The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-05

resolution as their Judgment and deter
mination in the case:
Resotred, That the return of Henry w
Gray as Senator from the Fourth Sena
torlal district is false and fraudulent
and that at the special election in said
district, on the thirtielh day of January
last, Alexander X. Mcclure did receive
, a majority ofthe legal votes cast therein
, and is entitled to his seat in the Senate
to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by the
death of the Hon. George Connell, late
Senstor-elect from said district.
G. X. BUCKALEw,
, j. ID. DAVIS,
, a. II. DILL,
A. G. BRoADHEAD, Jr.
Mr.. Backalew announced that the
written report would be presented to.
morrow, as also o minority report.
Mr.. Mcclure was then sworn as q
Senator.
The Apportionment bill was consid.
cred.
Mr.. Wallace offered Democratic
amendment, which was lost by a party
vote, Mr.. Mcclure voting with the Re.
publicans.
Laid over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Mcclure introduced a bill to pun.
ish the collection of illegal fees, making
ita misdemeanor for any person in pub
lie Office, or his subordinate, to collect
illegal fees; to be removed from office
on conviction. Also, a further supple.
ment to the several acts relating to cleo
tions in Pennsylvania, providing that
any person guilty Of illegal voting, or
Of procuring or conspiring to obtain it,
legal votes, or who shall, as an election
officer, receive illegal votes, or make a
fraudulent return, shall, upon ,convic-
ton, be disqualified to vote or hold any
Office OF public trust for five years that
no national, State or municipal officer,
or his ssubordinates, shall serve as an cleo
ton officer under penalty Of being sub.
ject to conviction for misdemeanor.
Also bill relative to the selection of
jurors in Philadelphia and one to re. or
ganize the police of that city, both of
which passed.
In the House bill passed to incor.
pofate the Sunbury and Danvale Iron
Company.
A communication from William NJ.
Mullin, esq.,, addressed to the speaker.
was read, Inviting the members of the
House to attend grand Easter ball in
horticultural hall and Academy OF Mu.
sice next Monday evening.
The general appropriation bill being
On the speakers table, returned from
the Senate with amendments, and on
the question Of fconcurriug, it was deter.
mined in the negative, and Messrs. NJ.
Connell, Hewitt and Starr were ap.
pointed q committee Of conference on
said bill.
In the Senate on Thursday OF last
week Mr.. Billiugfelt made report
from the committee on retrenchment
and reform, with bill accom- panying,
of the provisions of which the following
is summary:
The clerks of either house are allowed
10 eXpenu no more, during any one year,
IMAM TWO thousand dollars for contingent
cies In repairing the hall, unless first au-
thorized to do 50 by law, under the pen.
ATTY OF being declared a misdemeanor
ana disqualified from holding Ntiice in
either house for ten years.
All stationery to be obtain from
tho lowest bidder in response ~ invit- |
ed proposals.
All fuel required to be obtained in
the same manner. 1t is claimed that if |
the above plan is faithfully carried out |
1t will save from fifteen to twenty thou
sand dollars annually.
NJ. Mcclure offered a substitute for |
the apportionulent bill, by which the |
Democrats would have II and the Re.
publicans II districts in the State. This !
was lost by vote of l6, Mr.. Mcclure
voting with the Democrats. One Demo
crat being absent lost the bill.
The House bill as reported by the |
Senate committee (Republican) was
then defeated by vote of 10 to II, Mr..
Mcclure voting nay with the Demo.
Gratis.
Mr.. Mcclure presented a joint resolu.
tion giving Mr.. Gray one sessions
salary and mileage. Passed.
Mr.. Petriken's bill creating u State
Board of Fishery Commissioners, con.
sisting OF James Worrall, Samuel Allen
j. McClintock Creighton, Henry Tagg,
and VIM. Seller, and approprlating
$4,000. Passed finally.
The apportlonment bill was again
considered.
Mr.. Wallace offered q substitute,
which was voted down as eing Dem
ocratic measure, all the Republicans
voting no, including Messrs Mcclure
and Randall (Dem. .)-yeas IA. nays II.
The House bill, as reported by the
Senate committee, then
passed finalIy-yeas II, nays IA.
Mr.. Mcclure stated that he had voted
against this bill this morning, and he
nad not seen any reason to Withdraw
MS objection to it. but he no W voted for
It in the hope that something better
would spring from the conference CON-
mittee.
In the House the entire morning ses.
ion was spent in the disc ussion of the
various items of thegeneral militia bill,
consisting of ninety.six sections.