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

eSt-SeVeral MEASURES OIL lIlpDII-
ance Defeatcd--Mr. Coray Opposes
Items on the General hppropria-
ton Bill.
Harrisburg. April 20 The session of
the general assembly OF 1899 adjourned
finally today after having been In ses-
sion little over three and a hult
months. The session WAS one oil the
shortest in the states history ana was
frauPht with interest throughout Dy
reason of the spirited Contcsb Tor TN
ted states senator. 1t closed without
the election of successor TO Matthew
Stanley QUAY and unless Govorno"
Stone calls an extra session 81 Nhich
there should be au election Pcnnsyl-
vania will have only one representa-
tive in the United states senate the
next two years. on account Of the
failure Of the Legislature TO pass such
legislation as would have wiped out
the deficiency of $3.5JO00O in the state
treasury and covered the estimated or
dinary expenses of the state govern
ment for the next two years ii is not
improbable that an extra session VIII
be called. The mercantile tax bill was
the most important of the numerous
schemes for raising revenue that pass
ed both branches and went to the gov
ernor for his action. The bills taxing
foreign and domestic beer and manu-
featuring corporations were defeated,
the former in the senate and the latter
in the house, as was also the revenue
bill framed by the Pennsylvania state
tax conference. The tax conference
bill has been before every session in
the past eight years and it has always
failed in the senate in the closing hours
of the session. The legislature has
left multitude of the bills with the
governor for his action, a large ma
jority of them being appropriations for
private charities. The session was re-
markablC aside from the long senator
ial deadlock, in that it passed few bills
Of general interest. The various
schemes for the betterment of the cleo
tion system of the commonwealth, as
the KeatOr and Martin ballot reform
bills and the Fow personal registration
bill, We're defeated, as was also the
numerous propositions for the compile
tion of the capitol building. Politics
were injected into the bills, having for
their purpose the completion of n
structure for which the state has al
ready expended a half million dollars
and it is not likely that any work will
be done on the building the next two
years. The Democrats and anti-Quay
Republicans advocated the Hasson bill
apollshlng the present commission and
constituting n new commission and
the Quay Republicans stood for the bill
retaining the present commission.
Work for the Governor.
Governor Stone has thirty DAYS in
which TO dispose of the bills left with
him by the legislature. He has been
working day and night the past week
ana VIII probably take a short Vaca-
ton before taking up these measures
Except for the usual disorder and
horse plaY' the closing night of the
session was devoid of interest. Both
branches We're practically in session
from 10 O'Clock yesterday morning un-
I'll the final adjournment. The house
started in yesterday on the calendar
Of senate bills on third reading and
final passage and disposed Of fifty of
the one hundred on the calendar. Dun.
ing the calling of the roll the mem
bers chatted. smoked and had a good
time generally, and, except a little
furry on a road bill, there was no de-
bate. The conference committee report
on the general appropriation bill went
to the printer at midnight and after
waiting for it until $50 this morning,
the house took recess for three hours,
The bill came up when the house re-
convened and was considered and dis
posed of in short order. A recess was
taken at midnight for two hours, in
which time the members partook of a
luncheon provided for them at the capi-
tai by Chief Clerk Rex. After the in
termssion the members started in the
calendar Of senate bills and a. large
number were disposed of, some adopted
and others defeated. The bills We're
generally of minor Importance or OF
interest only in the respective local
tiles to which they applied.
During the consideration of the bills
Mr.. Sheridan, of Cambria put his coll
leagues in good humor by presenting
bill TO provide for the erection and
organization of new counties out of ter
ritories lying adjacent to cities having
attained population of 10000 OF
course, the bill could not be considered
at this session and was laid on the
table
of the house TO Mr.. McWhinney. Of
Allegheny, on the death OF his mother
was adopted.
The bill to provide for the regulation
of the state militia was reconsidered
and passed finally.
Mr. Hosack, of Allegheny, called up
the report of the conference commit
tee on the bill to provide for the nav.
ment OF bonus on charters and upon
the authorized increase OF the capital
stock of all corporations, except build
ing and loan associations corporations
of the first class, brewing and dlstill-
ing companies. The bill was amended
in the committee to authorize corpora
tlons to Increase their capital stocl
for cooperative purposes. The repOr
was agreed TO by III to 54
Report on Inheritance Tax Bill.
Mr.. Baldwin called up the report Of
the conference committee on the direct
inheritance tax bill, which was amend
ed in committee by taking out the
clause taxing distilers one cent Il gal
Ion. Mr., Greasy, Of Columbia, raised
the point that the bill had heen twice
defeated i'm the house and that it was
out Of order, Mr.. Baldwin, of Della
ware, stated thar the bills were not
similar and the speaker pro tenn, Mr.
Keyer, of Philadelphis, ruled the point
of order not well taken
Mr.. Greasy appealed from the de.
cision and submitted an appeal in writ
ing, signed by Messrs Dixon, of Elk.
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