Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-11
Ar aARRISBURG.

AT HARRI0BURG.
rse Rsssss-s' FI.maeo san R.asa.
In the House At Harrisburg, Mr.. Law
justice to himself that as only a portion of
his remarks at the academy had been
quoted in the attack. upon him Monday
night the whole of it should be now pub
lished in the Legislatire Record. To this
request there was but one objection, that
of Mr.. Chadwick, who suggested that the
publication should be at the gentleman's
own expense. It was, however, under
stood that the required consent was
given. =
Mr.. Law then explained that he hadn't
replied on Monday evening to attacks
made upon him simply because it was in
expedient, to take up the time and thus
risk the chances of getting up the tax bill.
He had no desire to injure any one and
had been SO moderate that he had not sup
posed that even the speaker would have
objected. lthad been his solemn duty to
tell his constituents and the people OF
Philadelphia the real state of the case, and
he had not a single word to retract.
Every word he had said had been the sim
pie aqd honest truth, and he was prepared
to stand by it.
Mr.. Davis, of Forest, took exception to
the expression that Mr.. Law had used in
reference to some of the cOuntrymen, that
they were "rOOsters Of the dunghill
breed" to which Mr.. Law explained that
he had simply divided the country Op.
ponents of the bill into three classes, viz !:
Those who had been annoyed by news
Eapers those who were strict partisans and
thought that DOnohugh was honest, and
those who were ''rOOsters." The gentleuan
from Forest could takc his choice of the
classes.
To this Mr.. Davis replied that tho
course of the gentleman had been Offen-
sive and in bad taste.
Mr.. Wolfe also quoted tho remarks
he had made at the academy, and denied
that he had attacked any member by
name.
Mr.. Souder-" Did you not say that you
would miss Souder' in future sessions?' 81
Mr.. Wolfe-"I did,"
Mr.. Souder-"W What did you mean by
that? Don't you intend to come back ~
Mr.. Wolfe-"C Certainly; but l didn't
think you would"
Mr.. Sonder-" Yes, sir, will be here"
Mr.. Wolfe said that while he had ab.
stained, as matter Of choice, from men-
tioning names, he did not thereby intend
to reflect on any of his associates on the
stage, who had thought proper to pursue
another course. He had not been in the
same position as Mr.. Law, who, having
been invited to give the true state of the
case in his own city, and by his own peo.
pic, had been warranted in plain speak
ing.
Mr.. Billingsley moved to fix special
session for half-past two o'clock in the
afternoon to consider the legislative appor-
tiOnment bill.
This gave rise to an animated running
debate between Mr.. Faunce for tho Demo
Gratis and Mr.. Billinssley for the Republi-
cans, in which allusiOn was made as to the
manner in which tho bill had been prcpar-
ed. 1t became apparent that the bulk of
it had emanated from 4 sub-cO committee of
three of whom Yargcr and McCleery had
been majority.
Mr.. Billingsley charged Mr.. Faunce with
having been Intentionally absent from the
sub. committee, to which Mr.. Faunce re
Piled that it was untrue, and there had
really never been any formal meeting
called of such subcommittee. This was
subsequently acknowledged by Mr.. Var
ger, who said that Mr.. Faunce's absence
or presence would have made no differ
ence anyhow, and he wouldn't have con-
sented to the bill. which was favored by
himself and McCleery, who were the ma
jority.
On the first division of the question, viz,
fixing special session, there was Il mixed
political vote.
The ayes were 1O4 and the nays 70. In
cluded in the 1O4 were numerous Demo-
Gratis who did not desire to be placed in
the position of refusing to consider the ap-
portionment bill.
Mr.. Souder called the previous question,
but the House almost Immediately refused
by 66 ayes to 100 nays, to put the main
question. Sixty -one of the nays were Dem
ocrats.
Mr.. Graham, avOwing his purpose was
to get on with regular business, now
moved to lay the whole subject on the
table. This was lost by GS ayes to 1O5
noes. The question then REQUIRED on the
second division of the original proposition
viz. !: Shall the apportiOnment bill be
made the special order for the afternoon
session already tixed3 This proposition
being subject to amendment, Mr.. Wolfe
jumped up and moved that the delinquent
tax bill, No. $50. be also considered at
the same time. simultaneously Mr.. Wolfe
called the previous question.
This brought out Mcssrs. Myers, Rice,
Graham and others, who contended iiercely
that it was not within Mr.. WOlfc's power
to make two motions at the same time.
The speaker, however, did not think that
there were two separate motions. The
to add the delinquent tax bill
was then agreed to by 1OS ayes to 81 noes,
and the question rccurred on the PROPOSE
tiOn as whole, viz, to consider both
tho apportionment and the delinquent tax
bills at the special session. This required
a two-thirds vote. 1t was lost by 1O7 ayes
TO 60 noes, and thus ended another attcmpt