Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-03-03
THE REPUBLICAN.
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THE LBgISLATURE.

A nlolttrf FYWHfg oNl wv l"'e''N ""N
folders but properly loafers. The
following debate, which took place in
the House on the 18th of February,
gives partial view of how things are
done inside of the "ring" To fully
comprehend the matter, il is necessary
to state that the Legislature of 1868
was so extravagant, and being alarm
4 ed at their loafers' bill when they
came TO SETTLE, before adjourning
passed an act prohibiting future bodies
& from employing more than thirty.iour
! officers In the face Of this act Of
81 Assembly, the Radical caucus secretly
Il agreed 10 employ t,Oenty-seUen addi-
tional-making sirty-one employees
and passed joint resolution through
the House TO that effect; but when it
turned up in the Senate for concur
rence II was defeated. Hence, all
those members who failed TO get their
-'man" in before tho thirty four seats
were all taken, now have him on hand
and may be compelled to pay his
wages out of their own pockets instead
of out of tho State Treasury, as was
contemplated by the resolution in
question. We presume that if the
House discharges these twenty.seven
rats at once, the Senate will be mag
nanimous enough to pay them for the
time they have been employed; but il
thc former persist in their prodigal
Expenditure of the public funds their
constituents will thank the latter for
their economical course. aualrf
Mr. WILSON, rep Allegheny, call.
d up the general appropriation bill,
but yielded TO
Mr.. VANKTRK, (Rep.) Washington,
who offered resolution, which was
vice read, as follows;
WHEREAS, The appointment Of twenty. seven
ofhcers Of this House, in addition to the number
1xcd by the act Of April Sth, 1858, was deemed
necessary at the commencement Of the present
>ession, which necessity does not now continue to
xst, for the reason that two election cases which
anne before this House, and seemed to require the
appointment Of additional officers, have been dis
posed Of; and J..
Whereas, The additopal labor at the beginning
the session in preparing and mailing depart
nent reports, &c., has now, in a great measure,
been performed; therefore,
Resolved, That the remainder OF the twenty
scyen additional officers, not already discharged
y the Chief Clerk, be now relieved and discharged
hnd that their salary shall run from the time they
fhall have been in their respective Offices. which
+ Dfalary shall be pro rata share Of the salary Of
neh officers for the session as xcd BY the act Of
hpHl s, 1868.
Mr.. DUNCAN, (Rep) yenango as
number of the officers have already
been discharged ] hope the House
{Till pass the resolution at once.
Mr., STRAEG, (Rep.) Tioga. Mr..
Speaker, think there will be one
thing very apparent TO every gentle
Enan in the House, when he reflects a
4 moment upon this resolution, and that
# 5, however well intended il may be,
cannot at all accomplish the object
Designed by it. IT there is anything
Tell settled at all, it is that there is
b least conflict Of opinion between
Pc two houses composing this Legis-
aiure, as to the kind of legislation
hecessary to insure the payment of
these men. / take it that we are all
tatis6ed that before the disbursing
pfficers of the Commonwealth will
Fake upon themselves the response
bility OF paying these men, they will
Require authority either in the appro.
priation bill or some other method, n
aw or Joint resolution for that pnr.
pose; and here is the difficulty. The
Pnly effect of the passage of this reso-
ution will be to discharge these men
without any provision for their pay
ment.
Mr.. WILSON. i will say to the gem
ileman that provision for their pay
ment is matter which car easily be
accomplished afterwards, if it is the
sense OF the House to discharge them.
! see no difficulty in that respect.
Mr.. SrRANG. 1t is very easy mat
ter TO say shat, but 4 beg leave to diff.
fer, in toto, fiom the opinion of the
gentleman from Allegheny, [Mr. vii.
son, upon that question. If there is
any one thing certain, it is that these
men are not TO be paid until some law
= passed authorizing their payment
II we propose to discharge them now,
et us treat them honorably aud fairly.
We have taken them into our employ
BY the almost unanimous vote of one
political party For one, | am not
disposed to shirk the responsibility.
am disposed to treat these men fairly
fnd honorably. If we wish to dis
harge them, let US pass a joint reso-
uton providing for their payment,
bud when they are put in a position
70 be paid, let them be discharged, il
'lch is the sense of this House. What
good can come from a resolution of
bc House alone, providing for their
payment Z II that could have done
boy good, It would have been done
png ago
Mr. MGINNIs, Dom. } Philadelphia.
The Senate would not concur in the
solution appointing these officers,
not see any good reason for our
ssing a joint resolution.
Nc. STaANG. Simply because, not
Wy a portion of this House, but a
re portion the Senate, as under
and, take the position, In which posi-
on they are sustained by the dis
rsing officers Of the Commonwealth,
aIihe payment Of these men requires
1aer law or ioint resolution.
ow, ! am saying nothing upon the
'rlts Of this resolution, one way or
: other but simply that the rcsolu-
2 cannot accomplish the purpose
sred
vi. MGINNls. offer the following
nendment: To strike out the word