The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-18
A DAY OF SLAUGHTER.
House Members at Harrisburg
UnSheath Their Meat Axes.
BUTCHER EVERYTHING IN SIGHT.
The Gentle. Inoffensive, Tsx-Raising
Bicycle Bill Chopped In Two-Senate
Bills HeartIessIy Denied Mercy-Work
Done by the Senate.

HARRISBURG, June 16.-The house is
getting vicious and started IN TO
slaughter everything IN sight. Ihe
bicycle bill was taken up first. and was
killed by 90 yeas to 40 nays. The meas
ure levided a tax of 81 year on pleas
ure carriages, trIcycles and bicycles no
equipped with pneumatic tires and -
on traction engines.
The amended direct Inheritance tax
bill was taken up next and read, but on
motion of Mr.. Marshall allegheny 1t
was postponed for the present.
The club license bill was allowed to
go over and may never be called up.
The capital direct Inheritance bill Is IN
shape to be called up at any time.
The pool bill slipped through on sec
ond reading and the bill to provide for
the licensing of engineers and persons
operating engines and steam boilers IN
cities OF the first class was postponed in
definitely. The bill amending the Finn
road act TO allow county commissioners
to erect cycle paths along public high
wfAs was postponed for the present to
prevent its defeat.
The house showed no mercy on the
senate bills which came up for third
reading, ana several, all of which were
of minor Importance, were defeated.
man township, Fayette county, and
authorizing cities to appropriate private
properties for park purposes passed
finally.
The members continued TO slaughter
bills to even up matters With the senate
for refusing 20 take action on the Bliss
beer bills. There is strong sentiment
in the house against the proposition to
extend the session until the middle of
Unless the spnatp masses the Dper
bills, there is talk of the house standing
by the resolution to quit July l. The
most important bills were postponed by
their friends 20 prevaAt their probable
defeat.
These bill passed finally:
Authorizing the transfers of whole
sale or retail liquor licenses from one
person to another and from one place
to another relating to the number of
Overseers of the poor TO sign certain
petitiOus, and regulating and estab-
fishing the fees to be charged by con-
stables.
\ long debate was precipitated by
Mr.. Harris (ClearfieldJ IN moving to re-
consider the vote by which the resOlu-
tlOn to extend the time within which
the committee to investigate the oleo
scandal in western Pennsy ivania in
connection with the pure food bureau
shall report
A motion to indefinitely postpone the
motion was defeated by 20 yeas to 50
nays.
The main question was later put and
the motion to extend the time Of the
committee was defeated by a yeas to
S3 nays.
Governor Hastings signed the Camp
bell bill, imposing tax of cents a day
on all employed unnauuralized for
eigners. The tax is to be collected
July l next. The bill will put about
sI,OO0.OOO a year into the treasures of
the various counties of the state. One
half goes to the school fund OH the
basis of the number of schools, and the
balance TO the general expenses of the
counties.
The house was thrown into a state of
great excitement by Mr.. Connell lack
awanna) moving to discharge the ways
and means committee from further con-
sideration of the Bliss horizontal tax
bill The speaker ruled the mQtion out
of order. whereupon Mr. Connefl moved
toSuspend the rules. Mr.. Scott (Phila-
delphia) called for a division of the
question, and the motion to suspend
was defeated by 80 yeas 10 IO6 nays
The report of the conference commit
tee on-%the Hamilton road bill was pre-
sented,by Mr.. Phillips Chester. The
committee has restored the amendment
put III by the house, providing for an
appropriation of 81 200, 900 TO carry the
proposed law into effect.
MIR. y esbitt Northumberland called
up his resolution requesting the COM
mission of public buildings and grounds
TO present an itemiZed statement, show
ing the cost of fitting up Grace church
foE the legislature. Mr.. Williams Bed
tord) opposed the resolution and was
the onIy member to vote against it,
The senatesbill repeating the act of
April 9. 1872, foincorporate the borough
of Parnassus. WestmOreland county,
passed finally.
The senate discovered that il had con-
CURED in the resolution extending the
time for the oleomargarine investiga-
ton, although the house had defeated
the resolution. Upon ii motion of Mr.
Coyie the resolution was sent back to
thssenate:
The act taxing certain stocks of build
Ing and loan associations for state DUR
Poses passed finally.
t.|After much discussion the bill limit
ing the number of inmates Of state
penal institutions TO be employed in
manufacturing goods therein and pro-
hlbltlug the use of machinery in manu-
featuring the goods, passed finally.
The bill providing that licensed
brewers shall sell to licensed dealers not
less than dozen pint bottles or in
packages of not less than An eighth of
barrel, and further that one person or
association can own or control two
license for each, passed finally
After the passing of q number of bills
on second reading the senate adjourned
nntil TODAY