The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-28
ADJOURNMENT
ON THURSDAY
0aly Four Days More for Business at
Harrisburg.
CALCULATIONS OF LEADERS UPSET
Defeat of New Revenue Biil--In-
creasing Tax on Liquors May Make
1t Necessary for the Governor to
Slaughter Appropriations 80 Lively
Times Ahead in the House.

Harrisburg, June 27.--The legislature
will hardly get away before next Sat
urday, although the final adjournment
has been fixed for Thursday. The
leaders agree that unless all debate is
shut off, the business cannot be cleaned
up in four days. The house has passed
the bulk of the Appropriation bills and
the senate committee Is reporting them
out as fast as they are received.
Chairman Marshall says the house will
bring out the remaining senate appro-
priation bills Monday afternoon and
then take the remainder of the ses-
sion The committees have been work.
ing day and night for a month pairing
down bills and getting the general rev.
enue bill in shape for final passage.
Mr.. Marshall does not think it will be
necessary to extend the session beyond
Saturday to dispose of all the legisla-
tion scheduled. Speaker Boyer be-
leves both will be ready to quit Thurs
day and yet many members would not
be surprised if the new revenue Dill
increasing liquor licenses has upset the
calculations of the leaders. This meas
ure would raise about $2,000,000 a year
and unless 1t becomes a law 1t will be
necessary for Governor Hastings to
slaughter the appropriation bills to
keep the public expenses next two
years within the revenues.
The bill will go to a conference
committee and may be fixed up there
to meet the objections in the house.
The representatives are !Ant On taxing
the brewers and do not take kindly to
put an additional tax Of 800 on re-
tailers, except in classified cities, where
the taxes raise 5000. The movement to
cut the school appropriation $5O000O
year has been abandoned The country
members would not agree to the appro-
priation bill as it passed second read
ing appropriated IS, 500, 900 year to the
schools The bill is in the hands of the
house committee and it's members will
not take the responsibility of making
the cut. If 1t is made it will have to
be done by the senate.
LIVELY TIME AHEAD.
There will be lively time in the
house when the expense bills of the
elections and investigating committees
are taken up for final passage. A
strong combination has been formed 20
defeat these measures, especially the
"Lexow" committee bill of 100000 and
the bill of $4,000 for fitting up Grace
church. The pressure on members
from the country to reduce expenses
has become so great that six members
of the special house committee have
refused to take a cent for car fare and
other personal expenses. Such a thing
has never been known before in the
history of the state. These members
are Chairman Hosack, of the oleomar-
garire committee and his colleague Mr..
Ford, of Allegheny, Rice, of Bucks,
Wilson, of Lycoming, Pedder of Alle-
gheny, and Alexander if Clearfleld.
With the exception of Mr.. Ford of AL
legheny, who follows the lead of Sem
ator Quay, these members belong to
the Seventy SiX," the leaders of which
organized movement to kill all eX-
pense bills. One effect of this scheme
has been the quiet pairing down by the
appropriations committee of several
of the objectionable bills. At least 500,
600 or 100000 will ba saved the state
Besides it may have @ good effect in
the future.
The ripper bill and all other
schemes to give Pittsburg a new char
ter have all been abandoned.
The oleo investigating committee will
report Tuesday and the penitentiary
probers on Monday evening.