The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-17
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

Senate.
HARRISBURG, March IL AT the opening OF |
the session Mr.. Beck, OF Lvcoming, mads q |
statement in regard to q bill passed on Mon |
day night in his absence, which action ne de- |
D. ople Of his 6islricG and OF ali courtesy to
himself. He was sorry TO fnd that some Demo
cratic colleagues had been SO mistaken az 70
The bill abolished the Twenty-ninth Judicial
District. and he felt confident that the whole
thing was the result OF q conspiracy, first TO
secure HIS absence in Philadelphia. and then
To perpetrate this Outrage, concerted ana put
through by Peter Hardie, of Williamsport.
wuom he charged as lone OF the moSt corrupt
scouu drels that entered toe nails OF legisla-
tion,n Mr. Beck concluded by asking that the
bill be repealed, and he offered an act for that
purpose, which after some discussion was
The following bills were introduced and re-
feri ed 10 commtIees:-
the oct of March. 1861, end its Supplements,
authorizing a fres bridge 81 South street; con
solidGliDg the loan Rut norized, and exempting
Mr.. Stinson, one Incorporating the Potts
MIR Mcconnell, one confirming the title OF
| certain real estate in George A. Heyl sand
Also. authorizing the trustees under the will
o John w Kester. deceased, to sell real estate.
| Cap aims Association for the protection aud
| promotion of the interests of the members of
Also one Incorporating the American Dry
Goods Company, 10 do jooCing, vending, aud
importing by w6olgsale OF dry goods. cloths,
| with an office or agency in this State. The
| capital is 10 be S3O000O, and the incorporators
| are r. II. b. Fairman, q. q. Schuyle Ter, Isaac r.
| Also one requiring all justices or other off,
cars of the State before whom complaint shall
be made for violati OF The act OF April o. 1894
| tine Sunday law" to compel the complainant
! to make oath that she or he does not com plain
/ from improper motives, before any process Is
House of Representatives.
| Mr.. Hong moyed that B. certain bill giving
! the city Ot Philadelphia the control of all
| springs, streams. and waters, and preventing
| their ue uefllement, be letcrTgd lack to the Com.
| mittee on Corporations Tnis was agreed to
| 1t was understood that the bill would iujuri-
| ously affect the manufacturing Interests OF
MIR. Hoeate offered tho following:-"Tha so
much of an act passed on the Sth of May 1856
| as requires the construction of culverts in
Philadelphia on the side OF the streets, be and
| the same is hereby repealed"
MIR. Adaire introduce supplement to the
Union Insurance Company. Referred.
| BATHS MILITARY HISTORY.
The special order OF the day the act rela-
! tive 10 Bates Military History. The first SEQ
| tion authorizes the completion OF the work
volumef, OF which Ten thousand copies are TO
| be priL ted at q cost not exceeding five dollars
per volume. The second section provides for
! the distribution as fOllOWS:-Repr representatives.,
! 20 copies each; Senators, so copies each; clerks.
20 copies each. This 10 continue until the year
The resident clerk is made the custodian of
| the books, ana IL Is mis- duty 10 forward Ihe
hooks. Fifty copies shall be left In the State
Library, and one copy 10 each officer of the
! LEGISLATURE All the reInainIug copies 10 DC
delivered to the Governor and to be distri
buled so as to furnish each public library. col:
lege, end Normal school with one copy; and
the Governor is authorized todraW his warrant
IL payment.
| Mr., Davis, of Philadelphia explained his
4 position on the bin. The Legislature hed got
Itself into the dilemma OF i3king some BOOKS.
and 5GU0 OF the books bad been printed uuder
the direction Of the Governor, IL accordance
with statute which allows the heads of de-
paTtments 10 order such publications.
The State printer mad presehtea an account
charging $3.50 per volume, bat he (DaVis) con-
sioeTed the charge exotb!tant, and refused TO
allow the DILL TO como out OF committee until
II wss reduced. Finally 1t wss reduced 10 IS
per volume, which was within twenty-five
cents per volume OF tho amount (Si'75) which
leadin publishers OF Philadelphia mad told the
chairman OF the committee they would
have charged He nsADSS' ApSyis' tr6e 6eleTsd fsa
RGT TsE tsst the tais I Printer Should oniy oe al
| lowed such rates as were specified in his regu.
| lar contract. (NOte This would nave amour led
| TO SO 20 per volume.) Bat it appeared that
| under existing laws the work was subject "a
some extra charges. The case was an illustra
| tlon OF the way OF giving out work for prices
| higher than IL could legitimately be done for
| and then chaTging the State for extra wOrk
The editor of THE EVENING TELEGRAPH, o
| Philadelphia, was mistaken in asserting tha
| he Davis in any possible way favored any
needless expenditure.
| The debate, after the speech of Mr.. Davis
merged into a series of general political attacks
The war and It's setors Were discussed, as wei
| as the merits ana deTneri;s of tue respective
| nolilical parties. the speakers included Davis
| Streng and Clark, of Warren, on the Repu oil
| can side, and PIayford, Cornman, Brown. o
] Clarion, aud MoMiiIer, ON the Democratic side
| The bill passed TO u second reading and wa
| lnid over. there not being the requisite two
| thirds in its favor TO suspend the rules for IT.
| final consideration to-day.