Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-02-06
Harrisburg Notes.


Friday is the regular day in both houses
of the Legislature for the introduction ana
discussion of resolutions, and it became
known that some severe resolutions regard
ing J. Don. Cameron's late official actions
would be introduced on that day, so on the
day before, Thursday, his personal friends
sought to forestall such action by having
Senator Williamson, one of the two State
Senators snubbed by President Harrison
day or two before, introduce the follow
ing:
Whereas, 1t is our unalterable con
,iction that the free and untrammeled
right to exercise the suffrage should be
guaranteed and enforced by the National
Government in all National elections; and
Whereas, We hold it as seli-evident
truth that where representation Is based on
population every legally qualified elector
in that population is entitled to the oppor-
tunity to cast his ballot and to have that
ballot fairly counted; and
Whereas, Some measure to secure this
right to vote and to have such vote count
ed has been pledged by the Republican
party in its National and State platform;
Resolved (if the House of Representa-
tives concurs), That our United States
Senators be earnestly requested to use
every honorable effort to secure the pass
age of the Federal Elections bill.
In the Senate the Democrats said that
the matter was a Republican qnarrel, but
after some talk they let the Republicans
have their own way, and the resolution
passed by a party vote. In the House
some of the Independent Republicans
wanted to talk about Cameron, and Mr..
Coray said he had already disregarded
similar resolution, and Mr.. Magnin said it
was locking the barn door after the horse
had been stolen, but General Goblin and
Mr.. Gillian and others yet have faith in j.
Dog, and this empty, groyeline. coMardlyy
pusillsnimous excuse for a censure passed
by party vote.
On Friday Representative Thompson, OF
this county, offered the following;
Whereas, Our senior United States SEN
ator. J. Donald Cameron, of Pennsylvania
has by his acts pertaining to the SILVER
question and the elections bill, gone IN
direct opposition to the principles OF the
party which has recently and Tor the tnlra
time elected him to his high position, said
acts being unrepublican, unwarranteu anu
betrayal of the principles ana Pledges
youched for by the gentlemen OF the Senate
who presented his name to the Penn
sylyania Legislature for reelection to the
Office of United States Senator and reflect
ing reproach upon his constituency; there
fore, be it m.
Resolved (f the Senate concur), That
wa. the members of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes of Pennsylyania, condemn his
course, and request his closer adherence to
party principles and issues or his res1gna-
ton.
The reading of it created hustle all
over the House, and Mr.. Lytle, OF Hunt
ingdon Co., jumped up and moved that 1t
be indefinitely postponed; Fow, OF Phila-
delphia, a Democrat, cried out that the
| Legislature could not censure u 5. Sem
ator; Brooks made the point that the reso-
| lntion had not been read second time, the
| Speaker asked "Shall the resolution be
| read a second timel" and there were few
"ayes," followed by storm OF noes;
and the utter subserviency of the present
Legislature, as dominated by the Demo
| Gratis and the friends of the traitor
| Cameron, to him, was proved beyond
doubt.
| Commissions were appointed last week
to investigate the late mine disaster and
| the mining laws, the school book trust and
the State treasury.
| On Monday Mr.. Thompson, of Butler,
again called up his resolution IN the House
and demanded the ayes and nays. Brooks
of Philadelphia moved for postponement'
| but the Democrats did not vote thus break
ing quorum.
| Speaker Thompson directed the doors to
| be locked and ordered roll call. One hun
| dred and forty-ninc members answered to
| their names He then recited the penaltie:
to be visited on those who refused to vote,
| and the roll call went on for the motion
to postpone action. All the Democrats
| voted with the Cameron people to post
pone, while 25 Republicans voted against
the motion. The noes were: BALDWIN,
Boyd, Brown, Burdick, Burton, Cooper,
| Coray, Cotton, Farr, Graham, Kennedy,
Magnin, Mallinee, Marrow. McClintock,
Potter, Seanor, Squires, Stair. Stewart, A
]. Stocking, Summer, Taggart, Thompson,
and Williams.
/ Gov. Pattison's veto of the resolution
regarding the elections bill was received
and read in both houses without comment
He dissapproves of the bill itself and there
fore cannot consistently or conscientious
ly" approve of the resolution.
In the House Mr.. Cochran asked for
small appropriation for the committee
to investigate the School Book trust, and
| got it after fight. Senator Neeb's bill
providing for executions in penitentiaries,
passed Sc reading.
| The committee to investigate the NAM
moth mine disaster returned to Harms
burg, Tuesday, and it was understood that
they would lay the blame on the fire-boss
Of the mine. At the meeting of the COM
mittee in Greensburg, Monday, one of the
members charged another with holding
communications with the attorneys of the
company,-the lie passed between them
and stormy scene ensued.
The bill providing for hangings in the
penitentiaries was the first to pass the
| Senate.
The country members met Tuesday night
in the Bolton House. They are reticent,
but it is understood they discussed the
Revenue bill and determined to stick to
the provisions as reported, despite the op-
position of the corporations, who say the
bill is outrageously unfair.
Ex-senator Lee was before the Corpora
tions Committee of the House, and while
he made no special argument in favor of
the Burdick bill, he asked that, as no great
opposition had yet apparently sprung up
against it, the bill be taken out of the COM
mittee as soon as possible. Then the com
| mittee decided to postpone further con-
siderarion of the bill until week from
Thursday.
The Road Commission will present their
report Thursday. 1t will ask for that
81, ,000,0 900 appropriated to be distributed
as school funds are: Each township is to
have three supervisors, and each county an
engineer The State funds are to be used
| only for permanent roads. The working
out tax plan is practically abolished, as
the ages of farmers who may work out
their taxes are put at a limit