THE SCRANTON TRIBTJNE-FmDAY, MARCH 8, 1901'.
GARNER BILL
DEFEATED
House Refuses to Agree with the
Schuulklll Representatives Who
Wish Roderick Deposed.
KILLED BY AMENDMENT
bo a party to any such draetlo proceed
taps and ecnwequently refused to go
before the committee- and testify. They
threatened to Arrest mo and compel me
to appear. I defied them, and stayed
away. They did not attempt to carry
out their threat, and this morning1 of
my own volition I went to the mcetlne
to state why I did not appear. When
the matter comes before tho house I
will have omethlngr to Hay that will
probably Intoiost tho men who aro bo
unreasonable in their prosecution of
this olllclul. T. J. Duffy.
TO CORRECT WEILER ACT.
The Purpose of the Measure Defeated
by a Clause Requesting the Gover
nor to Admonish Mr. Roderick for
His Indiscreet Remarks' Concern
ing the Miners Mr. Garner and
Mr. Ferrebee Fight Against tho
Measure in Vain.
Special from a Stall Correspondent.
Horrlsburjr. March ". ny an over
whelming vote the hoime today refused
to agree to the demands of Representa
tive Garner and the other Schuylkill
members, that Chief Roderick, of the
bureau of mines be called to task for
his allcRed Indiscreet utterances re
garding the miner.
When tho committee resumed Its
session this morning, Representative
Reynolds was In attendance, but ho
could not bo Induced to testify. Chair
man Kendall wanted to put him under
oath and have him repeat the Roderick
remarks as he understood them, but
Mr. Reynolds denied the committee's
right to swear him or force him to
testify, and after some discussion, pro
and con, It was agreed to let Mr.
Reynolds have his way. The commit
tee then went Into executive session
and decided to report to the house
that the language attributed to Mr.
Roderick by the resolution was sub
stantially correct. Mr. Ilowarth con
tended that such a report was Irregu
lar; that the committee's duty was to
simply report the resolution favorably
or adversely or to postpone action. lie
followed this with a motion to post
pone indefinitely, but it did not prevail,
and the committee adjourned.
Just boforo tho morning session
opened, however, Speaker Marshall ad
vised that the committee should report
the resolution rather than a finding
thereon, and, acting m this ndvlee.
Chairman Kendall galn railed tho
committee together at 2 o'clock p. m.
At 2 o'clock the committee earne to
gether and amended the resolution by
striking out the clause calling upon the
governor to depose Chief Roderick and
substituting a clause requesting the
governor to ndnumlsh Mr. Roderick
that his language was unwise. Mr.
Oarner nnd Mr. Fernobee fought
against tho amendment and when the
amended resolution was reported to the
house at 5 o'clock Mr. Garner offered
an amendment that would change the
resolution back to Its original form.
The amendment was defeated by a
vote of Bl to 73. Mr. Carey wanted fur
ther action postponed for the present
but his motion was lost by a vote of
SO to 71. Then the amendment resolu
tion came before the house and was
lost by a vote of 35 to 9S. This disposed
of the affair finally.
In explanation of his action in the
Roderick matter, Mr. Reynolds says:
"There was no need of haste In this
Investigation. A week more or less is
not going to affect matters materially
one way or the other. Mr. Roderick Is
111 and unable to be present. This was
reported to the committee, but, con
trary to all recognized rules of pro
cedure, tho committee resolved to go
on with his trial. The protests against
this unjust, to say nothing of dis
courteous, proceeding had the effect of
forcing the supporters of the resolu
tion to grant Mr. Roderick a week in
which to recover from his Illness and
defend himself In person or by a sworn
statement. Mr. Roderick was not well
enough to appear before the commit
tee and was compelled to make a de
fense In writing. I did not proposo to
Representative Haag Introduces Bill
to Protect Union Laborers.
Special from a Slid Correspondent.
Harrlsburg, Pa., March 7. The bill
Introduced by Representative Ilnag, of
Schuylkill) this morning, to protect
employes In their right to Join labor
oranlzatlons, Is designed to euro the
defects In the Weiler act, which the
late Judge Gunstor declared unconsti
tutional. Tho Weller act made It a misde
meanor for a "firm or corporation" to
coerce an employe Into refraining from
Joining a labor organization. The act
was tested In Soranton In the cele
brated Clark case, nnd after the
Superior court had decided that tho
lower court u-a right, the state labor
organizations, which had been backing
the prosecution, decided to let tho case
drop and go Into the next legislature
with a curative act. The Hung bill la
the consequence.
