Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-27
THE REPUBLICAN.

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CLEARFIELD, PA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 81, 1872.
SPEECH OF pa
H o N. JOHN L A w SH e,
or cLEARFiELp. i
On NE Bill Reducing the neemsss sfths sssssshssas
Boom Company. .ef williswsport Ia the House ef
hsprsssntstivss, March u.
Mr. LAwsHE. Mr.. Speaker also
have a petition from citizens of Clear.
field county which wish to present.
The names are signed to tho same
memorial as presented by the gentle.
man from Clinton (Mr. Noyos). Tho
names of these individuals are of such
q character that know they would
not attach them to this memorial un-
loss it sct forth plain and undeniable
facts, such as arc here claimed.
Mr.. Speaker, l am really surprised
that the gentleman from Huntingdon
(Mr. Lane) would labor so hard to
make speech upon this subject. He
has gone so far beyond his limits
that il has been impossible for him
10 get back again. Ho has been
giving estimates and calculations here
that ho knows nothing about There
are too many lumbermcn upon this
floor TO be duped by such statements
as he has made. This is a question
which interests every man in the
entire lumber region, from the head of
the West Branch of the Susquchanna
to its mouth 1t is question which
interests the lumbermen generally
1t is question, also, which interests
those who consume this production
which is foated down this river. D
1t is q question in which tho people
throughout the entire section through
which this river flows are interested.
We have only to look at the argu.
mcnts of the gentleman from Hunt
ingdon, who knows nothing Of the
numbering business, to see what infu.
ences are here to prevent the citizens OF
this commonwealth havingjustlce done
them. 1t is nothing more than justice
that is asked by this bill tits nothing
more than carrying out a contract,
which was entered into verbally, as
recited in the preamble to this BILL
1t was not in writing, it is true, but il
mon have honor why not let it rest
upon their word as well as upon their
signature
l have taken few notes as the
gentleman from Huntingdon proceed
ed with his speech. In the the first
place he talks Of logs being driven in
The ice. There is no such thing as
logs being driven in ice.
aH-- L-..~ .iso 10 o~plain did
not say any such thing.
Mr.. Lawshe-If the gentleman did
not say that the logs were thrown
into somc steams and went down with
the ice, l cannot understand plain
language. TCf
Mr.. Lane--I said that when tho ice
was broken up these logs were driven
down the smaller streams to hclarger
ones. f
Mr. Lawshc--Aftcr the ice is gone
these logs are thrown into the streams
and hoated down, but not while the
ice in the streams is breaking up
The gentleman is not clear on that
point. 1t is very evident he has no
knowledge of the lum bering business.
If he had, he could have done as on
former occasions he could have got
up before this house and delivered an
extemporaneous speech that would
have almost carried this thing through.
lie would not have been obliged to
have it written. He is not devoid Of
intellect he has language sufficient
10 express himself on almost any sub.
iect. but here be gets nm on A question
he knows nothing about and he makes
most miserable failure He asserts
things that are not so /. he makes cal.
culations that are untrue and bo makcs
statements that bo knows notbino
about. O
lie states, on this question. that tho
boom is a necessity so that LOGS and
lumber may not escape. would like
the gentleman to understand that
lumber is manufactured material in
the sense that lumbermcn look at it,
particularly when II is used in con.
nection with logs, as the gentleman
has used il. Whoever heard of logs
and lumber being thrown together In
the leo to be floated to boomy But
the gentleman SAYS these booms are q
necessity. so that the logs shall not
escape from the propor owners Who
arc tho proper ownersY They arc the