The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-18

Harrisburg, May lin the senate
this evening Senator Andrews pre-
sented bill providing for the payment
of the expenses Of the Andrews sena-
torial investigating committee. The
bill provides for an appropriation of
S65, ,909. SO. The several items are as fol-
lows
For procuring witnesses, including
witness fees, $2S,07l.0S; for stenograph-
ically reporting testimony and add-
tional copies. type written and print
ing bill, S9,8l2.25; for expert witness
fees, $i,95l16; for expenses at the
Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, $5,91240;
for clerk hire and detective service,
81, 1872 0S; for counsel fees of attorneys,
$4,000. The appropriation is to be paid
on the warrant of the auditor gener-
al, drawn in favor of the chairman of
the committee on a settlement made
by him and the state treasurer upon
specifically itemized and receipted
vouchers, certified to by the chairman
of the committee and approved by the
auditor general and state treasurer;
and unexpended balances of the re-
spective sums herein appropriated shall
revert to the state treasurer at the
close of the fiscal year.
The bill was at once reported from
committee, and 1t will appear in to-
morrow's senate calendar in bills on
first reading.
When the bill prohibiting, upon pen
atty of fine and imprisonment the dis
eliminating against union labor by
employers of labor, came up for final
passage, Mr.. Kaufman objected to the
amendment inserted by the senate
committee. This amendment prohibits
employees from coercing their fellows
into joining labor unions, the penalty
being the same as fixed for employers
who discriminate against members of
labor unions. In opposing this amend
ment Mr.. Kaufman said the legisla-
.ture owed much to the laboring peo-
pie of Pennsylvania. Promises were
made before this Legislature met" he
declared, "and why not redeem those
pledges?"
The motion to strike out the amend
ment was carried by vote of % to g..
the five voting in the negative being
Messrs. Cochran, Durham, Losch, Say
lOr and Sproul. Section three thus be-
came section two and the bill was laid
over to be printed
The act making it compulsory for
hotels and other buildings 10 be pro-
Nided with fire alarms was killed on
second reading by an overwhelming
vote, but eight members voting in the
affirmative. The governor notified the
senate that he had signed the Durham
bill providing for a house of detention
for juveniles in Philadelphia and that
he had vetoed the bill permitting Phil
adelphia to increase her Indebtedness
by three per centum. The bill per-
mltting cemetery companies to acquire
ground for burial purpose by adverse
proceedings passed finally. The senate
then adjourned until 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning.
BILL TO IMPROVE ROADS.
A bill appropriating one million dol
lars to rebuild and improve the public
roads of the state under the supervisor
system proposed by the Hamilton road
BILL was introduced in the house this
evening by Chairman Martin, of the
committee on agriculture. The money
is to be distributed by the secretary of
agriculture to the boards of supervisors
according to the number of miles of
roads in each township. No township