The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-02-18
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The principal interest this week has
conferred in the Burdick oil bill aud
the medical bills. Large delegations
from the oil country being present and
heard on the former and almost as
large delegations of doctors listened
to on the latter. The Burdick oil bill
has been "cussed" and discussed by
both sides vigorously in committee.
The bill is before the Judiciary Gen.
eral committee Of the Senate aud the
Corporation committee of the House.
The same delegations appear before
these committees at different times, SO
a double dose Of the same medicine is
given to mutual listeners. One night
The audience and delegations before
the Senate committee were so large
hat they adjourned to the Senate
chamber, and opened the doors. Elk.
Senator Lee opened for the bill and
Miller of Franklin, against it. Lee
had the best of the argument, though
Miller made some good points. The
passage Of this bill is somewhat com.
plicated by the opposition Of the indie.
pendent r%efiner, much to the surprise
of the Independent producer. None
of the reasons so far assigned seem to
your correspondent TO be sufficient to
account FOR it, except one. That is
this, that the Standard people have OF
late let the independent refner alone
and he is making money, if the
bill passes, it encourages more indie
pendent re6ueries, aud thus brings
more competition into the business,
that bears against the present indie.
pendent %refiner, as we'll as the Stand.
ard Oil Company. Hence the indie
pendent reiner now in business opposes
it for the same selfish reason that the
Standard does. Another position
taken is, that as long as matters are
10 statu quo the Standard Oil Compa.
ny will let the present outside refiner
alone, but if the bill passes, it will
open its batteries on the outside man
and down him as usual. Be that as
it may, the fact remains hat the indie.
pendent refiner is opposing the bill.
The expressions and Information given
in these letters are not intended as the
ideas or position Of your member, but
for the information of his constituents.
Your member will take both sides in.
to consideration and do just what his
constituents wish him to do regardless
Of any outside influence. So the pro.
ducers of Forest county will DO him a
kindness by pointers to that effect. An
outsider of either Of the %contending
parties, asked a question in the lobby.
that is worth the attention of small
producers. Thus, "some years ago the
producers combined, and so aud SO
sold out a few years later the pro-
ducers combined, and such aud such
sold out; again the producers com.
biped, and this and that sold out as
the Others did to the Standard Oil
Company. Now the producer is com.
bining once more, who is going to sell
this time, and are these cOmbinings
affected by a certain interest in order
to effect a SALE" The question was
not answered. When you have heard
all sides, you are in the position of
Bret Harte, when be wrote, "For ways
that are dark and tricks that are
vain"-the oil business-"is peculiar"
Only Bret laid it on the "Heathen
Chinee."
On the medical bill, the doctors,
like Byron's "Assyrians came down
like a wolf on the fold" Regulars,
homeopaths, and eclectics, a full hun.
dred or more. The judiciary and.
Public Health committees had a joint
meeting before whom the medical gen.
tlemen appeared each side blowing his
own particular trumpet, OF course
they didn't agree but it was very in
teresting all the same. At the close
Of the discourse, Fow of Philadelphia,
of the Judiciary committee, sent a
note to fowler of Forest, of the Pub,
lie Health committee, asking that
some one have a fit in order bat the
different modes of treatment be exhI.
bited then and there, Tcwler prompt.