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THE SCRANTOft TRIBUNE-MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1901.
-V .''C
RIPPER BILL
SUSTAINED
tJUDGE ARCHBALD SAYS IT IS
CONSTITUTIONAL.
In nn Opinion Handed Down Satur
day He Reviewed the Dill In a
Thoiough Manner and Gives It as
His Opinion Thnt It Does Not Of
fend Against the Constitution and
That the Legislatuie Did Not Ex
ceed Its Powers in Passing It An
Appeal to Supieme Court.
The "MpiH-i ' if luiiMtmiiliiiml mid
Jlt-conler Moll's ilnlil lo i-ci icIm- tliu
Xuni'tloim of thli'f iweiutlx.i or r-tr.ti-
4ull i PMllllllellt'il.
In mi oU'I!"Ip opinion lmiiilod ilniin
t-iittiulu.x nftf tiioon. Jmlpp Atc-hlntM.
lor tlu l.urkiiuiiniM mint, ilwlniel
llii' Mu-lilhionii.-r ml iininsuilliilili
Xt om a t (institutional . t n nil ol lit , and
t'litircil iiidKimiH for tin- ii-npondfiii
ni iho ilemunoi l tin ! xvuiiunlo
itoririlhiKM ItiMllittctt l i-s-Si'immr
3li'Doiiulil.
Tim iiicr will In- ill om c ml I It'll to
the MipiiMiii' (oini. and an i-mly Iimii
ItiB will lllti-ly w Imil. Appiinli'd Is
ih' opinion In full:
Mir 1 1 lil lil In. U. li ..11. .1 iii n li lln
iiiiiiniiiinillli. In" tlio mil ulilili liaslmti iilnl
Ml I III II-Utlll ( till! .ittUllllX Rfiifl.il in tills
ci. In slum null' In Mini uilliorlti lio iiii'tel
iAk Iii ,nl s iriunlei i.l tin-ill "I .-.lanlun
31i' Julirii- lil assumption 1 1 Hut I'ltm' I'1
MIllO it III .Ipp'iilltliulll III I lM'1 Ilillll lllf R"l
iniir lit Hi' stile In wlili ti In' lias '"Hi "'"
inii(iiiit In .Ml 1111III lln Ilil Momli) ril April,
I'm:, tiiiilu lln inilliin of Iln- jit nt Mitili 7,
ln'l, ipl.nl! tr In iltlisui Hi" iniini'l iliv. "1
villi li Ilif 1 llj fi siaiilmi l now uiif. The
Ulllll'IIHIilltll ill llllll 4 t till- MllllcldKX of tin-
n.rr rti llii eiuiiml tint tin" " ' i lourU
to i in main 11 M'u U iiticnii.litiitl mil nn. I lull
11111I in an uiirtiiliil Mil lit miBgwItiMii the pas
tmlir (ili(iiliui nlliil iipmi iii" Miiiinuitiil.
viiiiIi fur llif s .- t nun full in i' no itlll nli
Mil. In tin ili-ilH-lnli xxlildl lulliilv.
Iln pilmlpil oik . nr ill liat tlic one mi
v mil In iiilnus rauiilli ilfVi. i.pedil stn-
M'lllS In I I1I1I. I tlui tlic net i l""il mii'I
fdial. 11111I tliirrlnu oflriiil. against tlif iu-11
known iniiliiMlliHi 't llic fiilnljiiiilil.il law
uaalu-t inimlilnl IcklIiiIhIi if 1'iat 1I111.KI1M
In .111 cxtrtuleil (iiKiiniilit In fori- tlio lull lifiith
iiilurlfil In lf.ni nl .mil al'lf uiin-fl of mil
l.n. assist, ll III lllllll flOlll .lliliilil ifim-ciitliu
kiioiIki ol tin- dllcs ilfiilril. Ilif spicltli ir.i.ulis
vi i It Is ililnml ihf -laluti l'ii till iilijei
1 inlili iliai.iilrr li.i l.ffii pnlnldl out 1" il"
In (Mail. Ilic-e ira.ons oic- mam, 1ml lllfr a
i in ml Miitrlilrratluii of i no anil ill nf llifiu if
vii not aMo to sec tlui tlicx luif l'ffn i Jii.i
l.-pftl utalncil.
Mil -I'M lI. .
I x in tlio ad lieiiur local ami spinal, il i
nil lint ifljllns as il d"0x Id i put mill of
11k dtlf of tlic stitf, to nil, ie lloIKIIIlltlllfll
uroml ilu, Il Ik irs in lt laio In on ion
I iiilulli.li l i liial Iim nnlfsi It (in ill ((in
v i l.o iulli..l I liii nmmnint I1.-1 clclit.
)i ihiiit, cf tin" intlii illlc li 'Hi I" till an.l ollior
ili u- iiiiil iioIhIiH llio iaf of Mifilor riilP
tuiiiphii. ;; i'j . :ne wiiidi iidiiii. iiui oiii.iri-
i .tliu Iii p. puljlion ol Ihe (llim ol tlu (om
liioniirillli lor tlio puipo.i4 of iiiiinii ipil lif-Uli
tion itinliifli Jii-tlhul liuMinlli- diolfli 11I011,
it is Iiik, IiihIiciii IiowikiI upon firri Sppial.
' Pi ifii.i, Iml tin- ilalit it tlio loMitinf
t 1 i-l ihll-h tliiif ilioi ha- lifin -ii.lilmil In
p 11-11.111." of tliN Iho i(t cf luiio ?, I"'". P. I.
s;.i. nas pi"0il, nial.lr.i: tlio,o tltli' wlilili lino
it populatl. 11 of 1 tnillii.il tin tir-l iliit, tlio.o
liiiin? iiiip liiimlirtl tliMisiinl mil lf?.4 H1.111 a
million, Ilif -iioii.l ill", mi) lli.'-i haiins nn.lu
01.. linn. hcl lli.iii-iiiil Iho llitnl il.i-
iho art licloio us 1111 lirnKr lo ksUlno for
inf cl IIh 1 1 i4if 4 yt i-ia1iliilifi1. lo nil, for
11k -p of tin' smoiiiI or iiilciiniilijto djh. ami
1 innot in o -ioitiir lo 1 lurct il uitli lirlin; -pe-
ill Ircl.-lilion .ir.liil.ilil In tin- 1 i.n-tll'itii.n.
poililfil it imiririH idclf nllli Hint air lijrlli
nulr imiiili lnl at)iiii I 11I1 -1 wf .111- not 1..11
inifd lint It sof, lifn.inl t'.l. limit i- an
1 .mini In picnounii' il 1.1H1I .mil 1 on.litntioiiil
Ifni'lation fioo 1 1 om Ihf ilincei lo tin- lontiui
vlndi air niiili. To (ttilciil ohi(1ih, liowtur.
