The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-27
BUSINESS OF A
DAY AT HARRISBURG
Act TO Prevent Fraud 10 Cheese. Making
Is Killed.
AMENDMENT TO BAKER BALLOT BILL
The Act Relating to Criminal Libel
Made Special Order for Final
Passage for Tuesday - Stewart
Game and Fish Bill Concurred in.
Gould bill Passed Finally.

Harrisburg Pa, May 26.-In the sem
ate this morning Mr.. Grady intro
duced a resolution instructing the chief
clerk to have printed 5000 copies of
the report of the Andrews senatorial
investigation committee. A concurrent
resolution to the same effect passed
both branches of the legislature, but
1t was vetoed by the governor. The
resolution passed by viva voce vote.
IT does not have to be sent to the gov
ernor.
The act to provide for the inspection
of boilers and the licensing of en-
giners went through on final passage,
while the act to prevent fraud and de-
ception in the manufacture and sale of
cheese was killed. The Stewart game
and fish bill was concurred in, and the
bill amending the Baker ballot bill,
which is amendatory act among 9TH
er things, provides for employing of a
patent tube to hold the ballot, passed
finally.
When the Hamilton road bill came
up on second reading Mr.. Brown. of
Westmoreland, moved to increase the
appropriation from $500, 900 to 81 ,OOO, 900.
The bill as it came from the house,
provided for the expenditure of this
latter sum. The amendment was de-
feated by vote of 21 to 49, and the
bill passed second reading.
The act relating to criminal libel was
made special order on final passage
Tor tuesday. The senate then ad-
Journed until Monday evening.
In the house the order of business
was bills on third reading and final
passage. The three reform bills were
taken up next for third reading and
maj passage. There was no debate on
the frst two bills. The first passed by
vote of 154 to 12. The vote on the
second bill was 1877 to 16.
When the third bill was reached Mr.
keator, of Philadelphia. moved to go
into committee Of the whole for spe-
clal amendment by inserting the word
separate in the body of the bill TO
make 1t conform with the title.
Mr. keator's motion was adopted nv
a vote of SO to 81.
The amendment was inserted and tho
committee arose.
inc bill passed finally by 153 to 16.
GOULD BILL PASSES FINALLY
The vote by which the Gould bill
creating uniform poor system
throughout the state and abolishinpr the
practice i'll the smaller counties of
farming out" the paupers was recon.
sidered and the bill passed finally by q
vote of 10 to &c.
The state fish commission bill came
up at the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Tor concurrence in the senate
amendments. BY vote of so to 70 the
mouse refused to CONCUR and the hin
now goes to d conference committed
Mr.. Kershner of Schuylkill, offered
resolution requesting the Pennsylya-
ma senators and congressman at
washington to urge the passage of n
more restrictive immigration law. Oh
Jections being made to the resolution
II was declared out of order. The OH
Jecticns were afterwards withdrawn
and it was unanimously adopted Then
followed an interesting fight over the
Simon bill supplementary to the gener
al corporation act of 1874 to provide
for the purchase of the franchise of
electric light, gas and water compan-
les by the municipalities within the
limits of which such franchises ara
exercised and providing that such mn
nicipal corporation shall not itself nm
dertake or perform any business or