The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-10
THE TROLLEY BILL
WILL CAUSE FIGHT
Friends Of the Young Measure Are
Hopeful.
WILL MAKE A DESPERATE STRUGGLE
The Hamilton Road Measure to Come
Up for Final NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Advocated by Pennsylvania Labor
Associations will he Hurried
Through senate and House.

Harrisburg May 9.-There will be
another stubborn fight in the house
Monday night over the Young bill Civ
ing trolley companies the right of emf
nent domain. The friends of the meas
ure were beaten at Fridays session in
their efforts to secure special order
for second and third reading. The re-
suit was so close that they believe
they can muster sufficient votes during
the recess to win. If they fail the bill
will have to be abandoned for the ses-
sion. II is among the second reading
bills and stands a poor chance of be-
ing reached. The Mackey bill giving
trolley companies the right to carry
freight is in the same position.
The Hamilton road bill will come up
in the house for final passage on Tues
day morning. The opposition will try
to impede it's passage by moving TO
insert a clause appropriating $4,000
to put it in force. The bill will be
fought in the senate by Mr.. Brown, of
Westmoreland. the champion of the
road bill passed by that body a month
ago and hung up in the house commit
tee. The legislative committee of the
League of American Wheelmep is CO.
operating with the friends of the Ham
ilton bill.
The appropriation bills are still in
committee and will be kept there un-
til after the revenue bills have been
acted upon finally. Both house and
senate will get away by Thursday to
all the members to attend the unveiling
of the Washington monument next
Saturday in Philadelphia.
The Keator ballot reform bill will
he taken up early next week for third
reading and final passage. Unless the
temper Of the house changes Mr..
Keator says it will pass. He claims
public sentiment as reflected by the
newspapers of the state, is in favor of
the proposition.
The legislation advocated by the
Pennsylvania Labor associations is be-
ing hurried through the senate and
house The Farr bill limiting all work
for the state or municipal corpora
tions, whether done by contract or
otherwise to eight hours a day and
prescribing that none but citizens of
the United States shall be employed on
such work, is on the house calendar
for third reading The Woodruff bill
providing for the sanitary inspection Of
bake shops, confectionery establish
ments and macaroni factories has gone
through the senate and will come up
in the house Tuesday for third reading
and final passage
=, WELLER BILL IN THE SENATE.
The Weller bill protecting mechanics
and laborers in their right to belong to
. Ilabor, organizations passed the house
early in tie session and is on third
reading in the senate. II has been sent
to the senate judiciary committee for
hearing by Rufus l.. Shapcly, cuun-
rel FOR the Union Traction company of
Philadelphia. This concern and the
Philadelphia and Reading company are
making a strong fight against the
measure and it will have TO be amend
ed Nefore it can pass. When the bill
was recommitted it was agreed it
should be brought out not later than
Tuesday. The mechanics lien bill will
be read the second time Monday night
in the house. 1t is a cOdincation of all
the lien laws on the statute books.
a hearing will be given Tuesday by
the senate Judiciary general committee
TO the Crothers bill requiring trolley
companies to enclose their platforms
during the winter for the protection of
the motormen and conductors. 1t has
already passed the house. The bill for
the registration and employing of jour
EeYmcn horseshoers has been reported
from committee in both bodies and the
Ormc arti-Company store bill is on the
house calendar for second reading. The
senate corporations committee has not
yet acted on the Crothers antitrust
bill,which passed the house two months
ago The bill requiring the use of au-
tomato safety controllers on hOistine
engines and to prevent runaways in
shafts, slopes, Guarries and mines, is
on third reading in the senate. This is
all the legislation in which the labor
association is taking an active inter,
est.