Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-21

AT HARRISBURG.

AT HARRISBURG.
noaE vsToEs BY rHl aovsHxok.
Prooeedipgs In the Houss-Committsss ON
Apporsionmsns-No "fsr Diem"
Tor the Vacation Days.
The governor has announced three more
vetoes. Ono was " An Act Relating to
Surveyors The governor, among other
reasons for objecting to the bill, says that
it imposes no penalty of any kind on
their failure to obey its injunctions. 1t
amounts to little more than a mere re-
quest, which may or may not be obeyed,
according to the pleasure of the citi.
zen."
The second bill returned is the House
bill to prohibit the running at large of do
mestic animals in the township Of ALE
gheny and adjoining townships.
The following is the most important Of
the vetoes
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, Office of the
Governor, Harrisburg, June 20, 1881
hereby file, with my objections, in the
Office of the secretary of the common
wealth, House bill No. 1888, entitled An
act for the government of cities of the
| fifth Glass;
This is very long bill. containing many
provisions. Indeed, to such minnie par
ticulars does it descend, that if it should
become law the cities thereby affected
would have little discretion left as to the
government of their own affairs. As to
the wisdom of many of the details of the
bill the executive has grave doubts; but
| IS 70 10 hSnh "
| Objectionable that he contents him
self with resting his disapproval
upon that alone. The first clause of sec.
ton provides that treasurer of a city
of the fifth GLASS may appoint collectors of
undaid taxes to whom he shall deliver his
warrant authorizing the collectors to levy
and sell the personal property of the debtor
fol- the payment of taxes due.
The bill then further provides that
" said warrant shall also empower the col
lector, on failure of personal property
being found sufficient to pay the taxes
assessed against any person or persons,
and twenty days. notice having been given
to such person or persons to pay said
taxes, to take the body of such delinquent,
if found in said county, and convey him to
tho Jail of the proper county, there to re
main until the amount of such tax to-
gether with the costs shall be paid, or
secured to be paid, or until he shall be
otherwise discharged by due course ol
law" I will never give my approval to
any law to 70 establish imprisonment fOl
debt in this commonwealth. Such steI
backward out of the human civilization of
to-day to the repellant harshness of the
laws of a century ago would be bolt and
reproach upou the fame of the state. II
is difficult to imagine how bill contain
ing such a provision as the one cited ever
passed Pennsylvania Legislature of to-
day. The insolvent delinquent taxpayer
may be unfortunate, but will not consent
to the barbarism of making his poverty
and misfortune criminal act.
RoBT. E. PATTIsoN.
The senate Uommlttecs
President pro tenn. Mylin has announced
the following as the apportionment com
mittee for the present extra session
Congressional - Messrs. McCracken,
Davies, McNeill, Lee, Herr, Smith, Wat
res, Reyburn, Mcknight, Macfarlane,
Wolverton, Laird, Biddis, Hart, Vande
grift, Mylin, president pro tenn.
Representativc-Mes Stewart, Mac
farlane, Cooper, Aull, Sill, Keefer, Steh.
man, Agney, Upperman, Watres, Coke
Gordon, Henninger, Hess, Patton, Mylin
president pro tenn.
Senatorial-Messrs. Longenecker, Grady
Keefer, Arnholt, Lee, Boggs, Smiley,
Lantz, Hughes, Aull, Hall, Kennedy
Wagner, Sutton, Humes, Mylin, president
pro TEN.
Judicial-Messrs. Greer. Smiley, Adams
McNeill, Emery, Harlan, Davies, Upper
man, Lantz, Agnew, Wallace, Ross
Shearer, Nelson, King, Mylin, president
pro tenn.
The speaker announced the following
committees
Congressional Apportionment-Mess
MacReynolds, zimmerman, Hasson, Jen-
kins, Bullitt, Merry, Eckles, Neeley, Do
verey, Degan, Carey, Meyer, Bennett
Sisger, Niles, Wayne, Vankirk, Sponsler,
franklin Hail, Miller, Snodgrass, A. W
Hayes, W. c. Brown and Landis.
Legislative Apportionmsnt - Messrs
Mcnamara, Bryson, E. q. Snyder, Craw
ford, Jamison, Fay, Fortner, Carberry,
Evans, Harrar, Weihl, Green, Bierer, Burt,
Boyer, McCrum, Clark, Voegtley, E. L.
Davis, Emery. Stubbs, Lee, Thompson,
Klein, B. B. Mitchell and Donly.
Judicial Apportionment- Jos
eph Mcdonald, Duggan Sterrett, Wander
slice, Sharpe, Gahen, Bream, Bigler
Rilaud, Himmclricch, Adams, Coolbaugh,
McCabe, Townsend, Shafer, Gallagher
Tubbs, Burchfeld, Fetters, Colborn
Hulings, Ellis Morrison, Gardiner, Glenn
and Hoover.
The Salary Question.
In the House the proposition to take nc
salary for the vacation days was antagon
lied by some of the ton dollar statesmen
but finally the House, by vote of ia
yeas to 43 nays, concurred in the Senate
resolution as amended. Tie form it passed
in was as follows Resolved, If tho
House concur that the standing appro
priation committee be and are hereby in.
structed in preparing the bill to meet the
expenses of the present extra session oi
the Legislature, to omit any and all pei
diem pay to the members for the re
cess taken from and including the 9Th and
18th Of June. Eberly of this county
voted emo"
PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
What shall be Done With the Indians: