The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

HARR1sBuEo. April &c, 1879.


HARRIsBuRo. April 26, 1879.
This has been q busy week in the
Legislature, and but lille done 10 the
way VI law-making The Pittsburgh
Riot Bill, ~ it has been called,
which has engaged The attention Of
the House for weeks, and caused 10.
tense interest aud excitement, Mas
defeated. finally, en- "Wednesday, by
q vote Of l0l against aud 9S for il.
For several weeks the bill brought 10
The House a most powerful lobby,
who neglected 10 Effort To nHaeuce
members In favor vi the bill ; aud, 1t
Is charged. corrupt means We're used
to induce members TO support The
bill
A commiitee has been appointsd
10 investigate the charges. and c o..
els 9 II Gat~bell, II Lslc str, " olfr,
of Uniou, Doyle. # H~unIluguuo,
R0oads. If Cumberland, aid Elliott,
Of tt ga Ffvm he make up Of me
eoulmieee i, is feared, here, tbat all
I'll ,rf will be made 10 wbie-wasn !;
but Wolfe * determined 10 20 10 the
bott, IN 81 the matter, aud unless he
aud Elliott are cveTruled by the 9th
or members vi the committee, no guilty
man will escape. Wolfe should have
been chairman of tie committee. and
. majority II tbe commiuee should
have been taken irom shose opposed
TO the dill IL is said some of The
members of the House are not feeling
50 comfortable just now. Ga Tues
day next the B,rder Claims Bill will
Come up On inal passage. The friends
of the bill are very active. but not
very sabguine # success | dc not
believe the dill will pass. Both your
members, CoIborn and Schroek, are
opposed to the bill, and will vote
against it.
On Wednesday next the An;i-Dis-
criminstion Bill will be up again on
second reading 1t was called up on
Thursday, and after being discussed
for some time, DR.. Early, of Elk, rails
ed q point of order on the ccnstiiu-
tionaliry o. the bill. If the point of
order is not sustained, and | cannot
see how il can be, the bill will cause
an excited, bitter and lengthy discus
sion. The friends of the railroads
are quite waspish, and the friends of
the bill are Dol too mild Ii is be-
lieved The bill will pass the House {:
both your members are on the side of
right and the IL eresIs Of the people,
and will work aud vote for The bill.
The OIL Tax bill will also come up
On secund reading mkt week. The
passage of this bill will be pressed ss
"a just measure, and will be 6erceIy
opposed by the members from the OIL
producing districts.
la the pre-ent depleted condition
Of The Treasury it is evident that rev.
enue must be raised from some source,
aad many thiuk that there is no bet
yer subject Of taxation than oil Two
millions of doliars Gao be raised an
naally from a moderate tax on oil,
without, In the least, injuring The OIL
trade or imp sing "a burden upon the
people think the bill will pass.
is now apparent thai the Legisla-
ne will mol adj urn until the end of
the one hundred aud City days. An
IF rt was made yesterday 10 fix
Wednesday afternoon sessisn for the
consideration OF revenue aud apprc-
priation bills, bat it was defeated.
There are too many members who
would ike the session TO continue
three hundred aud sixty five day;
DO want 10 work four aud q bali
aud take pay for seven There
Is no Reason Why We should not bo.d
sessions every day.
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