New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-02
PROTECTING STEAMERS FROM FIRE.
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
THE pen NSYLvANIA DEADLOCK.

| THE PENNSYLVANIA DEADLOCK.
A PROPOSITION TO ADJOURN THE LEGlsLATURE AND
| ALLOW GovFRSOB HoYr TO APPOINT SENATOR
| wAIIACg'S SUCCESSOR A POLITICAL RrPORr
| PRONOUNCED UNFOUNDED.
IBY TELEGRAPH To iHE TRDUSE
| HARRIsBURG Feb. 1.-The fourteenth frlitlcss
! ballot for United States Senator taken III the
| Joint sscmbly Of the Penusy vania Legislature mt
noon to-day. Only thrty-Onc members were ao-
sent the total number of votes cast beng 2l7 vi
| these Oliver received scventy-Nx. Wallace seventy
eight. Grow ifty, MacVcagh and Hewitt three each.
! Phillips two. and Wolfe, Snowdcn, Curtin and
| Arncw one each. There being no choice, the Con-
! yention adjourned until noon tomorrow.
| II ~ now evident to the most intense partisan
that there are htllr prospects Of eecting Unlied
| States senator this session. so long as Grow aud
/ Oliver remain in the field. The party
managers realize this Mct and are en-
dcavuring TO devise "A way ont of the difficulty.
! The ln.ed States Cnnstituton gives the Governor
the power of appointment when a vacancy occurs
during a recess oi the Legislature. and thc COns'i-
tuition of Penn~v.vnuIa SAYS that IN suc1 cas-" the
| Governor shall call the LEGISLATURE Together on
sixty day. notice to elect United States : ator
If the Legislature shoui adjourn before NJ rch
that would cau-c tho vacancy to Occnr during Il
recess and make it compc ent for the Governor 10
anl,oiut Wdacc'- sucrc-sr He could thea recon-
vcnc the Legislature upon Sky days notice, as
specified by the Sate Constitution. and ii
the factops still fail to agree his ap-
u intcr wonld hold until su"h time "a
LIs Successor should he clcctcd. The Govrrnmrnt
Attorney -Gcncral aud secretary of State discus ed
this mat cr 10 day, Hud m election cannot he
effected wlthin few dAvs an riiot will he nlds 10
secure an adour ,,ucut of the Leg iaturr by March
/. Several Representatives have been talked to on
both sides lut there has NOT been sufficient 10
| make the urou'-tIOn - down generally Just vet
Governor Iloyt suggested L. ui" of the prr-"ns 10
whom he spoke oi the hnhl"rt to-day That Il"
would agree not Ia alImlnt any man 10
whom either sidc woud file an ntFciion IN
advance. but H. would not trll whom he piUuOs"d
10 appo'ut. The carving ont 0t Tins plan would
uprrset ate two OK ra sessions of the lpIsIiurr:
one NtV dlv. afi"t thr is-u 81 the G1Vrruor's
mr. ,,nIn1tinn for rlrciugn llitrd Strtcs Senator
and the other urNt winter, to cons'irr legislation
whIch has ,Lgg"d At this s"-ei"n. The prospect Of
,uch an euurri,us "'r"hsc {" III" state would
call forth AN Iidi.uaut protest from all parts
of PcnusVlvauia. and mtko ia" dunintni parry tx
crrdngiv uupopui1r An early adin"rninrni IN
rhr Nay ard Tor ;h. reason sugrr'i"l. might
fui favor with sufficient number "i vriri leg la,
;or, who MAY ~ Xluus Ia tale hrs ~ il!"d oi
plundcrnr tie safe IN I" nam" "l the law; bli u
viii uuduuht"'ilY cor >"u 10 ihlaWF every me n'T
VINO votes tur IT, Such u desperate Suhi"T'us"
would be dangerous thongn adrot "ay ont at the
cxt-tinG dil-tHruI.
Wnar.nn Bli.,r the philadelphia million ire,
win enacted such prominent auil-ihtd term part
- Cmcag" ~ here 80. ~ ~ rcfn1'Sr - iIr h,V'-
=
. We o.tpluitnrs Of The present iudcprndrut muyc-
mcut. and nov hr says II ~ tlur 10 ~'lrri "a ne"
man ~ The election OF either 'Iow or q iv'r = "It
Of tlc question. He "i Oplnl"n iha both iJc'"n1
could uarnoru2r tl,cr difference, ~ unit
i,,r on cx-Mnl-tcr Welsh, OF PnIlAd"lbnn.
Mr. Barker doc- not t'nrk tins - qu's-
tIon oi pratItyirp the SPECIAL wish of Senator
Cameron; II Is aduty far hIg ,c. AMI It would srcn
ludrroroli- for Mr. Cameron 10 Olnt"rcrc.
The statement recently pnDllshcd that Senator
Caut.rnn had been rrUu'srci by GcGrral GdInf. 10
submit three II irn.- from Wit c. to s'lrCi member
of his Cab ct from P,HnsyIyHnia * prom rnrrd
ul,pn strong iu' hOI ~ % De absolutely wifiout
foundation. r. is claimed that the statement WLS
doubtless pui iu circulation Tor the purpose o III
fuencnp he result Oi the pelnlnH Senatorial COM
lest by creating the Impression tnat senator Cam
erpn would have the power O dSpcnSuE tlrc Icnt-
sviyania patIOiia O. under the new AdmuSir itOn.