The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-13
GARB BILL VOTE IN DETAIL.
Tho Measure Passed by a Large Majority.
Members Who DOdged,

Inc MeusuTc PasSeu py Large MuJoTity'
Members Who DOdged.
HARRISBURG Pa, March 12.-The SEN
ate met at IL o'clock. Among the bills
introduced We're the following: BY Mr..
Finn, changing the age of liability and
consent in the case of female children
from l6 to Is years
The bill establishing a superior court
of appeals composed of five judges,
came up on final passage.
Senator Walton offered an amend
ment which allows the superior court to
make such orders as to final process,
execution and restriction as the said
court may deem proper for the protec-
ton of all parties.
Senator Hackenburg offered a substi-
tute for the amendment striking out
the order of restriction by execution.
The senate then went into committee
of the whole and agreed to the Hacken-
burg substitute.
Senator Walton then moved to post
pone the bill indefinitely. This was
voted down and the bill was passed
yeas, SO; nays, 3.
Among the bills that passed finally
were the following: Extending to town
ships the provisions of the bill authoriz-
ing and empowering counties to pur-
chase and maintain bridges joining city
boroughs which are separated by a
river, creek or rivulet, and providing
for the condemnation Of land neces-
sary for the approaches thereto.
Granting pension to Hamilton
Smith. Of Jefferson county, of $96 per
annum.
Wranglc Over Religious Garb.
The house met at 10 o'clock this
morning. The bill making misde-
| meanor to wear any religious garb by
a public school teacher was the spe-
cial order for II o'clock. Mr. Long, of
York, made a strong speech against
the bill and was followed by Mr..
Spangler, Of Cumberland, whose
speech was prematurely published in
the Legislative Record yesterday. He
scored the Roman Catholic church and
| denounced those who are attempting
| to introduce sectarian influences in the
| public schools.
He charged that three Catholic
priests had conspired with Mr.. Harrity
to give the Democratic party the vote
of their church. At one point in his
remarks he reached into his desk and
| grasping a small flag waved it ovei
his head
Mr.. O'Malley, of Lackawanna, took
exception to the statement about the
Catholic priests and Mr.. Harrity, and
demanded that the names be given
He said he was member of the Catho-
lie church and knew its clergymen
would not interfere in politics.
Mr.. Spangler explained that he had
read the statement.
| At this point Mr.. Moore, of Brad
| ford. moved that the bill be recon-
mtted to the committee on education
for amendment. This motion was sup
ported by Mr.. Bolles. of Philadelphia
a member of the committee who said
the sentiment of the committee was
against penalty clauses.
Mr.. Moore's motion was voted dOwr
and Mr.. Ritter, of Philadelphia, ther
moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill passed second reading
1t was not agreed to; yeas, 6l; nays, II
The Rill Passed Finally.
The roll was then called on fina
passage and it passed finally. Yeas
15l, nays 26, as follows.
Yeas-Messrs. Abrams. Anderson, An
drews, Clark IT. Baldwin, Richard j
Baldwin, Beyerlein, Blddle, Bolard
Brown. Burrell. Clarency. Cochrane, Col
lins, Comfy, Compton. Cotton, Greasy
Crothers, Cruise, Culberston, Curtin, Cur
| It's, Damby, De Velin, Douthett, Dun
lap, Eaton, Ellis, Ennis. Fletcher, Focht
Frcdercks, French, Fritz, Funk, Garvn
| Gilmore, Goentner, Gould, Grigsby
Grincr, Grover, Hammond, Harrison
Harshaw, Havey. Heagy, Herman
Hershey, Herzog, Hicks, Hollenbach Hop
wood Hunter, James, Jeffrey, Keen Kep
hart, Kerkeslager. A. J. Kern, Kidd King
Kratz, Kunkel, Lawrence, Littley, Luden
Lytle, Mackrell,. Mansfield, Maple, AL
geron l.. Martin, Pacob II. Martin, JohI
NJ Martin, William r. Marshall, Mast
Mattox, Maurer, Merrick, Millard. Miller
Millikin, Daniel +. Moore, Frank n
Moore James n. Moore, Linus w. Moore
Muehlbronner, Murphy, McAllister, Me
| Donald McFarane, McGaughey, New
bury, Newman, Nickel, Niles, North
Page, Parcels, Patchin, Jamos Patterson
John X. Patterson, Samuel ID. Patterson
Peltz, Pennewill, Pomeroy, Porter, Prlch
ard, Raven, Raymond, Reed. Reese
Reneohl, Rice, Richey, Rebel, George w
Rhoades, Robb, Sallnger, Salter Scaife
Schring, Schwarz, Scott. Seanor Shuey
Robert Smith William c. Smith, william
o. Smith, Snvely, Spangler, Stewart
Stneman, Stuck. Talbot, Tiffany, Til
brook, Wallace, Weaver, Weibel, Weiss
Wenk, Weyand, Wilcox, Hugh l.. Wilson
Matthew NJ. Wilson, Woodring, Womels
| boz
Nays-Messrs. Beam, Boles. Connell
Conrade, Dixon, Fow, Jennings, Johl
Kearns, Kinner, Kipp, Long, O'Malley
\ Orme Pasco, d. Hunter Patterson
Phillips. Ritter, Rutledge. Rutter, Saun
ders, Seyfert, Singer, Smiley. Staples, Tn
derwood, Zulick.--26.,
Absent or not voting-Messrs. Ames
Bliss Buckwalter, Duttera, Eby, Farr
Follweiler, Graham, Gransback Grlfiths
Hawkins, Heidlebaugh. Kerr, KeyseY
Lemon, John II. Marshall, Mullin. Nc
CLAIM, Cyrus j. Rhodes, Ware. Wanne
macher, Welliver, West Williams, Johl
s. Wilson, Wyatt, zehnder,-27.
Other Bills on Third Reading.
The following bill passed third read
ing: Authorizing notaries public, pro
thonotaries and clerks of the courts t
"uHiihster odtns anu tuhe diluaNltS u
proceedings in. divorce; authorlzin
cities of the second class to establs
bureaus of plumbing and house drain
age; to provide for more speedy an
effectual manner of collecting road an
poor taxes in boroughs and townships
amending the act of 1S93 which prohih
Its the chief burgess of boroughs froi
holding any other borough office durin
the term for, which he Is elected repeal
ing the act requiring miners in tn
anthracite regions to be examined
authorizing the election of two assist
ant assessors in the several borough
and townships and refining their dutie
and compensation.
The bills to provide for Imprisonment
Of pnrSnns cnnt annad 10 pa,. .aar4n 1