The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-07
Republican Caucus.
UAERIsnrRG Jan

!IAE8isBuGG Jan :
The iionsa Caucus mrl tonight,
with Mylin, Of Lancaster, us chair
man.
Mccormick was nominated for
Speaker; Shnrl3ck for Clerk; Smull
and Morrison for Assistant Clerks.
The caucus appointed q committee Of
nine to report the other officers They
will report to morrow.
The Senate Caucus nominated
Strans for Speaker; Errctt for Clerk,
McAfec and Cochran for Assistant
Clerks, and the following State Trans
scribing Clerks: John u. Fleming,
OF Allegheny; ". \. Rupart, of
Crawford; Samuel L. Nice, of Mont
gomery; Il. Cowan, ot Warren, and
j. s kneezeile. of Lancaster. Ser
geant-at-Arms, II s Thomas, Of
Chester; Assistants, Il. :. i. Ne
Call, of Allegheny, and John Tom
linson, Of Philadelphia. Doorkecper,
j. Cromer, of Fulton; Assistant, VIM.
Goats, Of Allegheny. Postmaster,
Lewis B. Richtmcyer, of Wayne.
Messenger, Samuc! Cliff, of Philadel-
phia; Assistants, !. W. Mckinley, OF
Lawrence, and Thomas Roberts, of
Beaver. Chaplain, j W. Sayres.
The Democratic Caucus meets to-
morrow. Ii is expected that they
will rule Josephs out and resolve to
raise the point in the House, that
members must be sworn in by
judge, as required by the new Con
stitution. The Attorney General de-
cides that both houses must organize
under the old Constitution.
1t is reported that Brockaway in
tends to resign and let Buckalew be
elected in his place
Almost all the members have ar
rived, and great diversity of opinion
prevailed rs TO the course of the Leg
islature under the new Constitution
as to an election Of United States
Senator by this Legislature
Senator Wallace, in an interview
with several members OF the House,
said that one Of the evils to be cor
rected hy constitutional reform was
corruption in the election for United
States Senator; that on this subject
the meaning an1 spirit Of the new
Constitution j. that the people shall,
at the polls, elect new Legislature
to choose 4 Senator, and tha. any
other Interpretation is tyrannical
and depriyes the people Of their clear
right OF choic.. II is the plain in
struction Of the Democracy TO their
Representatives ut Harrisburg. to
promptly enact such legislation rs
viii put into operation and faithfully
carry out all the provisions Of the
new Constitution. There are pro-
visions in that instrumcnt Gawise
and inexpcdien;; these should be
remed;ed by amendment, at the earii-
est possible moment, and, until 50
remedied. they should b. respected
and obeyed by Al
At three O'Clock this afternoon. a
joint meeting of the Republicans Of
the Senate and House met for con-
sultaiion. Senator Kutan offered the
following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
Resoiced, That the Republican
members of the Legislature will labor
with all diligence to give fall force
and effect to all the provisions of the
new Constitution. aud viii cndeavor
earnestly 10 perfect the legislation
necessary to that ond.
hesolced, That the best interests
of the State require that the greatest
possible economy should be practised
in providing for the expenditure of
the public funds.
Resoired, That joint committee Of
ten from the House and five from
the Senate be appointed to report at
an adjourned meeting the changes
that are necessaryin the joint rules
and order OF business in the two
houses unGer the new Constitution,
and report generally what duties de-
volyc upon the Legislature at this
session.
1t is reported here, that Mr.. Buck
alcw, when the Constitutional Con-
vention met on the 25th ult., was SO
deeply impressed with the many con
Trajectory provisions Of the new Con
stitution, and the many omissions Of
important provisions necessary to
carry it into successful operation, had
a list of twenty-;&ree amendments
prepared, which he intended to offer
to the convention for adoption, and
ask it to submit them 10 vote of the
people on the third Tuesday OF Feb
ruary next; but he was besct by so
many remonstrances against such ii
course Us a confession Of the gross
imperfcction of the ncw instrument,
that he withheld them Tho fact,
however, remains, that Mr.. Bucka-
lew regarded it as too imperfect to
put it into successful operation and
ifit needs to be amended it twenty
three places, it may easily be con-
ceiYed what embarrassing questions
are in preparation for solution by the
Supreme Court. There is no escape,
however, from the necessity; and if
the Supreme Court does not solve
them, the Legislature must founder,
throughout the session, in sea of
doubts and uncertainties.