The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-18
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


negatively reported by committees wers the
following; Supplement for the Board of Port
Wardens of Philadelphia; bill to protect stock
holders of turnpike and plank-road and tele-
graph companies; with amendment House bill
for the protection of the rights of corporations
in this Commonwealth The following bills
were favorably reported-Houso bill to protect
timber lands in this Commonwealth from fire;
House supplement to the Point Breeze Park
Association.
House supplement to the act incorporating
the Nautical and Engineering College Of Phila-
delpbia.
House supplement for the Corn Exchange OF
Philadelphia.
House supplement to the act incorporating
the Schuylkill Passenger Railway
Senate bill Incorporating the Wissahickon and
Chestnut Hill Passenger Railway Company.
Supplement for Philadelphia relative to the
collection of taxes.
Senate supplement to an act to erect free
bridge over the Schuylkill at South street.
Bill defining the line of Chester street in Phi
ladelphia.
From the special committee of city members,
bill vacatng portion of Nicetown lane, Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. Miller introduced an act incorporating the
New Freedom and Maryland Railroad Company
Mr.. Purman introduced the following reso-
lution:-
Resolued, That William W. Irwin having appeared
before the Senate Committee on the Treasury in
vestigation, and refused to be sworn and give evil
dence to the said committee in such matters as the
Senate deems necessary TO the performance OF the
legislative duties OF the Senate the said William W.
Irwin is hereby adjudged guilty OF contempt, and
therefore the Speaker of the Senate be and is hereby
authorized and directed to issue his to the
SergeantatArms authorizing and requiring him to
produce at the bar Of the Senate am w. Irwin,
there to be held and subject to such orders the
Senate may make In the premises.
Mr.. Henszey moved to postpone for the pre-
| sent. Not agreed to-.
| Mr.. Randall moved to postpone until Septem-
| ber next.
| Mr.. Randall's motion was disagreed to-yeas,
| Z; nays, 81.
Mr. Randall then moved the indefinite post
| ponement of the whole subject
| Mr. Randall then moved postponement for the
| present. Disagreed to-yeas, Ia; nays, Is.
| Mr.. Henszey said he should call the previous
| question if these dilatory motions were per-
sisted in. 1t was their evident purpose by delay
| to kill the Police bill, which was to come up in
| order after the morning orders.
Mr.. Beck moved to make the resolution the
| first order for Thursday.
Mr.. Henszey then called the previous ques-
| ton, and the call was sustained.
| The motion making the resolution the special
order for Wednesday evening was agreed to.
Years, "a; nays, 6.
Mr.. White moved that the hour of adjournment
/ be extended until the new Philadelphia Police
| bill should be finally acted upon. Agreed to-
| yeas, 16; nays, Is.
| Mr.. Davis said that the bill incorporating the
| Brotherhood of the Union had been reported by
the Committee on the Judiciary General with
| negative accommodation, because they believed
| the courts have power in the premises. Since
| then the Governor had expressed an opinion
| adverse to this position. The Senate certainly
owed some respect to the Executive, and he
| therefore moved that the bill be recommitted
for further examination. Agreed to.
Mr.. Lowry moved that the general insurance
\ bill be made the special order for Wednesday
morning next. Agreed TO-
The new Philadelphia Police bill then came
up in order, on third reading.
| Mr.. Nagle spoke at length against the bill,
| Uyhtn hn e.
their personal and pecuniary benefit. 1t was
| extravagant. Under the present system,
! there was but one man to be paid $4,000 annu-
ally. but by this bill there would be five COM
from $4,000 to $50O0
Mr.. Henszey denied that this was the effect of
| the bill. 1t fixed no salaries and left everything
to Councils 30 far as appropriations and dis
| bursements were concerned.
Mr.. Nagle asked if five competent men could
| be found in Philadelphia who would take upon
| themselves the onerous duties of this position
without compensation? ? This bill, if enacted
| would certainly react upon the party passing it,
Ii bill were gotten up entirely outside of party
interests, providing for the appointment of men
with view only to their fitness, he should vote
Tor iSor it. by But this was partisan measure
deeply Interested There had See6 no meetns
or convention of either party in Philadelphia
asking for this measure, and the best men of
both parties were opposed to it..
| WI. LAWS nONcu W 20 1uLO COnm1Ctce OF Tue
Whole for special amendment. Disagreed to.
| Mr.. Henszey then called the previous question,
and the bill was passed. The yeas and nays
| were as follows:-
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bnlngfelt, Connell,
Graham, Henszey Howard Mumma, Olmsted,
Osterhout, Robson, Rutan, Warfel, Watt White,
and Stinson, Speaker.
Nays-Messrs. Beck, Brodhead, Buclxalew,
Davis Duncan, Findlay, Linderman. Lowry
Mcintyre, Miller Nagle, Purman, Randall,
and Wallace. Yeas, 16; nays, H.
| House.
The Senate bill extending aid to the Jersey
Shore, Buffalo, and Pine Creek Railway, the
Pittsburg, Virginia, and Charestown up the
Monongahela valley the OSarheid and Buffalo,
and the Erie and Allegheny Railroads, was con-
| sidered.
The bill authorizes the companies above
| named to exchange their own bonds for those
of the Pennsylvania and Allegheny Valley Rail-
roads, now In the State Treasury.
Mr.. Strang delivered long and eloquent ad
other things that our early public Improve
ments had been built by taxes wrung
from the people, but that, as
these improvements had been extended
every acre of ground in Pennsylvania had been
| exempted from State law, and these same cor
| porations had been made to contribute the
greater portion of our revenues. The genero-
city OF the State had thus been returned to her
| thousand fold.
Messrs, johnson, of Crawford, and Craig also
| favored the bill
Mr.. Brown moved to postpone for the present.
Lost-yeas, SO: nays, "a.
The bill then passed-yeas, SO; nays, "a.
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