The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-28
QUAY COUNTY HITS A SNAC
Most of the Work of Tuesday Had to
BE UndOne Yesterday.
THE BILL AS 1T NOW STANDS
Retail Liquor Dealers Want Brooks Law
Amended So That License Charges
May BE Graded and Official In.
spectiOu of Saloons Assured.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Harrisburg, March 27.-The house
took step backward today on the
Quay county bill. The amendment
carrying with it the creation of Mon
Ongahela county, which was inserted
yesterday, was stricken out and the
vote reconsidered by which the bill
passed second reading. This sudden
change of front on the part of the peo-
pie interested in the movement for more
counties is attributed to their appre-
hension of the defeat of the Quay
county bill, in the form in which it
passed second reading. Many men,
bers who We're friendly to the bill in It's
original form refused to support it as
amended, and there was nothing left
for its friends to do but change 1t or
run the risk of defeat, and they choose
the former.
The bill was taken up at noon on q
special order for third reading. Mr..
Jeffrey. of Luzerne, who has the meas
ure in charge, moved to go into COM
mittee of the whole for the purpose Of
striking out the amendment. Mr.,
Scharwz, of Monroe, raised the point
that an amendment inserted in second
reading cannot be eliminated on third
reading, and was sustained by the
speaker. Mr.. Jeffrey then moved to
reconsider the vote by which the bill
passed second reading. This was adopt
ed and then a motion prevailed to strike
out the amendments. The opposition to
the Quay county movement objected
and demanded a vote. This was taken
ana resulted in the adoption of the mo-
ton The bill then passed second read
ing.
Taxing Loan Associations.
Bills on second reading was the or
der today in the house. One Of the
first bills reached on the calendar was
the Cotton measure taxing building and
loan associations mills on their pre-
paid stock paying a dividend. Almost
the entire morning session was devoted
to consideration of the proposition. The
friends of the domestic associations,
under the lead of Mr.. Clarency, of Phil
adelphia, made a strong fight against
it, but 1t went through by vote of IS
to 75
The measure gives building and loan
associations the right to issue two or
more classes of stock and to issue in
yestment stock not exceeding 90 per
cent. of the total authorized capital
upon which the full par value or part
thereof may be paid ct one time and
to issue certificates therefor, providing
the same cannot be withdrawn for one
year.
Oleo Fighters Patch a Truce.
At last the oleo and anti-oleo people
have agreed upon a measure satisfac-
tory to both interests. When the bill
repeating the oleo act of 1885 was
reached this morning Mr.. Marshall, Of
Allegheny, a staunch advocate of oleo
offered an amendment which provides
that half the fines shall go to the de-
partment of agriculture for use of the
dairy and food commissioner in en-.
forcing the act. This was a surprise tC
the anti-peOple, who were prepared tC
make a bitter struggle against the re.
peal of the law with Mr.. Merrick, OF
Tioga, as their leader. They acquiesced
in the amendment, however, and the
bill went through. The other oleo bills
on the calendar will be dropped.
To Amend the Brooks Law.
tOlIlIllllltt VI lIt > I'd u
Retail Liquor Dealers association me
here today and drafted the outlines o
a. bill which modifes the Brooks hlgl
license law. The bill intends to regu
late the license fee by the sales. II
cities of the first and second class tn,
rates of license varies from $500 4
$500. Dealers doing a business o
$4,000 year will be required to pay
license of $500. The license onsa bust
ness of $4,000 shall be $500 There will
be graduation in the sales between
these limits.
The amendment to the Brooks ac
provides for the appointment of inspec
tors, whose sworn duties will be to as
certain the amount of sales in their re
spective districts. the salaries of the In
spectors to be paid out of fund pro
vided for by those engaged in the llquo
business. The license fee in cities o
the third class Is fixed at $3.50.