Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-10-30
HARRIS BURG.

On Thursday of last week the inquiry as
to the official actions Of State Treasurer
Boyer were continued by the Senate.
Deputy Supd't of Public Instruction, J. Y.
Stewart, was put on the witness stand
and he seems to have eontradlct-
ed his statements of the previous day as to
the Philadelphia school warrants; one day
he said he handed them TO Boyer and the
next that he had mailed them to Bardsley,
and his confusion made his evidence worth
less That afternoon Mr.. Boyer's counsel,
Shapley. offered all the evidence taken be-
fore the Legislative and Philadelphia in
vestigating Committees, and it was accept
ed. and the clerk began reading it and
kept on reading it to empty benches and
sleeping Senators till 10 p. m.
On Friday the clerks finished reading
the testimony, and petition from York
was presented to the Senate asking that
certain magistrates of tha. town be indict-
ed with the Philadelphia magistrates. 1t
was referred to the Governor who sent to
York for information
Atty Genl Hensel announced that
neither he or his Asst. Stranahan could be
present on Monday, as they had to appear
before the Supreme Court at Pittsburg to
argue the Waller case.
The Senate reconvened Monday after
noon, during thunder storm, and as soon
as the reading of the testimony was con-
cluded Senator Grady of Philadelphia read
resolution requiring that the Boyer case
be argued by counsel before taking up Nc
Camant's case. Senator Ross objected,
| argued the absence of the Atty Gen'l, and
wanted to know what effort had been
made to secure Bardsley as witness.
| Senator Hall called for the report of tho
Sergeant at Arms who had been sent after
Lvsey, and who reported that he could
not find him. The resolution providing
for arguing Boyer's case was postponed on
| account of the absence of quorum, but
was taken up at the night session and
! passed, and then partisan debate on the
| subject of the jurisdiction of the Senate
was brought on by resolution introduced
| by Senator Ross. as follows:
Whereas, the Senate having convened
| in extraordinary session, inspursuance oi
the proclamation of His Excellency, the
| Governor of the Commonwealth, to inves-
tigate whether there are reasonable causes
existing for the removal from Office by the
Governor of Thomas McCamant, Auditor
| General, and Henry K. Boyer, Treasurer,
and other officials named in the proclama-
| tion; and
Whereas, Rules of procedure have been
adopted unanimously by the State where
in the Senate has decided in rule l that
| 'sinves tigation shall be conducted by the
Senate in open session." aud
Whereas, In the adoption of the said
rule the Senate has passed upon and
DECIDED ANY QUESTION
of its jurisdiction in the premises, if any
existed by assuming jurisdiction of the en-
tire subject, and in pursuance Of Its decls-
ion has proceeded to hear evidence, take
testimony and investigate as to Henry h.
Boyer and officials named. Therefore
Resolved That in order to arrive at as
early q determination of the facts as possi:
BILE, and to avoid argument of technical
questions now settled. that the question OF
Jurisdiction cannot again be raised IN the
Senate, and it is not now open for DIS
cussion or consideration in this body.
Senators Ross. Grady, Green, Goblin and
Osborne were CONSPICUOUS on the war of
words; the Democratic Senators were
outvoted, and the Senate adjourned with
out having accomplished any ything.
When the Senate met Tuesday morn
lug, Attorney General Hensel asked it to
allow him to ask Mr.. Boyer few questions
before argument began; several Republi-
can senators Immediately spoke against
granting the request, Boyer's council ask
ed the Senate to rule that the case was
closed; and regular partisan squabble
ensued, which ended in a resolution to
admit the questions if they came strictly
within Mr.. Boyer's term of Office.
The first question related to inaccuracies
in the Treasurer's report on the personal
property tax which Mr.. Boyer admitted
and blamed on the clerks, and then came
the question.
'Did you know at the time of your cleo
tion as State Treasurer of Bardsley carry
ing balance of State money at the Key
stone Bank or did you know of any arrange
ment with any person to let this money
stay there or know of any arrangement to
pay any money to Bardsley, M. S. Quay or
any one elsef"
And then there was another commotion for
Republicans knew that the question refer
red to a certain deposit of money in the
defunct Keystone National Bank Of Phila
delphia, by City Treasurer Bardsley, tho
certificate of which was made payable to
NJ. S. Quay and sent to that gentleman at
Beaver. Chairman Watres ruled the ques-
tion out of order, but Mr.. Boyer answered.
'"To all parts and portions ofthe questions,
1 emphatically answer, No."
philadelphia, Nov 90, 1891. John Bards-
has deposited iii this bank Eighty eight
hundred and seventy seven dollars, paya-
BILE to the order of himself on the return of
this certificate properly endorsed-G. M.
Marsh, Cashier. And or the back it is en-
dorsed. Pay to the order of NJ. S. Quay.
JOHN BARDsLEY.
N. S QUAY.
Pay to T. C Hutchison, Cashier, or order
for collection account of Beaver Deposit
Bank, Beaver, Pa. ]. r. Hsrrah, Cashier.
The certificate was found among the
papers of the defunct bank, and Mr.. Quay
explains that it was made payable to him
to refund money that be had loaned to the
Republican City Committee of Philadel-
phia during the campaign of thatye
Tuesday afternoon was taken up in eu-
logizing the late Senator Mehard, and then
the Senate adjourned till next morning.
Two hours of Wednesday mornings ses-
sion were consumed in discussing the pro-
gramme for arguing Boyer's case.
The Attorney General objected to the pO-
sition given him, but finally agreed to talk
after both Shaply and Gilbert of the de-
tense; and Shaply began the argument on
the question of Jurisdiction at 1l:3O am,
and continued till 6 pm. barring the recess
for lunch.
His was splendid effort, and it was said
the Attorney General would answer it in
part by citing the case of Alderman Gil
bright of Scranton, for whose removal
from office the Senate addressed the Gov
ernor last winter.
1t is expected that the arguments will
continue over to-day, and that then the
Senate will adjourn until after the election.
Senator Quay and Dave Martin held a
conference in Pittsburg Wednesday night
over the Keystone draft or certificate, and
Quay produced his check for $4,000, to
Martin, dated Oct. 81, 80, which, he as
serts, was repaid to him by the Bardsley
certificate of month later
Ex-CHIEF JUSTICES AGEEw and Gordon
are, by request, out in strong Letters
against the proposed Constitutional Con-
vention, which they deem unwise, unnec-
essary and dangerous; and on the other
hand Grand Master Workman Terrence v.
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