The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-06-08
THE LAST DAYS WORK
Senatorial Gossip Among the Schuyl-
kill Members.
BLAMED FOR QUAY COUNTY
The Patriotic orders and Senator
Coyle-Judges' Retirement Bill
Back in Committeeman
All Night Session.

HARRISBURG June line success oil
the Quay county bill and it's probable
chances Of approval by the Governor has
been the principal themes of conversation
all Of to-day. elimination and Tecrimina-
tion are the order Charges of the basest
nature were heard last nisht and to-day in
the corridor of the Capitol. Some of these
were so pointed that they carried with them
direct charges of the use of money as the
controlling power by which the Quay
county bill was carried,
HOW MONEY WAS RAISED.
1t is well known that rge assessments
we're made on business men ia and about
Hazleton to raise funds for the purpose of
carrying the bill and large sum is known
to have been raised. ''Uf what necessity
was a large amount of money raised. if it
was not to make votes for this bill ?" is the
question asked by many of the opposers of
the bill, and they claim to have information
which is reliable to the effect that many
liquor men in lower Luzerne had to put up
twice and thrice to meet the demands of
the lobbyists. Some give their authority
for their assertions. One man is in receipt
of letter from a prominent Philadelphia
business man, who formerly lived in Potts
vile, to the effect that Ito uee the lam
guage of his letter. 81 had a man, Antoine
Wagner tell me he paid one assessment
$50, and then again SIS. This il only one
Of many cases. Use it; it is straight"
FASTER AND FOLDERS CLAIM.
There is a paster and folder here whose
alleged claim has made a great sensation.
As the gossip is detailed to-day he is
alleged to have said that if he had $4,000
he could have delivered &C. votessfor the
bill, and in the number several Schuylkill
members names we're included. This
coming to the ears of yonr members
in the House they demanded that SEN
ator Coyle have this man censured, as
he, the Senator, had him appoineed
They said if Mr.. Coyle would do
that, they in the House would have the
the resolution concurred in by the House.
Mr.. COyle sent word back that the House
people should first do the censuring and
the Senate would concur, but one of the
Representatives replied that as Coyle was
responsible for the paster and folder he
was the proper party t. take the Initiative.
Nothing was done about it and in Justice
to employee it should be stated he denies
the story, and especially that part of it re-
lating to the Schuylkill county members.
He admits, however, that he was in Halle
ton recently.
Is MR.. COYLE RESPONSIBLE
Another gossipy sensation was created to-
day by the appearance of the North Ameri-
can of Philadelphia containing the charge
| that Senator Coyle was indirectly respOnsi-
BILE for the passage of the Quay County
bill. When the paper reached here this
morning it was eagerly grabbed up and the
special to 1t in this subject was read and
passed around among the people interested
to be read again. 1t caused no end of talk
and Senator Coyle's name was on many
lips all day.
The Senate and House will have late ses-
sions tonight and the latter may not ad-
journ till daylight.
The North Americans Special.
The article referred to in the North
American is herewith subjoined:
HARRISBURG, June 6-The passage of the
Quay County bill to-day in the House is another
victory for Senator Quay and his friends. The
bill creating the proposed county never had q
ghost of show until the Beaver man turned in
for it. About "a month ago he indicated the de
sire to have the measure pass, and his friends
have since been active in their efforts to put it
through the House. The fight for the measure
was led by Senators Penrose, Thomas and
Andrews Representatives Keyser and Burrell,
and ex-Msgstrate Durham of Philadelphia.
The forces of the opposition were marshalled by
Major Sam" Losch, Jack Whtehouse, Sena-
tor Coyle, and the Luzerne and Schuylkill
delegations in the House. II was the hardest
fought battle of the session, and shows that
Senator Quay has strong grip on the Legisla-
ture.
The Representatives of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics and other patriotic
societies held the balance OF power In the fight
on this measure. They took no part in the con-
test when the bill was on second reading. Since
then Senator Coyie has gone out of his way to
offend the patriotic societies by his actions and
speech on the Religious Garb bill. The result
was that the members of the Legislative Com
mittee of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. turned in for the
bill, and they claimed to have influenced %
votes in its favor. Senator Coyle, more than
any of the other opponents of the measure is
10 blame for their defeat. The bill passed by a
vote Of JOG to 60.