The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-03-15
Capitol 1.otsc~.
H,RRsBugG. Mar. Q. 1877.

HARRfsBug6. Mar. Q, 1877.
Tho past has boon 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 as
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. rs the end of this session and
providing for regular adjourned Sos.
sion to be held next year. IL was hop
ed that rs soon ~ the day of adjourn>
ment had been determined upon that
all lillibustcring would be dispensed 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 retardng
business rs much as 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 trilling pre-.
text and introduce motions and resn-
lutions of II frivolous character IN order
to prevent tho regular proceedings
The object on the part of the democra
cy is toprevent as much work ~ pessi,
ble and then arraisn the majority in
the next campaign for doing nothing
and thus try to bring the republican
legislature IN "a great odium rs that OF
the preyi ous two years.
NEW TAX BtLt.
This bill passed the IIuuse finally after n
bitter fight this week aui II Is one OF the
most important general hills that will he
brought before the legislature. The sy..
tenn OF taxing corporations for state pur.
poses heretofore has haen to leavy tax
upon dividends or net profits. In consc
quencc OF the crisis the divii.nd.. have
been go reduced that this imporian, ~ rec
Of revenue TO the stale has dwi Q 10 al
most nothing. For illustration we will
take the Philn. 4 Reading R,ilro,d COM
rany which formerly paid into the state
treasury about $500. 600 but last year only
returned $50. 900 an | iis return next year
would be simply nominal The state tax
upon land having hcen taken of some
years ago ~ was cvi lent that we should
have To reidrn 10 the oil tax or divisc
some other means of securing money from
corporations md so this bill was devised
snd introduced by Mr. iInhn. Of Philt..
II provides for the assessment VI tax upon
gros. receipts instead of dividends aud
will yield. about Slj). 900 more to the
state treasury than was estimated last
year. Its passage in the fnce Of the COM
binel opposition of the railroad mouopo
lies speaks we'll for the Integrity Of the
lesi.la,ors.
Usupr BILL AND NEW COUNTY.
These are both important bills. The
former a. originally drawn provided the
penalty Of forflure Of entire principal and
interest for The taking Of u.ury. The bill
iu'lly passed on Wednesday after s,riEing
u' the forfeiture Of principal features aud
in this shape II may succeed ia its nnal
passage On third reading though the pros
poet is not very firering The new
county bill has not yet been reached Oh
'scond reading aud. in consequence Of
he limited time of The present session
sn. the amount Of oppnsi'ihn that il like
y TO I've developed in regard TO l.. there l.
40 probability that IL will be en,c;sl int,
, law even IL il would M, he killed il il
came 10 vote. The local option bill wilt
,l,o probably fall for his session for the
zane reason The opposition will 6ll,bns-
"r hy discussion aud tho introduction Of
d siiory Smendnents until It 10 too late
VI aelion.
DCM.