The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-08
WORK IN HOUSE AND SENATE.
Important Business Transacted During
Waning Hours OF the Session.

Harrisburg, Pa, June THE revenue
bill was reported to the senate this af-
ternoon with a negative recommenda-
tion and the Judges retirement bill was
recommitted, its friends declaring they
would not attempt to pass 1t this ses-
sion.
The bill taxing malt liquors was re-
ported favorably.
The general appropriation bill passed
finally with amendments and was re-
turned to the house for concurrence.
The house concurred in the senate
resolution providing that the general
revenue bill negatlved in the senate
shall be certified to the auditor gen.
eral for test of Its provisions and re-
port to the legislature. The house also
concurred in the senate amendments
to the bill to provide for the appoint
ment of inspectors of scales, weights
and measures.
iIcllar Declared Elected.
The report of the election committee
in the contested cases of Heller VS..
Laubach was presented by Senator
Grouse The committee declares that
after making n careful and laborious
investigation into the claims Of the re-
spective claimants for the seat that
the election officers in n number of the
districts were grossly careless, but that
there was no evidence to show wilful
violation of the election laws. The
committee recommends that the people
of the district hereafter select officers
who will attend properly to the busi-
ness for which they are chosen. The
committee finds that II. ii. Laubach
received S,753 votes and ii. ID. Heller
S,7O6. A recount showed 452 votes IL
legally cast for Laubach and 334 for
Heller, so that Laubach actually re-
ceived S.SOl and Heller S,3l2 The COM
mittee therefore recommends that II.
ID. Heller be declared the legally elect
ed senator from the Northampton
county district having received ma
jority of II votes. Senator Green SAID
he was preparing a minority report, but
could not get 1t ready tonight. lie
asked that action be deferred until to-
morrow morning at 8 o'clock, when he
would present his report.
House Proceedings,
The house met at 3 o'clock this AFTER
noon.
The bill comforting upon municipall-
ties the right of eminent domain FOR
the purpose of approx 'iating public
property for the use of the national
guard, which was defeated this week
was reconsidered and amended by
striking out the words tide water,
and then passed finally.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the state normal
schools reducing the amount to each
one from $l5, 900 to $4,000 a year.
When the general appropriation bill
with the senate amendments was called
up, Mr. Fow, of Philadelphia, objected
to the sections appropriating money for
the expenses to investigate the NUM-
cipal affairs of Philadelphia and the
public school system on the ground that
the committee were not legally consti-
tuted. The house refused to concur in
the mai tier by a vote of 13 yeas to 124
nays Pending consideration of the gen.
erai appropriation bill the house ad-
journed at o'clock to meet at 7.30.
The house met at 73O tonight, and
will probably be in session until morn
ing.
Evening Scs sion.
Mr.. Farr, Lackawanna, offered a res
olution directing the superintendent of
public grounds to ship to Mr.. HUM,
the speakers clerk, the desk and chair
he occupied during the session. The
resolution was agreed to. A resolution
which was offered to permit Dr. War
rem, state ornithologist. to print the
Bird Book" by private enterprise, so
as to meet the great demand for this
popular work was objected to-
Bills Defeated.
Harrisburg. Pa, June S.-These bills
were defeated: To confirm titles 10
real estate under allotment sales: au-
thoriZing county commissioners to keep
in proper repair the course or bed of
any stream leading to either end Of a
county bridge; making 1t unlawful for
foreign building and loan associations
to establish and maintain offices or em-
ploy agents to solicit or receive sub
scriptions in this state.
AT this stage of the proceedings, Mr..
Pennewill, Philadelphia, arose and said
that the conference would in all proba-
bility be all night considering the gem
eral appropriation bill, and he moved
that the house take a recess until 6
o'clock in the morning. Mr.. Comfy,
Montgomery. amended the motion by
making the time of the recess one hour.
The amendment was agreed to and the
house at Lis too q recess until 2.15 a. m.