The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-03-03
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PENNSYLVANIi LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, February Il, 1910


A number OF petitions were presented,
anil several private bills OF an unImpor-
tant character reported.
On motion OF Mr.. Ebaugh, the Com
pnit.ee cn Finance were instructed 10 IN
ouire into the expcdiency Of reporting
bill taxing tie property OF all corpora
lions for county, State and School purpo-
ses, in the same manner that individual
property is now taxed.
THE TARIFF.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the amendments made by the Houss
10 the tariff resolutions.
Dir. Sanderson took the floor, and
made an able speech i'll opposition 10 the
House amendments.
Mr.. S;erigere moved to strike out all
after the enacting clause Of the House a.
sndment, and 10 insert the following:
That for the purpose Of preventing a
.uction Of the tariff of 1912, and OF
.elicving the people Of Pennsylvania as
much as possible from the heavy taxation
that now oppresses them, our Senators
and Representatives in Congress be fur
ther requested to sustain the measure of
distributing the money arisiug from sales
of the public lands, among the respective
States, under which Pennsylvania would
be entitled to receive, as appears by the
official, reports for the last year, the sum
OF two hundred thousand dollars annu-
ally"
And on the question to agree to the mo-
ton TO strike out, the vote stood-yeas
Is, nays lG, as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Carson, Cornman,
Crabb, Darragh, Darsie, Dunlap, Gibbons,
Jordan, Morrison, Qnay, Sanderson,
Smith, Sullivan, Wagenseller, William
son-l5.
NAYS.-Messrs. Anderson, Benner,
Bigler, Black, Chapman, Creacraft, Dim
mick, Ebaugh, Fegely, ellis, Hill, Hoo
yer, Rain, Ross, Ster gere, Sherwood,
Speaker..-l6.
The question recurring on the House
amendment, a division Of the question
was called for.
The first division I'm opposition to a
National Bank was adopted-yeas I9,
nays 9, as follows.
YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Benner,
Bigler, Black, Chapman, Creacraft, Dim
mick, Ebaugh, Fegely, Gillis, Hickman,
Hill, Hoover, RAIN, Ross, Sanderson,
Sterigere, Wagenseller, Sherwood, Spea-
ker.-l9.
NAYS.-Messrs. Carson, Darragh,
Darsie, Gibbons, Jordan, Morrison, Quay
Sullivan, Williamson-9.
The second division against the divis-
ion of the proceeds of the sales of the
public lands among the several States
was lost-yeas Is, nays II, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Benner,
Bigler. Black, Chapman, Creacraf., Dim
mick, Fegely ellis, Hill, Hoover, Rain,
Ross, Sterigere, Sherwood, Speaker-l5.
NAYS-Messrs Carson, Cornman,
Crabb, Darragh, Darsie, Dunlap, Ebaugh
Gibbons, Hickman. Jordan, Morrison,
Quay, Sanderson, Smith, Sullivan, Wag-
enseller, Williamson.-I7.
The third division lin favor of Con-
stitutional Treasury, and the separation of
the Government from the Banks was a.
dopted-yeas II, nays II, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Benner,
Bigler, Black, Chapman, Creacraf, Dim
mick, Ebaugh, FegeIy, Gillis, Hickman,
Hill, Hoover, Rain, Ross, Sterigere,
Sherwood. Speaker-l7.
NAYS-Messrs. Carson, Crabb, Dar-
ragh, Dunlap, Gibbons, Jordan, Morrison
Quay, Sanderson, Smith. Sullivan, Wag-
enseller, Wiiliamson.-l4.
So the resolutions go back again to the
House for the further consideration of
that body.