The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-30
In the House.

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In the House.
\ bill was introduced in the house
today by Mr.. Greasy, Of Columbia. by
request, to make women eligible to the
office of judge in courts of records. The
measure provides that women learn
ed in the law are ana shall he eligible
to the office. of Judge of all the courts
Of record in this commonwealth and
when elected or appointed thereto shall
be entitled to all the rights, powers
privileges and emoluments pertaining
to the office and subject to its duties
and responsibilities.
Mr.. skinner, of Fulton. introduced a
bill appropriating $4,000 to the soldiers
/ orphan Industrial school at Scotland
! Mr. Hosack, of Allegheny, introduced
| a bill to provide revenue Dy imposing
! tax upon all vinous or spirituous
| liquors manufactured OF distilled in
! this commonwealth Mr. Hos2ck says
| that this bill is introduced for the pur-
! pose of making an equitable tax on
! whskey. Under the act of 1897. the
small distiler paid 50 a barrel and the
| large one only Is cents a barrel. This
makes a uniform tax and in addition to
lllf'l VIII Il'ItdSt llle revenue N1i,ZOD
annually more than under the act of
! 1897.
The bill imposing mercantile tax on
! vendors of or dealers in goods wares
and merchandise passed finally
/ Chairman HOsaCk, Of the WAYS and
means committee, made am earnest plea
for the passage of the bill giving one
| third of the personal property tax to
. hh
state, under existing law the state
retains one-fourth of the tax and re-
turns three-fourthS to the counties.
Mr. Hosack eatd that If one-third Is
, given to the counties and the balance
to the state it will increase the state
revenues $l,00O,00O annually and make
no increase in local taxation.
\ motion was made by Mr.. Skinner,
of Fulton, and defeated, that the bill
he postponed for the present. The bill
creating a civil service board in cities
OF the second class for the examination
of fremen and policemen was taken up
on a special order and passed finally.
Two New Clerks.
Senate bill creating the positions of
| two clerks to senate committees, four
clerks to house committees and a iani-
tor Of the elevator was taken up on
special order and passed. The bill
goes for concurrence in the house
| amendments.
When the house reconvened after the
recess for the joint senatorial cOnven-
ton, Mr.. Robb, of Allegheny, moved
to reconsider the vote by which the
house refused to postpone consdera-
inn n the
Chairman Hosack, of the ways and
, means committee, and Chairman Mar
shall of the appropriations committees.
appealed to their colleagues to recon-
slider the bill and allow it to remain
on the calendar until after the senate
had disposed of the revenue bills sent
over to the house. Mr.. Dixon, of Elk,
in opposing the motion. suggested that
an attempt was being made by outside
influence to force the bill through the
house to give the senate a chance to
/ pass it and defeat the Greasy revenue
bill framed by the Pennsylvania State
| Tax conference. Mr.. RObb said he
! was opposed to the bill, but it was
due the chairman of the ways and
| means committee to place it on the
postponed calendar so that it could be
taken up in an emergency. The mo-
tion failed by a vote Of G3 to 100, after
which the bill was defeated on final
passage.
Mr.. Timlin, Of LaCkawanna, intro
duced bill providing for the pay
ment Of fees, Of alderman, justices
Of the peace constables and witnesses
by the county commissioners in all
criminal cases where the bail is for
feited Mr.. Duttera, of Adams, re-
ported from the judiciary committee
with a negative recommendation the
petition Of 500 citizens from Lacka-
wanna county prayngfor the impeach-
ment of Judges Archabld, Gunster and
! Edwards. ot Lackawanna, for alleged
unconstitutional acts in office,
To Protect Miners.
ON motion of Mr.. Anderson, OF
Schuylkill, the bill to provide for the
oa 70 nd Treatment nj pDDIoVaG In and