The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-09

/ for him 20 get the supplement slghtu
at once, 30 thot he might pay the en-
rollmess tax, cad take certified copies
bone With bin The bill was regis
tered and be was directed to take Il
to the Secretary Of the Commonwealth
for examination, bat instead OF doing
so, be took il directly TO the COY
ernor, and By making similar appeals
and representations 10 relation 10
sickness 10 his family, aud misrep-
resenting the character Of the bill, no
procured the Executives signature
"And here let me remark upon a
somewhat remarkable coincidence.
When IL was Necessary 10 have this
bill signed tnere was somebody sick.
When this repeating Get @es TO be
cons dered by the Seaate Committee,
It was put oil from time to time be
clase 20 melody was alleged 10 be sick,
and | notice ia locking over the
record, that when it came up in order
in the other branch Of the Assembly,
the effort was made to prevent its
consideration because again some.
BODY was sick. 1t seems in some
way to be connected with g great
deal Of sickness, enough to almost &C.
casion a suspicion as TO the character
Of the melsdy
"Bat to return more particularly
10 the history Of the matter, some
time ia April, 1870, application was
made 20 the Governor for letters pat
ent. which he refused to grant on ac-
count Of the peculiarity OF the meas
ure, and the manner 10 which his sig
nature was obtained, and not until
the aGth Of July, 1871 were letters
patent granted under the set TO IN
corporate the Milford and Mstamor-
as Railroad Company, bat no refer
ence whatever is made therein to the
supplement which proposes to give
this nice little annuity Of tea thous-
aud dollars ID the company Tor the
term Of niaety-Bine years.
After quoting the language of Gov
ernor Gsary's messages recommend
ing the repeal, the Senator had read
an article from a Harrisburg cores
pondent 20 the philadelphia Iaquirer
Of March Is, giving a complete ex-
pose Of the matter, and concluded as
follows:
"The supplement is elso in coua.ci
with that portion Of the fifth section
Of the eleventh article Of the eonslitu-
ton. which provides That the credit
Of the c1mmon wealth shall not in any
manner or event be pledged or loa7od
to aay individual company, corpora
ton or association Yet in this act
the credit # the common wealth 10
the extent Of tee thousand dollars
annually, for the period Of uiaety-
nine years, is loaned or given to this
proposed Milford and Matamors Rail
road c p. J4ny, G corporation crested
by the J. gislalure Of the STATE.
"Nov the only allegation that /
hsge / ard against the repeal of this
odioU ion, was wi.h reference TO.
The question of vested rights. To
that nave Delg t. answer in a few
wcrds IL this Milford and Maia-
mnras Railroad Company have any
vested rights 10 this annuity, il re-
ceives them either by tbs letters pat
eot or the supplement to its charter.
But i; cannot get such rights from
the letters patent, for no reference
whatever is made therein 70 the pro-
visions Of the supplement. aud it can
aot get them from toe latter. for that
Is 10 conflict with the constitution,
and therefore void Bot even il it
should be constitutional its passage
and approval was secured by trick
cry end misrepresentation, aad it is
therefore not entitled to thar consider
alton due 20 honest and proper legis-
l>iionn
Yet upon a call Of the yeas and
navs. With iull understanding Of all
the facts, Mr.. Dill voted sgaias: the
repeal
When Mr.. III nexs appears be-
fore the 'ootlights 10 The character Of
a reformer, let him explain this vote,
and then We will call bis attention to
other ike indiscretiOns