villi 1I1U t- nrral ,inn. vhltf It inislit itfio
tivfl.i dipo-o nl tin- 1 in , moiiM not ilii jut!ip
li llio ni sunn tit ulili li hit lioi-n prfs.nl upon
11-. ami mo tlull, IliCIcfoif, I.Ac up and roiixidei
1 if illfTfirnt liollil i liti.1i liaio limn i-p. dillv
ni.frl, .mil wlili h 11111 lit- irfinli.l ,is iliUlli of
ihf u-fiifial conttntion tint it l 1 lm il and
npulil lau
lino ot llicie i tint It iiilioiliuix iiiiu-uil and
liniir(rsj,v proil-lom fir tlif ROifiimifiit of
i .tl.fi of llio hirmid ilin lint jiulllii.l In am
diflfrcitcc in romlilioni lifiurin tlno and oilier
i lifi! pjitlnilJili In Hut li jlnll.liM tlio time
honoifd (Hid- of iiutoi 111. 1 miI.-IIIhI.m a iifiv
nd linknoiMi ihlif CMiiitlic iillid 1 n-cordi'i,
vh.i is M-lul itltli ( lli.ii.i'.lin ill, il no! illitf
i.ilil. pomis Hilt this iiimii lit lovs slht
if tlio iriv imipiv- of iljilii ill, hi, nliidi is tn
Blip plaic for .Mill li'lil Itui.lition f 11 rnliilK:
il nil Iiin-I lif pmillid foi allki- llnlo imiiiIiI 1..'
no tirrd foi am iiliatiid. Population, iiion-.
oirr, is 1K01.11I1-1I a- 11, t lmist .unl, in lui,
tin- onli lnls fm jl .Iii Irion In rjie il dtli-,
llio !aii,il Ilif In Ihf ion 1 Ininn-taiiii'
1 itieir liailiu .1 ir.il mnnlifi of ppoplo lxiiu
I rfnini!d lo nipilti' a smfinnifiit if 1 illllfidil
iliaraiter fioiu t lini-c uhtili lint- li Biial
1 tiilinli 111 iiifliopnlh. Ill.f 1'i.il nl.'lpliii. with
.ni l,'.oo.ii iitlul. il.il. i, 1 111111.I l- Boicrnnl
and dies nut w.ml in If, lil.o PilttlmiK. Mlf
t.li(in or '-tiaiitoii, wlildi hail- a populitloii
l.ili;ll. fioiu j lull to ,1 twdllli as iiiudi Nni,
11 tlio ollir l.dii.l, i ,1 -.ilnnii' of C'lifiniudit
diplfd to tlif-o pi piilous and tliiliinc niilm
li.fli to proic jisrpliMf or snltil.lc lo tlic 11
n.iliilns illli of tin- stitp w I1I1I1 lino inittilil
li leH. 'Hi- llii Kiosiilros thl ,iinl llio IfMi
loif, iiilln!; upon It In tin- (citlso of their dl
1 rt'tlcn. Into il.ililllud thri-i- dji.( of iilii,
with tlio limits uldi li lino I .fin named.
M)l' OPUS' in VLI.-IIO
lids is 1101 opin in iui.ii.)ii. uli.iirnr 11111.I1I
1 mo Inir Iniii i-.iid of it, and Is tn lie 1 oii.-l.intlv
1 oino In mind in iho pin-iiit iIUidssIi 11. Hut
Ursificutioii IipIhb niiihorlod uiid tlilliiciiifs In
1 unlit loll tlimhi llililitloli.illj pioiidul for, II
n.lloiii us ,1 111 iltcr it ilium' tit it ilioif lull
I- (IIAcirnt Irxl-lalion lor illtloirlil 1 lacs mill
in; illflmnl nhfinis of ilti Roifinnu'iit. ( Itiis
ol llic tlrt da- ma luie oin- i-.iIpiii, illies
of the rcriuid iIj-s aiiothir, and lilies of tlio
il. ml da., .till .1 tldid. linn- would Ic no
iiih-i) for (las-lticiilou II tliov did not. In pur
iMiuf if thU tlipn- iiij.i, llifirfoie, U- one ct
of oltKru foi (no and anollu-i foi aiiollirr, mil
tin- piivn-n Hid fund Ion of (,idi mai 1.111. rhi'i
111' not lit olill'.'fd to luif 1 1111)01 Jin 111. ill
Hun thfi aif lo luic a tifisuiri 01 loiiliollrr
or (ollfdoi of (illinpirnt lafs, liowcirr mirIi
H mai lie IKtesi-aii tn lodifi' tlio ilulm ol 1 1 if a.
well MioiMi dti dttklals nuiucii lid e,
No rloiilit thtro mini lie 1 (liltl ev-dillip if
nunc son, and oiik one to Inn. tic ami In- n
riKinsllile for Hip illy fund 01 upitiirf and rou
tiol the .iKounls. But names amount to lun
1 title, and in- uuv line tlir.t- seicial uiuiiidpil
liiiiilloiH trpai.itf.l and iliiti United anioiiu a 1111111
l.rr of nenl.i-citalid olfneis or djinollditcd and
(Mifcirfd upon one or mote ulllioul Oi(alenlnj
loiniiient 01 (jlliiij the other in qiie-tion.
ill theie ale 1111111I1 Ipil nutlrn, and to Ion:
in an ait l parsed to appl.t tn any one of the
thlfp e.tabllihdl dait-ej ol dtlcs lotillntJ Itfflf
to dealing nitli affili of I'.iil iluuctcr, it no
mere oftends jjilnrt the toii.litutlon than if it
Ind to do wllh all tlio titles of I he Mate without
ili.tiiu-tlon. Thin It a. i-ettltd law of the land
I tld ilon 11 In all a;e. to which hale been re
ft 1 red In (he roundel for Hid (ouiinounealtli to
iiidain tlii'lr aMiilt upon Hit! Halute Wfoic us
In Phila, 1. Haddington Churdi, 1 1 1 l'a. -J'iJ ;
Welnnioii n. Hallway Co., J1S Pa. Jfrjj lluan 't.
l.ij Pa. '-'i7. ami Kiui Deposit ( o, id, lilil,e,
V1 Pa. 831. It iia solely lieiau.it tlio IrifliUlloii
iiudir riilfM in tadi of 1 1 use tin not to (un
titled, but iindeilnok to deal with lldna; which
vile not iiiuiildi.il, that It was ileilared In each
iap to be uneoii.litiilionil and tnrpt front tlui
utalutf booVn by Iho r-upriniti couit arcpriliiif-1.
