The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-20
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


HARRIsBURG, May Q. The Sc nate met at 10 O'clock
HGnse resolution Ito to sine die the l6h
Nay M at o'clock r. and was then passed and ordered
MT Davis tDsm) offered The following preamble and
W.erea. The House yesterday in its action upon the
courtesy from bran:h OF the Legislature to an,
Other in tbett perempory Iefused to take any ion
law and has neither her informed the senate Of
the subject Of the differences between the
Whereas The said amendments by the Senate are
Of inestmabe value to te people of tie State in that
to I Of the 81 in ss 6
voice IN the selection Of their due proportion of election
Sdsasc Of election s6 the
the returns thereof, and that said Court
second that the sad may restore to the canvas
list the 1n Of any qualified life voter fraqdulenl
qualification voters Bipartisan decree and third that
on the Board Of shall ave the gSt s ssse
their due proportion of Inspectors judges of election
All %T9s said sPsS Sa, ev
s ss sG eS SGo aDs @ s % so
vitality necessary to prevent the of blood
judges aforesaid well to put an end to the Sro
the of the people and forging returns thereof
ResoiUd by the Senate of Pennsylvania That until the
House shall rescind its supplementary unjust and dis
courteous action upon the bill aforesaid take the
the two houses thereon the Senate will appoint no com
and all SENATE committees Of confsrence
in existence hereby discharged the subject
and that the clerk communicate this resolution TO the
Mr.. Mumma, inquired what effect the passage of this
resolution would have the appropriation bill now in
The Speaker replied that wud discharge them from
any further consideration of the subject.
Mr.. Biingfelt doubted the power of the Senate te
legally discharge any conferenel committee
Mr. Evans said that the resolution simply intended
to destroy the independent actin of coordinate branch
Mr. Rutan was not surpIsedat the resolution 1t had
been indicated by the course Of the Democracy from the
accept the go before he country ON it, In se
they gratied that the resolution had been offered
in its revolutionary posti If the Democrats could
afford TO do without the Appropriation bill could the
MI. Davis remarked at this point "and may God save
Several RepubH cans endeaored to gain the floor but
there were other cries from e Republican side OF et
MIR Rutan asserted that absurd for the Senate to
thing which had been least before during
Mr. Mumms expressed his vopder that any party. led
By such experienced leaders ssthe Democracy, will
stopping the Appropriation IN and preventing sSpoles
to the soldiers orphans as vel as other charities He
that the Governor would callah extra session ~ "
Mr. Osterhaut moved to plone the resolutions for the
Mr. Rutan again expressed The hope and belief that the
House would never recede on its position the Regis
Mr. " Randall inquired hcS be gentleman dare assert
Of Philadelphia had been onsutsd! he had been in the
House
Mr. Rutan said he spoke by authority Of some menbers
Of peace standing around linn.
Mr.. lien denounced thJ resolutions being entirely
partisan in their aim
hr Brooke denied thatthe Hotse had committed any
discourtous act They lhd takenthe usual course
Mr. Rutan read from he rules TO show that House
had not been obliged tonOtify theSenate OF its action
The resolution trn adopted by strict party vote
Of eleven Democrats tqnine Republican noes.
MIR Davis offered resolution th.t the Speaker the
Senate directed to withhold his Signature from the BILL
which had already passed the Senale and House. giving
the members ten doll per diem ezra since the l2h
of April
ALTHOUGH ID is doubAl whether there would not
Adjourned until ext Monday evening at ~ o'clock