Show BILL 95 IS ilS RUSHED HOUSE Measure Not Read and No Copies of Amendments Furnished TOLTON HELPS FROM CHAIR Hone Resents Attack Atack by Seely and Amends Butter Buter Bill Bil Tho Time house In Indulged In a a. few pleasantries pleas pleas- at nt Fridays Friday's session and nl also passed a a few bis bills Tho The consideration of oC committee reports were rushed through In Iii a L hurry hurr nt at various times during the tho morning moring and afternoon sessions The rite railroad bill lihi hi S 5 S. S B B. 95 95 passed passel as amended by hy the senate enate Time The ho I objectionable features In lit the tho bl bill providing pro viding that railroads own anti and control coal mines and various other provision provis pro lon ion not In th time the the time Interest o of the lie commonwealth com corn have beet been stricken from tho the measure While the members realized that the time bill bi was not riot exactly what It should bo be and it would woul take a ft a Philadelphia lawyer la er to find out ex exactly ex cx- acU what it meant the they had lots lot of ot other work ork to do took look a n chance and voted almost an unanimous aye John JohnQ Q Q a n representative pO posted ted tedon on railroads and who has very definite l ideas as to what railroads K should do lo doand doand and should not do opposed tho the consideration con con- of the measure when It came caine up for Us Its Is third reading Ho He le asked Cl to have tho the bill bi placed at nt the tho foot oot of or the calendar until the amen amendments amend amend- ments passed upon by the senate could he be je typewritten anti and handed to tho the members for their careful eon Idera- Idera hon tion lon This motion n was was ruled out of ot or order er Tolton Tolon Talks From Chair Chai Crichlow sl said that the time bill bm was being be- be beIng being be be- ing railroaded through an and Im Insisted that hat the tho members be allowed a an op opportunity op- op I to un understand the provisions of or tho the senate amendments amen ments before they acted upon them Representative Toton Tolton Totton Tot Tol ton who occupied the chair said std that that lh the members hn had hail had ample time In Ch to consider the changes In the bill l Senate bUt bill 95 had not been out out ot of of the tho senate long enough to become a a- a u q stranger wl when en It returned Te from tom the the tho house Yi yesterday wih with the approval nl ofT eC oC- oC r r that body Senator charged ed that that- the amendments had not been beon ren read that Into the bill I by the house and In fact that tho the bill bH Itself had not muot been lea read Railroaded Through It I was railroaded through the louse house ho said although h It J is Js n a L very important piece ot of legislation and amid hould should have been given ghen careful con- con The title tithe tile of the bill hi was as read In inthe he time house rules suspended et and amid the tho S bill hi passe passed without reading Six Members Voted Ag ln Jt It It I. I Trouble was scented when IT ir B. B 57 51 providIng an honest ounce IC-ounce pound of or buter butter b by iy Senator Seel Seely came up for tor torl It l This bill bi provided that a jound ion c of or butter buter should be a pound of butter that it I should bo be stamped with butel the time ho tho manufacturers manufacturer's name minnie an and package marked plainly as to the the-num- bel er of ounces It contained Senator Seel eely had Isue issued statements intimating hat that Representative Hone who owns was not acting in lit an en- en L creamery creamer L the time measure measure meas meas- rely hone hottest honest t manner toward trel ure ire since It had been reported to the louse house He I said sid it I was through Hones Hone's efforts the time bill had been boen pigeon holed bi Senator Seely's efforts had hat that brought tho the bill bi from ri Its It committee The festive ravo o to to the hom house e amen made to tho the bill bi renders cr I t I. useless as ns a a law Against Full Pul Weight Representative Hone aro arose o to a n que of personal privilege and re repented re re- lon the lie statements of Senator In relation to lo his imis attitude e to toward toward to- to ward the bill hil Ho lie M saith l that he Ito had Into In Inno f. f tried to keep tho the bill from noa no to a way bi coming before tho tint house for ILs Is con con- He said I that in Its Is present to the m measure asure form orm he wa wits was opposed dIdn't believe it was giving him or ormy my uny other man mami who made butter buler a a square quare deal deal Ho lie 10 said I the shrinkage In Ii the weight of butter buter wh when n it camo cattie from roni the tho dealer was due clue cue to