Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-24
Aancaster fntelligerer.
THuRsDAY EVENING. NAY ~ '0o''
In the Legislature.

.psn.y KyKnIraa, NAY -. lsss' |
In the Legislature.
The recorders Office in Phlladelpnla
aems to take up very undue proper
,on of the time of the Legislature.
Whether it should be abolished or mol
nav he a matter of consequence to some
,eople, but they cannot be very many
nor can the issue be very vital one even
o them. There are exceedingly Inn
,ortant questions pending in the LeRls
ature, which proposes shortly to adjourn,
and which has no time now to speno
mon any but important matters. Out
aide of Philadelphia nobody cares q
picayune what is done with the re-
corder's Office, but everyone In tne
state is deeply interested in the ques-
tions relating to taxation, constitutional
enforcement, apportionment and monop.
DIV restriction which this Legislature
ought to consider and settle but winch
II does not seem inclined to do.
The session of the Senate which was
t.ken mn in reconsidering the nomina-
t;on of a recorder which had been con
sidered and rejected in January, was
wasted knowingly and deliberately by
the Republican majority. 1t had been
intended to endeavor to pass at
this time the congressional appor'
tionment bill, but the absence OF a
S.alwart senator rendered the attempt
.ipexpedient. The remarkable Rroposl
tion to confirm nomination that had
been rejected four months ago wa:
probably made to oil up the time and
with the idea that it would worry the
Democratic minority. The scheme il
this latter regard seems to have beer
more successful than it ought to have
been, since such proposition should
have been treated with contemptuous
silence, both because of its extravagan
folly and its entire ineffectiveness. Tht
Republican majority could not have OBJ
tanned the two thirds vote necessary t.
confirm the nomination, and the Demo
cratic senators should in no way hav'
been embarrassed in refusing to vote fo
the confirmation of SO stale nomina
tion, not only because it was no longe
before the Senate, but because, if it hat
been, it would have been discourteous t
the governor to have confirmed it befOr
knowing that he at this late day desire
its tsconfirmation. The smart senators VIII
conceived the idea of putting their Demo
cratic senators to confusion in this matte
simply succeeded in exhibiting their ow
folly; an exhibition which, however
has got to be very common in the Sen
ate.. Considering the reputation whic
most of its members bear for INTEL
gence, it is surprising that their actio
during this session has been 50 ineffect
i've. In the apportionment question
the body seems to be paralyzed. The RI
sponsibility is upon the Republican
senators, who cannot even agree anon
themselves as to what is prope
apportionment; which should be
maIIcI VI Odoy uOCOA AihsoAon, A"'oA'
ing Only-]egitimately-a question Q
simple mathematics. 1t is discreditabl
in the highest degree to Senate so n
spectacle in point of intelligence thu
its members cannot forget their part
sanship and their selfish interests sufl
ciently to carry out the spirit of the la
providing representation for the people
as they all understand that it should |
carried out.
1t is said that the governor declare
that he will not call the Legislature tt
gether in extra session to d. the wor
that it is likely to fail to do before it az
journs because he has no faith ths
q body which has been unable durin
five months to discharge its clear dut
can be expected to perform it if kel
longer together. The governor, pei
haps does no injustice to the legislator
in this conviction, but he probable Ill
derrates the force of public opinion upo
them. If they are kept at their wOr
their constituents will be likely to see
it that it is done.