The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-03-12
BOTH WANT CONTROL.
Building Of Capitol May Cause
Hard Feeling.
GOVERNOR WANTS TO BE BOSS.
The Members of the Legislature Also
Want DO Some of the SuPerintend-
ing-Senator MaGee Appears In the
Role Of Enemy to Trusts.

wants TO be in control, While the leSls-
IatOrs want to have hand III the man.
agement.
When there was a resolution pre-
sented in the house indOrsIng the gov
ernor's action in relation TO the pro-
Dosed plan of the capitol bpilding. the
resolution was promptly referred TO
committee, which showed that there Is
a feeling that the legislature must be
consulted IN all things pertaining 10
the new building.
After PRAYER the senate got down to
work, but little of Importance occurred,
except Il resolution introduced by Sena-
tor Magee, which was adopted. 1t says
Whereas. 1t is alleged that the prOduc-
ton of certain articles of common neces-
sity and general use Is controlled Dy
trusts and combinations and pools; thaU
such trusts, combinations ana pOolS dFS
destructive of individual enterprise ana
against public interest, resulting IN the
driving out of competition, depnying
labor of employment and imposing DUR
dgnS upon the consumer; and,
Whereas, All legislation heretofore had
against such trusts, combinations anu
pools has proved Ineffective to prevent
the same; therefore,
Re il resolved. That it is the sense of
the general assembly Of the common
wealth of Pennsylvania that provision
should be made in the proposed tariff leg
United States shall be empowered, when
ever and so often rs he shall be satisfied
that the production of any article or artl-
clcs Is controlled by any trust. com bina-
tiOn or pool, to suspend, by proclamation
to that effect, in whole or i'll part at his
discretion, the operations OF such tarlu
law in 80 far as it shall provide for the i'm
position of duties upon such articles as are
controlled by trusts, combinations or
pools. so long as the said trust, combina-
tions OF pools shall continue to exist.
Resolved, That the senators and repre-
sentativcs in congress from pennsylvania
be requested TO use their efforts To secure
the incorporation of such provision in
the proposed tariff legislation.
Senator Grady then called up the
civil service bill, which was on the
calendar. The bill was then read sec
ton bv section on second reading. The
bill passed second reading after some
iangling over proposed amendments
that dld not prevail
Senator Gibson, chairman of the joint
committee of the house and senate on
the Investigation of the fire at the
capitol. handed i'll a partial report to
the senate and house. In his report
Senator Gibson says that IA number of
persons were called before she commit
tee and testified, but that one witness,
DR.. Swallow, refused to testify on the
grounds that it might prejudice his
case III court. OllUil Lldu AfltScIl uS htl
for instructions from the house and
senate, and wanted authority to compel
Dr.. Swallow to testify.
Senator Lawrence called up his bill
to amend paragraph rs OF the second
subdivision Of the second section of an
act to provide for the Incorporation of
certain corporations, providing tor the
incorporation OF companies Tor buying,
selling, trading or dealing in any kinds
OF goods, wares or merchandise at
wholesale or retail or both.
Senator Finn said the bill looked to
him as If it was meant to give the com
pany store another chance IN this state.
Mr.. Grady said there was no danger of
the company store being revived by the
passage of the bill.
Senators Losch and COyle (SchuylkilD
spoke against the bill. They said they
feared the pluck me- stores would get
in under this bill. Action on the bill
was postponed until today.
Senator Finn then called up the reso-
luton for the investigation of the con-
diJion OF the miners IN the bituniinous
coal.regiOns. Lieutenant Governor Lyon
did not seem TO be anxious to call up
the resolution and put motion TO adj
jouru. Mr.. Finn made a fight to have
the resolution read, but in some manner
the resolution got lost, and as IT could
not be found the senate adjourned with
out acting on 1t.
In the house several bills were intro
duced by Allegheny county members,
among them being the following
By Simon, providing for the purchase
OF the franchises and property of GER
tain corporations by the municipal COY
pOralOn within the limits of which
such franchises are exercised.
By Hosack, authorizing banks char
tered under the laws of PENNSYLVANIA
to pay interest upon demand deposits
By IlibrOOk, requiring all street rail
way companies running cars over
grade of 4 feet to the 100 and upward
to have track or rail brakes attached to
the cars independent of the wheel
brakes.
BY Simon, bill amending the Baker
ballot law to provide that if any voter
declares under oath to the Judge of
election that he cannot read or that by
blindness or other physical disability
he Is unable to mark his ballot, he shall
be permitted to select one or two of the
election officers TO aid in preparing his
ballot
After the presentation of bills Mr..
Robb called up his bill authorizing the
appointment of additional assessors in
bOrOughs. The bin failed for want of
a constitutional majority. The vote
was "A yeas to % nays.
The bill in relation to the mining OF
bituminOus coal was taken up on third
reading. 1t Is a very long bill, and il
took long while to read it. Repre-
sentative Voorhees, claimed that the
clerk was not reading the bill in an
audible tone and succeeded in having
the bill read so it could be understood.
The bill passed third reading with a
few minor amendments.
The bill repeating the prohibitory law
in Verona was placed on the house cal
endar. II had been defeated several
days ago. It was done so quickly that
those opposed to the measure did not
have time TO figure out what was
going on.
communication was received from
Governor Hastings announcing his ap-
provaI of concurrent resolution auth
orlzlng the publication of 1000 copies
or bulletin on diseases of poultry by
the department. of agriculture for use of
members of the legislature and state Of
ficers.
Mr.. Woodruff CPhiladelphia) reported
favorably for committee the prison re-
form bill prepared by General Isaac j.
Wlster of Philadelphia.
These bills passed finally:
Relative to actions by parents and
child for injury to the person wrong
1uIly inflicted on the child; regulating
the practice, bail, costs and fees on an
peals TO the supreme and superior
courts; ; relative TO the removal of Door
persons from one district to another :;
relative 10 the abolition of independent
schooI districts created by quarter ses-
SONS courts; authorizing school dis
trlcts 10 aid free public libraries other
wise established
Representative Hosack of Pittsburg