Tho new bill Includes Individuals,
llrms, partnerships, associations and
corporations. The penalty prescribed
Ik a fine not less than $1,000 and not
more than $2,000, and Imprisonment for
not more than ono year.
T. J. Duffy.
UNCLE JERRY ROTH
SCORES A POINT
He Sternly Rebukes an Effort
Nonsensical Legislation The
House Is with Him.
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excited, Ju3t as was Mr. Corny, nnd in
view of tho fact that they have fixed
tho matter up between them, It can
well bo dropped."
Mr. Hosack angrily resented the
statement that he had caused tho tur
moil and that he had admitted ho was
In tho wrong.
"I was not wrong! I did not admit
I was wrong, and Mr. Reacom knows
I was not wrong," Mr. Hoiyck fairly
shouted as he glared into Mr. Reacom's
face.
Returning the glare defiantly, but
In coal measured terms, Mr. Ileacom
replied: "You were wrong, you did
admit you were wrong and I know you
were wrong."
Speaker Marshall had to call Mr. Ho
sack to order three times during his
reply to Mr. Ileacom because of his in
temperate language.
Bills Reported Favorably!
Among the bills reported favorably
from committee In the house were tho
Stroh and Jones employers' liability
bills and the county controller bill.
The Haworth now county bill was re
ported negatively, the vote In commit
tee being sixteen to one.
The Reynolds bill compelling mine
operators to light their underground
workings with Incandescent lights; the
I'iillbln bill to license engineers nnd
firemen about coal mines and other In
dustUcf., nnd a bill by Mr. Heheuer
regulating the practice of obstetricians
wore Introduced this morning. The
last named bill was drafted by Attor
ney Charles E. Olver at the Instance
of the lay pro :tItloncrs of Pcranton.
It provides that the state boar J of
health shall prescribe rules to govrn
practitioners and after nseeitutnliu
thPlr competency by an nxumlnutlon,
giant a certificate upon'l'iem paying
a fee of J10. Those who havo been
practicing professionally for live years
or over need only secure a certificate
from a practicing physician setting
forth their qualifications. Regularly
graduated physicians and surgeons are
exempt from the operations of tho act.
A fine not to exceed $500 nnd Imprls.
onment not to exceed three months are
prescribed on penalties for practicing
without a certificate.
It is reported that the proposed bill
to give to excise commissioners, of the
governor's choosing, the power of
granting liquor licenses Is not to come
before the legislature. The story has
It that Senator Quay advised against
It and that the advice Is to be heeded.
It Is also said that, nt the behest of
Senator Quay, the new cnpltul bill now
being drafted by the organization lead
ers is to be revised very materially.
Ranking Commissioner Reeder was
at his ofllce today after being confined
to his bed for a month by Illness. In
the course of a few days the nnmlnn-
MR. WELLER AND
THE RIPPER
The Insuroent Senator from Bed
lord Is Out with a Startllno
Proposition.
SCRANTON CANNOT ACT
submitted for confirmation, Senator
Cummlngs having given nssuranco that
the necessary two-thirds mnjorlty will
not be wanting. If General Millar Is
confirmed, the nomination of Commis
sioner Reeder Is to be submitted. It
Is claimed that the brutal attacks
made on General Reeder by the yellow
hirelings of the insurgents have re
sulted In converting to his support fren
ators who had been opposed to him
but who do not relish the Idea of such
vicious vllllflcatlon of public men.
T. J. Duffy.
MRS. M'KINLEY WILL GO SOUTH.
Speohl from a Staff C'orresjipnden:
Harrlsburg, March 7. Ail attempt
was made this morning by Representa
tive Harry Hall to paps a. resolution
censuring the house employes who tJOU r j,ajor Getu.ra Millar Is to 1m:
were: coiicernea in uie meieo or. una
week ago last night, and admonishing
them against .a repetition of their con
duct. For over an hour there was a
lively discussion and when the house
wns thoroughly tired of tho squab
bling "Uncle Jerry" Roth moved to
Indefinitely postpone the whole matter,
and It was carried by an overwhelming
vote. "Get down to work nnd let me
get home some time this year," de
manded Mr. Roth In Indignant tones.
He was cheered to the echo.
Mr. Ileacom defended tho action of
the houbo employes and charged the
whole affair up to the misconduct of
Mr. Hosack In refusing to obey the
speaker's orders to tako his chair.
"They did Just what I would have
done under the circumstances," de
clared Mr. Beacom." The speaker or
dered tho sergeant nt arms to put Mr.
