New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-04
TIE NEW LEGISLATURES.
TIE PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.

TIE PENNSl BN ANA lTol''hN'S''i''
PREPARATIONS ron Ts MEEriNG-A DISPUTE
WHETHER THE MEETING IS An ADJOURNED OK
ANEW sEssI1N-PRoBABLEC CHANGE or OFFICERS.
frRou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRlBuNt.l
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.-The pennsylvania
LEGISLATURE reassenblcs tomorrow, aud at the cut
set this perpexinS question arises Is II CONTINUATION
at the session of 1873 or new session. II the former
all the legislation In Of passage thfouEh el'nei
Uou or vending between the two Houses IL still awe
and can taken up Just where was left at the aoJou
ueut II the latter II ia all dead aud must b" revived ana
nut through all the preliminary stages preseribed by the
Constitution Just bef,re the adjournment last spring
the Senate, motion OF Mr. H. b. Strang lassed J"n'
resolution asserting the latter view, but the Deoeauo
House. thinking must oppose ANYTHING originating
with the Republicans In the other body, defeated INC
resolution Tie new Constitution does not throw
a clear light upon the point In dispute. IL rays
that tie Legislature shall meet ON the hrst
Tuesday In January every alternate year. ana shni
hold no adjourned annual sessions after the year lsS'
winch implirs Of course permission 10 h"d Hueh ses
sios up 10 that time Now. adjourned session Is con
unua,lon NJ the regular bienuia session. hat an ahua
session must he one. because II would be mlos-
aihe for an annual ast two years The two
words appear contradictory. UDquestionaby inc most
tenale position, however Is that taken bS the senate
The approaching session Is clearly an annual one ana
cannot therefore, be prnoneation OF that OF 1870
strong argument favor of is view Ia furnished 10y the
fact that II Senator ass4n In I'LL regular Vacah
elas take their seats next Tuesday II the bills which
passed the nate last Winter to I've taken mp anu
passed by House at the coming session. THESE now
Senator. would have voice m their enactment INTO
Laws Tie Supreme Court might mold laws 40 made 10 be
unconstitutional and void, and thus the entire WORK VI
the ssion would bc lost.
Willie treating tho session ~ new one WI dispose OF
anass of uncornplccd legislation, aud thus consume
good deal 0f time in getting bills 10 the stage To when
they had advanced before the a'Ionrnnen II WI pre-
vent the total loss OF desirable measures Dl
once beaten cannot be brought up tho same 30
SION on account of constitutional proihltion but
cau Of course be rc'ntro nccd at new sc's'u Tie
Public ChariIe- bill beaten by the House last ~prnc
bcauae the re- was money in the treasury 20 meet s
demands Both Houses desire It's passage, but W"ud nn
prevented from rcSiynE II thc session were hef =" %"
"a continu alton ~ the old on. The points lnEovi VI
this controversy have been very generally discussed Oy
the ures- OF the STATE for the pa.t Two weeks Most Of
t,r ID nacrtr m pcrs have defended the position taken
by The House An apprehension that ncw organization
of tue House might h. had Il the session wees decided
10 he an annual and not adournei on" h''
probably served to strengthen Their opinions. niin-
her 81 country - 'inncr,tc editors hold positions uud
Ill ,. I'm If t,erc ~, r. tn ho a new deal Tin.
present ur.tnIatrn ha- proved a. are AMI uuHo ~ az
Speaker Patterson ha No cNIcrirnt' Wh'h cctt' ~
L. J,y.lc,cd M, c1npcty Ion the position. 1c oh,r
officers from Cork down folders and pastor. have
man 'c 10 make thor Republican predecessors appear
models Of rgir nry au ,ctahiity 0nc II tho pr -
,aI officers ONLY escaped helm. sent To- the Itut hirN
,sf summer Or clun,lLug SchnUl funds ly t1c d1-i''
teut az Jury. a., rough reorganization ~'ul -'fi
necessary The nr,t mouse ND!rh the Drih'ri"tH Lit
cuujtull ii Tor more than sen ycais g. 10 Fn any c''
Iur tir party -, .,-
Many Democratic members In caucn-e- h'ld IN fhi'a
dcllua uncr iu,atsr, htY' bgIo 81 Ia -h,"lt the
action OF the senate aud the session new one.
As this IL tr view AL tue II publican rinn'tn, lh'r
seems hc ltflr doubt that Tie Home VIII rcctd' from
the postum took dst spIins. Not ing NUni c sno''
~ uisug issue Min u,c : nrc. lhc det'och
Which Wudid lee rr0durcd Woul H. triLtn tn daWHp.
the Damoc acv for upon it, shoulders world hr loaded
| tile responsibility Uf ustAng tho sesSVh ai"l'N"'
4 u,,y SECS on does not p'Iuuc lev
organ zttinn House having two yea 'i.f N wv
under thu os The IUWer 10 elect officers dit"
,tn,,ot however br DISPUTED. N,,fn,r organic ,ct nor
sL.tutc lN.s scrvice Tor ui"-' "iiio'7
drcl chat the -c-si, II nov one W"uiI however
urii-n an drcuIurut 10 ,hc many DcmCcra Who want
~ bfai tuc old slate aul rro1tby rni''" them "rrf5
h,r tuin IN c..lc ANEW opslhc. i'r"t'n H. W Idltct
ol lcWis,own vii p.ooiOy bo tio rdcsrs'di tii""'"'