Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-02

by telling you what J feel, that you
arc a ialsider But the sentence you
30 adroitly tried to use TO establish an
untruth serves the purpose OF proving
that these oppressed lumbermon could
get no redress until last Winter, when
my compromise was adopted and tho
long sought for relief obtained For
this claim credit, and believe tho poo'
Pile will accord II TO me, What they
in vain tried TO obtain. in the past We
accomplished for them Inst Winter
And | was member of the Lcglsla-
turc in 1876, when the bill for the ro-
duction Of boomagc was passed. lfyou
intended 20 state this fact, my thanks
are again due you but II, us ] suspect,
you wished to mislead by your stupid
jumbling together OF words, you have
my opinion and answer previously OK
pressed
Tho iniamy of your motive Is further
apparent by tho reproduction of the re-
port of the House committee, in which
thoy in the same spirit you make your
charges, call attention to the testimony
ofAndre, Miller, Warnorand Geislcman.
Miller and Warner swear that they had
no conversation with me on the boom
bill, and Gcislcman swcars that ! told
him to vote for the bill. lfyou had q
single spark of honesty in your compo-
sition, you would scorn to quote this
infamous report Of committee, when
you cannot be ignorant of the fact that
all OF the three gentlemen named have
sworn that ! never, by word or deed,
attempted to influence their votes, and
afterwards Geisleman says told him
it was right to vote for the bill reducing
the boomago from one dollar and
twenty-five cents to one dollar In
order that you can have no further
excuse for misrepresenting my position
in the boom bill, either through ignor-
ancc or in obedience to your sncaking
nature. to SANDER others, ] will give
the true history OF the bill as it came
under our observation in the Senate,
When the bill came up on second
reading, believing with nearly every
Senator that ii was nearly impossible
to pass the bill at ninety cents, and,
having consulted many lumbermen
who were unanimous in saying they
were willing TO fix the rate of toll at
one dollar per thousand feet, board
measure, to end the strife, | offered the
following amendment TO the first sec
ton, viz;
Strike out in the eighth and ninth lines the
words ninety cents" and insert In lieu thereof
the words " one dollar."-lsee Legi'iatips Record,
Session Of 1876, page 2s2.
On the question, "Will the Senate
agree to the amendment of the gentle
man from Clearfeld ?" Mr. Dunkel
offered the following, viz
Strike out one dollar and insert one dollar and
ten cents.
Whcrcupon the Record shows that |
made the following remarks in advo-
cacy Of my amendment
Mr.. BOYER. Mr.. President, Ihayc some rea.
sous to offer for the amendu ent offered yesterday,
and simply, II am In order, desire to state my
reasons for that amendment The current report
as 1t comes TO isthatthc parties most interested
in the passage Of this measure perfectly will.
ing TO pay one dollar per thousand and II the case
is as they state IL, and Il has been ably pre-
sented yesterday by the Senator from Lycoming
[Mr. Allenl, II can work no harm or Injustice 10
the Boon Company. Ifthis amendment is adopt
Cd by the Senate II 6xcs the price At such
rate that II soeuis 10 lAe neither party eau object
II does no violence to the Boom Company and gives
the lumbermen what they tell me they are willing
TO accept II we now settle this question In this
manner giving II the force and sanction Of law II
will require bold man, indeed who will again
annoy the Legislature with it. That this question
has become obnoxious to members Of the Legisla-
ture cannot be denied nor can we disguise the fact
that among good people all over this State II 10
looked upon as a sort Of reproach. know Of no
good reason why this should be 30, but Il Is the
fact nevertheless. say to the friends Of this bill
that We must be Just In our endeayors to get justice
In this matter.
There is great deal to be said on this question,
admit, but offered this amendment In order to
save something out Of what feared might become
general ruin lift went on this way. am not dis
posed 10 be Mt all captous 10 the matter, although
shAliyote for II. And lift fails will DO the very
next best thing get this thing low as possible
-lsee Lsgi'iaiirs Record, page 900.
Mr.. Dill, Senator from Union, made
the following remarks
Mr.. DILL. IhOpcws will get an opportunity
TO vote upon tho amendment Of the gentleman from
Clcarheld [Mr Boyerl. / have represented this
boom bill for six years up to the present session Of
the Legislature, when my oncrous duties were
Transferred to the Senator from Ly1oming mr.
Allent. had made up my mind T. vote for the
amendment Of the Senator frcia Clearfeld Mr..
Boyerl, fixing the boemage at dollar, In order to
settle this question and get II out Of the way and
! was sorry to hear the Senator from Lyoomins
Mr.. Allen say that such an amendment would be
disagreeablet to him personally, and presume dis.
agreeable to those gentlemen who are here repre-
senting the bill. That consider fair compli-
ment, and II this amendment Of one dollar and ten
Gems shall he voted down, am prepared to vote for
the amendment Of the gentleman from Clearheld
Mr.. Boyerl, fixing the boomage at one dollar, and
hope that In that way will get rid Of this bill
and that the amendment Of the gentleman from
Philadelphia Mr.. Dunkell may be voted down.
Let us fix this boomago at one dollar.
Itis well understood that we are not reducing
the legal rates Of toll for boomage They are
eighty -fye cents, and the manner in which this
boomage Is raised TO one dollar and twenty Eve
cents il by charging forty cents for ropes etc. used
in rafting the logs. That Is contained In the pro-
visions OF the law allowing tho companies to tx
ressonablssum for that purpose. II has that dis.
erection given II by the Legislature, and II seems to
me that we have the centred Of the subject suii.
cicntly TO say what would be reasonable sum with
out violating vested rights. BY 6xing fifteen cents
as reasonable sum for warping and ropes we shall
be fixing the entire rate at one dollar and believe
by that means we shall get rid Of this matter
otherwise II will come back TO trouble rs hereafter
--[see Legislative Record, page 297.
On the adoption of the amendment
Of Mr.. Dunkcl, the vote was as follow
YnAs-Anderson allegheny, Braggins, Bus
sey, Colihan, Cooper, Grouse, Dunkei, Heilman,
lIorter, Jacklon, Jones, Lamon (Phil'a), Lemon
(Blair), Lawrence, smith-l5.
NArs--Albright, Allen, Anderson (Crawford),
Bechtel, Boyer, Burnett, Butierhed, Chestnut,
Clarke, Dill, Ermentrout, Hays, Herr, Mcclellan,
McKibben, McMullcn, Mcneil, Magic, Newmyer,
Payne, Rockwell, Roebuok, Sinner, Thomas, War.
fol, Waream, Watson, Winslow, Wood, Yerkes,
Yuily-3l.-lsee Legislative Record, page 297.
On the question recurring to my
amendment, Mr.. Stanton, of Luzernc,
moved an amendment to my amend.
ment fixing the rate Of toll at one
dollar and five cents, instead of one
dollar, and the vote stood as follows
YEAs-crouso, Dunkel-2.
NArs--Albright, Allen, Anderson (Crawford),
Bechtel, Boyer, Burnett, Butterheld, Chestnut,
Clarke, Collhan, Dill, Ermentrout, Hays Heilman,
Haftnr Iaakaon M.ni