The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-11
FROM THE State Capital
Assignment of the Various Commit
tees in the Senate.
MR.. VAuGHAN'S MAIDEN SPEECH
lie Introduces Ex.Congrcssman Amer
mans Bill to Abolish the Death Pen
atty for First Degree Murder-Many
Bills Presented for Consideration.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


Harrisburg, JAM 10.-The assignment
of committees in the senate places SEN
ator Vaugham on the committees on ac-
counts, congressional apportionment,
constitutional reforms, education,
finance Judiciary general, judiciary
special, Legislative apportionment and
printing. 1t is significant of the tenn
per Of the Republican politicians here
that Senator Clanrence Kline, of Lu-
Zerne, was named chairman of the COM
mittee on new counties. His activity
at HaZleton, the day before, in or
ganizing the sentiment Of lower Lu-
Zerne in behalf of Quay county, makes
1t a safe guess that the Quay county
bill will not get hung up in the SEN
ate committee of which Clarence Is
chairman. In addition to presiding
over the deliberations of this commit
tee, Senator Kline will serve on the
committee to compare bills. on judici-
ary general and judiciary local, on leg
islative apportionment and on public
buildings. The assignments of Senator
E. b. Hardenbergh, the genial men,
ber from Wayne who has been gradu-
ated from the house after an interval
of employment as a railway conductor,
take him to the following committee
rooms: Banks. legislative apportion-
ment, vice and immoralty, public
health and public buildings.
Senator Naughan's Debut.
Senator Vaughan this morning made
his first bow as a senator of Pennsylva-
mia to his predecessor and preceptor,
who occupied the presiding officers
chair. He sgnalized the occasion by in
Producing eX-Congressman Amermans
bill to abolish the death penalty for
first degree murder: also bills to per-
init school directors or controllers to
establish free kindergartens for infants
and children under 6 years of age; pro-
viding for an appeal to the supreme
court to either plaintiff or defendant in
any case tried in courts of common
pleas from the judgment of said court
in granting a new trial: making a ver-
dict and judgment in an action of eject
ment conclusive between the parties;
permitting a married woman to ac-
knowledge her deed, conveyance or in
strument in writing, without being ex-
amined separate and apart from her
husband, with 1.-THE same effect and
Ndllully dS II size were IL SOle.
Senator Kline introduced his Quay
county bill.
Many bills We're introduced in the
house this morning, among them one
by Representative Connell, appropriate
ing $S1 500 to the Pennsylvania Oral
School for the Deaf, which is located
in Scranton. Mr.. Farr re-introduced
his mechanics lien bill, which passed
last session but encountered guberna-
torial veto.
In the senate, Senator Grady's bill,
reducing the bond of the Philadelphia
city treasurer to the state from $780,
600 to $40, 900 was passed.
The following bills We're introduced:
By Mr. Becker-Providing for adop-
tion of trade marks by labor unions.
BY Mr.. Laubach ch-Appropriating
5000, 900 for high schools; regulating the
establishment and maintenance of high
schools.
BY Mr.. Flnn-Authorizing traction
or motor power companies to enter into
contracts with each other for the sale.
lease and operation of their respective
property and franchises.
In executive session on motion of
ccHdtOl lut lOloWlHS
tioEs were laid over: George B. Luper
to be insurance commissioner; Robert
Watchorn, factory inspector: members
of the board of public charities and
health and vital statistics; fish commits
sioners; managers of the Huntington
Reformatory; members of the pharma-
ceutical examination board; inspectors
of the Eastern penltentiary; commits
sioners for the promotion of uniform
ity in legislation geological survey
commissioner forestry commissioner
Valley Forge park commissioners
medical examiners, representing the
medical society and Homeopathic
Medical society; trustees of the asy-
lums at Harrisburg, Danvlle, Werners-
vile, Warren, Norristown, Ashland
Blossburg; commissioners to build a
home for feeble minded children OF
western Pennsylvania: quarantine ply.
sician Of the port ofPhiladelphia; mem.
ber of the state quarantine board fol
Philadelphia, and number Of n" "a, les
public.
A long list of notaries and justices OF
the peace was confirmed.