Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-06
Al HAIR; ) BURG.


Both Houses of the Legislature were in
session late last night and great deal Of
business was finished up. The conference
committees to adjust the differences be-
tween the two bodies on congressional,
legislative and judicial apportiOnments
have all disagreed and SO reported. In
the congressional matter the Democratic
House committee offered to make II Re-
publican and II Democratic districts,
which was rejected by a tie vote. In the
senatorial matter the Democratic House
committee offered to give the Republicans
20 senatorial districts and retain % for
their own party, but the Republicans i'll
sisted upon having 30 districts 1t also
proposed to apportion Philadelphia county
into 3S representative districts, but the
Republicans wished to "grOup" represen-
tation, which they regarded as unconstitu-
tional. Finally, it offered to divide the
state into 2S Republican aud II Democratic
| districts, and leave five doubtful, of which
doubtful ones three were represented by
Republicans, but all these propositions
were rejected.
President Reyburp, of the Senate, au-
nounced his committee to investigate the
relations between the commonwealth and
the Standard oil company, under resolu-
tiOns passed by the Legislature, to consist
of Senators Grady, of Philadelphia Herr,
of Dauphin, and Hall, of Elk. Speaker
Faunce announced his committee: Messrs.
Sharpe, of Franklin Ziegler, Of Butler {;
Walker, of Erie Graham, of Allegheny,
and Clark, of Philadelphia.
The following gubernstorial nomina-
tioDs were announced: John o. Shearer,
of Cambria county, Trustee Western
Insane hospital; George L. Harrison,
Philadelphia Henry NJ. Hoyt, Luzerne
county DR.. Thomas G. Morton, Phila.
| delphia, as members Of tho board of pub
lie charities Horace r. Namely, Della
ware county, quarantine master Philadel-
phia.
A burst of applause on the Democratic
side of the House greeted tho final pas
sage at nearly midnight of Senator
Hume's bill requiring tho investment OF
tho surplus money III state or United States
bonds instead of lying in such bauks as
the Peoples, of Philadelphia, bearing no
interest and oiling the political machiue.
Presentations.
Before adjourning, Senate Clerk Cocll-
ran presented 1t. Gov. Black and Pres't
Reyburn with beautiful ivory mallets,
hooped and embellished with gold and ap
propriately inscribed. The senators gave
Reyburn massive silver tea set lined
! with gold and enclosed in a respondent
case and gold mallet designed as watch
charm, bearing diamonds upon its head.
Senator Hall made the speech of presenta
ton, in which he drew the limo carefully
between judicious, competent and insin.
oere praise, saying:
cannot say that your rulings have
always been faultless, because you are
human, and it is human to err. Nor can
l say that your judgment has been always
unbiased, because you are as partisan as
am and as we all are, but you arc man
of decided convictions, and you maintain
them with a courage which shows you to
be made of the stuff which enables men to
mad passions of the hour. You hate a
demagogue, but beyond this undaunted
| courage of character which We admire is
your tenderness of heart, great as a
woman's, which we love-"
Not In Public Contempt.
Philadelphia Times.
contempt as have been most of our Legis-
first Legislature for many years that will
i
stamped upon its record. 1t has left un.
done many things which should have been
done, but all that it did was in the line OF
honest and liberal Legislation, aud that is !,
tribute the people are glad to pay to it.
The people won't shudder, therefore, if the
Legislature shall be recalled to extraordi
nary session.
| A Striking Contrast.
| PhiIadelDhia Record.
Our esteemed contemporary, tho Public
Ledger, not given to overstatement, con.
siders the Legislature of 1888 the best we
have had for twenty five years. This tai
lies with the general public judgment.
The one thing remarkable about it is that
twenty-five years SO nearly covers tho era
of Republican domination in Pennsylvania
No Fault To Find.
| Harrisburg Independent,
As a wlfole We have no fault to find
with the Legislature of 1888 no CON-
plaint to make against it, and when il
adjourns to day it may congratulate itsell
on having, to the extent of its ability and