The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-03

NIT the transfer of license to another
location in case of fire or other cause.
Mr.. Dunlap, Of Philadelphia, bill
fixing the term of liquor licenses at
three years.
A bill was read by Mr.. Kratz, of
Montgomery, allowing poor directors
mileage at the rate of three cents
mile while in the performance of their
duty.
Mr.. Mansfield, Beaver read a bill APP
propriating S375,6O0 for maintenance of
the soldiers orphans schools.
Among the bills reported this even
ing were the following; Prohibiting
the sale of liquor on Memorial Day;
prohibiting police interference at nomi-
mating conventions; amendment to
compulsory school law increasing
school age to JIG yaers and providing
for school registration.
Bills were introduced regulating the
display of the American flag and fixing
penalties ranging from $50 to $500 for
the unlawful display of or insults to the
flags; also extending the Chester coun-
ty mechanics lien law to all the coun-
ties of the state.
The third reading calendar was then
clear these bills passing finally: Au-
thOri2ing the arrest and committing to
bail of persons violating an ordinance
of any borough an act to protect en-
ployes of corporations in their right to
form, join or belong to labor organiza-
tions by prescribing penalties for any
interference herewith; providing that
female teachers shall receive the same
compensation as male teachers occupy
ing like positions.
A bill authorizing the superintend
ent of public instruction to place Smull's
handbook in each public school and one
copy of school laws and decisions was
debated at some length and then post
poned. The bill to extend the minimum
school term to seven months was also
postponed
After much discussion the bill pro-
vding compensation for constables who
visit places where liquors are sold was
defeated.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
At the opening of the night session of
the house Speaker Boyer announced
that hereafter all amendments to bills
must be made in writing with the name
of the person making the amendment
written thereon. Mr.. Woodruff, of Phil
adelphia was appointed by the speaker
a member of the committee on munic
ipal corporation and corporations.
The bill to provide compensation for
constables visiting places where liquor
is sold, which was defeated at the af-
ternoon session, was reconsidered on
motion of Mr.. Focht, of Union, then
postponed for the present.
Mr. Connell, Lackawanna, was grant
ed leave to read a bill in place provid-
ing for the election of directors of the
LackaWanna poor district
Bills on second reading was the order
and when the Seyfert bill to make it a
misdemeanor to engage or participate
in a game of football was reached
several members arose to amend it by
prohibiting base ball, town ball, snow
ball, etc.
Mr.. Seyfert thought that it was not
we'll timed to destroy the bill by ridicu-
lous amendments as he presented it in
good faith. He thought it was right
and in line with humane ideas. He
was against all sorts of brutality and
the foot ball game as played by the
colleges was far more brutal than prize
| fighting which was deCried by all sensi-
| bic people, statistics showed, he said,
| that more We're killed and injured in
| the game of foot ball than in all the
| prize fights and Spanish bull fights
| ever engaged in.
Messrs. Piolet, Bradford and Ho-
! sack, Allegheny, spoke against the pas
| sage of the bill. The amendments Of
| fered were ruled out and on a viva voce
| vote of the house the bill was defeated.
Mr.. Martin Mercer, read in his place
| a bill to abolish the office of mercantile
| appraiser providing that the duties of
| this office shall be performed by the
| different assessors in the common
| wealth.
| Mr.. Hammond, WestmOreland, also
| read a bill to authorize the assessors
| of the several boroughs and townships
to a biennial enumeration of school
| children between the ages of six and
| sixteen years.
The house at 1920 adjourned to meet
| next Monday night at o'clock.