the lie loss of certain moisture he said ad that a amount of or moisture was necessary In iii utter butter to preserve the tho grain He lie In Intimated In- In buter that you couldn't make good utter butter if this bill became a law and buter characterized it hi as us an Impure food measure After considerable cl discussion discus discus- cus- cus sion bit tho lie bill bi was finally amended to read cad that a a. pound of butter buLer should before it left the contain 16 1 ounces ounce lef place ilace of or Its Is manufacture an and provided ed no mo method motho of hating finding out whether or orI I not mot It contained that number of or ounces when it was shipped It I will wi take nice several days lays for or tint the smile to wear of tIC off Representative Hones Hone's face r Lobby Artist Artist lIre Fired At the tho afternoon session Speaker Joseph hit the tho desk In front of or him that lint brought the echo eho from front tho the base base- ment nent He pointed his finger at nt a man manon on un tho the of or the tho house who was sas talking with a representative and anti nod cried You will wi have to stop lobby- lobby Ing ng Th The stranger arose and said sid I S Ing aint doln doing no lobbying The speaker ll said aki Yes you Ou are you yon 01 have havo been around round here all al da day und anti the sergeant arms cit arms will wi kindly kim conduct the genteman gentleman gen gen- leinan from the time fOOl floor of or the hou house teman Tho ho lobbyist preferred to make hl his escape before the sergeant arms arms al reached cached him S S. S B. B 65 b by X Smith providing pro pro- viding for tor the time exercise of or tho the right of or eminent domain and und giving the smelters a n right to condemn land surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding their plants was passed by bythe the lie house after acer an nn hours hour's discussion e Representative McRea representing the he farmers In his part of or the tho state Ml said aid I 1 am opposed to this measure In n the spirit of or fair air play hilay and amid Justice to 0 all al I ask ak the tho of or the Continued on oil Pago Page Two BILL 95 IS RUSHED THROUGH THE HOUSE I Continued from Crom Page One house to defeat It It I is not a Just bill In this state the smelting smelling of or if ores o i is necessary Agriculture is also aiso an Important Im Im- im- im industry The farmers rs ha have ha C not been getting getling the right sort of if ti raiment ti When hen they go to the smelt smelt- 01 JH s and fiS ask for COt damages they are arc presented pre pre- sc seated with figures showing allowIng a small email p per pei J cent of the damages they have ha sustained and asked to take lake it or 01 leave It They are arc told to go into the for know what courts relief i and y you yu u that means Its It's nn fin Indeterminable struggle of appeals appeal these caR cases S ar aI ar kept dragging in the courts for yea years is Every Ever decision in the courts ha has been in our favor favol We Ye have come out best leSt thank God Speaker Joseph appeared on ott the floor in support of the bill and made a convincing talk for its Hs pas pas- sage He lIe said Mid The smelters smElter represent sent one of the mo most t important industries industries indus indus- tries In our state pay some of the I heaviest taxes and I think this measure measure meas meas- i ure provides s a n. fair shake for tor the farmers farmers farm farm- ers era as QS well wen as QS the smelting companies About eight other members were I heard on the bill most of at them fa favoring favor favor- or ing It It passed b by a n vote vot of or 33 to G C. C Bounty n Hill P cd S. S B. B by John T. T 1 Smith to encourage encourage en en- courage couraS' the thc dl destruction of ot wild animals animals ani ani- mals male was passed d after the generating of considerable hot hint air ah It provided that the tho state should pay half of or the I bounties for Cor the thc killing of or these animals ani ani- 1 male mals and ond that the sheep owners who were vcr very much benefited by the law should pay ay the thc other half hair An amendment amend amend- ment mont was offered that the tile cattlemen should pay all of oC the bounties This amendment was very CIT easily beaten II by bylie bythe the lie cattlemen and their the friends oh the floor of or the house Representative e said aId th sl Cel o ners cr eA fo n be fair lIr in the lie matter mattel matterand and nir iC uC thO money but hut did thU n not lt th thy y should houi pay all aU of or It The They paid taxes as did any other for Cor police protection and he ho regarded that as a good argument as tu tip why the hf should 1 not pay lay nil all of or the bounties |