The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-30

Harrisburg, June 29.-When the SEN
ate met this morning Mr.. Mitchell,
of jefferson, called up the general ap-
preparation bill. The bill was read for
the second time and it was then re-
committed to the appropriations COM
mittee for amendments. Some eighty
five house appropriation bills went
through on second reading.
At noon the bill relating to criminal
libel which was made a special order
was taken up for final consideration.
The bill as amended passed finally af-
ter discussion by a vote of 81 to 1,
the single vote in the negative being
that of Mr.. Losch. The senate then
adjourned until o'clock this after
noon
In the senate this afternoon Mr..
Finn rose to a question of privilege
to deny the reports that he had made
deal with Senator Quay on the ques-
tion of legislation. Mr.. Magee made
similar denial.
Mr.. Finn started out by saying that
after a bitter factional struggle last
ing two years his faction had been de-
feated. 1.-THE members of the legisla-
ture from Allegheny" he continued,
"have been treated brutally. They
mttees.
1--WE have had no bills in this leg
islature because we felt that we could
not pass them. We have acted with
the minority faction and the story of a
deal is a falsehood. There is no ne
oessity for the deal"
Mr.. Finn asserted that public senti-
ment had killed the ripper" bill; that
it took the united effort of Senator
Quay and the state chairman of the
Democratic party to pass this meas
ure on second reading. 1--WE never
had any idea of this bill passing fin
ally" said he, land it required no ar
rangement on our part to defeat such
an outrageous proposition"
The speaker declared that he had not
dropped his suit for criminal libel
against Richard r. Quay, Senator
Quay's son. THAT case will be tried"
said he. THE only thing upon which
we have acted in harmony with the
dominant faction has been the revenue
question and I don't want the regular
organization in Allegheny to think we
have made a deal of any kind. When
we are consulted by the dominant Re-
publican faction and allowed to act as
independent men then we will gladly
act in accord with the faction that
controls the politics of this state"
AS soon as Mr.. Finn had finished
speaking Mr.. Magee arose and said
81 am not troubled with Quayphobia
and l have made no deal with Sena-
ator Quay. There is no necessity for
1t. Some time since Mr.. Quay de-
clared he was for harmony and that
statement met with my hearty ap-
proval.
However, 1 trust the time will come
when there is no Quay or anti-Quay
faction, but a solid Rpublican organi-
zation without deals"
This ended the incident and the
routine of the senate was resumed.
BILLS PASSED FINALLY.
When the senate reconVened this af-
ternoon the consideration of appropri-
alton bills on final passage was at once
taken up. These bills passed finally:
Norristown insane asylum .........$ 10000
Pennsylvania Soldiers Orphan
school ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. O,OO
For an emergency fund to be used in
suppressing ePidemics ............ $1,000
Saunders Roberts contested election
. case, counsers fees ................. 3,Ocg
home LOT tne framing IN Speecn OF
Deaf Children, Philadelphia ...... $1,000
State board of health and vital sta
tistics ............................. 1900
Hospital for injured persons of the
middle coal fields .................... 10000
State asylum for the chronic in
sane ............................ ,SS2 Al
Cottage state hospital of the btu
minous and sem-bitumnous coal
regions at Phillipsburg ............ 14,00(
Adjutant general for copying into
books the rolls of Pennsylvania
volunteers .,......................... 2,4OC
Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors
Home at Erie, for each innate. III
Transportation to and from Chatta-
nooga, at the time of dedicating
monuments of Pennsylvania regi-
ments ........................... 2O,OO(
Pittsburg and Allegheny Home for
the Friendless ............,..,....... 500
National Guards of Pennsylvania. 200, ,O0t
Adrian Hospital association of JEFF
ferson county ...................,.... 2OOO