The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-21
HERE is THE RIPPER eILLr
Senator Quay Only Seems to Know 1t,
Eate-lhe Legislature.

Senator Quay Only Seems to Know Its
Eate-1he Legislature.
HARRISBURG, May I9.-Confiicting
stories are current about the ripper
bill. Just who is right will not be
known for week or so. There Is no
doubt that Senator Quay can pass the
ripper if he so desires, and there seems
TO be no doubt that he has made uD his
mind what he will do.
AS the matter stands now the ripper
is as dead as a dOOrnaIl, and Quay is
the only man who could resusCitate IL,
and it Is doubtful If even he could pass
the ripper clause
There was not a large attendance
when the senate was called TO order
The first bll taken up was an act TO
provide for the better protection of
fema.e insane patients IN transit. which
was returned from the governor for
amendment, and was passed finally.
The next bill was one of vital i'm
portance 10 the laboring men of the
state as we'll as the corporations. 1t Is
entitled an act TO protect employees of
corporations In their right to form,
loin or belong to labor organizations by
prescribing penalties for any lnterfer-
ence herewith" There l. no question
but that the corporations were opposed
to the bill. but no fight was made Oh 1t
as the bill passed unanimously. 1t is
said that the corporations were positive
the bill is unconstitutional and for that
reason permitted it 10 pass.
a bill entitled IAN act 10 authorize
the Issue and service of warrants of
arrest on Sunday when complaint Is
made OF certain violations of the liquor
laws or of maintaining dISordeTly
house was also passed finally.
aSenator Gibson bill entitled IAN
act to require the use of automatic
safety controllers ON hosting engines
for the prevention of loss of life and
limb of employees and other persons
ever hosting or runaways IL the shafts,
slopes, strpplngS, quarries and mines
ana providing penalties for the viola
uon thereof, was called up on final PAS.
sage. The bill was defeated once IL.
fore fer want Of constitutional ma.
lonty.
The bill was defeated. 1t has teen
reConsidered once and l. now dead
The act to prohibit the public exhl.
bltion of Photographic reproduction of
prizefghts failed for the want of a con
sutuuOnal majority
Mr.. Kennedy called up senate bill
ass. which permits county COmmls
slOners TO authorize the construction Of
reads for the use of bicycles Mr.. Ken
Dedy explained that the people of \ lie.
EutHN NbOlitN loNbltO EbO4 IOduS ana
bicycles. Senator Finn also spoke In
favor of the bIll, and IT passed finally
The final adjournment and the meas.
ureS TO be passed before that time were
the subject of conference at the exe1u
tive mansion last night.
The tlnal adjournment was figured at
about June Il. 1t may be a week later
but an effort will be made to prevent
tins Night sessions of the house Will
begin next week.
The KeatOr ballot reform bill was
killed on third reading IN the house
The house, after two hoars' debate.
luopteu the report of its committee OF
elections. urseating Robert L. Roberts
a the member from the Third Phila.
delphIa district and seating Oscar p
Saunders, the anti-comblne candidate
at the fall election. The vote was IU2
to 53
Two reform bills endorsed bv the
last two state Republican conventions
were reported from committee. Tney
are the non-politicaI assessment and
non-interference measures. The former
was amended TO allow voluntary con.
trlbutlOns.