t was now
amended. Mr.. Smith, Bedford, cried
out: IF you are sure that the gov
ernor will veto the bill why not let 1t
go to him and stop wasting more time
in the house over it?"
On agreeing to the senate amend
ments the yeas were 1870 and the nays
"a Agreed to.
AppOrtionmcnt Bill Referred
The house refused to concur In the
amendments to the judicial apportion-
ment bin as it came from the senate
and 1t was referred to a committee on
conference.
AT this juncture the committee on
rules reported an order OF business for
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, which will be the consideration
Of the senate bills on first, second and
third reading each day.