Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-04-12
SENATOR STUTZMAN.

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several articles criticising the action of Mr..
| Stutzman, Senator from that district, on the
several railroad bills before the Senate. We
| feel satisfied that if our cotemporary was fully
acquainted with the subject, he would approve
that Senator'S course, during the present ses-
sion of the Legislature, most heartily. The
| Connellsville railroad had no more abler and
active advocate than Mr.. S. He made the
first speech in its favor on the floor of the
Senate and labored night and day faithfully
to insure its passage. His action on the
| Southern Pennsylvania railroad bill, compell-
ing the Pennsylvania railroad to complete it
in three years instead of eight, as the old bill
provides, ought also be sustained. We know
that the region of country representedby Mr..
Stutzman needs railroad facilities, and we
also know that no Senator or member from
that district has worked more faithfully to get
| them extended than Mr.. S. If our cotempo-
rary knew the power exercised by other cor
pOrations in the Legislature he would not only
| admit the facts above stated, but he would
give their Senator due credit and praise for
having done his duty faithfully.
The bill which Mr.. Stutzman read in his
place in the Senate is plain in its provisions,
and for tho purpose of convincing our CO.
laborer in Bedford that he has done Mr.. S.
great injustice, we publish the same in full,
as follows:
AN ACT for the completion of the Connells-
vile and Southern Pennsylvania railway.
WHEREAS, The Connelsville and Southern
Pennsylvania railway company was chartered
by act of Assembly, dated the 29th day of
April, A. D. 1864, in which act of Assembly
it is provided "That the Southern Pennsylva-
MIA railroad company shall perfect the organ
ization of their company within three months
after the passage of this act, and proceed i'm
mediately to locate and construct said road
and complete their main line within three
years."
And, Whereas, By act of Assembly, ap
proved the 9Th day of April, A. d. 1866 it is
provided in the second section thereof that
so much of the act incorporating the said
ConnellsYille and Southern PENNSYLVANIA rail
way company as limits the time for the con-
struction of the main line of their road to
three years from the passage thereof be, and
and the same is hereby, repealed; and that
the time for the commencement of the con-
struction thereof shall be extended for one
year, and the time for its completion to eight
years, from the passage of this act;
And UhereGS, The act of Assembly approx
ed April 8th, A. D. 1866, was passed for the
purpose of hindering and delaying the con-
struction of said railroad therefore,
Be 1t enacted, &C., That so much of the
second section of the act of. Assembly ap-
proved April 5th, A. D. 1866, extending the
time Of the commencement of the construc-
ton of the Connellsville and Southern Penn
sylvania railway for one year from the pas
sage thereof, and the time of its completion
to eight years, is hereby repealed, and that
the said Connellsville and Southern Pennsyl-
vania railway company shall put their road
under contract within the period of six
months from the passage of this act, and
complete said road within three years, and in
default thereof shall forfeit their charter, and
all rights Hereunder. Harrisburg Tele-
graph.
With all due respect for the astuteness of
Senator Stutzman and the sagacity of the
telegraph, still we can't see it as the Tele-
graph does IF the design of the above bill
was to hasten the completion of the road by
shortening the time, why at the same time
extend the time for beginning? By the Act
ofApril 5, 1866, the company were compel
led to begin work on the 5th of the present
month by Mr.. Stutzman's bill it was pro-
posed to give six months more time for be-
ginning the work Lamb was once repri-
manded for coming late to his work as clerk
in the India house, and is said to have re-
piled with the utmost sang froid that if he
came late he left early. So Senator Stutz-
man and his defenders would say, as we are
Ue,y anxious to shorten the time ofthe COM
pany for completing their road we will give
them more time to begin. The people of
this section of the State can't see the force
of this kind of logic, however clear it may
be to Mr.. Stutzman and the Telegraph.