Hosack in his seat nnd the sergeant
at arms obeyed bis order.
Mr. Harrison, of Philadelphia, spoke
In a similar strain, laying the blame
on Mr. Hosack, and excusing the ser
geants nt arms from nil blame what
ever, because If they did not follow the
usual custom of enforcing a speaker's
orders. It was borauso the house had
neglected to Instruct them in their
duties.
Mr. Scheuer was on his feet to de
fend Messago Clerk Marshall's action,
by stating that Mr. Marshall supposed
It was his duty to help the sergeant at
arms restore order, but before tho ex
planation could be given, the1 speaker
had recognized Mr. Roth, and debate
was shut off.
Mr. Cooper, In speaking of the affair,
said: "I grant that the mesEage clerk
had no place In this affair, but he was
President's Physician Recommends
Absolute Quiet for Her.
Hy Exilushe Wire fiom The Associated I'icA.
Washington, D. C, March 7. Much
nnxlety Is felt regarding the health of
Mrs. McKlnley. She was greatly fa
tigued by the events of the Inaugura
tion. Dr. Rlxey has sttongly advised a trip
South and absolute quiet, and it may
bo that Mrs. McKlnley will leave
Washington within the week. The
president will not be able to escort her
at the present time, and she will be
accompanied by one of ljls sisters,
either Mrs. Duncan or Miss Helen McKlnley.
Vaillant's Amendment Rejected
Faila, March 7. The chamber of drpulies to
day adopted section 12 of the law of associa
tions after rejecting by J vote of 72 to PO an
amendment proposed by M. Valium, Socialist,
adding the word "liehglous" to associations
with the object of preventing the spread of
labor luwociatlona.
The Ripper Law Does Not Repeal the
Classification of 1805 Scrnnton
Passing from Third to Second Class
Must End Its Officers Under the
Act of 1805.
Special from a Staff Correspondent.
Harrlsburg, March 7. Senator Wel
ler, Insurgent, of Uedford, Is out with
the startling proposition thnt Scranton
cannot avail herself of the "Ripper,"
and as Scranton Is barred form enjoy
ing the act, no other second class city
cim come tinder Us operations, by rea
son of tho prohibitions against special
legislation.
Senator Woller is nu ex-dlstilct at
torney nnd one of the leading lawyers
of the stale. Ho says:
"The city of Scranton by the teecnt
census Is advanced from the third to
tho second class. Under the act of lSfl3
Scranton Is directed upon receipt of the
governor's certificate to proceed In a
certain way to orgunlzc a second class
government.
"The ripper law docs not repenl tho
classification act of 1805 In specific
terms nor can It be maintained by the
friends of the ripper act that It does so
by Implication, as by ro doing tho city
classification law would be destroyed
and tho ripper act would be unconsti
tutional In all of its features on the
ground of it being local legislation.
The city of Pittsburg wns originally
chartered by a special law and while
the Supremo court In their Instance has
held that a general law may repeal a
'local' or 'special' law by Implication
yet it has done so only to establish
uniformity In lino with the spirit of the
constitution on subjects, for Instance,
like taxation.
"Kven should the doctrine, that a
general law may repeal a locnl or spe
cial law by Implication In order to es
tablish uniformity In legislation for
tho cities of the second class, be ex
tended to municipalities It would not
aid tho Ripper act, for the reason that
ScVanton passing from third to second
class must elect Its ofllrers under tho
net of 189." nnd the Ripper being void
as to Scranton It necessarily follows
that It must be Invalid as to all of the
cities of the same class."
T. J. Duffy.
Is not unlikely that Senator Harden
bergh will try to push Judge. Craig
back Into Carbon; have Judge Purdy
tako the Plkc-Monroo district, and
leavo Wayne wanting a now Judge.
Tho contest Is between Representa
tive Stroh and Senator Hardenbergh
as to whothcr It shnll bo Wayne or
Carbon that can have the privilege of
electing a new Judge.
Judge Purdy and Judge Craig are
each desirous that tho other shall take
to tho tall timbers of Pike-Monroe.
T. J. Duffy.
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HIS ASHES TO BE SCATTERED.
Explorer In His Will Consigns His
Dust to the Ocean,
fly l'.xrlusle Wire from 'Hie Assoilateil Piess.
New York, March ".The ashes of
Louis Recker will be scattered on the
Atlnntlo Ocean, within n few weeks.
A traveler and explorer, who hail penc
tratcd Into remote comers of the world
whllo nllve, his nslics will still con
tinue to travel after death, In accord
ance with his wish.
