The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-26

yestigate Condition of Bituminous
and Anthracite Coal Mincrs--Scy-
fert's Prize Fighting Bill Reported
Afiirmatively.
Harrisburg. March 25.-The senate
met at II o'clock. a concurrent reso-
luton, offered by Mr.. McQuown, pro-
viding for the attendance of the legis-
lature at the dedication of the Grant
monument in New York on April -
was adopted.
The following bills We're read in
place:
BY Mr.. Sproul-To authorize the issue
and service of warrants of arrest on sun
day, when complaint is made, of certain
violations of the liquor laws or OF main-
tanning a disordery house; also to au-
thoriZe the employment of teachers of
stenography, typewriting and telegraphy
in the common schools, without re-
quirng them to possess teachers certi!i-
Gates in the usual form
BY Mr.. Durham-FiNing the term for
which licenses shall hereafter be issued
under the various acts regulating and re-
straning the sale of liquors within this
commonwealth at three years, and proVld-
ing for the payment annually of the an
of failure to pay the license is to be re-
Toked.
Mr. Grady made an effort by resolu-
tion to have the anti-cigarette bill
placed on the calendar, but the effort
was without result. The bill had been
negatived by the committee on health
and sanitation. Mr.. Finn said the bill
was an important one and should have
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one branch or the other ever since he
had been IA member of the senate, but
for some reason had failed to become a
law. He had always favored it's pas
sage and was for its passage now. The
vote to place on the calendar was lost by
vote of l6 to II ana the lieutenant
governor declared it lost.
Mr.. Gibson's fire proof capitol bill
also went over
President Pro Tenn. McCarrell an
nounced these special committees on
the part of the senate.
To investigate the condition of the
miners in the bituminous coal regions,
Messrs. Saylor and Nlilleisen; in the
anthracite region. Messrs. Meredith
and Cochran and to be members of the
Tennessee centennial exposition COM
mission, Messrs ShOrtt and Sproul.
+. G. Reese was confirmed as alder
man of the Second ward of Altoona.
and at 80 o'clock the senate ad-
journed until Monday, April ., at pm.
NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
The house met at 10 o'clock. Mr.
Lyttle, of Huntingdon, in the chair
These new bills We're introduced:
BY Mr., Powell, Lu2erne-For the erect
Ing and organization of new counties
This is the Quay county bill, which wa,
vetoed by the governor at the last ses
sion.
BY Mr., Reynolds, of Lackawanna-rC
amend the charter OF the city of Car
bondale.
BY Mr.. Long-To regulate travel on N,
highways, streets and roads of the com
monwealth, so that all persons propeline
any kind of vehicle shall keep to tn,
right of such highway.
Mr.. Voorhees,, of Philadelphia, offer
ed resolution that when the hous,
adjourned today it be to meet on Mon
day night at . o'clock. In support o
his resolution he said that so man,
members had been granted leave of alb
sencC to visit the state college at Belle
fonte that he feared there would he n,
quorum present at tomorrOW's session
and a call of the house would plac
the majority side in an unpleasant pc
sltion.
Mr.. Coray, Of Luzerne, did not favo
the adjournment to please the trustee
Of the state college, who, he said, go
UP the scheme for tho purpose of get
ting an increased appropriation.
Upon agreeing to Mr., Voorhees, reso
luton the vote was rs to &c.
The house cOncurred i'm the senat
resolution TO attend the dedlcatory Ger
emonies of the Grant monument in Ney
York on April 27,
TO PURIFY PHILADELPHIA.
The calendar Of bills on second read
ing was taken up. Mr.. Woodruff, {
Philadelphia, called up the bill to pre-
hibit the soliciting or collecting of pc
litical contributions from or by officer
or employees in cities of the first class.
Mr., Woodruff, i'm favor of the bill
said that it was for the purity of cleo
tions in the city of Philadelphia. II
said that six millions of dollars wa
the pay roll from which one per cen
was collected annually from office holt
ers in that city, the sum colecte
amounting to siXty-fiVc thousand do
lars for political purposes. Twenty
five thousand dollars of this money We
paid out to poll men and that the ba
ance of $4,000 was not accounted fO
and no person outside of those in con
troll of city politics knew where tn
amount was placed. ii was a NOV
mcnt in the direction of political +
form in that city and scores of Oft
holders and employees have been impo
tuning him to have such legislation el
acted. Mr. Bogart, of Philadelphi
implored the members of the rural di
tricts to vote for the bill, and it wou
wine out an abuse which was a di
grace 10 the city of Philadelphia,
Mr.. Stewart, of Philadelphia, thoug
the bill should be SO amended as to Il
clude all boroughs and cities of Il
commonwealth for the reason that
it was good legislation for Philadelph
its benefits should extend.
Mr.. Focht, of Union, moved to pos
pone the bill for the present, so as
enable the author to insert the amen
ment suggested by Mr. Stewart.