The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-19
CRIT|CIZINC The Record
The Ancient journal Receives ScOr-
ing in the House.
NOT 4 WORD SAID IN ITS FAVOR
Mr.. williams Bill in the Interest of La-
bOr-Rcprescntative Smith Squeiched
with Easc-Othcr Measures Pre-.
scntcd for Consideration.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Speclul 10 the ScTlutOl lTlDuHe.
Harrisburg, Jan. 1S.-That bone OF
contention at every session of the legis-
lature the past twenty years, The Legis-
lative Record, was the object of much
gnawing at todays session of the house.
Nobody had a good word to say for the
publication and the criticisms of the
manner in which 1t is prepared finally
led to the adoption of a resolution that
the committee on printing confer with
the publisher relative to the abuses
complained of and report what action is
necessary to remedy this. The crti-
clsms of the Record also brought out
much unfaVorable comment on the
acoustic properties of the new hall Of
the house and steps will doubtless be
taken within the next ten days to rem.
edy this defect in the Sl25,OOO room.
The discussion on the Record was
opened by the venerable Mr.. Lawrence,
of Washington, calling attention to the
inaccurate and imperfect reports of his
speeches. He cited as an instance an
error in the report of his address on
the opening day of the session dCdicat-
ing the hall of the house. where he Is
made to say his speech was entirely
"impromptuously" for "impromptu'
Mr.. Lawrence said his remarks as d
whole were so mutilated and changed
that he hardly knew them himself, and
that he was ashamed of them. In his
address on the late John Cessna, made
in the house on Monday evening, Mr.
Lawrence is quoted as having said:
'Out of the beauties Of the land below,
Into the beauties supernal above"
What ne d!d say was:
'Out of the beauties of the land below,
Into the beauties supernal | GO"
Mr.. Lawrence advised the younger
members of the house to revise their
speeches before they were printed in
the Record If they We're ambitious to
make 4 creditable record as legislators
ana public speakers. As for himself,
he was an old man and had nothing
particular to lose by the. .glaring errors
which he pointed out in his speeches.
He advised the legislative reporter to
be more careful in his work
Much Inaccurate Reporting.
Mr.. Dambly, of Montgomery, severely
criticised the flagrant errors made by
the reporter Of his addresSon the death
If his colleague, the late Farmer
Taggart. AS an example, the gentle
man from Montgomery opened his re-
marks by stating that "custom sane
tions only kind words concerning the
dead" The Record quotes him as maxi
ing the ridiculous remark that custom
alone sanctions kind words and certain
DEATH" Another instance of the in
accuracy Of the Record pointed out by
Mr. Dambly is where it makes him
speak of MIR. Taggarts independence
Golf -bny,,aga What bn
was independence and self-cwning."
Mr.. Dambly claimed his entire address
is badly constructed by the Record.
Sentences are miserably formed and
divided and the entire speech is made
to reflect on the speakers ability to use
decent language eXtemporaneou3ly for
even five minutes"
Mr. Ritter, of Philadelphia, called ct
tention to the fact that the resolution
introduced by him on the death Of his
colleague, the late William r. Leeds
was offered by Mr.. Lytle, of Hunting
don, according to the Record, and asked
that this be corrected. Numerous Other
errors and misstatements were pointed
out.
Mr.. PARCELS, of MfTlin, complained
that the legislative directory made hi;
residence "GrOve City, away out ir
Mercer county," as he put 1t, and thai
1t classed him among the Republicans
when he was a Democrat and prouC
of it.
Mr.. Stewart, of Philadelphia, thought
the mistakes in the Record were not Sc
much the fault of the reporter as the
miserable acoustic properties of tht
house. The Philadelphia member
thought something ought to be done Al
once to correct this. Speaker Waltor
was of the same opinion.
Representative Williams BilI.
At the close of the discussion thu
house settled down to the consideration
of bills on first reading and the transac
tion of other routine business. bill
to protect employees and guarantee thei
right to belong to labor organizations
was introduced by Mr.. Williams, o
Carbon. The bill provides:
That 1t shall be unlawful for any indi
vidual or member of any firm, agent OF
fcer or any employe of any company o
corporation to prevent employees frol
forming, joining and belonging to an,
lawful labor orgaization and any such in
dividual that coerces or attempts to coe-c
employees by dscharging or threatening Il
discharge from their employ or the EN-
ploy of any firm, company or corporation
besause of their connection with such law
ful labor organization shall be guilty of
misdemeanor and upon conviction there
for shall be fined not exceeding $500 or i'm
prisoned for not less than six month, o
both.
Mr.. Cochrane, OF Armstrong, present
ed a bill appropriating $4,000 to mari
with a suitable tablet or monumen
the point where the Penn purchase lin
intersects the Allegheny river at Kit
tanning. other bills introduced an
proprlate $4,000 for the erection of
monument on the site of the battle o
Brandywine: $4,000 to the state lnsan
hospital at Danville for the purchase o
land adjoining its present property
$li9,262 to the reform school at Nor
ganza, and 100000 to the state norma
school at Bloomsbury. Another bill I'm
troduced provides for representation o
boards of trustees of state norma
schools of three members of the alumr
OF the schools when they have been 4
operation five years
Representative Smith Squcichcd.
Mr. Smith, of jefferson. introduced
resolution endorsing the Stone imm
grafton bill providing for consular In
spection of immigrants, and earnestl
requesting it's passage by congress
Mr.. Ritter of Philadelphia, asked Nj
Smith to explain the provisions of tn
bill. He said he favored the restrlctio
of immigration, but did not feel q
liberty to vote for a resolution askln
congress to pass a certain measur
when he knew very little about /
Mr.. Smith admitted that he did nc
know enough about the measure to es
plain - fully and declared that his, pui