Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-16
THE LEGISLATOKE,
Tho Senato's Eulogistlc Resolution on Judge
Black

Tho senate's EulogistIc Resolution on Judge
Black.
At Harrisburg, upon the assembling Of
the Senate Wednesday morning Mr.. Sill
offered the following
Whereas the Senate of Pennsylvania has
learned with sincere regret of the serious
illness of Hon. Jeremiah 8. Black, by
which their presiding officer, the lieuten
ant governor, is detained at his bedside
therefore
Resoloed, That, entertaining tho highest
respect and admiration for tho character,
attainments and career of the eminent
jurist and statesman whose services in the
first seat of our judiciary and highest de-
partment at Washington in the most criti
cal period of our country's history have
been followed by an active service at the
head of the American bar with unsullied
integrity, shedding lustre upon all, soma
tors will each and all hope for his speedy
restoration to health, and express at this
time their sincerest sympathy.
Resolced, That copy of these resolu.
tions, engrossed by the clerk, oe deliv cred
to Hon. James H. Ross, senator from
York, for tho lieutenant governor, with
assurance of the Senate's personal sym
pathy in these anxious hours.
Unanimously adopted by a viva voce
vote.
The Senate resolution fixing day for
final adjournment On August 81 was re
csived from the House, that body having
amended it SO as to provide that appor
tionment shall be first completed. The
Senate refused to concur in tho House
amendment by 12 Democratic yeas to 16
Republican nays
The Senate then adjourned until this
morning.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Furth's bill to repeal the senatorial
and representative law of 1873 was read a
second time.
MIR. Sponsler, of Perry, said that this
bill, under the circumstances, and consid-
ering the history of this session, can have
but one Interpretation. 1t is intended to
leave the state without any system of ap.
portionment to elect senators and mem
bers. When this is done the Republicans
are to be coerced into an agreement, be
cause if nothing is then done confusion
and anarchy will follow. He closed by
intimating that $40 per diem vas the real
apportionment the Democrats desired to
obtain.
Mr.. McNamara discussed the whole
series Of apportionment bills presented
during the regular and special session.
lie eulogized Governor Pattison as being
tho best executive Pennsylvania ever had !;
in fact, a second Andrew Jackson, who
had declared that I" by the Great Eternal,
the constitution must be obeyed." The
Democrats were here to aid the governor
in this determination.
Mr.. Nicholson (Dem.) held that the
senatorial and representative apportion-
ment law of 1874 would remain in force
until a new one was passed, and no thought
it would be revolutionary in the House to
repeal tho existing statutes, while the
Ssnate stood in its pres ant attitude of de.
fiance. But as to the congressional matter,
he considered that from the peculiar word
ing of the law of 1878 if the Legislature
failed to make congressional apportion-
mont Pennsylvania representation in
Congress will be endangered two years
hence
Without taking any decisive action on
the bill the House adjourned until this
morning.