The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-21

after which the appeal and the bill
were indefinitely postponed.
ON motion of Mr.. Harold of Beaver,
the vote by which a joint resolution
proposing an addition to the consti-
tuition by substituting the following
for section 4, articles: "All elections
by the citizens shall be by ballot or
by such method as may be prescribed
by law; provided that secrecy In vot-
ing be preserved" was defeated, was
recorded and the resolution passed
finally. The purpose of the proposed
law is to allow the use of voting ma
chimes at elections. Mr. Koontz, OF
Somerset moved so reconsider the vote
by which was defeated the bill making
lincenses granted to sell liquor either
as wholesale or retail personal prop
erty and as such subject to pledge as
security for debt or to levy and sale
upon execution and prescribing regu-
latiOns for the plcdging. sale and
transfer OF the same. The motion
failed by a vote of % yeas to 100 nays.
Mr., Marshall Of Allegheny, called
up the report of the conference COM
mittec on the general appropriation
bill. After the reading of the bill Mr..
Corey of Luzcrnc, opposcG the fol-
lowing items:
TO T.. w Smiley, chief clerk of the
senate. for the payment of salaries OF
five additional pages of the senate,
Sl750; for the payment of Anthony
Frenie and Joseph Higgins, janitors
or the toilet and both rooms of the
capitol and executive buildings, $500
each per diem for time actually em-
ployod; for the payment of clerk hire
for the lieutenant $1,000
Contrary to Law.
Mr.. COray contended that those
items were contrary to law, as they
had no place in the general appropri-
alton bill. Mr.. Marshall CombattCi
this, Mr.. Coray replied that in his in
augural address Governor stone stated
the he would veto all padded pay rolls
lie wanted at this time to call at
tention to the governors promise be-
cause if this bill passed in the present
shape the executive would be called
upon to make good his promise. Mr.
fowler, Of Forest, said the governo"
could be trusted to deal with the bill
fairly and honestly and that the pub
lie have confidence in his pledge when
he took office. Mr.. Harris, of Clear
field, a member of the committee,
stated that items aggregating $l9,600
were eliminated from the bill.
Mr. Fow. Of Philadelphia. called at
tentiOn to the fact that the bill did
not contain an item appropriatinC 3d.
ONO for the purpose of prosecuting the
men who are charged by the investi-
eating committee with bribery and
corrupt solicitation, which the house
by resolution authorized should be
put there. He said these men will be
prosecuted by public opinion aided by
the same sentiment that prosecuted
the men in 1881. He would not press
this matter because it might leopard
izc this bill Mr.. Greasy of Columbia,
called attention to the fact that the
item relating To the pay of the sem
ators made no provision for the salary
of Colonel HaW kins of the Tenth Penn
sylVania regiment ut Manila, who was
elected as senator last November from
the Washington district, but
has never qualified. Mr.. Greasy, o.
Columbia, also objected to the bill, be-
cause it provides pay for General
Goblin as lieutenant governor and a
member Of the state senate, ne hav-
ing resigned tho latter position on Jan.
Il to accept the former office. Mr..
Dixon, Of Elk, said he would vote for
the bill under protest.
Mr.. Hasson, of VcnangO. called at-
tcntion to tn" fact that the committee
had eliminated from the bill the clause
inserted by the house requiring the
state treasurer TO pay the school ap.
preparation in four instalments at Ger.
tain periods.
The report Of the conference COM
mittee was unanimously adopted, which
carried with ii the passage OF the bill
| The house then took recess for an
hour to give the committee in charg.
OF the closing ceremonies n chance &c
prepare the hall. When the house re,
assembled Speaker Farr was present
ed with silver service and the officers
and employees with gifts Of money, af-
ter which the house adjourned finally
and the session of 1850 closed