The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-30
The CARD BILL SLUMDERS
Final Action on the Measure Will Not
be Taken at once,
FARR BILL BEFORE GOVERNOR
Stiles Dill Is Rcsurrcctcd - Important
Cicrkships York Politicians Ex.
pericncc as the Holder of an Office
Under the Adjutant General.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

garb bill will not be rushed through
the senate. 1t will be called up on
Wednesday and passed the second time
and then laid aside for a while. There
Is no necessity to hurry the passage of
the BILL Its friends have made a care
full canvass of the senate and have
pledges of support from two-thirds of
the senator's In order that they may
be free to look after certain other legs-
lation in which they are interested, the
advocates of the bill nave asked that
final consideration be postponed until
IA fe1 days before the close of the ses-
sioJ, The house will concur in the sem
'amendments placing the penalty
I.pon the school boards employing
teachers wearing a religious garb or
insignia.
The legislative committee of the
Junior Order of American Mechanics
has succeeded in getting about every
thing its members have expected from
this legislature. The Farr compulsory
education bill has passed senate and
house. 1t will be signed by the presid-
ing officers tomorrow, and then sent
over to the governor for his approval.
The religious garb bill has passed the
house and will go through the senate.
The Biddle bill taxing male aliens
three dollars year after they have
been in the state three months, and five
dollars at the expiration of five years,
if they refuse to take ort naturalization
papers, has passed finally in the house
and will be brought out of the senate
committee on finance this week. The
fund raised by the collection of this tax
| m hn ha iy> nf
the streets and public hig.. -ys in the
municipalities of the state. The COM
mttee is urging the passage of this bill
and is confident it will go through,
although its past efforts in this direc-
tion have failed.
The committee is also interested in
the Bands flag bill, which has passed
the senate and will be considered in the
house tomorrow on third reading and
final passage. This measure requires
school directors to purchase out of the
school funds an American flag, made of
American wool, by American workmen.
to be displayed on the school houses in
the respective districts on staff on
American lumber.
The Focht resolution for he appoint
ment of a joint committee OF the house
and senate, and two disinter .sted per-
sons to investigate the sta institutions
to ascertain how man, II their inmates
are aliens, was also advocated by the
committee, although it was introduced
at the instance of the Legislative COM
mittee of the Patriotic Orders Sons of
America. This resolution passed the
legislature six weeks ago and was ap-
proved by the governor. The commit
tee will not be announced before the
close of the session. The patriotic So
cietes have had the good fortune not
to have q bill defeated in which they
are intere ted.
| Stiles Bill Rcsurrccted.
The Stiles bill requiring social clubs
to pay license fee for the sale of liquor
has been resurrected. 1t assed the SEN
ate three weeks ago. When it was sent
| over to the house it was referred to the
vice and immortality committee, where
! it fingered until last week Then it was
taken up and reported adversely. Dur
| ing the excitement and confusion in the
| house last Friday the bill was recon-
mitted to the committee. Since then a
strong effort has been made by the re-
| tail liquor dealers as well as the temper
| ance people in favor Of the measure,
| and 1t is thought It will be favorably re-
ported and passed.
The bill requires regularly corporated
clubs with q membership of fifty to pay
n license Of $1,000 in cities of the first
and second class; 5000 in cities of the
third class; $50 in boroughs, and 800 in
| townships. The license is to be grant
ed by the court on proper application.
| n tn Ia f.1ti 10
qulred to pay the clerk of the court
granting the license a fee of S.. Clubs
selling liquors to minors or in quantities
greater than a quart to it's members
are liable to fine Of $50. The act goes
into effect Immediately upon it's pas
sage.
Auditor General-elect Mylin has ap-
pointed Sam Matt Fridy, of Lancaster,
his chief clerk. Mr.. Fridy will assume
the duties of office next Tuesday stimuli
taneous with the induction of his chief
into office. The new clerk was revenue
collector of the Ninth district under
President Harrison and is one of the
best known politicians in the eastern
end of the state. He was for years com
mission clerk in the state department
and subsequently deputy secretary of
the commonwealth and prothonotary Of
Lancaster county. He is a personal and
political friends of Senator's Cameron
and Quay, and for quarter of CEN
tury a political associate of the new
auditor general. Mr. Mylin succeeds
Fred Schober, of Philadelphia.
A Place for Lemon.
Secretary of Internal Affairs-elect
Latta has selected Samuel Lemon, of
Hollidaysburg, for a clerkship in the
department under the act recently ap-
proved by Governor Hastings for the
appointment of two extra clerks to copy
the old land surveys and warrants. Mr..
Lemon is a son of Senator Lemon, Of
Blair. 1t Is said on the highest author
ity that General Latta will make no
changes in the department.
There are no sinecures at the state
arsenal. This has just been learned by
a well-known York politician to his
sorrow and disgust. After the change
Of administration this person made ap-
plication to Adjutant General Stewart
for a position under him. The general
finally selected a place at the arsenal
for the ambitious politician at salary
of $500 a year. He sold out his manu-
featuring business In a little country
town in the northern end of York coun-
ty and moved to Harrisburg with his
family. He went to work for week or
two in earnest and then grew tired of
packing tents, washing the wheels OF
cannons, repairing muskets and taking
care Of officers uniforms, and last FRI