This desire? was expressed In his
will, which directs his twin brother,
Alexander Slgmund Recker, and his
lifelong friend, Slgmund Rehrcnson, to
scatter his ashes on tho ocean.
The living brother gets $33,000 by the
will. This is but n small part of the
fortune made by Mr. Recker In tho
chemical business In this city, which
he started in 1S37. His wealth, was
spent In cxplorntlun.
After ho retired from business, Mr.
Recker started to travel. Ho was one
of the flist white men to explore the
Sandwich Islands. He was ono of the
first converts to the Idea of cremation,
nnd ho helped to establish the first cre
matory In Germany, at Gotha,
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The Tribune Offers Cash Prizes to Local
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NECESSARY IN ORDER TO WIN.
JUDCIAL APPORTIONMENT.
The Bill Reported from House Has
Numbers Transposed.
petial fiom a Stall Oorrcpondtnt.
Harrlsburg. Pa., March 7. The Judi
cial apportionment bill, repot ted from
the house committee today, bus the
numbers of the districts so transposed
that Judge Purdy will remain In tho
new Wayne teparatp district and Judge
Craig, who wns to have been kept In
the new Caibou separate district, Is
pushed over Into the new distilct
formed by taking Pike from Wayne
nnd Monroe from Carbon and making
a Pike-Monroe district.
When the bill i caches the senate It
TO REMAIN IN THE INTERIOR.
Chinese Court Wants Public Build
ings Returned.
n, Kuluihe Wire from The Associated Press.
Pekln, March 7. Chinese here, who
are In correspondence with Slan-fu,
sny the court Intends to remain In the
Interior, either ut Slan-fu or some
other point, unless the principal public
buildings In Pekln are returned to
China nnd declared outsldo of the le
gation district, nnd also until reason
able legation gunrds are tho only for
eign troops left In Pekln. They say
the court Is under no compulsion to
return to Pekln according to the terms
of tho agreement with the ministers
of the powers.
The feeling Is prevalent In Pekln that
the Germans are acting In too high
handed a manner, nnd a mujorlty of
the generals under Count Von Wahlcr
neo agree with General Chaffee's reply
to the count's plan of evacuation that
the Chinese ale not sulllclently con
sidered anil that they should guard the
railroad, except fiom Pekln to Tlon
Tsln. General Gaselee thinks that the
Chinese should control with foreign as
sistance. CRITICISM BY RUSSIAN PAPERS.
In view of the fact that considerable time has claused since
4 there has been any public competition through the local press
for the purpose of stimulating the literary ability latent among
the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania, The Tribune has (lc-
rifled to nfTrr n irrips nf tiriyre n n stimulus in this directum.
"5 It is desirous of securing for use in its columns a number of s
short stories treating of local themes. In order to furnish -an
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Manuscripts not successful in securing one of these prizes
will be published and duly credited if the authors, so desire. ,j,
Stories tending to bring out the romance and legendary .
lore of the anthracite mining industry will havcjirefercncc. In
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Displeased with Speech on Anglo
German Relations.
By Kxchuhe Wira from The solated 1'reai.
St. Petersburg, March 7. Chancellor
Von Ruelow's speech In the German
rclchstng Tuesday on Anglo-German
relations Is unfavorably commented
upon by the Russian newspapers.
They express tho opinion that the
chancellor's policy Is tending more
and more to compiomlso the solidarity
of the good relations existing between
Russia and Geimuny.
LOOKING FOR EXCITEMENT.
A Big Attendance in the House of
Commons.
p Kxrluilie Wile from The Associated Pirss.
London, Match 7 In anticipation of
n lively debate and possible exciting
scenes arising from the suspension of
Irish Nationalists, and Mr. Balfour's
punishment proposals, there was a
great attendance In the House of Com
mons today. The visitors' galleries
were filled, many peers and ladles be
ing among those ptesent. Although no
extra policemen were Violble, a large
force of police was In readiness, within
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mitted will be assigned to a disinterested judge, whose name
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EXECUTIONS IN HAVANA
Flrt Under American Rule Will Be
the Garrotlng of Three Sailors.
By Excluahe Wir from The Awoclated Pre.
Havana, March ". Wnlew the Supremo ourt
mltleatei the fetitence of the three Meztlao aajl
era. who Killed captain and ainilt a hlp, they
will be ifarrottd In the On-l within a month.
It will be the firat cxecutiona under American
rule. The plate of execution l within twenty
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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
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