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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1895
Page
4
The item highlights rising population and economic indicators in Avivania with figures on voters property value and bank deposits. It notes the metropolis status, growth projections to 1990, and mentions Scranton Truth editorial comment on Col El Ripple resignation and Ripple’s impact on the Thirteenth regiment.
Congressman John Dalzell reviews the Fifty third Congress in Pittsburg Times, calling it long on details but short on enduring policy. He cites repeal of the Federal election law and Sherman act provisions, faulting tariff policy, financial missteps, and broad excess of appropriations, while praising Reed rules and elements of currency reform.
The piece cites editorials from the Philadelphia Times and the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette praising Schaeffer's plan for free transportation and arguing for multiple school buildings where needed. It defends public spending on schools and mocks efforts to claim coercion by powerful groups, urging readers to reconsider such criticisms.
The report praises Scranton's Tribute for supporting Parr DIL and urges bold civic positions. It defends free school education as a gospel truth and criticizes dilution by expediency. It notes O'Malley's bill to register journeymen plumbers, argues for state oversight only if needed, and calls for competent workmen.
Representative Law advocates a law allowing libel actions only after three days notice to publishers, with a requirement of identifying alleged defamatory statements and a possible emending retraction. If publication was in good faith and corrected promptly, damages may be limited to actual harm, excluding political candidates unless editorial retraction occurs before election. The measure aims to curb frivolous suits while protecting editors and honest reporting.
The passage critiques libel laws in Pennsylvania as punitive to publishers and praises The Few bill as moderate and fair. It references Captain Delaney, Speaker Reed, Mr Crisp, and Artemus Ward style satire, noting improvements at street crossings and a favorable county bill report while urging opposition to speak now.
The article reports on widespread practice of farming out state jobs by lawmakers and officials, with substitutes paid at high rates while the original workers remain absent. It cites suspected legislative involvement, calls for in-person pay verification, and notes efforts by the Division of Salaries and the House to address these abuses. The piece also covers proposed improvements to the Capitol chamber, gallery design, and criticisms of the ballot marking law.
A reader argues for requiring voters to mark each candidate by name in all elections except presidential electors, contending it would boost understanding and improve local races. The piece notes little chance of legislative change soon but urges prompt adoption. Colonel B A Ripple resigns from the Thirteenth Regiment. he will not retire from service, joining the office of Commissioner General under Governor Wisings.
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