The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-14
IN THE SENATE.


Harrisburg, April 13.-In the senate
this morning bills on first reading were
taken up. after which the appropria-
tion bills on second reading We're gone
through with. The house revenue
bills providing for tax of three
fourths of a cent gallon on foreign
and domestic beers were read for the
second time without developing Eny
opposition.
on motion of Mr.. Grady, the cham
Der insisted upon it's amendments to
the Baldwin mercantile tax bill and =
committee of conference was appoint
ed.
Mr.. Finn introduced a resolution
to discharge from the further consid
Grafton of the committees after this
evening of all house bills in their pos
session except transportation bills.
Quite a debate was precipitated.
In supporting his resolution, Mr..
Finn charged that some of the COM
mittees had been derelict in their
duties; that bills, including the Keator
and Martin ballot bills and three rev.
enue bills We're slumbering in commit
The committees ought to act on all
bills sent to them. One of these bills
sleeping in committee, the Fow null
tiple store bill, is an important meas
ure, and my constituents are deeply
interested in it. There are other
measures Of equal importance that
have been in committees for weeks
and l do not propose that these COM
mltteos shall legislate for me-"
Mr. Grady said the resolution was
revolutionary and that never had such
a procedure been attempted in the
senate. There were objections to the
resolution and therefore MIR. Finn
moved the suspension of the rules, so
that he could present the resolution.
He then renewed his attack on the
committees that are still in posses
sion of the Keator and Martin ballot
bills and the Fow store bill. THE
Martin bill has been in the commit
tee on elections for over sixty days"
he said. THE Keator bill has been
there for a couple of weeks
Mr.. Brown, of Lawrence, suggested
to Mr.. Finn that, as the committees
having these bills under consideration
might meet this afternoon, that he
press his resolution at another meet
ing of the senate. This suggestion
Mr. Finn accepted and he moved that
there be a session of the senate at s
o'clock this evening. This was agreed
to and thus the incident closed, at
least for the nonce.
The following gubernatorial appoint
ments were received and confirmed by
the senate:
Francis ]. Terrence, Pittsburg; Isaac
J. Wistar, Philadelphia; George l. Nc
LeOd, Philadelphia; Isaac Johnson,
Media; Ralph Blumm, Philadelphia,
and p. c. Boyle, Oil City, to be COM
missioners of the board of public char
tiles.
The joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution so that
special registration laws can be enact
ed for cities, was finally passed. This
resolution has already passed the
house.
The Manley bill, permitting the man.
ufacture and sale of process or renov-
ated butter, when it is stamped as
such, passed the senate finally by a
vote of 80 to l.
Evening Session.
Harrisburg, April 13.-In the senate
this evening Mr.. Muehlbronner report
ed from the committee negatively the
Martin ballot bill and from the same
committee, Mr.. Hardenbergh reported
with a similar recommendation the
Keator ballot bill.
Mr.. Finn inquired of Chairman
H. IL, H. a ~
intended reporting out the revenue
bills. In reply Mr.. Grady said the
committee has acted upon these meas
ures, but as they had been amended il
would be impossible to report them un.
til the amendments had been printed
Tho revenue bills acted upon finally by
the committee are these:
The bonus on corporation bonds; the
bonus on charters and increased capt.
talization of corporations, and the tax
on foreign corporations.
The bills repeating the anti-liquor II.
cense laws in Coudersport and in Pot.
ter county, and providing for the sub.
mission of the question, license or nc
license, to the voters, went through the
senate without opposition, as did the
( house hill providing for the regulation
or labor in sweat shops.
The bill prohibiting the public ex.
/ hlb'tions of Photographic reproductions
of priz" fights and pugilistic encoun.
ters was dropped from the calendar
ana like fate befell the meat inspec,
tiOn proposition.
The senate adjourned until II O'Clock
! tomorrow morning.
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