Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-01-20

u1Slrlct COuNcubtOu iOi tuO 'NNSS
who received the greatest vote Ia the
sub district, so loug as rules hereafter
to be adopted will permit him to do
SO.
The resolution was laid on the
table for short time.
Mr.. Mcdowell wanoed the number
of delegates changed to 10 instead Of
10 He said that two delegates had
voted against the 10 plan that would
vote for I5. All should go home
tremendously.
Mr.. Mecnlin thought that Mercer
county should tell why it wanted IL
instead of 10.
MIR. Findlay. of Mercer, said bis
people wanted the convention 80 large
that it cannot be controlled by any
one man.
Mr.. Swords motion to make it Is
delegates from each county was taken
up and all voted aye except Dillon, oi
Beaver.
Mr.. Sword moved to make it unan
imous. Mr.. Dillon voted no and the
Chair declared the motion carried.
An amendment giving any delegate
the power to appoint a substitute
from the same district in case he can
not attend the Convention and pro-
hibiting voting by proxy. was added
to it.
The resolution was then carried
unanimously.
Mr.. Phillips moved that the mat.
ter of districting the counties be left
to the County Committees. Carried
Mr.. Spearman moved that the first
Convention he held in New Castle
on the second Tuesday after the last
county of the district has held its pri-
maries, and that the convention Tx
the place for the subse quent meeting.
One O'Clock was fixed as the hour.
The motion passed unanimously.
Hiram G, Miller introduced reso-
luton to the effect that delegates be
relieved of all obligations to vote for
a certain candidate after the tenth
ballot. The motion was carried, but
afterwards reconsidered and lost.
A resolution declaring that major
ity of all votes cast shall be necessary
for a nomination was passed.
Pennsylvania Bills in Congress.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10-Senator
Quay today introduced bill govern
ing mail matter of the third and
fourth class similar to that introduc
ed by General Bingham in the House,
permit ting advertising on wrappers,
tags and labels, with additional Sec
tions providing for the refunding OF
the excess of postage paid under the
recent decision, and for tie forward
ing of all mail detained or sent to the
Dead Letter Olfice under it. The
bill is accompanied by a petition
signed by twenty Eve representative
business houses 10 various branches
of trade in Philadelphia praying tor
It's passage.
He also presented petitions from
the Pennsyivania State Temperance
Union, signed by james Black, of
Lancaster, aud Rev. DR.. Babcock, Of
Philadelphia, president and secretary,
asking for a commission to investi
gate the evils of the liquor Traffic and
for prohibition amendment TO. the
National Constitution.
Mr.. Mccormick today introduced
a bill to place on the pension roll the
names the surviving officers ond en-
listed men of the military and naval
services of the United States who ac-
tually served four months in the war
of the Rebelion and were honorably
discharged, and such soldiers and sail
ors as may have received honorable
mention in any resolution of Congress
for any specific service in the war,
and the surviving widows uf such
officers and enlisted men who have
died, provided that such widows
have not remarked The bill fixes
the rate at SO per month payable
from the passage OF the act, and pro
vides that it shall not apply to any
person who is receiving a pension OF
50 per month or more, nor TO anv
person receiving less sum than So,
except for the difference between the
pension now received Gf less than So
per month) and SO oar mouth
Mr. Bunnell introduced bill to
pay the soldiers and sailors of the
war the difference between gold aud
the deprecated currency in which
they were paid The pr Gamble of the
bill sets forth that the men who fur
nished the money to put down the
Rebellion are creditors of the Govern
ment on gold basis, and that the
men who risked their lives and were
paid in currency which was some
times as low as thirty five cents On
the dollar, ought to be put on an
with the bondholders
The following bills were introduced
by other Pennsylvania members:
By Mr.. Randall-Giving to the
widow of any deceased soldier or sail.
ors, in addition to her widows pen
sion, any pension for disability that
she could have had, but did not obtain,
or that would now be allowed him
for such disability if he were yet
alive and had made application under
the Arrears law.
By Mr.. Bingham To grant ar
rears Of pensions for loss Of eyes or
limbs or total disability thereof To
day the audited claims of the Penn
syIvania Railroad Company and 9th
ers on account of army transporta-
ton.
By Mr.. Maish To discontinue the
coinage of the three cent piece aud
retire it from circulation
BY Mr.. McCormick-To grant az
rears of pension for loss of limb or
limbs.
By Mr. Sowden-To erect a pub
lie building in Allentown at q cost of
100000.
BY Mr.. Lynch-Increasi ng the ap.
for public huildinu at