The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-31

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the consideration OF the appropriation
bills and other regular orders.
Lively scrap In the Senate.
There was n lively little scrap In the son.
ate last Thursday between Senators Finn
and Kennedy over what the latter charges
was breach of faith. Senator Kennedy
had fought the greater Pittsburg scheme
until he compelled Messrs Magce and
Finn to grant him n separate vote for Al.
legheny City. The bill under considcra.
tion last Thursday was to change the ratio
OF population of the cities of the various
classes, intended to prevent the greater
Pittsburg from becoming city of the first
class by raising the population for that
grade to 100000. When the bill was on
second reading Senator Vaughan had the
population for second class cities raised
from 100000 to 200, 900, so as to prevent
Scranton from becoming a second class
city. 1t was this amendment, however,
which caused the trouble, for 1t would re-
duce Allegheny City to city of the third
class, and under the greater Pittsburg bill
only cities of the second class can vote sep
arately.
Senator Kennedy charged that this was
scheme to deprive Allegheny City of its
right to separate vote, and after lively
passage-nt-arms between him and Finn
the matter was postponed until next We'd
nesday ut noon, in order to allow time for
liking the matter 1t Is now merely a
question whether Allegheny shall be re.
duced to third class city or Scranton
compelled to be advanced to the second
rank. II Finn and Vaughan insist on the
amendment being retained Senator Ken
nedy may succeed in defeating the entire
bill
"working" Chris Magee.
Chris l.. Magec, who was one of the
originators of the plan, had practical
illustration the other day of the good de-
rived by pittsburg from tho generous adj
vortsing which she has secured through
the annexation movement. While coming
down in the elevator at the Commonwealth
hotel the young man who was running It
asked him to get him ticket to Pitts
burg.
What do you want to do in Pittsburgh"
asked Mr.. Magee with interest
"Well," explained the young man earn
estly, running an elevator does not pay
much money, and / have read SO much
about this greater Pittsburg in the news
papers that think could make money
there If could only get there"
The spirit of the young man caught the
Pittsburg magnate, and he went down
into his pocket, bought ticket for Pitts
burg, and the ex-elevator man Is now out
in the metropolis of western Pennsylvania
The Porter school bill to abolish the sec
tional school boards in Philadelphia is
still languishlng in the sub committee of
the house committee on municipal corpor-
ations. The committee is generally known
among the members as the municipal
corpse" and the Porter bill is practically
corpse by this time. The twelve Phila-
delphians on the committee, with one or
two exceptions, are against the bill, and
If it ever sees daylight it will be either
with negative recommendation or SO al
tered that its sponsors in the Civic club
would never recognize it.
Lack of Republican Leadership.
The great lack of Republican leadership
in the present house was the topic under
discussion the other evening among a
number of old legislators, and they COM
pared it with the house of 1889, which ex-
State Chairman Andrews had under such
perfect control that he could pass or de-
u
kerchief. An interesting story was told
as to how he compelled the senate to pass
his bill for the government of cities of the
third class. The bill had passed first read
ing in the senate, and was then recon-
mitted with no apparent intention of ever
reporting 1t.
Andrews calmly waited until near the
end of the session, and as there was still
eli nf hn fal ha ha
gan operations while senate bills were be-
ing considered on third reading. The
bills were defeated one after the other un-
that Andrews was killing all their bills
Senator Delamater was one of the first to
call on Andrews and demand what was
the matter.
Nothing" was the apparently uncon-
cerned answer, "but Bean, here" point
ing to lawyer member sitting next to
him, "says it's bad bill"
Several more bills were defeated and
other senators came, but the answer was
the same, Bean says they're bad bills"
''Wbat will make you stop9" asked Del
amater finally
''Take up my third class city bill and
pass it" was the answer.
eve won't do it,"
"All right" and the slaughter went on.
But after several more bills had been de-
feated the senators agreed to come to
terms. The bill was quickly passed about
from senator to senator, reported and
passed on second reading. That stopped
the slaughter of senate bills. The next
day Andrews bill passed finally, and the
defeated senate bills were all reconsidered
and passed. w. NJ. r.
Battle with Hungry Rats.
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