In lluan Mieel, nt pige STd, II U mid' "
1 1. me now to lniiilie nhat IfBl'laliou rcnnlns
foiblddin to fit Ion iiotiiithttomliliK claii.lniiitldu,
1 reply that all leifUlatlon tint lelatlnff to the
(rnIx-ol (oipoute poweia or In (oiporalc olll
(fit or their duties, N unauthorized by dai.lHca.
tlon" nd In f-ale Ii("-lt "o. i. 1'rld.i-. at
aui' -H, it l 'aid, pidklni.' of the act there (lis
tiu.ed: "In ilm 0' tlif fori'itulnx authoritlfi
nd the prluilplii ilwili eitnhlUlud by them,
how iati It be urcemfully claimed tint fettlon
U el the Act ol 1M7 la iilthln tho recognltcd
iopo of alld leftliUtlou for cltln of the eeond
rlawf It certainly doe not relate lo the eserclso
of any torporato poiten of cald iltles nor to
Ihe iiumbrr, dnraifer, poners or dtitle-i of any
luuhklp.it olflceis tl.eieof, nor lo any mbjett
tmdfr the ctinlrol of illy Roieiiiiiienl."
lint bow tan any null tll(liii be made of (he
act bcfoic, w, or how upon any Midi around Is
'I poolhlc to (utidftiiti It as 11 loial ami ipulal
lawf Wc do not auini- in this opinion to pus
npoti all of IM proi lulonn, but that tiny ate in
main loncftnc.l and ioik fined alone with matleri
of illy Kitfimiifiit Iho 111'irl iiiitory examination
of Hit- ad 11 111 dearly dlmlon'.
Tlitw 111 the fliU aillde ihlff exeilillie ullfd
i in-order Is ueate.l ami Ids powers and duties
iteliiietl and leftiiljtrdi In the feioml, illflcniit
eci utile dfpirtinriits aie fstjlill-liul, ami In the
tlihd lo Ihe ilettnlli artldis Ineliidie, llio pe
ilal pifioaillus and fiiiutlous of eadi ale (lib
dated ami dc-dlhnll tin- IwiKlli aillde pin
ildis foi (he elrifloii .Hid u poliitinent of il
pirtuifiital ofllcrts ilerU and (inpIo)ei tlic
Hilllienlli relitos to Ibe liiipeadiment of oflii em
of tin Iiiiinii Ipalili : lilllde II ic-ts llir legl'la
Hie 1 mn 1 r of the cllv III ff lei t 11 1 id 1 oiiimon
inunill'-, ailhli- l"i dials wllh (III iniitraitss
aitldis Id Willi pollui iuaui.-ti.iles', arlldi-s IT
h'i.I l wllli 0tl11l.1l -.ibties and bonds; aillde
pi defiles at latRi' the inipoiale powvis of the
(III! ailhli 'JU uiidettiUes lu pienie In Ions-
ifHalu Ifuiiblloti lu irgaid to titles of Ihe llilnl
dss hi he(omliiS' (Itles of the hfiond (bis; and
all this Is followed at Ihe 1 bw of .1 mlieilule
reiriilitlii!; the tl llnlllon from Ihe usteni of
lili iioiiiiiiuiiit now in fnne with legaid tn
diiis of Ihe seroml ila-s tn lint iiiiiiKiiraled
In Ihe 3d It-rlf.
Mill Ml Ml IPM. Al I Alll-
l.iUiiu; tin ud in this ita.t ,m a whole how
il tin In- raid tint Hit- n flail tilth whi.ll it
Ins in deil no not inutiidpil, ami how Is II pos
Ibli', thin, to aigue tlui bee line It evtabli-hcs
I 1; -trill of Boidiimeul 1IIMY1I11K li cm Hint nlilili
-iciills in the ollirr iIisms of titles, it is pe
dal ami PkjI, and t Inn foi e lotiilemiiid bv tho
iiiii-tlliilloiiV U in tli r Ihls njt isti 111 Is appiopli-an-
nr iifus-jii for Ibe lIas atleilid Is not
II o'KMlt.ii with whiili we Inn- uutlhlni; to do
with, uiid we am 11 it In allow- outi-elies in lids
oiiiifiilnii in bo inlvlid In wlul is slid in luiuc
ot the i.i.es on the Mibjei I of necell.i. Nn
doubt daollnallun iniM .o lu.ed (tl lim'sll-,,
but In lids no 111010 l Intenled llul that il
mtirl not bo Mini 01 iiriiiatutal,
ou ian lcgMate foi fanners or inkiepets nr
men limits, 01 ilodc i, 01 bankciii, biiau-i- ilie-o
are ila-ses in this loiumuidli iihldi aile tioui
liatuial loiiditlons and I flat Ions; and lu the Mine
lay .1011 1 an pass law foi illlen and boioudis
and Inwiishlp. Hut 11,1s Is dl,pu(d ol with
tigiid tn the impoitaiit Mibjed of lilies b- the
(disidri itlon nbleh all tin- (a.es rciognUc lint
dltlneiiti- In fnipulatloii of HmM( aflords a riCKs-
riti 101 c ljisillr.il Ion at lo matins fiiuely muni
ilpal. It is Idle, Hull, in Ihe fate of this tn aicue
lint tin ip lie no dltieieiuos in rondlllotw in
Pittshuiff-and .Ulcfthriii Cllj or ,-cianlon whldi
(.ill foi i diftdelit f.isldii of dl otllcers and
ROitrnmeiit from tlnw- tn tie found In WIll.cs
llaire, lleidinji tr II lill-l.iua. Ihe leaislatuie
his thrmshl otheiiii-i-, .ami we rannot teilrw-
their linUinint Tint (liflciemes lo x eeitaln
eslenl lu fact pM is muilferl ind llif tniil
be nut iitnl pioilded lor; tin re tin be no haul
and last 111b- tor all. asilnst ibis the uo of
Wheelir t PI11I1 . " Pa .!, ulsnl all rtTed
tial protest. 'In wlnt eitent and In libit dine
lion this hill be done is a (pic-liou not t f the
court-, but foi Ihe law-miter.
It ma, be (onieded that the heiedli for a
clat-.ifi(allo!i whiili his beetj idoptnl in 101.1
Kuril (,ise Is .1 jtidiiiat o,ueslon, but Willi le
uni'l to dtlcs in mittiis lnunleipil it his onie
and for ill beni pi rd In the rare ju-t dtul,
and tl e cnli pu-t ton now- open to us with teirird
to .111) (it.i (Iks leirl-lltioii Is tvhelhcr the Mill
jcrls mibrared lu It lie intuiklpal. If Hk.i hip,
It r iniini be ilUtmbed, lionet rt. pecidlai 01 ills,
linrliic. Tlio poinrcf llio lesi-l.ilure itithin this
limit is ah-oluie. riie.i inn Rlie one ni(iii
lo one tj and anotlier In andher, and it is
1101 fm the louits Ui incpiiio whcthei- cither Is
adaptid in Hi.- pfctilluitlcs of tondilloii in ulildi
il I-, in ide to .i plj.
