New-York tribune., 1872-03-30
PENNSYLVANIA.
DELAY or THE APPORTIONMENr BGLL-ENCOUR
AGEMEST OF PIsClCULTU URE-PITT5BURGH AC
QUIRING POPULATION.

DELAY or THE APPORTlONMENf BGLL-ENCOUR-
AGFMEST or PIsCICULTU URE-PITTsBUBGH AC-
QUIRING POPULATION.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRIBUSBl
HARRISBURG, March 29.-The amended APP
port onment bill. passed by the Senate last night met
non-concurrence in the House to-day Conference
Committee have the matter In hand. Tho difficulty
is to reconcile private interests the proportion OF Rpub
lean and Democratic districts being already about sct
tied. The Conference Committee the Constitutional
Convention bill said to have agreed upon basis Of
compromise between the House hin and the Senate bill,
but had not reported when the hour Of adjournment
rived Mr. Periken got his Fish bill through the Senate
to-day The measure provides for state breeding
house and for dams and stains in the Susquehanna Ju
uaa, and Lchigh Rivers appropratins $4,000 ior tho
purpose.
Gov. Geary and Secretary Of State Jordan were be
fore tho War Claims Committee to-day, and tesicd
that they never received dollar. directly or indirectly
from State Agent Evans and do not know CT any one
who had senate bill passed the House to-day conso
idang eleven neighboring boroughs with the Ciiy Of
Pa -burgh, giving Pittsburgh total popni"tlOn Oi
la3.oOl
THE sOUTH IMPROVEMENT COMPANY DISBANDED.
lGESG2AL PAEss plsPArcul
PHILADELPHIA, Penn, March 20.-Ihe bill
repeating charter Of the south Improvement Com
piy has passed both Houses OF the Saio Lesislatus
THE CANTRONIAN CLAN--TiOw THE sPOILS ARE
ufsrRlBUTED-INCIDEN1AL EXPENSES or
TIE LEGISLATURE.
FROM TIE REGg LAR CORcTsPONDESr OP THR TRIBUNE /
HARIIsBURG, March 2S.-Ihc Republican par
ty IN this State polling OF 100000 is under control
Of faction that cannot count 2JO votes. The secret Of
this domination IN the fact that this factiOn-caled
Cameronian-is directed by shrcwd experienced. I'M
scrupuous politician and held together hy interest in
pibc patronage monopoly Of which, both state pa
ronage and national patronage. they have long COM
maj N
an oice holder and nearly every Olce-hOlder in the
State j. a CamcrOnan and oil who are not IN Office are
interested in public works contracts, OF jobs OF some
kind The interests OF the General Government arc not
so large here in New York. but yet sufficient TO
dictate party movements in favor Of the Administration.
and any opposition such dication must be made out
side the party rcs-as in the case OF Col Mcclure the
new state Senator from Philadelphia.
| what toll can be taken by proper hand ing OF the
business Of the state may be shown by rev figures
to the cost OF running the Legislature last year The
! item Of public printing, for instance, amounted to
sl73sJ 52 engraving S9s2 books SJ92 So pastors and
folders S2Ol IS wrappers, :i5j freight and charges,
$3.50; Select Committee, $lc5o, making total outlay
ON tbi. account Of S2IIlj 5-orc than enough to pay
the interest on the State debt ard than half the
sum appropriated by this Leg gaure to public schools
| stationery is another item Of the same Character
though the amounts smaller The regular stationery
bills for the House and Senate amount to s23.lJl %.
|
extra pay stationery etc. and the clerks Of the two
bodies paid g. 1903 ca for stationery fuel etc. making
contingent expense Of 1852 49, II only oncquarter Of
this was stationery the whole olay on TINS account
yls SO 5S7 s. As there l3j members TN, would
! give each s322 % in pens, ink, and paper or
which an industrious man might use s.o wor,n;
| livery department OF the Government being supplied
| i'm the same liberal manner. the state contracts =
| for stationery must be well worth having Mr.. Geo.
| Rercutr Chairman OF the County Republican Commit
tee is the rdatc beneficiary. such an amount Of
stationery requires corresponding outlay FOR postage
| and accordingly the charges for postage amount 10
are 20 90 which also passes through 8r BerGner 3
hands These figures not enormous, and tine state
dos NOT suffer very heavily, Dui the showing II sgl-
cant as indicating the system by which the pubic Is
made TO furnish for continuing the Cameron
| rnle This system Ia supplemented by rigorous taxa
tiou OF places every Office the Commonwealth having
to hear s appOrtiOned burden. And this not only for
cio, tou exuanses for whatever purposes the clan
NAV have to carry out The power OF such an organiZa-
ton woring smoothly for years unGer one aDe leader
can hardly be Oyerestmaed. Opposition rarely under
tEcn has been either quieted OF crushed. IL this
which xcited such general interest ia the gallant hght
made y Col Mcclure in the INth Senatorial District IN
uhia And the hearty satisfaction in ms nhal
frunuh J. xpresscd by formula on every hnu' II
ia the worst blow the CdmerOnians ever recelVedF'