The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-29
and on the battle fields of the country
in caring for the wounded and dying.


in caring for the wounded and dying.
Mackroll Bill Passed.
The Mackrell bill, prohibiting the sale
of liquor by wholesale dealers In less
quantities than q gallon, made mar
row escape today from defeat In the
house. The opposition to the measure
is very strong and would have killed
1t had Its friends not postponed II
after third reading. Mr.. Mackrell made
a hard fight against heavy odds and
expects TO get the bill through finally
before the close of the week.
The bill was taken up at the morning
session for third reading and final
passage. Mr. Crothers, of Philadel-
phia, at once attacked it. He con-
tended 1t would work mischief II 1t be-
came law and would reduce the rev.
enues Of the state. He also claimed
this proposition would force those who
were obliged to purchase liquor of any
kind for medicinal or cooking purposes
to get 1t at the saloons. This was
wrong and for this reason, If for no
other, the bill ought not to become q
law.
Mr.. Mackrell said the wholesale deal
ers sould sep to the retail dealers and
not to the people in general. He de-
clared the people would be compensat-
ed by the amount of suffering the bill
would prevent in families all over the
state, even if 1t did cut down the rev.
enues of the state $500 900 or 100000 a
year. He claimed the bill was meri-
torlous and just one and ought to be-
come law.
The bill then passed third reading by
a vote of SS to GO. The opposition de-
manded roll call on the third readin
of the bill, which is an unusual Pre-
ceeding, hoping to kill 1t at that stag
Failing to accomplish this, a motion to
postpone indefinitely was made. This
was defeated, and a motion to post
pone for the present prevailed.
The bill prohibiting the sale or gift
of intoxicating liquors on Memorial Day
was defeated on final passage. The
vote was 101 for, to 81 against, or two
less than q constitutional majority
This measure has been before the legis-
lature every session in the past twelve
years, and has always been killed In the
house or smothered in the senate COM
mttee.
Mr.. Herzog, of Berks, offered resolu-
ton which was adopted recording the
appreciation of the house of the worth
of the late Secretary Gresham as a
citizen, and his patriotic devotion to his
country in its hour of peril as well as
his noble services to the American peo-
pie in the time of peace.
The bill was taken up at the afternoon
session. Senator Coyle, of Scuylkill,
started the speech-making. He attacked
the bill from a Catholic standpoint and
read long address against its passage.
Senator Taylor, of Montgomery, de-
Tended the proposition. He said there
was no ground for the fear expressed
by the opponents of the measure that
their religious rights would be i'm
paired. Senator Goblin, of Lebanon.
was the last speaker. He thought it
was remarkable that the opponents of
the bill should take this opportunity to
thrust into the senate a religious ques-
ton which did not belong there. He
said there was nothing in the bill to
warrant the claim that this measure
was an attack on any religious denomi-
nation. General Goblin said the school
room was not the place for the parading
of any religion. 1t was there the chill
dren of the people gathered to be in
structed.
The roll was called and the following
is the way the senators voted: Yeas
Andrews, Baker, Critchfield, Grouse,
Finn, Fruit, Goblin. Grady, Hacken-
berg, Hardenberg, Keefer, Kennedy,
Lemon McCarrell, McCreary, Meredith,
McQuown, Millisen, Mitchell, Bradford
Mitchell, of Jefferson; Mercer. Osbourn,
Penrose Porter. Saylor, Smith, Snyder,
Steel, Upperman, Walton and Thomas.
Nays-Cochran, Coyle, Green, Hyde,
Haines, Lauffman. Lands, Laubach,
Rowland, Stiles and Vaughan.