The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-22
OPPOSE VAUGHAN BILL.
Meeting Held in Guernsey Hall Yes
terday Morning-To Send Com
mittee to Harrisburg.

y meeting was held at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning I'm Guernsey hall to
make formal protest against the pass
age OF the Vaughan bill by the house
Of representatives. Although hastily
summoned, about twoscore of pastors
ana delegates of the city churches con-
vened, some of them armed with in
dignant resolutions aimed at the bill to
prolong for three years the lower
license fee in the city of Scranton.
George G. Mahy was called to the
chair, and called upon Rev. James Nc
Leod. ID. D., to state the object of
the meeting. The following resolution,
which was adopted at the prayer meet
ing held on Wednesday evening at the
First Presbyterian church, was pre-
sented and unanimously adopted:
We, the undersigned citizens Of the city OF
Scranton, Pa, representing the majority OF the
members ot the Christian churches do respect
fully demonstrate and protest against the passage
by your honorable body OF the senate bill pro.
yidiug for the reduction Of liquor license fees in
cities passing from the third to the second class
for the period of three years after change in
classification, believing the overwhelming public
sentiment to he in favor of the retention OF the
present tees tor license in cities OF the second
class. Among the reasons we urge in the matter
are:
First-Thlt the expense OF Carrying on the
government OF second class cities is greater than
that of the third class cities and it is only Just
that the revenue from liquor licenses should be
greater.
second--That license ices should be increased
rather than diminished.
Thrd-That the proposed legislation is really
in the interest of liuunr dealers and NOT la,
public in general
The following telegram was also sent
by the meeting to Speaker Marshall
of the house, ana Representative
Slater, chairman of the committee
having in charge the Vaughan bill:
On behalf of the clergy, churches, Christian
associations and thousands of Scranton citizens
we protest against the passage OF Vaughan liquor
license bill, and respectfully ask a hearing be-
fore committee. We can furnish abundant proof
that Vaughan bill should not become a law.
James Mcleod
Charles 4, Robinson
The chairman then appointed cx-
Judge w. II. Jessuo, Rev. James Nc
leod, u. D., and Attorney w. J. Hand
Il committee to appear before the
house committee in Harrisburg to
present the protest. AS soon as the
telegram asking for hearing shall
be answered. the committee will 80
to the capital.
The following clergymen and laymen
were present and attached their sigma
lures TO the resolutions, which will be
forwarded to Harrisburg immediately:
Rev. Charles NJ. Giffin. Elm Park
church; Rev. James Mcleod, First
Presbyterian; Rev. John +. Moffat,
Washburn Street Presbyterian: Rev.
j. Messenger, United Evangelical: Rev.
Charles Robinson, Second Presbyter-
ian; Rev. William Simpson. Asbury
Methodist Episcopal; Eev. George f..
Guild, Providence Presbyterian; Rev.
+. F. Doty, Cedar Avenue Methodist
Episcopal: Rev. G. &. Lyman, Court
Street Methodist Episcopal: Rev. Will
lam A. Nordt, German Methodist Epis-
copal; Rev. John A. Schmidt, German
Evangelical; Rev. George A. Cure,
Providence Methodist Episcopal; Rev,
James Bennirger, Hampton Street
Methodist Episcopal: j. Lawrence
Stelle, Penn Avenue Baptist; Rev. r.
NJ. Clymer, Christian; Rev. Luther
Hess Waring, Grace Lutheran; Rev.
William F. Gibbons, Dunmore Presby-
terian; William j. Hand and F.. X.
Tracy, First Presbyterian. and f. A.
Reynolds.
The resolutions We're circulated dur
ing the day and numerously signed
The following is a portion of the let :
ter which will accompany the petition
"A decent respect for the opinion of
thousands Of the good citizens of
Scranton ought to have some weight
and receive some consideration at the
hands of their Representatives"