The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-01
IN THE SENATE.
Wrangie Over School Appropriations.
Measures Passed Finally.


In the senate this morning the re-
port of the conference committee on
the act relating to criminal libel was
read and adopted without opposition.
The bill as amended provides that in
all criminal prosecutions the indict-
ments for libel if the matter charged
as libelous is in the opinion of the
court proper for public information the
truth may be given in evidence to the
jury.
Mr.. Mitchell, chairman Of the appro-
priations committee, called out of order
general appropriation bill. The item
for the common schools had been re-
1uced in the bill from $11, ,0OO,0 900 to &c.,
900, 900. Mr.. Mitchell asked that the
measure pass, so that the whole matter
could be referred to a conference COM
mittee. However, the members did not
accept this suggestion and the bill was
| defeated by a vote of 25 nays to II
yeas.
General Goblin then asked that the
vote be reconsidered. After a heated
| discussion the $11,000,00O was again
| restored to the bill and the bill as
| amended passed finally.
Among appropriations bills which
pdSSeu the SENATE IlHdlly were ufle lOi-
| lowing:
Almira home. New Castle, $1,000;
South Side hospital, Pittsburg, $780,
| 900; Children's Aid society of Western
Pennsylvania, $4,000; Western Pennsyl-
| vania Humane society, $4,000; Home for
| Friendless, Williamsport, $4,000; La
| dies of the G.. A. r., home department
| of Pennsylvania, Hawkins station,
| $4,000; Williamsport hospital, $4,000;
| Bradford hospital, $4,000; York hospital
and disDensary, $4,000; Altoona hos
pital, $4,000; Buhl hospital, Sharon,
| 81 900; Wilkes Barre city hospital, $685.
900; Packer hospital, Sunbury, $4,000;
Lackawanna hospital, Scranton, $780,
900; Conemaugh Valley hospital, Johns
town, $4,000; Spencer hospital, Mead
VILE, $4,000.
The senate took recess until three
o'clock and upon reassembling contin-
ued with appropriation bills and the
following We're passed:
st. Vincent hospital, Erie, $4,000;
| Aged and Infirm Colored Women's
home, Pittsburg, $4,000; Western Penn
| sylvania Institute for the Blind, Pitts
burg, $23,92O; Greensburg hospital, $11,-
900; state hospital for the insane. at
| Danville, $500; Lancaster general hos
pital, $4,000.
When the senate reconvened the con-
sideration of appropriation bills on
third reading was again taken up. The
bills passing finally were these:
| Western Pennsylvania Institution
| for the Pennsylvania deaf and dumb
slOO,SOO; Lehigh university, 100000
| University of Pennsylvania, 5000, 900
hospital department of jefferson col.
| lege, Philadelphia, $1O0,000; PennsyI
| vania museum and school of industria
art, Philadelphia, $4,000; Samaritan
hospital Philadelphia, $4,000; Philadel
phia Home for Tncurables $4,000; Ole
Ladies' home, Philadelphia, $4,000; Ely,
and Ear hospital, Pittsburg, $4,000
training school of the Cornplanter In
dians in Warren county, $4,000: Medicc
Chirurgical hospital, Philadelphia, S160,
o0); Washington hospital, Washing
ton, Pa, $4,000; Memorial hospital
Monongahela City, $4,000; West Sid,
hospital, Scranton, $4,000; Heller
Laubach contested election case com
mittee's expenses, $4471.30
The house returned to the senate fo
concurrence the amendments to the eX
| penses of the committee investigator;
the condition of the miners in the btu
minous regions. The house amended
the bill to make the expenses Sc, ,227, ant
the senate agreed to the amendment.