The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-05

Harrisburg, May AIN the senate this
morning the bill providing for the ap-
pointment Of meat inspectors passed
finally, "a did the bill providing that a
lluuor license shall not be issued to any
person until a bond has been executed
with TWO sufficient sureties or one title,
insurance or trust company TO be az
Irnvcd by the court granting sucn ~
CPnse
When the bill which glyes the insur-
iunca commissioner the right to say
whether the securities of foreign insur-
ance companies wishing. to do business
IN Pennsylvania is acceptable came up
for final passage, quite heated dis
cussion was precipitatcd. \ vote on
final Jassage resulted in the passage OF
the bill by vote of 26 to II.
The senate met at 4.30 o'clock TINS
afternoon to hear the report OF the
committee appointed at the request OF
the Citizens Municipal league, of phil
adelphia by the senate two years ago
for the purpose of inquiring into the
operations of Philadelphia's Bulitt biIl
charter. The report was rather Nolu-
minous, making about 1l0 typewriter
pages. Lieutenant Governor Lyon oc-
cupied the chair, and as soon as order
was secured Chairman William II. An
drews handed in the report Chief
Clerk Smiley began reading it, but af-
ter exercising his voice for a half hour,
he gave way to Journal Clerk Kelly.
Then Smiley and Kelly alternated until
the report had been read, or rather
until a portion of it had been read, for
the clerks dropped page or two al
every opportune moment. Even at this
rate nearly an hour and a half was
spent in reading the report.
The document was signed by Chair
man Andrews. Fl. Is, Hardenburgh, cl
Wayne; Arthur Kennedy, of Ale
gheny; S. ]. McCarrell, of Dauphin
and c. Wesley Thomas, of Philadel.
phia, Senator Grady alone Withholding
his signature therefrom.
COMMITTEES REPORT.
The report is a voluminous document
covering 109 pages Of closely writer
typewriter matter and is estimated
to contain between $4,000 and $500,
words.
The petition of the Citizens Munic
ipal association of Philadelphia. recit
ing alleged abuses in Philadelphia
which resulted in the appointment o
the committee, and the correspondent,
relating thereto is given in full. At th'
outset the committee says that !
deemed it unnecessary to attempt L
give an analysis of the testimony takel
by 1t. The report is therefore confined
to reference to some of the more sal
tent points presented by the evidenc
produced before the committee.
The committee deals first with tn
objects sought to be accomplished b.
the present charter of Philadelphia
known as the Bullitt BILL and a discus
sion thereof, anu then passes to tn
passage by city councils of an ordi
nance granting certain franchises t
the Mutual Automatic Telephone com
pany.
Facts connected with the passage {
the ordinance and the testimony relat
ing to the operations of the compan
produced before the committee ar
given in detail, and the report says /
connection herewith: Both Davi
Martin and Charles A. Porter appeare
before the committee of councils an
denied all knowledge or connectio
with the Mutual Automatic Telephor
company and denied that they held an
stock, but admitted that they ha
heard that it had been put there will
out their consent and without the
knowledge"
Mr.. Charles A. Porter and Mr. Joh
p. Pearsch were subDoenaed 10 appea
before your committee, but failed
do so; Mr.. Porter has never contra
'dicted or explained the fact that I
knew or supposed he knew of the po
session of the certificate of stock /
Dr. White, who was a member of coul
ellis from one of the wards of his SEM
torial district and neither Of them ha
denied or attempted to explain the te
timony taken.
MARTIN WAS THREATENING.
Mr.. David Martin, after the givir
of the testimony of the several wi
nesses in respect of his having had 4
original certificates of 5000 shares, ha
ing had it cut up into smaller certi
Gates and taken them away with hii
and afterwards having had two certi
Gates for 500 shares each again su
divided into fifty certificates of TWEEN
shares each, which he also receive
demanded to be heard before 20
committee by a letter, threatening
tone, which was published in the new
papers simultaneously with its
ceipt.
At great inconvenience, the comm
tee Immediately reassembled and no
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