The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-01
THE RECORD OF A DAY.
Proceedings of Interest in the Senate and
House of Representatives.
BY the United Press.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 2S.-The senate
met at 10 O'Clock. After hearing re-
ports of committees several bills were
intr0duced, one of them, by Mr.. Porter.
\ bei48ea legislative apportionment bill.
frffs rs {he bill of 1893, introduced to
give it place on the calendar. "A sem
sation was sprung by Senator Kauff-
man offering resolution to re-commlt
the Marshall pipe line bill, in order that
some of the Independent producers
might have a chance to be heard on it.
A wrangle followed in which it was
developed that Senator Grady, who
called the bill up out of order yesterday
at the request of Senator McCreary, as
he said, had made a mistake in the
number of the bill.
Senator White advocated the passage
of the resolution, declaring he had
many constituents who were opposed
to the bilPs passage, and he insisted on
knowing whether the corporations com
mittee had ever held a meeting to con-
slider the bill Mr.. Grady asserted that
he had gone to all the members of the
committee on Monday night and in
formed each one of his intention to re-
port the bill; that he waited until the
senator from Beaver arrived and then
told him of his purpose.
Senator White was unable to see how
this could have been possible. as the
bill was reported Monday night and he
had not appeared at the capital until
Tuesday morning. He then called for
the yeas and nays on the resolution and
1t was defeated-9 to "a.
The bill was then reached in regular
order on the calendar. It's opponents
had apparently exhausted their ammu-
milton and contented themselves with
recording their votes against it. The
bill passed-yeas, 20; nays, 8, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Andrews, Baker, Becker,
Coyle, Critchfield, Grouse, Grady, Hacken-
berg, Hardenbergh, Keefer, Kennedy,
Kline, Lands, Lemon, McCreary, Mitch
ell BradfordD. Mitchell Uefferson). .Moyer,
Osbourn, Penrose, Porter, Rowland. Say
lor, Smith, Snyder, Steel, Stiles, Thomas,
Tpperman.-29.
Nays-Messrs. Brown, Green, Hyde,
Kaufman, Meredith, Milleisen, Short,
Vaughan and Walton.-9.
The house bill establishing depart
ment of agriculture was passed by n
vote of "a to none.
Bills Presented i'm the House.
The house met at 10 o'clock. The bill
prohibiting hazing and providing pen
alties for the same was reported favor
ably from the education committee.
Among the bills read in place was
the following: BY Mr.. Hicks, of Phila-
delphla, providing for the employment
of none but American citizens on public
works, and providing that a violation
shall work a forfeiture of the contrac-
tors bonds.
When the compulsory education bill
was reached on second reading a half
dozen members tried to get the floor
In order to offer amendments Mr.. Sew.
fert of Lancaster, moved to amend the
first section, to provide that every child
between the ages of 8 and 13 years shall
attend school at least sixteen consecu.
tive weeks each year. instead of "at
least sixteen weeks as provided In
the pending measure, and also to TAX,
from the school directors discretionary
power in the matter of excuses for non
attendance
Mr.. Seyfert explained that the pend
ing bill could not be enforced and hi!
amendment was introduced for the pur
p'se VI NAMING the Proposeu law Ell
fective.
Mr.. Herzog, of Berks, moved to amend
the Seyfert amendment by striking gu
the words sixteen consecutive weeks,
and insert eighty days" Both amend
ments were voted down.
Mr.. Farr Defends the Bill.
Mr.. Farr contended that his bill
would be effective. and that the com
mittee on education had practically dis
carded the Seyfert propositions.
Mr.. Seyfert said he was astonished a
the audacity of Mr.. Farr in maxim,
such statement, In view OF the fac
that he had done everything to perfec
the bill.
Other amendments were voted dowi