The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-28
THAT LEXOW EXPENSE
Dissected by an Anti, 1t Looks
Very Bad.
HOWEVER. 1T PASSED THE SENATE.
KanGmau Played the Role of Chief Sur
Eeon - Grady Applied the Adhesive
rIas er-Three Reform Bills Passed
Second Reading In the House.

HARRISBURG, May 26.-A union of
all the people whose bills were vetoed
will more than likely be accomplished.
Both sides have suffered frcm the veto
AK which the governor has been swing
sng of late without fear or favor. The
first effort to pass Il bill over the gov
ernor's veto viii be made on the deputy
controller DILL for PhiIadelphia. If the
combine Is strong enough to pass tins
bill over the veto. then the all the
vetoed bills will be taken up and an
effort made to enact them into laws.
1t Is said that Mr.. Andrews has rallied
considerable support TO his scheme. but
the governor has many friends among
the farmers, and 1t does not look Us If
the scheme VIII work out.
The members of both branches of the
legislature are growing weary and they
are anxious for adjournment, but there
is no telling when the final adjourn
ment will come. The revenue bills are
the ones that are causing trouble Just
how the revenue will be raised Is
grave question. The scheme 10 tax oleo
2 cents pound Is one of the most
plausible ideas and it may be adopted
1t would raise considerable revenue
President McCarrell called the SEN
ate to order
After a number of bills of minor i'm
pOrtance were passed the bill for the
payment of the expenses of the LeXow
committee was called up on final pas
sage. As soon as the title of the bull
was read Mr. Kaufman arose and Sald
II think that there should have been an
itemized statement with the apDroprla-
ton. AS there has not been, L prepared
a statement which conforms with the
report of the committee published. l
think when this statement Is read a
majority of this senate cannot hon
estly vote for this bill.
Mr. Kaufman then read the state
ment, which L. as follows: Total num-
Der of sessions of committee, 81 aver
age number of senators sitting at each
session, a. ; average length of each
session, , hours and % minutes; total
number of hours committee III session,
l37 q total number of witnesses sworn,
1876 Careful examination of list shows
that at least 20 per cent Will accept no
compensation for Their services. Com
mittce held 81 meetings ut "a cost of
$50. .903. 96, or SI.I56.2S per session,
committee was IN session 1919 hours at
"a cost OF SiN5. - for each hour III seS-
sion 1876 witnesses We're examined at
cost of S}3, 3,O22-22, or an average cost per
witness of ! ,. 1:i expense of commit
tee at Hotel " alton for 81 sessions So
gl2. 40, or an average cost of SOB. - per
meeting for hotel expenses.
The average number of senators pres
ent at each meeting was four and a
half making average hotel cost per
day for each senator IN attendance. S&3
cost of StcnOgrapher for 81 meetings,
S9.Sl2.25. or All average cost per session
of 81 - II average length OF meeting
being hours and % minutes. the aver
age cost per hour for stenographer was
= y. ,.rfE l.tll f.Ny-
ing testimony of 1876 witnesses is
s9,S12. -. an average cost per witness
of S22 average cost per witness for
mileage and fees is SO 13 average cost
for StenOgrapher's service per witness
is S22. 30; making total average cost per
witness of Sg3. 2S; counsel ices for 81
meetings is SIP. 900, an average cost per
meeting of S2lO.53-
Senator Grady. a member of the
Lcxow committee. attacked Mr.. Kautf-
man $ statement. He said the commit
tee had had twice as many meetings as
Mr.. kaufman alleged.
Senator Finn said that as the house
at the last session had refused to con
cur with the senate III the appointment
of the LeXOw committee and aS the
committee did not get any assurance of
their expenses being paid, they should
have been economical MIR. Finn said
he did not care about hotel bills He
said the com mmlttee was entitled to the
best, but that he could not see why so
much money should be spent for law
yeTS' fees and StenOgIapher. He
wanted TO know who advanced the
money for the expenses of the commit
tee
Mr.. Grady said the Municipal League
of Philadelphia paid some of the ex-
pense.
Mr.. Finn asked Mr. Grady how much
1t cost to subpoena a witness. Mr.. Grady
said it cost 30 cents and the witness got
81 30. MIR. Finn then took up this
point. Said he: There were no more
than 100 meetings of this committee.
At the rate asked for witnesses then
there must have been 1000 witnesses
summoned, and this would be over 40
witnesses a meeting. Anyone knows
that there were not 40 witnesses ex-
amined at Il session There were not
more than two or three at any one ses-
sion. L think $500 would have COW
cred the expense of witnesses instead of
G2S. 900, as tins committee asks"
Senator Walton took the chair and
President Pro TEN. McCarrell took the
floor in favor of the bill. He said the
bill was just and right. On rollcan
the bill was passed finally by vo.e of
2S to IL. The nays were Messrs. Coch-
ran, Crawford, Finn, Hummel. HYDE,
Kaufman, Losch, Magee, Meyer, Scott
and Stineman.
The senate then adjourned
Speaker Boyer was not at his post in
the house and Representative Bolles
(Philadelphia) presided. Among the
bills considered were ii bills on special
orders, among them the three reform
bills advocated by the state Republican
convention of 1895.
The bills all passed the second read
ing stage and will be up for third read
ing and final passage today The bills
Will have to be transmitted to the SEN
ate for concurrence in the house amend
ments before going to the governor.
The bill to revise and amend the penal
laws was passed finally.
Mr.. Smith presented protest of the
Philadelphia citizens against the ripper
bill and the classification act. The
protests are very strong and they al
lege that the Rodgers charter would de-
strOy the good effects of the Bullitt
bill. MIR. Stewart moved to recommit
the ripper and Rodgers bill, but as
there was an objection this was not
done.