The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-11
STATE SENATE
WITHOUT QUORUM
No Business Is Transacted by that
Body Yesterday.
MORNING wRANGLE IN THE HOUSE
The Measure to Tax Bicycles, Car
riages and Traction Engines Passes
Second Readipg--The Bill Taxing
Political and Social Clubs Is Laid
Aside for the Present.

Harrisburg, June 1O.-There were
only fifteen members of the senate
present when Lieutenant Governor
Lyons called it to order at IL o'clock.
The house having refused to permit 1t
to adjourn the senators decided TO go
away and leave the body without. a
quorum with which to do business.
After prayer the lieutenant COVER
nor ordered poll and a quorum not
being present he adjourned the senate
until Monday night.
Th first half of the morning session
of the house was spent in wrangling
over bill taxing bicycles for road
purposes. The measure also taxes tri-
cycles and pleasure carriages one dol
lar a year and traction engines three
dollars. The bills passed second read
ing as it was reported from the ways
and means committee.
Mr. Smith, of Philadelphia, attacked
the bill taxing political and social
clubs and then it was defeated by
vote of 95 to as. A bill correcting the
constitutional defects in the direct in
. heritance tax was introduced by Mr..
Marshall, of Allegheny. Five minutes
later Mr.. Kayser, of Philadelphia, re-
ported il from the ways and means
committee, and the bill passed first
reading. The measure is practically
the same as that declared unconstitu-
tional by Judge Hanna, except that
it taxes all estates and is not retro
active. Mr.. Marshall says the bill will
raise $2,000,o00 a year. The pool bill
also passed first reading. The remain
der of the morning session was devoted
to the consideration of senate bills
on first and second reading.
CLUB BILL LAID ASIDE.
The bill taxing political and social
clubs was reconsidered at the after
noon session and laid aside for the
present. There was much talk and lit
tie work at this session. A half hour
was spent in trying to amend the sem
ate bill for the inspection of meat
shipped into the state from other
states. Numerous amendments were Of
fered, but the bill went through sec
ond reading in the form 1t passed the
senate.
Mr.. Stewart, of Philadelphia, called
up the conference report on the fish
bill and a half hour was spent by the
clerk in reading the measure, after
which 1t was adopted.
Mr. Bliss, OF DelaWare, called up
postponed senate bill requiring political
conventions and caucuses to be held
in the district in which the delegates
were elected. After wasting a half hour
in filibustering on the bill, the yeas
and nays were called on the motion to
proceN to It's consideration. The roll
call discfosed no quorum many mem
bers refusing to vote, and a motion to
adjourn until s o'clock was made and
carried.
Harrisburg, Pa, June 10.-The order
of business for tomorrow in the house
was reported tonight by the rules COM
mittee and adopted.
Revenue bills on second reading will
be first considered and then bills on
third reading and original resolutions.
Bills on first reading, revenue bills on
second and third reading and house
bills on second reading will be the or
der for Mondays session. The house
did little else than talk at the evening
session. The bills under consideration
were of no great interest, but every
body seemed to have desire to be
heard.
The bill authorizing county commits
sioners to appoint a clerk and fix his
salary; to prohibit the peddling, hawk