Mil I.VDN-' I'OlM
Hut 11 is .-lid that ailule Ci'l of tin pn-ent
bill iftiihs in fnne, as In lilies of tin- llilnl
ii'i adi im In: into tlio -.iiond 1 1 1 ". nil 1I1I1.I
rlis lcoi-1 illon not Mipllcd b.t its pii.lN..ln
or in (011H11I with thdii. with the le-ult. Hut
in I'ittsliiua; and .Mlej-lieut, nhldi .lie al
ICadi in the M-(ond dass, wt line one hi of
litt, and j lo Nrauti.ii, nhldi now tomes into
il. mother and luKed -ft, made up pirtlr of
M.ond and pattli of third iti-s legislation, an.l
that this, if milium,- due, 1111l.es the .id local
and ffei ial
Whethoi tint inliil-iu of the .11 Hi It- it It ind
tn is in-tilifi) ne iln l.ol fiel iall(il upon lo sit
ti-ruiine While it U no dimbl worHir ot -iiious
lun-idiratidi whether the appiriuf want ol tiiil
loiinilv pioiliiccd bv It can be ulliiualtli mh
t lined, eien (ompilinjr for the ake of iiuu
1111 nl Hi it it idliliot, the dint ililmcd foi il
upon thi whole ait Li no l.iijli- follows. This
aitidc is illsllt.it in its ). k.i Mum ami may
well il.lt.d 01 fall In ttscll .11 (online In whil
ma) be leieiltrr dfiltlcd Willi Kind In It. It
deailv does not elitir intn the Mili-taiitne h-Ri-latiou
innljiiieil lu the other arlldes and cm
diop out of the ,,l without affeiltna; Hi. 111
II is a fitiillln dndiiiif Hnl 011c part of a
fttatuli inn b? inialld, and .Ml the 1 1 r 1 of It
,ood: il Is onli wheie mui (annot lop oil the
otlnidiiu nif lulu 1 without atlc 1 1 il.tr Hn' whoh
bod) that the inle ii olhirwlse, and that poiitldi
aiiiiol be m.iiiu.illn.l hue. 'Ihe M.-lmi etab
II. ho. I In Ihls rial nt is biinii'iiloiis and iom-pleti-
wlllicul 11 fen tic e to this alliatd diiioil.uis
alible, and Ibe luttei m 11 be Miiikiu oul wllli
mil a iniieptlble distuibime (I Iho-e wlihh n
luilii. As It i-lalnls It Is litdflt .1I1 llii 11.pt In 1I.1.11II
oil lu llul Sllllll nil, li ults of lllild iti- itlv
li t,ll itlon not Hippltid In the U It.dl, is It
m ill nl 1le.i1 il.l.. in niiili Willi rii-peit In tliiei
.nlv.ilidlli; llolll Hit- Ihll.l In the nrond I I I'
ll. it ihe Biall nil) fall and )i-l Ihe i-loil, he
..Mini!, ami lint is the ifl.rt In any r 1 tit. In
oul judmiiiiil hue. lie wholo 11 1 Is not In be
sti id,(ii down hi win! mat be found lu coiurrss
in Ihls one yi 'li menial and -onuiUiit linlrliiiit,
aiible. ha lent w,i -nii(.lil lo be (oitied or
aiiolupll-hrd by II, is we line Ml. I, is hul
eMiitiil In the Bdiiial i-dicnie of Ihe MX, ami
Ibis llic tn ill 1 ill-p.i-is of the atBumfiit tihl.ti
1" attimplnl fn bo buill up upon il. I In- -iiur-liu)
be .ild of olhei liill.nl iiltii Kills 01 tin
bill: for liisl inn, thai with men in e tn the
I till Ic rut li nttile, whli li 1. 1011. 1.s l.. Hie im
pe.11 lime lit ol mimliipjl mill ers In c itles of the
da-s 1111. lei 1 oli-l.l. 1 jlkti.
Ml I M "I'M PIlDM-ltiS
litis is indn-d no new 01 iiiiiisiul )iiuii-uin.
In 111K liken l..,.lil) tiom Hie Ait of .lime I, lb',
P, I. .I, iditliik' to 1 Itles of the flirt djs
and mil" in1 nnv sit in pJ(-llil, to (Ids eilint
to btiiiar the two disvs into 1 ..iilonilllt. The
iluice made oc'Jlli-l II, linweiii, is Hut It
imderialies In ihal iptdall) wllli the puweis ami
proicluti- of the (ouiti ami o oiTnids asaln-t
llut pioii-loii of the lonitiliilloii whlfh pro
hibit! any tpulil U nuulllin heir juri-dh
lion 01 pridlie.
Hut we ais not lalliii upon In distiisi llul ipi.j,
Hon brie. Ml this mi) be tine ol It nitlmul
its Inlkiwiii.' tint Ihe act n a Mhole U nn. ill I.
Is Ins been Just raid wilh riffietif.c in the
Iviriitletli article, II deals with t i-lticjc and
ipnUI riibiict, lo wit, the method ot impeach
I ne niniiklptl otliceia lu cities of this da, but
llii is b) no luciiis r-.-eiitlal to the tenet il
itlicme r.l.ihll.heil by tlio ait as a whole, lilies
of Ihe third clans hate cnI-IcI without an) mi.Ii
thai If 1 proilsloii, and hue been and will con
1 utie lo be ralUfadorllv Boittiiccl In I'Val
xme at least as well without It as wllh In
ollid wonls, it is not indirpciisjblc. tn a com
plete Motrin, ami howeifi It may now appear
as a put of that n-lilcli is hen- nt up, It nnt
dtop out of It If iieetrsjii- wilhout pcitrillble
ailed on Hut which if malm.
l.itu le need lie tin ell on the ininenhit
1 1 lt1it.fr nmcctlou with icgatd 10 the proiUliMis
found in the bill (oiiceruin; policemen and lire
linn. 'Hut the) shall not without their content
be dismissed f 10111 I lu J r pohltioua eccpt as I hey
aie reinoied upon due rhargfa luado mid I.earliu;
thereon, inakis for thdi icriiianciieo and lide
pemliixe, ami i not old) tn be sustained, but
lilllhly ecmincmleil. Tlieso nil.oiiilnate (itv otll
dais, an U well lnown, am often able to cei
else wldi.pt cad pollllcal liilliince and are i-omc-lliiiei
cmplojid lo do 10 b) iiiisctuplous super
loin hutdlns the power of remoial our tlmii,
An)lhliir, tliirclorc, whldi tiiidi to lls.eu the
pirnsuin that ian tn brought upon Hum In thin
manner, by adding to Ibe ilildllli ol their poa.
tlous, It In the Inleie.t of twit uciiernnieiit and
to lm upheld, llul what U mole to our present
puro.-f, It is a otilctli iiiuuidpil subject, and
tlififfoie li-Kltlmatfli dealt with In (he act, and
that all ur need,
(.online under the bead of the aicumenl alao
that this Is special and locil leclsbtloti I. the
attach made! 011 the ionr niferrc,) on Ihe
recorder appointed b the iroiei'nor under Hie
pioilsloiu ot the tclit iliile Ihese, II U ilalnied.
are extraordinary and differ esfntUlly Irom
thoe lo be powesied by uibsequent Inciimlfiits
of Hie ofllce, lly them the appointee of the
Kin ei nor may 1 emote at will oil heals of de
partment mid appoint othcis ot Ids nun selec
tion In their (lead! while leeoiden chosen bv
the people can on!) uppulnt and tcmoto wllh
the consent and appimal ol councils.
