Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-05-14
SAMPLE LEGISLATION.


From what is transpiring at Harris
burg, the dopravity Of our Legislature
seems TO be total Below we give as
a sample Of what is occurring in the
Capitol. The committee Of investiga-
ton, appointed 10 look alter the frauds
practiced to pass bill No lO3, is develop.
ing some wonderful things, as witness
the following: "E. W. Davis, of Phila-
delphia, took the stand and to the reg
ular questions gave a decided mo"
He stated that his name had been used
by witnesses in connection with bill
I03 but that subsequent witnesses had
completely refuted the testimony. As
far as any witnesses to come were
concerned he would say most emphat-
ically that any use OF his name was un.
authorized that he had never been
Authorized by any persons to act for
them in the matter and had never been
guilty of any corrupt practices in re-
gard to the riot bill.
Speaker Long questioned. the wit.
ness.
"Did ever intimate to you in any
way that if ! were elected Speaker you
should be made Chairman OF the ways
and means committee p
"You never did, sir. l will say, how
ever, that another man did,
Speaker Long-"l demand the name
of that man"
Mr.. Davis-"His name is George W.
Hall, of Philadelphia
A "non was then given to the inter
rogatories by Messrs. Doyle, Elliot, Dc
muth, Corrance, Eberly, Elder and
Eldred
G. IL. Foster, OF Lehigh, then step
ped upon the witness stand and testl-
fed as fellows One evening sometime
ago ID. G, Clark, Of Philadelphia, came
to witness and asked him to see if he
could vote for bill 1903. Witness said
he would consider it. Later Clark
told him there was $500 in the bill ant
took him to Salter and left him. Sal
ter also told witness there were $500
in the bill, but witness refused TO vote
for ii, because he said there were toe
many snakes in it. Three weeks
later Salter told him that meeting
just held in Philadelphia the price haC
been raised to $500, and both Saltei
and Clark advised him to take th'
money. In March Salter called wit
ness out of the house and took hin
to see Kemble at the Brady House
When alone with the latter he looked
at Kemble and Kemble eyed him "fron
the brow Of the head to the sole Of hiI
toe.n
"Kemblc said, elbow are you on bill
) 1887"
', Witness-"I can't vote for it on &C
count of article7 of the constitution.
Kemble-"Then | don't want any
: thing to do with you"
!. Witness-"oh, l guess you are on
of them roosters like Sam Josephs. ES
. members tell me he promises lots o
money but never pays" Kemble the
said, "Oh, if you don't believe it here
', the money"-s1,O0O. / don't want t
. pay you for your vote. | want to pa,
for your work" Witness however re
fused all offers and left Mr.. Kemble +
his meditations.
A Foster stated in concluding his tet
! timony that these men had followe
, him like blood hounds following deel
= but he had always refused them. MI
Clark then questioned the witness, bu
the result was only fat contradiction
/. by each of the others testimony.
. After Messrs. Provens and Kincai
: had been called and no more evidenc
, obtained, Mr.. Clark again took tn
= stand and repeated his assertions tina
!. he had never made, nor been authors
zed to make, any corrupt advances t
). any living man.
The committee, after deciding TO il
q sist that Mr.. Chris Magee shall pre-
q duce all the checks in his possessio
!. at the next meeting, adjourned to mcC
n again Tuesday evening,
= Davis is the chairman ofthe Commit
: tee Of. Ways and Means, and the Radics
leader in the House, as well as the big
4 gest rooster in the Chamber or on th
street.