The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-11-14
THE SENATORS GO HOME
No Jurisdiction in the Boyer
McCamant Cases.
THE VOTE DIvIDBDOUPARTYLnEa

END OF the LouE Investigation Of Penn
ayivaniu state omclais at Harrisburg.
senator Gobin's RESOLUTIONS Adopted
After a Spirited Debate.
HABR1suUBs, Nov ~ The extra session
Of the Pennsylvania senate adjourned
finally after adopting the Goblin resolution
that the senate does not have jurisdiction
TO make the investigation against the ao-
eused-state Treasurer Boyer, Auditor
General McCamant and the Philadelphia
magiatrates-for which purpose tho gov
ernor called the body together. The reso-
luton was adopted by vote of % to 49,
representing the two political parties The
Democratic senators kept up a vigorous
fight 60 defeat t.
The Governor Attacked.
In the course Of The discussions, which
frequently waxed very warm, Senator
Porter, chairman OF the Republican city
committee Of Philadelphia, declared that
the governor called the extra session from
partisan motives, and no assurances from
the attorney general to the contrary could
induce a single Republican senator to
think otherwise
He said the people Of the state thorough.
ly understood that, as the $4,000 majority
at the recent election indicated He said
he would vote for the resolution because
he did not believe the constitution should
be thus abused for political purposes by
any party
Denounced by senator Hall.
Senator Hall denounced the extra ses-
sion as a farce, Tor which the Republicans
were responsible and to them must be at
trlbuted the loss Of $4,000, the cost Of the
extra session to the state At the begin
ing Of the session he presented a resolu-
tion declaring the jurisdiction question TO
be the senate's right, and at that time the
senate by a unanimous vote adopted the
same Senator Hall said he knew at the
time that the Republican senators were
not sincere in their declarations for a
careful and searching investigation,
for he had heard whisperings that after
the election the matter would be ended
just as It has ended
Mr. Ross denied the charge made in Mr.
| Gobin's resolution, that the charges against
Boyer and McCamant were vindictive OF
impeachable. Mr.. Packer read a short
speech charging that the government and
attorney general had called the session fol-
partisan purposes Mr.. Goblin replied tc
Messrs. Ross and Hail in hvo minute
| speech. The vote was finally called on the
Goblin resolution, and it was adopted by @
strict party vote-yeas, 2s; nays 10.
The Resolution.
Private Secretary Tate was then an
nounced and presented the nomination.
made since the adjournment of the legis
| lature. Mr. Packer then offered the fol
| lowing preamble and resolution:
Whereas, the senate has already decided il
the case Of Henry X Boyer state treasurer
that It has no jurisdiction under the constitu
| ton IN this proceeding 70 inquire, to hear and
| to determine the charges Of official misconduct
| preferred against him. and TO address the gov
ernor asking for his removal from tho sale
! office Of state treasurer for or on account o.
anything in the proclamation Of the governoi
contained; and,
Whereas, the charges against all the othei
officers named in said message are also charge
Of official misconduct and said ruling Of tn,
senate on the question Of jurisdiction In thl
said case Of the said Henry X. Boyer applie
| with equal force and effect to tho cases OF al
the other officers named in the said message
and,
where's, Il having he4n decided by the sen
| ate IN manner aforesaid that II Is without iuria
diction in the premises, no good end would b
accomplished by further protracting the ses
sion; therefore
Resolved When the senate adjourns today /
shall ediourn sine die.
This was agreed to- after some oonfu
sion, upon a call Of the roll, resulting
Yeas, 2s; nays, 10.
The Governors Nominations.
After a recess and the transaction o
some routine business the governors nom
nations were taken up. The yeas ant
nays were called, and all were confrme
except one from Armstrong and two from
Juniata counties, which were laid over a
the request of Senators Showalter an
Wood, The committee appointed I
wait on the governor reported that h
had no further communication to max
to the senate, and Mr.. Grady then move
that the senate adjourn sine die, whic
was carried unanimously. The senator
had consumed just thirty days in arrivin
at the conclusion and expressing thei
opinion in formal vote that they had n
jurisdiction in the cases.