The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-04-28
THE RIGHT OF WAY.

This bill passed the House of Repre-
sentatives finally on Friday, and was
concurred in by the Senate on Monday,
and now only needs the signature Of
the Governor TO become law. Dir.
Kunkel's amendment Is retained In the
bill, which provides that il shall not 60
into effect if the sum Of one million Of
dollars is paid into the treasury of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company before
the 3lst Of July lS47.
1t contains also some other importan.
restrictions.
On Wednesday Mr.. kunkel, made a
powerful speech in opposition to the bill,
which was reple;e with sound and con-
vincing argument, and aboundcd in pas
sages of the most thrilling eloquence. 1t
was admitted by friend and foe TO have
been the greatest speech OF the session.
We hope he viii yet write il out and have
it published.
The vote on the final passage of the bill
in the House was as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Barber, Bartholomew,
Bigham, Boughner. Brough, Bracken-
ridge, Burns, Burrell, Chesnut, Clark,
Cochran, Cross, Donaldson, Edic, Ell
dred, Fassett, Galloway, Gray, Hayma-
ker, Hilands, Hill, (Fayette. Ives, John
son, Knox, Ladley, Magellan, Means,
Mitchell, Morrison, Murphy, MAbee,
M'Clelland; M'Curdy, VI Fariand, Mich
olson, Patterson, Power. Pamroy, Frank
lin,) Pomeroy, (Mercer,) Price Rider,
Robinson, ,Samuels, Starr, Steuari,f Frank
lin,) Strouss, Thomas, IChester.) Thon-
as, (Susquehanna,) Van hof, Wadsworth
and Patterson, Spezker.-5I.
NAYs.-Messrs. Armstrong, Bassle..
Breniz, Bird, Boyer, Bright, Burnside,
Connor, DAILY, Dots, Enue, Fernon, For
syth, Funston, Gwin Haly, Hallowell,
Hill, Montgomery Hoffman, Jacobs,
James. Keller, Kline, Kunkel, Larkin,
Levan. Matthias, Merrifeld, M'Crum,
M'Curly, Owen, PiolIe., Rupert, Shu-
man, Snyder, Steel, Stetler, Steuart, Ly-
eoming.) Taggart. Tice, Trego, West,
Webb, Wilson and Worman-i5.
THE REV ENUE BILL.
The Revenue or Tax Bill, which had
passed the House, was discussed in the
Senate for several days and OH coming 10
the final vote on it on Monday, was de-
feated, as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Anderson, Bunner,
Bigler, Black. Creacrai1, Darsie, Ebaugh,
Foulkrod, Hill, Hoover, Sterigere, Sulli-
van, Sherwood, Speaker.-l3.
NAYs.-Messrs. Carson, Chapman,
Crabb, Darragh, Dimmick. Dunlap, Fege-
ly, Gibbons, Hickman. Jordan, Morrison,
Quay, Rain, Ross, Sanderson, Smith,
Wagenseller, Williamson.-ls.
But two Wings in the Senate, and none
in the House, were found to vote for this
odious bill. and we should liked to have
seen the Wing vote In both Houses unan-
imous against it.
Tuesday Evening, April 2l, 1916.
THE TAX BILL PASSED.
This morning the Governor sent
message TO the Legislature, stating that
the necessities of the Government abso-
lutely required the passage of bill TO
raise additional revenue, TO sustain the
honor and credit OF the Commonwealth.
The Senate accordingly re-considered
their vote on the bill which was defeated
yesterday. and Mr.. Bigler Immediately
submitted a new bill, which was prompi-
ly passed by vote of l6 to 1l-sent TO
the House, and there concurred in by a
vote of 40 to 80. The bin was rushed
through by the aid of the Previous Qucs-
ton, with most indecent haste, and with
out gIviug the members the least oppor-
tunity of examining its provisions, or In
deed knowing al all what they were yo-
ting for. The Wings voted against il
unanimously.
We have had no opportunity of exam
lining the bill. and cannot speak of its gen.
eral provisions.I 1t reiainsille provision how
ever. in the old bill, laying tax on ships,
boats, stages. cars, &c. &C., The tax on
coal and on tonnage is stricken out. We
shall refer to the bill hereafter.
The Governor has signed the
right Of way bill.
FROM WASHINGTON.