This ptotUloti, It Is further timed, it not made
tn apply to any illy which bv odiance ot popu
lation may nilwoiiuenlly roine tinibr the aft.
Iml Is n tiicie lempoiary expedient appl.iliisf
uiily lu existing c Itlen of Ihe d.iss. 'i his mikes
Ihe att, at It la said, a piece of upeclal legisla
tion under the u.ule ol .t general law ami lo
llies the constitution In iineiuence. We tc
ganl llilii, buwcier, as an attacl. rather upon the
expediency of the pioilslnn Hut an arBiimcnl
ifslimt Us constitutional!!).
'Ihe Ifgilliiiate purK-e of a ulirililo Is to
tegulile the applhallon of a ionlltiitlon or a
talute to ptoildo for the tratislllon from the
old law lo the new. We bile u will Known ex
ample of II In Ihe existing constitution of the
stale, and olhets iioubl not be dlllleult lo flntl
II Is line Hut It Is not alwa.is neeessJiy to
plot lilc In this tia) lor a liainlllon from one net
of assmihl) to aiiollur, and II ma) not, Inderd,
be usual; bill It cannot be mid lo be Irienutir
or Inialld, mid wbalcur 111.1.1 be raid In the
iiiisenl liislince wltli recanl In lis expedieili).
It Is entlieli wlthlii Ihe power of the leglilitme
tn do so, and Hill is all that xxe lieetl to know.
Iteliig within Ihiir powei, Ihe only (yifilloii ojicii
to us Is itldher Hut mwer has been exoetded
and as 10 lids (hue cm be Iml one answer.
tll A Ml.lli: x'il'.M V.
Xliinldual cmciiimenl. exiept tint It hill be
iioiilaled by genciul mid not by local 01 upcelal
laws -and di-ailled legislation Is not open to
this obiei lion-Is wholly iiltliln the oontiol ot
Hip legislature, lint Imd) Is made up nl Hie
liplOsflitallies of Ihe piople, ami cxtipt as the
people in Ihe fiimlameiit.il la bale innlerl iken
In put chetU upon In action the whole powei
of Ihe people It lodged lu It.
Miinldpalltlfs 110 mere agencies of goi eminent
established localli and their iharaelir and uli-nt
ami the liws lit wbkh they skill be tontrolleil
intisi of tiriresiir be tlctetuilniil b) lcglsl.Ulie
.idloii. Hearing this in mind, in hil respect,
Hun, tin it bo urged Hill Hie legl-latnio has
exiirdctl Ihe poweis lommltlid In tlutii In the
darning of this billr It In nid Hut thev haie
nude Hip 1 lilrf execiitlie an appnlnllii- ollke
for two .icats. and thetialter elettlie. H'lt whil
of ihal" J ley might line nude It tihollv ap
pointing had II spcnitd best to Hum, and the
gtratet powei Includes the less
.Nor Is any ipiiHon icalli nude, or, Indeed,
tan Hide be, as the right lo male tho first
1111 iimheni of 1 lit let onli Hilp .ippomtlte. Ihe
only lliing 1 latum! is llul thrit Is an limine
exten-Ion of the appolnlinent lur llic teiiu of
two jeaio, piing met an intertfidng munklpal
elcitioii lu oiler void', lu'd tin- clrulon or
He inoicl. 1 I ecu piotidcd foi In IVlniiir.. ,
piCl.', the .ippoliitinenl of tin- goiemor mem
while wouhl not be gaiiirild. It Ls onlv becaus"
Ihe tin lion is defined lor anothn jeir 11ml
Hie trim ol Hie appointee loiicipoiidlngty on
laigeil Hut objection is made.
This conipsslon. bowcici, enVcluill diiOieil
ot the objettlon Hut 1 pail of the onVa 1 innot
! nude aniiolnllir md Pill elettlie. Th.iL If
put appiopilatel.i be fo until Hie people lute
Ind an oppittunlii 10 mike .1 iliolce Is Jii
doiihtnl, and it follows Hut lor lion lona; Hie
olhee lull be under the pown ot appolnlinent
before it (.in be inidti rlectiie Is a nutter wllli
width the IrgMUmo iilnne cm deil. In deirr
niluliig llul question lu the present Instance lie
ma) asMiine that nur law-truhcrs ilctitled a sin
gle Kir's evpeileiie of the wml.llig of tlio
lute rlsteui betoie .1 ihoice In 1liP people of
thdr ehirf oxeinllie mis not snllleient. ind tin)
Hieiefore deem it proper to lontinue it for Urn.
Ihe i lunge- Iniugui itnl bi the t it must
be toiifissfil ire seiniewli.it radicil. we are to
piss drill a goidinneiit lit t-oiim IN, which, to
mv Hie hat of It In this and other titles, ins
not bien ealWittori, In a highly cenliallzitl
gniriniiieiit unilcr a thief exeeutlie and kiindry
cxettitf ix (kpirtuifiils with luge pnwiis and col
teupdlng le-pntisibilll). Two je.mV time ill which
lo te-t ruth .1 mslrni Is rcrtilnli none loo long:
wi- .lull belftttr able to imlge of it in tin. and
until il his been .oinewlul tilirt and tested lion
1 in the people piopdlv ililerinino Ju.l ihe in in
li whom the) an- propmd In lOnnnit Hie ton
.Inri of Ihe' ollnt. riiffP aie eolisldcrilinrs
wliii li inn cr nnv nol hue been in the minds
of IhP legislature In Introducing this proiWon!
Iliex tiililnly exist and it cannot be Slid in the
late ni them' that then- xi.i anv ibu.e or cce.
ot power in exlendlng Ihe turn of Ihe goicmor'a
uppomtee inordliigli.
inn pnr.-KM' tosrinios-
m is llitie amlliirg in the pnlnl lhal the nit
is .pet III. Iiei.ms. the sihriiule nidi proiidoi
fm pitrdil ttnidllloii', and doe. not appl) ti
lilies xxliitli 'ii.tv nili.-if'icutl) tome nntki Hi.
bill. Of iietorlli this Is Hi. in.e for Hie wli'de
puipci.p of u ulnliilo a. up lute alre.idi pointed
out, il tn coici liu- polod ot traiiMtioti a:il
will, the 1 hang. 4 liiiii.'iualiil In the new la v
less aluiipl Him tlux otluiwi-o would be. Hut
in tin- (a-i- ol 1 (ill adi lining in population In
rl'.M tkgries 10 (he point xibtie il pa.s.14 fioiu
cm- di-s to the ullirr thin- 14 no need foi .111'
Ihln,- of that kind and Us oiiiir-toii Hick lor in
tntliiees nollilng spnial 01 iinu-uil to afiei t tin
auMial thai 11 lei ol ihe tiu.i.uie
llf den Ics iiioiiienl Is llio ilmiue-tamr that
Ibe po-ieis diliu-tnl to He appolnlie of the
goierinT aie mnuwhil ililletdil limn thoie gnen
t.. tin. moulds wlio shall mine alter him t
o-il) in Hit- niturt 01 the i.t' his the lli-l in
cmnbciit in oiMiil'liig H" nexi eowinincnt sjiiih
whil dllliient ilulin. In pnionu. but etui I!
