The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-03-15
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HARRISBURG. Mar. q, 1877.

tiNhtiSbVhs, MNT. ", 1917.
Tho past has bccn week of not very
active hut nevertheless of important
legislation. Most of the Republican
members took advantage ofthe Sunday
recess to visit Washington and partici-
pate IN the Inauguration of President
Hayes. Returning TO the session OF
Tuesday morning the business was Mt
once entered upon rapidly and az
among the most important legislation
the appropriation bills take the prece-
dence and they are being pushed
through with oil possible speed.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
A joint resolution has been passed
by both houses fixing Friday March
23rd. MS the end of this session and
providing for a regular adjourned Sos.
SION to bc held next year. IL was hop.
ed that rs soon ~ the day of adjourn>
ment had been determined upon that
all ilii clustering would he di> pcnsed with
and the work of legislation would pro.
gress without interruption aud this is
the disposition of the republican side
ofthe house, but tho democrats seem
to have adopted the policy Of retarding
business rs much rs possible and the
liberal rules of the house puts it in the
power of even the minority to call the
yeas and nays upon every trilliny pre-.
text and introduce motions and resn.
lutions of frivolous character in order
to prevent the regular proceedings.
The object on the part of the democra.
cy is toprevent as much work ~ pcssi,
hle and then arraign the majority in
the next campaign for doing nothing
and thus try to bring the republican
Legislature in ~ great odium rs that OF
the previ ous two years.
NEW TAX bfLt.
This bill passed the House finally after n
bitter fight this week aui it Is one Of the
most important general hills that will be
brought before the legislature. The sy..
tenn OF taxing corporations for state pnr.
poses heretofore has been to leavy tax
upon dividends or net profits. In copsc
quencc OF the crisis tho divd.nd.. have
been go reduced that thus important W rec
OF revenue TO the stale has dwinl o 10 al
most nothing. For illustration we will
take the Phila. Il Reading Rsilroad com.
rany which formerly paid into the state
treasury about $500. 900 hut last year only
returned 100000 an irs return next year
would be simply nnninal The state tax
upon land having hcen taken oil some
wear, ago II was cvi lcnt that we should
have TO reidrn TO The oil tax or divisc
some other means OF securing money from
corporations md so this bill was devised
and introduced by Mr.. iInhn. of Philt..
u provides for the assessment VI tax upon
gross receipts instead of dividends. aud
viii yield. about Sl5). 600 more 10 the
state treasury than was estimated last
year. Its passage in the fnce of the CON.
binei opposition Of the railroad monopo
lies speaks we'll for the Integrity Of the
legislators.
usunr BILL AND NEW COUNTY.
These are both important bills. Til.
former a. originally drawn provided the
penalty OF forfiIure Of entire principal aud
interest for The i,kins Of u.ury. The bin
in'lly passed ON Wednesday after striking
'u' the forfeiture Of principal features aud
in this shape il may succeed ia its Gnal
passage on third reading though the pros
poet is not very f'Iiering Tho new
county bill has not yet been reached Oh
second reading anl, in consequence OF
'be limited time Of The present session
aud the amonnt Of oppIsi'l,n that il like
ly to I've developed in regard TO l.. there l.
40 probability that IL will be enac;.l int,
, law even IL II would not he killed ifiI
came 10 vote. Tue local option bill will
,l'o probably fall for this session for the
','ne reason The opposition will ill,bu,-
"r hy discussion aud tho INTRODUCTION Of
d stiory SnIendments until II 10 too late
or aoiion.