The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-08
Quay COUNTY is ASSURED
The Senator from Beaver Has En-
listed in the Movement.
THIS MAKES PASSAGE SURE.
Advocates Of tho Dill Expect to
Put II Through Ncxt Week k-plnns
OF the Opposition-WOrk in
House and Senate.
THIS MAKES PASSAGE SURE.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

assured. The friends of the new county
movement have finally enlisted Sena-
tor Quay in their cause. This means
the passage of the bill and the approval
| by Governor Hastings. Senator Quay
| has appealed to his Republican friends
| in the house to vote for the bill out OF
justice TO the people of that section OF
Luzerne and Schuylkill counties out
of which it is proposed to create the
new county. The advocates of the bill
will call the measure up next week and
put it through on final passage. They
claim to have more than enough votes.
The lobby of the capitol has been
| crowded the past two days with
Schuylkill county Republican politi-
clans opposing the bill. A caucus of
! the opposition was held this evening to
outline "A plan of action when the bill is
under consideration.
| Work OF the Senate.
The senate met at 1890 this morning.
Several senate bills of minor import
| ance passed finally. These house bills
passed finally unamended, and were
sent to the governor: Amending the
marriage license act; validating the ex-
!
whose charters have expired; abolish
ing arraignment in courts of oyer and
terminer, except where the charge is
murder; relating to official newspaper
| advertising in cities of the second class.
The bill authorizing the manufactur-
ers of malt or brewed liquors to sell
their own product to licensed dealers
only upon payment into the county
| treasury of $1,000 annually, was defeat
ed-yeas. 90; nays. s; less than consti-
tutional majority voting for 1t.
These house bills passed finally with
amendments. and were returned to the
house for concurrence: Authorizing
cities, boroughs and townships to APP
propriate money for Memorial Day SER
vices; changing the time and manner
of making the registry of voters and the
duties of registry assessors; authoriz-
ing street passenger railway companies
to enter into contracts with traction or
motor power companies for the lease,
sale or operation of their property and
franchises; authorizing the election of
a town clerk for three years and fixing
his duties and compensation; establish
y
examiners: defining the power of city
assessors in cities of the third class and
constituting board of revision OF taxes
and appeals.
Deputy Auditor General Bill Defeated.
The house met at 10 o'clock this
morning, and Immediately began the
consideration of the calendar of bills
on third reading. When the senate bill
creating the office of deputy auditor
general came up on a special order. Mr..
Snively. of Franklin, moved to amend
so that the chief clerk in the depart
ment may be deputized to act as audi
tor general The amendment was de-
feated and the vote on the final pass
age Of the bill was taken up, and the
bill was defeated-yeas 50; nays, SO.
The house bin creating a state board
Of undertakers in cities of the first,
second and third classes was defeated
on final passage-yeas, 80; nays. 90; less
than a constitutional majority
The senate bill authorizing traction
or motor power companies to enter into
contract with each other for .he sale,
lease and operation of their respective
property and franchises, passed finally
unamended-yeas, 139; nays. Is. An
other important trolley bill was also
passed finally as amended 1t was SEN
ate bill authorizing Traction or motor
power companies and street passenger
railway companies owning, leasing,
controlling or operating different lines
of street railways to operate all of said
lines as a general system, and to lay
whole or any part of any street or
streets occupied by such different COM
panies and to run cars thereon for such
distances and in such directions as will.
in the opinion of the operating com
pany, best accommodate public travel
Prize Fight BiII Knocked Ont.
The senate bill to prohibit prize fight
ing and to regulate boxing with gloves
was vigorously opposed. 1t was
amended in committee of the whole to
provide that the penalty for prize fight
ing shall be 1000 instead of 800, and
the Imprisonment two years instead of
three months; and that the gloves shall
be eight ounces instead of six, and the
rounds four instead of six. Those op-
posed TO the bill contended that it
would legalize prizefighting. Messrs.
Fow and Sallinger, made speeches in
favor of the bill on the ground that it
was necessary to protect the legitimate
athletic associations of Philadelphia.
The bill was defeated on final passage
yeas, AZ; nays, 105.
The house refused to concur in the
senate amendments to the Kearns bill
permitting electric railways to carry
the United States mails, and confer
ence committee will be requested.
These bills passed finally: Authoriz-
ing county commissioners to appoint a
county solicitor, fixing his compensa-
tion and prescribe the terms and duties
of the solicitor. Making 1t unlawful
for any turnpike road company to col
lect toll for travel over such road on
which stone over two inches in dame
ter Is used for macadamizing; permit
ting disabled soldiers to canvass for or
solicit orders and deliver goods with
out being owners OF the same.
In the house this afternoon among
the bills passed finally was the one to
prohibit mining and manufacturers
companies from carrying on what are
known as company stores" The bill
relating to the use of oil and other
products for Illuminating purposes in
anthracite mines was amended by add
ing "bituminous mines," and then laid
over.