Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-24
TELEGRAMS BY THE SCORE
Show How Well the Opposition Got
in Its Fine Work Yesterday.
BURDICK'S DAY WILL CONE LATER
Light Made of the Protests as Arguments
of Any Value.
THE PROBABLE FATE OF THE MEASURE
FROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT

position to the Burdick bill tried to get in
their best work, and kilograms strewed the
House and Senate thicker than the famous
leaves Of Vallambrosa. From nearly every
western county they poured in upon the
members until their desks were piled up
with the yellow sheets, and the messenger
bows painted from unwonted exertion. And
all were against the Burdick bill. Pro-
ducers, retiners. manufacturers, working
men, all appeared to have been seized with
a sudden fear of dire disaster TO their inter-
ests should the bill be placed upon the cal
endar.
Speaker Thompson got his in punches of
a dozen at a time. Phillips and Morrison,
OF Lawrence, and HAYES, of Venango. re-
ceived scores, while that sturdy opponent of
the measure, James, of Venango. pointed to
a pile of LIS as an evidence that his course
met the approval of mis- constituents. j. C.
Sibley, OF franklin, head of a refinery doing
q business OF 81, 900, 600 a year, declared that
the massage OF this bill would ruin their
Eastern trade and that not one person in a
hundred in Nenango county favored it.
Mayor Dunn, OF Franklin, S. P. Mccall
mont and c. W. Mackey were others who
urged its defeat.
kilograms From the West.
From New Castle came a telegram against
the bill saying: 1--WE can see no benefit,
immediate or prospective, that can possibly
accrue TO any one from its passage. We be-
lieve that if it should become a law it would
largely decrease the earning power both of
labor and manu- acture." This was sig ned
by the Etna Iron Works, Vulcan Iron Com
pany, New Castle Steel Company, New
Castle Wire Nail Company, Penn Coal
Company, Crawford Iron and Steel COM
pany. Lawrence Lime Company, Clinton
Coal Company, Croton Lime Company, and
about $50 citizens.
a similar telegram came to Mr.. Fruit, of
Mercer, from Sharon, signed by the Sharon
Iron Company, P. L. Kimberly s. Co.,
Stewart Iron Company, Sharon Steel Cart
ing Company, P. L. Kimberly, Alex Nc
Dowell, ex-senator Mcclure and about 200
w~orkingmen.
In the Senate, Senator McCreary. Chair
man Of the Judiciary General COMMITTEE.
sat at his desk almost all the afternoon
opening kilograms from producers, refiners
and manufacturers in Kane, Bradford,
Titusville, Meadville, Washington and
Pittsburg. One from Washington was
signed by John Hail, j. A. Agnew. j. w.
Spriggs and about 80 others. From Pitts
burg the Hazelwood Oil Company, Mar
shall Oil Company, Brown Oil Company
and Forest Oil Company protested against
the passage of the bill. =
The Man Who Nominated Delamater.
John J.. Carter, of TItusville, the man
who nominated Delamater at Harrisburg
last June, unioaded upon Mr.. Brown, OF
Crawford, a message 800 words long, in
vrhsoh -e a nrndnaor MT ipforaeHal ~, Tho
Standard, and a member of the Producers
Protective Association from its inception,
he opposed the bill as a measure intended
only TO punish the Standard and not protect
the producers.
He stigmatized the proposed reduction in
rates as neither just nor equitable for the
service performed and the capital invested,
and claimed that the Standard system was
the best ever invented, and that as a pur-
chasing agency, and for convenience in
gathering the oil, reliability in accounting
for it, and promptness in marketing it, it
was ungqualed. He stated that other pro-
ducers agreed with him that the law would
he worthless to the trade and disturbing to
the producers as a class.
Evidently some one had been getting in
good work; but, while these kilograms had
their effect in some quarters, there were
those who made light OF them and their
value rs arguments against the bill. The
appeals OF the iron manufacturer were met
with the arguments that while it was true
that the Standard was 4 large BUYER of their
products, II was merely a matter of bust
ness.
Not Influenced by Charity.
The Standard is by no means a charitab BILE
institution, and only bought from Western
Pennsylvania because it could buy there
cheaper than anywhere else. and whenever
1t could do better elsewhere its trade would
so there. And if the passage OF the bill
leads to competition in the carrying trade, as
its friends claimed it would, more pipe
would be needed and better business be the
result. ?
But, with all this, the opponents OF the
bill gained a great advantage, and if the
resolution to place it on the calandar had
been called uu, it is probable it would have
been defeated. Mr.. Burdick concluded to
let the furry have its course aud a number
OF those VINO would vote for the resolution
being absent, he did not call it up
1t had been the intention of the enemies
OF the measure to move that the considera-
ton of the resolution be proceeded with
aud thus force the fight, hut a fear that to
thus show their hand would cause a revul-
sion OF sentiment in favor of the bill, caused
them to drop the idea. There is no doubt
that the sudden showering OF kilograms was
intended to prepare the way for this step,
but during the afternoon il became appar-
eEt that it would not.
Fate of the Resolution.
Ii is not certain when the resolution will
be 0alled up. Mr.. BUrdick has not decided
whether to do it OH Friday'or Monday. BY
the time it comes before the House the ex-
citement of to-day may have cooled down
somewhat, but at present il is not likely that
it will 90 on the calendar. And even if it
does, that would by no means indicate that
it would pass finally, !or there is a number
0; member who will vote TO place it on the
calendar who will not vote for it.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will not
meet before Wednesday afternoon OF even
ing, but no time has been set Tor the con-
sideration OF the bill and it is not certain
that il will be taken up then. There seems
To be a disposition on the part of the Senate
to let the House kill the bill, if it is to be
killed. In 1887 the Biilingsley bill passed
the House with but little opposition, while
the Senate did the execution act.
Remembering the indignation visited
upon them for their action, the Senators
appear to think it is no more than fair that
the House shoulder the responsibility this
year. HALL.