Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-31
Harrisburg Notes.

Most of the session Of the House last
Thursday was occupied in discussing the
bill of Mr.. Marshall, of Allegheny to re-
peal the act prohibiting the consolidation
of pipe line companies Mr.. Asrshsll CON
tended that his bill was in the interest Oh
small pipe line companies, but counter
statements were made By Mr. Martin, "i
Clarion, VINO declared that the operations
of the measure would result Ia the soS"rp-
tion BY the Standard Oil Company OF the
Producers Pipe Line company and otner
lines He submitted letter written b.
az Senator Lee, Of VenaDgn, stating tnat
the PRODUCERS were almost unanimously
opposed to the proposed legislation.
After the defeat of m.'ti"ns made by MI
uacLrell. frat to recommit tue bill and
then to postpone its further consideration
for the present, it as passed second read
ing Mr. Marshall then had it reconmlt.ed
to give il. opponents an opportunity !"
be heard before the COMMITTEES on Corpor
atoms.
Some members of the Penn'a Editorial
As.,n met at L,chiel. Thursday, elected
new officers and. among other things pass
ed a resolution urging a. this session "' tnN
Legislature the passage of an act pr"vidins
that from and after the passage OF this act
Il shall be the duty Of the SECRETARY "i Tue
Commonwealth of Pcnnsylvanis, within
ten days after the signing OF any Dili "
the Governor whereby il becomes q law I"
oau.e such Law to be published IN full once
a week for three consecutive weeks III aI
least one newspaper of geu rsl circulation
In each of the several counties oi SAID
Common wealth, and that the compensa'
tion 10 be paid such newspapers Tor pup
Ishing such laws shall be ten cents PEI
line for the first insertion and three cent?
Der line for each of the two suoseqaeDt ln-
sertions solid nonparsil or . point booy
standard measure, to be measured IN tht
copy furnished by the Secretary of tne
Common wealth.
A bill came up on second reading lately
to make persons who demonstrate against
licenses responsible when unsuccessful. IL
was knocked galley west and evoked on
the first round. And yet our Prohibition
friends say that ''both the old parties are
hand and glove with the liquor trafts"
The State legislature has decided that
the present session must be one ct e1prdi-
tious labor, and the members "i b"th
branches are bending their II 'rfs IN ths'
direction. II was not until after the e1
citemeut of the gorgeous inaugural cere'
monies, 4ttendant upoh the Introduction
into Office Of Governor Hastings, that the
Lawmakers settled down To business III
earnest, and then they went at it with the
evident determination Of making things
hum.
About seventy five opponents Of the
Finn or Greater Pitisburg bill put In an
Appearance at Harrisburg, Tuesday, and
organ ICED for the fight.
On Monday Farmer Moore Of Bradford
introduced q bill To create a department oi
agriculture 1t is said to be- indor-ed by
ell the granger members OF 'he Legislature
and approved in general by tn@ executive
Governor Hastings has issued writ to
the snerifis Of all the counties IN T. G
Fifteenth Congressional district directing
that a special election be held February
10Th To fill the unrxpired term Of the late
Congressman Wright in the FIFTY third
was elected in the Fiity-four,h Congress.
In accordance with the joint resolution
unanimously passed by both branches oi
the Legislature requesting A. K. Mcclure
to deliver an address before that body on
the late Governor Curtin. the Legislative
commit, waited On Mr. Mcclure on sat
urday, last; and Wednesday evening Janu-
ary 30tn, was agreed upon as time fol
delivering the address in the hall OF the
House of Representatives.
A dinner in honor of Governor Hastings
was given last Thursday evening b. Pecer
A. Widener at his residences In Phiia-
delphia. There were no toasts, the eve
ming being devoted To social Intercourse
The guests consisted Of many prominent
men, among them we're Governor Hasiingr
Chief Justice Sterrstt. Justices Mitchell
Williams, Green. Dean. Fell aud McCulleu
Clement A. Griscom. Judge Bddle. A. j
Csssstt, Rudolph Ellis. 5. r. Tyler, Jonn
9 johnson, Thomas Dolau, N Walton
J. +. warerberry George Philler, Georg.
Joseph Widener. Thomas McK-sn, W
L. ElkiDs General Frank Rseder, Wm NJ.
Singeriy. Justus O. Strswbddge, Chris 10
Msgse. Of Plttsburg; DIR. Yarrow, james
III Win6rim, Frank Thomson aud DIR. W
Fl Pancoast The table decorations were
handsome and unique. In the center Oi
the table. which was circular and twenty
feet In diameter, was miniature island
on which fnated flowers. ferns and plants
The bank was mass Of orchids and aza
less and spanning the water from tn'
bank To the island were logs "n shicl
We're wild f,wers arranged so rs I" Civ
them the appearance Of having grow
there.