The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-01
SCENES IN THE HOUSE.
The Debate Upon Apportionment, and
Vote in Detail.

The Debate Upon Apportionmcnt. and
Vote in Detail.
Harrisburg, Pa, May 31.-The house
met at 10 o'clock this morning. After
the reading Of the general appropria-
tion bill second time, It was, on mo-
tion of Chairman Marshall. recommit-
ted to the committee on appropriations.
The calendar of appropriation bills
on first and second reading was cleared,
and the house then passed in double
quick time fifteen appropriation bills
finally. as follows: Warren Insane
hospital, $4,000; Western Pennsylvania
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb.
500. .OJ1 Charity hospital of Montgomery
county. $4,000; Medico-Chirurgical hos
pital, sl5O,OO0 dairy and food commits
sioner $1,000; State Normal schools,
$500, 900; University OF Pennsylvania.
s255. .0OO Slippery Rock Normal school,
| $685. Western Pennsylvania lnsti-
tuition for Feeble Minded, s2S7 900; for
an equestrian statute of the late Major
General ]. F. Hartranft on the capitol
grounds. $4,000.
1t was almost impossible to keep the
members in the house. so intense was
the heat.
When the bill appropriating $4,000
for the removal of the Eastern peni-
tentiary came UP on final passage there
was some opposition.
The bill passed--yeas, ia; nays, 49,
Mr.. Lytle, of Huntingdon. at 3
o'clock called UP for final passage the
representative apportionment bill.
Mr.. Peltz, Of Philadelphia, said this
was an adroit trick of the enemies
of apportionment to defeat the bills
relating to this important question. Mr..
Niles, Tioga, said that one hundred
and fifty papers in the state express
ing Republican sentiment had asked
for these appointments. The house.
he argued, should pass these bills and
send them to the senate and let that
body, which was trying to defeat them
In this house, have the odium Of their
defeat In their own chamber.
Mr.. Stewart, Philadelphia, said that
they were here as sworn members to
obey and support the constitution. Mr..
Lytle. Huntingdon, asked him II the
same oath was not taken at the session
Of 1893. and II an effort at all was made
to consider apportionment bills. Mr..
Lytle used the same argument as when
the bills were before considered. saying
that the constitution did not make It
imperative to make an apportionment
at this time, and that was the opinion
Of some Of the greatest lawyers In the
| state.
viii Imperil rho Party.
Mr.. Lawrence, Washington, said that
he feared the action Of the members to-
day would put the grand old Republi-
can party In peril although he did not
favor the bills as presented, he never
theless favored the apportionment Of
| the state.
Mr.. Ritter, Philadelphia, denounced
the whole thing as a scheme to defeat
apportionment. He wanted the bills
laid over until Monday night, when
there would be caucus OF the Republi-
can members, and the decision Of that
caucus should decide the fate of the
bills. Those who were urging the con-
slderation Of these bills at this time, he
said had gone into an unholy alliance
with the Democratic party In the house,
who were praying for no apportlon.
ment. On agreeing to tnke up the bill
] for consideration the yeas were IS and