Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-03
THE RECORD.
Voters of Cameron! Did DR.. Smith Serve
Your Interests.
Read, Reflect and Vote Your Convictions
CLOSING HOURS OF THE LEGISLATURE
iladelphia Inquirer, July /, 1S9

HARR1sBURG July 1st 1897Te closing the session
exausng the extreme After angh that
physical and mental energies of the members to the utter
most the first aks of gray dawn hone through the stained glass
windows Church, only find of the most important
the present session still unacted upon These the
Appropriation BILL involving expenditure of something
like and the Omnibus Beer and Whisky BILL framed
purpose returning the State about in the
years.
The Conference having bill in charge
report about 900 O'Clock 1t modification of the
previous the upon large breweres from
besides making other material changes
members of the House that had honestly differed
upon provisions the original accepted this reasonable
solution the problem The act perfectwhen has
been but the best that could be
evolved under the circumstances,
evident however, that the professional agents at
work. and that conspiracy foot to defeat the bill Word
from the executive mansion, in semofca way that if this
Revenue bill was defeated reluctantly
PEELED all of the appropriations for private charities But
this did deter the conspaors from attempting carry out
scheme Word ngenousy carried of
the wobbing Senators that $500 being paid for each vote for
the The absolute sy the charge apparent and
agents found that they had ovepayed their part Every hon
taken pass the bill State Chairman Elkn
with of the party in mind impressed upon the members
needed money.
MAGEE AND
Senators Magee and Fnn with manness that did them honor
refused join the scheme to defeat the bill and joined with
Senators Andrews urging passage The climax
Speaker Boyer left the chair and made splendid speech
urging the House to pass the this only
the second time Boyer has left the chair speak
pending ocbly impressed itself upon his hearers He
received with cheers and the of the bill assured
passed o. aud the honor of the State and of
the party saved
The of those who voted against liquor bill when its de-
feat threatened public the charities of the
should be carefully preserved by the of the Commonwealth
This roll is follows:
Abrams Alderman, Barker Bell H. Graber Btnger, Bron,
Brophy Carson Crisan Clarecy Coray, Greasy, Cote Cut
SHALL Dixon Ellis Graham, Grifts Hoy, r. R. Kayor Keller,
Kerkslage Kerr Kesse Kamlch Kaz Lennon Lloyd Long,
Loden Maple Mau Miller Clarence B.. Nong Morahan, Nor
row. Matthew NJ; Muhlbronner North, Orne, Phelps Place,
Riley Savage, Sedel Sexton, Shane Simon Singer SMITH, s.
Spaz Stradng, Shanalan Upton, Todd Webe Weller Well
iver Williams Geo. W.; Wilson, John S. and Witman-o9
Representative Voorhees, of those who took the peanut
politicians to task
said 81 have sympathy with those people, whether they
the SeventySiX, other that
this for factiona partisan purposes have
declined be party scheme that would defeat this Beer
bill and thus leave the charities of this State without
money the years They argued that Mr. Quay would
be held responsible for the conduct of this Legislature and that
they the liquor bills and thus prevent the charities from
getting any money Mr. Quay will be held responsible.
that while have been against him and against
him will such scheme. expect tC
fight Mr. Quay but propose fight him fair and
at expense the charitable institutions of the State This bill
good believe in taxing liquor and i'll taxing for all