Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-09-12
WORK AT HARRISBURG.
Cutting Off the Ten Dollars Day.
-Wagner's Resolution
Adopted.

an old time aspect on the face of affairs
on the hill to-day. Under the inspira'
ton of cool and bracing atmosphere,
becoming the season Of a month later
rather than September morning, the
statesmen congregated about the legls-
lative halls earlier than usual. The
statement in the Press of this morning
that Democratic Senator would offer
a resolution cutting off pay created
considerable CONSERVATION. Neither
side knew how to treat the dilemma
which it presented.
AS the matter was discussed its
gravity seemed to increase, and few
minutes before calling the body to
order the Republicans went into caucus
formally. They continued to deliber-
ate in secrecy until half an hour past
the time of meeting, and then, having
marked out course, the business began.
THE REPUBLICAN POLICY.
1t soon became evident, however,
that the party was not of one mind.
The policy determined on was to sup
port the resolution if it was offered.
AS soon as the journal was read, how
ever, DR.. Mcknight manifested his
dissent by moving to adjourn. There
were only three others to back him,
however, and the proposition failed,
with twenty-five votes in the negative.
Then Wagner got in his resolution. 1t
is in this language:
Resolved, That, if the House concur,
the Appropriation Committees of the
respective bodies be and they are here
by instructed to report the Appropria-
ton bill for the pay of Senators and
members up to and including Septem-
ber 10, 1888, and that said committees
be further instructed to report no other
appropriation bill until apportionment
bills shall have been passed.
Senator Gordon moved to amend so
that the resolution would provide for
pay from the beginning only in the
event of agreeing on bills. He said he
was opposed to pay and would not
himself accept compensation unless
bills were enacted and intimated that
the payment now would only afford
means to protract the session.
MOVING TO STRIKE OUT.
George Handy Smith, in his usua
suave manner, moved to strike out the
words "until apportionment bills have
been passed" Sill moved to refer the
resolution to the Committee on Appro
priations, and Kennedy gave his
colleague, Mr.. Gordon, side slap by
challenging the propriety of the sug
gestion that membess receiving money
would protract the session needlessly
George Handy Smith said the Republi'
cans will pot recede, pay or no pay
Turning toward Gordon he continued
Go tell them we are not weeping
willows, grown to adorn churchyards
beautify cemetery lots, or stand weep
ing over new-made graves. We arc
made of sterner stuff. We are trees o
the forest, raised to resist the ravages
of the tempest and the storm. Like
the stubborn and sturdy oak that raises
/ his majestic head above the rest, tower
ing in his strength, aye, and even defie:
the lightning, we will remain here an(
defy the power that sits in the execu
tive building. ! say this with all due
respect to the Senator from the Thirc
District, whom I consider the weeping
willow of the Senate"
THE EMPLOYEES SALARIES.
Hughes proposed to amend at onc'
to provide for the employees and thel
pass the resolution as the only step il
the direction of solving the problem
Laird was opposed to any approprla
ton, because no work had been done
He animadverted on the wicked clamo
Of newspapers regarding the $40 day
Aull withdrew the motion to refer t,
committee. Wallace stated in sor
of interrogatory way his opinion thai
the resolution meant that after Septem
ber 10 there should be no pay, bu
there was no time fixed for the com
mittee to report the bill. Biddis be
| lieved that those who did the work NJ
to the present time should be paid, AM
Patton made semi-savage and a haI
humorous speech of some length. ii
said:
| do not propose to vote for any sue
buDcombe or poppycock resolutions
No member of the Administration, o
it's officers or attaches, shall say that
shall not have that which belongs t
me. Upon what meat,do these Cesaria
legislators feed that they should lor
over me? know it has been told M
that the Governor will veto any appro
priation bill passed if there are no ar
portionment bills made. | know m,
rights and | intend to maintain them
Let those who can afford it take n
pay, but do not let them say to other
you shall have no pay. God knows
don't want this session to continue.
have been in favor of adjournment be
cause l feel that the apportionment
cannot be made. | have tried to softe
the Republican hearts, but they remai
adamantine. They are stubborn, stiff
necked and rebellious. Are we to re
main here until December, 1884, an
then 60 home without any pay?
The amendment of Senator Smit
having been withdrawn, Gordon's wa
defeated by the following vote:
| YEAs-Messrs Gordon, Laird, Shear
er and Vandegrift. Total, 4.
NAYs-Messrs. Arnholt, Aull, Bid
dis, Boggs, Coke, Davies, Greer, Hal
Ian, Hart, Herr, Hess, Hughes, Humes
Keefer, Kennedy, King, Lantz, No
Cracker, Mcknight, Mcneil, Nelson
Patton, Reyburn, Smiley, Smith
Stehman, Sutton, Upperman, Wagner
Wallace, Watres and Mylin, presiden
pro tenn. Total, 80.
rhe question being on Senator Waq
ner's resolution it was agreed to by tn
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Arnholt, Aull, Bic
dis, Boggs, Coke, Davies, Greer. Hal
Ian, Hart, Herr, Hess, Hughes, Humes