Hide wen- no su-li ici-oii iu-lililng Ihe illfln
in. e, 110 aiBiiuiHil na 11111 the cniistiliillcuuliti
of IhP ad 1 in be- (on.isldilli nude nn mount
of Iln- ilMlmllon bn'iux. Hi" pioitdon .ipplln
I 1 all the dtlc of the das atlnllng all dike,
and Mlien llul Is tie t w ami Ihe matte t fulls
legltluiitily tin-11 tin ..ubJeiN which may le
lOrll'liltd upon as It 1 nl ill It does ben-, bee lu-o
It it I id- In a luimiiipal pim tluii the pioil-iol
bowitei, potnll.il alt acn-ial ami tiol spf( 1.1I
Willilu Ihe ineauliiK of the ioniltuli(li and
laimol lip ipii.linrnl
", Tin- mi mul it ia.i -Hon Is Hat t In , i. un
II I1.lit11ll0n.1l Inoan-i- It Ins iiion- Ik ill one
lhjut. 'Hit- f emu lite is not ni) logital, bt-.t
bo will follow- II. Ibe Kpealing cliii.e at the
end ol tin- schedule sums In J II old the Uoun.l
for tins iigumciil. 'Iliat tlitw 11 ids as ml-
loiir- "--ectidi 1. Iho id tiilltlid 'An .11 1 ill
I'll illon tn the 1,'Hdlinni.l of ilik. of the suoml
ili.." appKnnl the 11th tin of.liim, . 0. l-7,
is litiib) i.pi-.ilid, ixcspl tin lust and second
villous thtrtof. ml all ctl.i 1 taiii) foi tie
cotiiiiinriit if illlcs if the sccmid 1 1 ', unle.i
piisdinl b) the Uiius of lids ad is iiell us
a l.i w li con-l-lil.t i ill) 01 applied I') tliu
Ml an- hciiby icpialcd "
The special 1epc.1l of independent nils It l
iciilendeil camiot he Joineil together in on
bill btiiu-e jcli toiisliti.tes a iliftiient subject
mul If joint d .14 thty aie hrii- tho bill Is nuih
In inter nunc Hun one mibiect and It Iheifime
tlnblo ami Iniilnl. II we do not do Jit-llcc tu
llio .irgumitit in llii. stitriuciit It is bnait-e
we fill to fulh toli.pieii.ini il, ami ill onl.r
I 1 uiiki- 110 nil. take wc- will quote fioiu the brief
ol (Oiiutil Willi legaid lo it. "Ihe il-'lll re
pfallru daiL'e at the end of an ait," it is lli're
aid, "lint ill act or pills of .id neoiultent
liiiwllh aie luicli) repealed, iloen little inoie
Hun stall tho legal rifts t u( the act tUclf.
Hut It I. (iille diniidit when Hie repealing
dau.c altunptr tn iu ait other and Independent
ails Mlilih in no wa) lOiiflict with Hi; act being
p v.ed Aits so upialid aie kcpuate and Inde.
pi 1 dint leglslalioii and the passage of one .(ft
and the npeal of another aie two different
.ihjnM and taiuirl be joined In out! bill. 'I hi 1
question mis passed upon lu t'oininonwealtli lo,
Mciccr. 0 I ounty I mul flen. ifll, whero it Mai
lield Hut an act puipoiling to icpcal a i-cdion of
0110 ail and u supplement lo uiotliei contained
two nibjoeis and wax void." tVe ci-nnot asitnt
In the clod line 1.0 aniioimceil, and ite lull not
lake nr) iiuuh time to dispose of It.
Tlio mini gciural elau.e at the end of 1
bill Hut all aeU or patW of acts lucomUteiit
tlririxitli aie thrrrby tepealed may be legally
diffident, but 110 tlralt.in.m Is fled down to It,
On the ronti.iiy In n gencial Maude of rompn
hcnslie seciie, miipl.tlng and doing nway wllli
IU.11H iciui pmiout rt.itulie, It it of tlio xriy ben
Icfbdallio turiu tu leilte the arln Intended to be
auptlsided and lepciled, so Hut no one may be
in any urteilnluti ;.s to the intention of the
liglslaturo wllh icgaul tn ihem, and 1111 hair
)et (0 hear from an) aiithoritjllio sot'rtc thai
lo do in ollrnds a.aliist Ihe fundamental la.v
of the laud. 'Iho npiallng ilauso under di.oui.
ton docs nol go as far oa Ihls, und any irltl
rl.in Me might luxe lo p.im upon It wouhl b-heiau-i
il did not, It dtet one- art by Its name
and due of xppmtat and as to the rest Hi
phratcolog) U in the u-iul gtn-ral lerrn. Ill
no roncelt ol ronstnittlon can tbii, in our
Jiulsimnt. be M-realcd Into ,1 xlolallon of tint
cd.stltutioii piohlliltlng two subjects fioiu being
cubiaied in Iho tame at I,
(.OlUllNOirS POWI'll.
:i 'lie llilnl suggestion Is that the bill had
nu il.'ht to proxU llul llic sniernoi' thoiilj
ippolnl for the Irrm of two Jfani at lie li
It in not enclly cniitlicd In tlne tenn, but that
l Its pntpott, Mated In anotlier form It l that
the offlre being made eleitlie m&st be filled hi
the tholce of Ihe people at the next nninklp'l
eleellon, and 1 annot be defttred until Ulff
one, An utguiutiit U nought In bo nude 11.
behalf of Ihls contention In irfetcnce lo the
pioil-lons found Iti article I, teillon 8 of Hi!
inntllfiitlon, tint when- lie laiamy occurs III
any eledlte ulflie to xhleli Ihf goieinor la fn
tilled by lux In si p jlnl. It si. nil be Idled at the
next suiiecillng f-Tiieral eleclluii ocruiilnc niorr
t'lati Ihitr calendar mnnlha tlidealter. Hut this
Is ( .li d Inly met by liu- (Icdslnn of the "-upieini
Couit In t ominoiiwcallli tr. ('alien, u Pa. ItTi,
wheie It wis held Hut this doc4 not apply lo
limnldpil nflkeis, but only lo imdi ofllcew us
ate In be iIkkii at a gciKrit election. Hut Is
lo sal at tho fled Ion held In Nut rinber of
(Mtli jrur.
