Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-25
.PENROSE FOR PROBING.
He Asks For an Investigation
 Into Philadelphia Affairs.
WANTS TO HUNT FOR COMBINES.

His Resolution the Cause of a Hot Debate When Introduced at HarrisburE-This Is Regarded sequel to the MayOralty Nomination Fight.
 HARRISBURG, April 25.-The municipal affairs of Philadelphia are likely to be investigated by n senate committee. Son l ator Penroso sprung his expected resolu- l tion in tho senate providing for a con- | mittee of five, to be appointed by the presi- dent pro tenn. to investigate the charges that tho councils of the Quaker City arc < influenced by powerful combinations to obtain valuable franchises and privileges ! without adequate compensation to the I city.
 Senator Penrose made an earnest speech \ in favor of the resolution. He said it was introduced with a desire to investigate | the workings of the new city charter, un- der which Philadelphia has been operat- ing since 1885. If abuses and corruptions existed under its operations they ought to bo known and exposed. He cited the reform in tho operation of English munic- l qualities and urged that something be done to purify Philadelphia and relieve the cloud which hangs over it. Tho reso- lution was unanimously reforred to tho committee on judiciary general. | The presentation of tho resolution was brought about by memorial from the | Citizens Municipal association of Phila- delphia asking for tho appointment of | special committee to investigate tho exec | utivo and legislative departments 0 Phil adelphia
 Senator Osbourn of Philadelphia op- posed the Penrosc resolution. llc said the proposed investigation was desired by re- formers and that the only thing they did | tO rraata divisions fha ranks.
 Mir. Penrose replied that Senator Os- bsourns speech was nothing moro than a harangue
 Osbourn Threatens to Resign. Mir Osbourn asked if Mr. Pcnroso in tended that as an insult
 l Mir. Penrosc replied that while somN | speeches were eloquent, they wcro never | theleSs harangues.
 ! Mir. Osbourn said with much warmth, | that if the resolution of Mir Penrose was
 adopted he would not hesitate much to, | resign his seat in the senate. as the pro | posed investigation was an insult to the | mayor of Philadelphia and the judges of | the courts of that city.
 Tho resolution was sent to the commit
 tee, and the exciting incident ended. 1 The offering of the resolution at this
 time was wholly unexpected and created l
 circles hore
 Senator PcnrOSC was an unsuccessful
 aspirant for the Republican nomination
 for mayor of Philadelphia, his turn
 down. at tho eleventh hour in favor of l Charles F. Warwick. the present inCum-
 bcnt, heinz n matter of history. senator l PenrOSc iS rCgarde,l hero as ono of Senator 1 Quay's representatives, and after David
 Martin rchellcd against tho leadership of | hot
 Senator Pcnrosc's candidacy for the may
 orally 1t was rumlrCd that tho latter
 would at unCo offer a resolution calling ! for a legislative inquiry into tho methods
 by which contracts and franchises in Phil
 adelphiL have been distributed among
 certain favored persons and corporations.
 This was looked for in the latter part of 1 February. hut tho matter had been allow l cd to hang fro sa long that tho resolution of yesterday afternoon had almost the
 effect of a hCrnbshrll
 Quay Coming From florida i It will bo reInrmlcrod that soon after
 the defeat of Nr. l'onr,so for tho nomina-
 tioRSenator Quay. smart ng under the defeat he had roCriN cd at thc hands of Da
 vid Martin, arosI in his place in the Init
 cd States senate. and without mentioning
 the name of Nil. Martin severely arral gncd that gentleman as tho paid representative , of a corporation which had ordered tho do 3 feat of Mr. Fenruso senator Quay is coming here from Florida early next week | and it is believed ina; his expected arrival had something to d" with the offering of tho resolution at this time. John WanamRkCr and Thomas DOlan
 of Philadelphia worc CuuspiCu"us on tho
 floor of the senate, and thty wCro said to
 be working against the plSnlution. Prom
 incnt senators say thoro k not much
 doubt of the passage of the resolution a when it comes out of ColuInittCo rI P-ILAnELTHIA. April @1.- David Mar , tin says flat ho understands tho proposed
 inquiry k to bo made into tho manner of | executing contracts, and as he has no con | tracts with the city lac tCols nu personal ) interCst in the matter. Mayor Warwick
 declined to talk further than to say Inc e thought his administration would not bo IL affected, being in its infancy. The ward leaders wCro generally disposed to with h hold comment until they can grasp the
 full significance of tho movement though
 several of the antirinE people were dc
 lighted.
 No Police Reorganization For Now York g ALBANY, April 25-The polico reorgan
 ization bill was killed in the senate, tht
 Iesult of the vote being tic.
 ThreO Republican senator's, Reynolds
 Coggeshall and Rob0rtson voted with tht
 Democrats
 Il The result was genuine surprise, n
 the appeal amendment had been ordered
 stricken out by tho casting vote of the lieu
 tenant governor. and it was believed tn re bill would pass.
 ,e Lexow was startled at the result, as h.
 expected Robertson and CoSgeshall woult
 return to tho Republican fold and help pas V the bill.
 He recovered sufficiently to move tha
 his motion lie on tho table. which gives
 chance to be rosurrccted, but it is tn ,h general belief that the bill Is dead Y. Russia Threatens Japan.
 ST. PETERsBURG, April 25.-Tho gov
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