Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-14

curse of the commonwealth fostered
BY railroad companies could not have
grown. Besides, with revenue Of
not more than fifty cents from barrel of
oil the commonwealth would have been
$1,000 richer to day. No countrys in
Europe or Asia in which such statement
should b, heard as he now made would
delay to overturn the strongest dynasty
that ever sat on throne. But the pa
tience with which the American people
subject themselves to outrage was proven
bial. He, for one, however, was not 60
ing to try to submit to it any longer. I
have felt o:tentimas," he said, 8" that if
could only leave my other duties l would
begin with all the zeal and determination
of Peter the Hermit when he undertook
tho crusade and all over this great state,
from Lake Erie to the Delaware, strive to
raise up such power as would teach these
people that
- when once the .iumbering passions wake.
The peaceful are the stron2.'"
Another complaint.
Mr.. Gowea's next complaint was that,
although tho Reading was tho largest
owner of aanthcacite coal lands, yet none
of its coal would be transported over the
Pennsylvania unless sold to one or more
of three certain parties. Only these three
were given such low rates that they could
afford to take the coal, but the Reading
was not going to throw off thirty or forty
cents ton to make That arrangement
work. The speaker proposed to change
this should the bill pass. He sarcastically
told why he had no reason to attack the
Pennsylvania. TO it was due the many
recent Improvements made by Reading.
{ J l. L~1 & = a..
building a road from Harrisburg to Pitts
burgh. Then if you move the Legisla-
ture to Philadelphia We can buy your
| capitol grounds for depot and build up
an industry here that will do as much
good as the Legislature. Laughter. ]
The traffic the Pennsylvania has given rs
will amount to millions in a few years" "
He had, however, ono grievance against
done to David W. Sellers. The speaker
differed from Sellers in having been a
Democrat since birth, although never
having chance to vote for any one who
! was elected. Sellers was some years ago
turned to Democracy by conviction-how,
it passed tho speakers comprehension. He
did not sec how states rights Jefferson
ian Democrat by conviction could come
before the House railroad committee and
! in his argument for tho Pennsylvania
railroad against the Hulings bill say that
the state Of Pennsylvania. has no power
over its corporations and that the nation
only can control them.
The Gowen lsill.
The laughter grew into a great roar
| when Mr.. GoweE added There must
be q great deal wrong in q corporation that
could lead such good man as Sellers SO
far astray." Nj. Gowen's concluding
| words were that the passage Of his bill
| would be the dawn of u pure and good
day for the commonwealth.
Crawford. Of Philadelphia, chairman of
tho railroad committee, who had intro
| duced MI. Gowen and presided, now called
his committee away for private deliber..
ton. Before the lapse oi ten minutes,
after the crowd had dispersed, the com
mittec unanimously decided to report the
Huiings bill favorably, although Il majority
OF tie com mitteemen really want to see it
killed in the House. Such committeeman
now regret that they delayed so long to
| act On the bill, for they do not like Cow
ems Gatling gun at all They feel that
they might have prevented it. Huir.s
| approves TIE Gowen bill and says he will
| support it IS = substitute for his osi.
Speaker Fauncc is understood 10 regard
TIC Democratic bill as an excellent Demo
cratic measure and o.!le: Dcmocratic lea1l-
ers AGREE with him. Uncle Jake Ziec!,r
will Introduce the Gowen bill and Fu'll,
of Philadelphia. will follow wit!, :.
motion that il or its principles be adopted
~ a,l amendment l., the Iiulincs bill.