tn those tilo aie ippolrilrd bv law" (11 be
cIiomii at the liumltipjl elections held in I'd',
titary, Hut Is In eat, as (o all t.tlieers of rlllrt,
boioughs ond toiintlilps, II his no (niitrolllug
foiie or eflect. Thcie h iiolhlug, Iherefiiif, lu
the totisllttitlun (o letpiirt 1111 election lor Him
nftlip of 1 u older In dllrs of Ike second ill, ul
tin- iminlilpil rltrtlnn in 1'et.ruai)., inn', amd
Ihe ilefetiliig of It 1111III II p teal following i)
1 1II1I. Lien if Ihls weie not so we fall to see
tilii-tins preent appoint nn id Mould not bold
goud until Ihe peopl bad had an (ippiilluiilly
lo tint which would sustain the tespoiidint 111
ofllce for al lead a xeir; It might be soul
foi Ibe cxcoM beioml Hut and )el bo good for
tin lexer ami lawful period 111 (he act of
.Mai I, ISTt, P. I. v'iVi, the goxeinoi Ins the
gintral imuci of appointment as lu all laean
ilia III ofllce not otherwise prnxidnl for and a
lai uuv mat occur bv the'luw (tcallon of ,111
ofliie as nell a nllei its pritedliig oicupaiuy,
Walsh is, (Vuimoiii.eilth. VI Pa. 4.1V. !
Itnl me place our i!e-i!oii on no Midi luiiow
1,101111.1. We bold Hut llieie is nollilng in tho
(Ptixlltutlon lu pmlilbll Ihe legislature from
plodding .14 Ihe) hale that Hie til.t etirlimlient
.should continue In oilce until niter Hie mil
tiiilpU tltetldn cl VV, and Hut Ihe appoint
mriit of the lp.Kuddit lor lhal 1 11 ill as lall.l.
f. 'Iln- lout Hi tibjcrlloii is piailically ills-po-a-d
of by libit Ins Jiisl belli Kild. II as-eitt
tint the gnxeinot bad no pmxn to .ippolnt wilh
out a eiinilrnullon b.x the senile. t otinel
fiankl) admll, bowriei, thai the dei Iiion of
the Supreme toiiit in otherwise a louiid In
Ihe iae of Crniiiioniiealth is. fallen, lul Pa,
::7."i, alieady referred lo, and they do not ex
pect na. of touis-e, to oiemilc It The point l
rimpli nurlo lo pioleel them In uige a 11 con
sldt'i itioti of Hut dcclilon in the higher mutt
- fat as ite aie loutcinctl xxe luxe nothing
to do but to follow- the law- as so laid down
for us, which xie injy add b) Hie ixJ), we luxe
no idea will be disluibcd
POWKIt TO AIHII.IMI.
i In Ihe tilth objection il it Migcr.icil llul
the legislatuie had 110 power to abolkli the oiflce
of ina.xer ivhen the only object wan to dealc
anotlier office to pcifotin the Mine duties. Hut
Hut in not the lxv announced b) the ever. In
Coinmonnrallli xs xiiCornb-, 5(1 Pa AX, it was
declared thai, ''As to oltlrd ivhloli nro lcgle
latlie only and not constitutional, the powei
whkli created tliem inly ali.ill.-k or change tlieui
al plei'ine without 'itifiiuging upon any tontl
lutioiial righl of the poK-eesor of lb" offlep and
wltliotit xlolaling any dutv of Hie logUlallie,
body."
rids irifi iceiled In ( OHiinoniTtallh x, Weir,
IM. Pa. -WI. wlierebv the general art of Ma; -J",
I4"!. P. I,. IM, prondfng for Ihe cleetion of a
thief luugeNt In the seteml botouglH of the con
inonneallli. Hip burgees of Indiana, cheisen nndet
a special ait lelating lo Hut borough, Mas leg
l.laled out of .1 whole ".car of his term and
)et the att Mils suilalncd That tisc Is especial
li pettinent and goes further than mp nted lo
in the present instance because the two olfltir
theie were liliiille.il in uinie as well as in duties,
iihllp in both tcxpcclx there Is on essential di'
firrncn here.
I.lo.ul le. Mnllli, 1TC Pa. -'l'. It equillx dec I,,
lie. It ix-u there held Hut tho ict of dune 17,
lvf. P. L. !0d. rrcillna- the office of roun'i
t i.lroller in lountles containing 1V1,(00 inliilii
1 11 ts .mil nbolUhlng the oftne of rounl) audilor,
vis not tinennstitiitionil. Tills ruling 4 tin
morp iimirkable in tint Ihe oiflce di.porcd of
was one recognised bv Ibe romtitutlon md not
cue merelv ciealed by Hie legislature, but the
unit held that eien so it was not ttnndatoiy
to fontinue it.
The doetiino found In there e isps might le
enlirgnl upon and exemplified by mpn) others.
It I of tin1xert.il application, nu nbtenre dei 1'ion
of the comtk of .rrtli Ciiolliu to the tonlnty
notxiitlistanillng. (lenslnw- x, l'nll(d Stales,
III I'. fi; Kennj xi lludspctli, 71 ,. f
law .lil; People x. lluilbut, 'Ji Midi. tl.
'Hit- xeir constlltitlnn to which coun-el appeals
dipo.eil of mnueious i,i,ie.s throughout the torn
mountain! of which mo had an example in
our 1111,1-1 in the abolishment cf the laic iiiaioi'a
1 emit of Scuiilon, and the turning out of office
or the learned ami respected rceoider who xvu
at the bead of it; and what the people in their
Roxrirtm cipifitx In- the adoption of llio con
stltntlou touM do llulr lepresentatiies in mu
ei il av-cmLli met can also lu tuatlcia as lo
which thev hue not been fpechlly prohibited
(I It 4 finally urged thai, "The act It time,
publh- in hum und t-ubstantp, .1 fraud on llic
people, and not iiithlu the piopcr MOfic and
powei of legislation, beln!r pa.-c-d for the benehi
and udiaiilage ot a partisan faction and not
for the good of the people," Thee comments
sound luote like tho ediocs of paitv sttife than
Hey do of lf'al argument Tlux- may luxe a
place III impultr i'iUcii-sIoii but tbex (tti be of
little aecouiit here, xs we line tiki 11 piins to
)sint out, the iiie-tlon of exfiedienej is not
bfloie us. Jbls bill in ij- be goeni rr bad. linn
almie xxill il'inoistiatc and 1.0111 of us ian
kitiilpite its Julhinenl. 1h( nbw-Aatlomi which
we haie been called to nuke bale been udelici'd
tn lis Ji sal tilklitv cidx; doit It oflcml agaiu.i
the 1 oii-l ittlt I 11 lu tlv- in inner claimed bv its
a,, tliu !.i llul is all we hue to pl.t upon,
II will not iln In thai.'.' in xague and grueial
linns that li xfolates Ihe spirit of that iii.tiu
New Spring
Ideal Patent
FOR
a Mi ji m Jw mf x
F .r
ICffiQMQffiiy
CounollvSfallac
SCRANTON'S SHOPPING CENTER.
