The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
DOINGS IN THE SENATE.
The Governor Announces VetOes'
MIR. TayIor Attacks Mr.. Kaufman.

Harrisburg, June 2S.-The senate met
at o'clock this afternoon. The hrst
thing done was to pass a number or
house appropriation bills on first read
ing. The governor notified the senate
that he had vetoed on the ground OF
economy the bill authorizing the ap-
pointment of a stenographer and type
writer in the health office, Philadel-
phia; also, the governor notified the
senate that he had vetoed the bill per-
hitting cities to take private property
for park purposes.
The committee investigating the
cause of the state capitol fire made
it's report to the senate. The commit
teemen found the cause to be due either
to a non-insulated electric wire or a
defective flue or fire place.
When the bill making an apprCpria-
tior to the committee investigating the
condition of the miners in the btu
minous districts came up on final pass
age, Mr.. Kaufman moved to amend
as follows:
Whereas, Section of article II of the
constitution declares 1.-The members
of the general assembly shall receive
such salary and mileage for regular
and special sessions as shall be fixed
by law, and no other compensation
whatever, whether for service upon
committee or otherwise. No member
of either house shall, during the. term
for which he may have been elected,
receive any increase of salary or mile
age, under any law passed during such
term" therefore be II enacted that 1t
shall not be lawful for the auditor
general to approve nor for the state
| treasurer to pay anv bills or parts
| thereof for extra car fare, carriage
hire, sleeping berthS, kilograms, tele-
phone charges and other personal ex-
penses provided for in this act until
after a duly sworn and fully itemized
statement of expenses actually incur
red and paid shall have been filed with
| the auditor general ana such sworn
statement shall be accompanied with
vouchers covering each item of eX-
| penditure.
SAYLOR ATTACKS KAUFMAN.
This proposed amendment was de-
| feated by a viva voce vote, whereupon
Mr.. Saylor, the chairman of the COM
mittee, got the floor and made a per-
sonal attack on Mr.. Kaufman. He
said it was high time that a halt be
Cdlleu OH MT. tllOllS "
| impugr the motives of his fellow sem
ators. He has been casting these re-
Elections all session." continued Mr..
| Saylor, "and / am sick and tired of
| 1t. Time and time again he has not
| been prompted by sincere and honor
| able motives"
At this point Mr.. Saylor was called
| to order. Before he sat down he stat
| ha6 ~ fire
| asked for 1000 but that the bill had
been cut down to some $1,000.
| In reply Mr.. Kaufman declared that
| IL Mr.. Saylor would say that he had
spent the amount of money he asked
| for In the bill that he would vote for
the measure. Mr.. Saylor had nothing
further to say and the bill passed final
| ly by vote of n to 5.
Immediately after this the bill appro-
priating $11, 800 to the committee in
quiring into the cause of hard times
in the anthracite coal regions passed
finally with little or no opposition. The
hill appropriating $7,712 to the "oleo'
investigating committee went through
finally by a vote of 26 to 5-just a
| majority.
The bill eppropritating $50, GOO to pur-
chase additional ground at Valley
Forge passed finally by vote of "a tC
0.
When the senate reconvened a mum
ber of house appropriation bills were
read for the second time. The act au-
thorizing the payment into the orphans
court of the money due on dowers, leg
acies or other charges upon land where
the person or persons to whom the