TThe New Hosiery
Men's. Women's. Children's.
The prefcrcuce is clearly for the faucy sorts more of them sold already than in
auy previous season. Upon their predicted popularity we planned for aud gathered ex
ceptionally large assortments. We believe ours to be the leader among hosiery stores.
oimpie, ptain, quiec sorts, in
gravest to gayest is of good
even with the market, but mostly below the prevailing prices
some spicnaiu values m piaiu. scrviceaDie nosiery.
Women's Stockings
I Qr a PairOf cotton, in black, tan, blue and red, printed in white designs, stripes,
etc. Seamless and fast color.
CTt a Pair Fast Black Stockings, full regular made, in thr,ec weights, light, medi---1
-' um and heavy. Positively the best valne in 25 cent Hosiery ever offered. $1.38
per half dozen.
Cy-f a Pair Fast Black Lisle Stockings in drop stitch and lace effects. Some of
-"'' them are very light and fine. $1.38 per half dozen.
Men's Half Hose
I Q-r For Men's Fast Black Socks, with unbleached feet, the best wearing sox that
"Vo money can buy. $1.00 for half dozeu.
25c
25c
Fast Black Plose, all black, in three weights, light, medium and heavy. $1.38
half dozen.
Men's Half Hose in drop stitch and lace effects, very fine and entirely new.
These colors tan, black, blue, grey, red and purple. $1,38 half dozen.
1 2f a '3a'rBys' aud Girls' Serviceable School Stockings in t
1 -W2v an(j medium, fast black and seamless, sizes 6 to 9 j,.
'iCi a Pair Boys' and Girls' Iron Clad Stockings, the very best made for hard ser--"'
v ce, in two sides ribs, narrow and medium. All sizes 6 to 10.
Misses' Fine Lisle Stockings, fast black, with spliced knees, heels and toes. An
exceptional offering in fine goods.
Sizes t; z 6 6 7 7' i S SI q
Price.... 18c 20c 22c 25c 28c 30c 3.1c 35c 37Jc
CONNOLLY
(nent or lhal it inlrlngex on the prei liling rnli
cipka of popular goxerninciit
The constitution as it is written Is Ihe null
gmge b) xibleh it can In tested, and the exart
pirllciihrs in xx lilt li It infringes- upon il mint
bo poinled out If It stands this test it is 1 ibd,
tintl if il docs net. It is not
tiuided b) n lull imd estciulid oral argument
ly the ii'o-t ibh- eounst.1 .md ai.l.tul bv ex
lnu.tlie lukfs w- ban- eximined the bill In foi
tn In tin btirdml. That we may glic cxideiue
of !i.aiin" t iref illy ton.uiired tho epioillnm
i.bkh lino been t,licd we luie set forth it
length .iboie In Ihls opinion the tonolirlons
xx I1I1I1 we hue rtathul and Hip icons fot tluni
The) may not be note pled b) all but thei will
at lei.t scrip to i-hoxx llul xxe luxe giicu nunc
than .1 ptiluuctoty examination of the matter
Wi l.aie but to add Hut it is our unanimous
judgment as Hie tcsiilt Hut the law is roii-ti
H'iloinl and tlui the le.pomiint is 1 milled 10
tenth ue undbtuibed In the ofl.ee which be bold.
Now, llauli in, I'ml, nidi inent Is rnterid
on the ileinuirer in fimr of Iln reioiulent, Hut
he go without (lax, with (0U.
SAME OLD, OLD STORY.
Snnti Notl Didn't Know It Was
Loaded.
Vi'lilli- tuxliiif xx lilt ,111 old icvolxc-i-Sntunlu,
Saiitl Notl, an Italian, kiibi
ped Ilif tilBgui' iitnl iM"lved a 3Scall
liro bullet In liln lew.
S-'nntl lu.il iiiilnailoil tlie xo,iion and
irinuvcJ tlupo tiutildKes-. Thinking
thtre xxoic no mote f.-ilrlilgch In tin-jilt-tol.
lie imlloil the HlgKcr. xxltli the
loii'sVolliK' J csiilt. Ho xvas t.il.r-n to tin
l.nLUnw.intiii liiii!tu!. Tlio xtontitl
x as not ,iiioux.
Styles
Kid
(JSA&efr-
LADIES.
piency, too-r-preparca ior an
quality, and prices are right
Children's Hosiery
& WALLACE,
J. J. sl s. 4, . a, .. aj; sj .. .J. a. a, aj. a-, . 4;.
Special Rug Sale
For one week only we offer a limited number
of beautiful high pile
ROYAL UTOPIA RUGS
Size 9 Feet by 12 Feet.
These Rugs are positively the greatest bar
gains ever offered in a high class, well made,
up-to-date rug.
For One Week Only
Your Choice. Fifty Patterns
$25.00, $25.00. $25.00.
Wc Will Kcsmc G'ooils Until Yon Want Them.
aj,
j jj.
WI LLI AflS
129 Wyoming Avenue
4.4.4.4.4.4.4.. ..j. . 4. -i -
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for the Wyoming
District for
DUPONTS
POWDER.
Ululntr,
Hinting,
Itcpauco
Pportlne, Emokiiless and
Chemical Co.npiny'i
Hit
I
High Explosives.
Eifcty Fuse, Caps ind Exploder, noom 101 Con.
ratll Huilding, biranlon
A(Ji:.NCIl.Sl
TI109. FOflD Pltllton
JOHN B. PSllTll li fcON Plymouth
W. 1'. MULLIQAS WUVe.nirr.
1901
BICYCLES
New models now
in. Spaldings.Cleve.
lands, Iver Johnson
and Crescents. No
better selection ever
made. Call and see
them. They're beau
ties. Ill
J 211 Washington Ave.
tastes, iiuu every style from
not fanciful, nor iust about
for equal grades. Here are
wo ribs narrow
127 AND
WASHINGTON
129
AVENUB
- T T T T 1 T T t T T T T T T T r
& flcANULTY
-l- 4- - -t i"i-s:- -i-
Lager
Beer
Brewery
Manufacturers or
OLD STOCK
PILSNER
435 to -IBB
N. Ninth Stroot,
PA
Telephons Call, 2333.
TUB
IC POWDER CO,
(toons 1 anit. Com'lth BTd'f.
B0RANT0N, VA.
Hining and Blasting
POWDER
Mi t Mooilo and Kuihlal Worki.
LAPLIN RAND I'OWDQH COS
ORANGE QUN POWDER
Jtlotrlo tutterloi, I'.lootrln RiploJ.rt,
iplodlDK blMti, (Safety Kui.atil
Repauu Chsralcal Ga's rxiSvl
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