The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-06-10
A TUMUETUOUS Ending
A Stormy Wind-Up at the Close Of
the Legislature.
PENR0SE ATTACKS FLINN
Money Reported for Investigating
Committees Cut Out of the APP
priatIon Blll-Proceedings
of an All Night Session.

bill it was finally adopted at O'Clock Sat-
urday morning. The House insisted on
striking out the $780, 900 for the Philadel-
phia "LexOw" Committee and the $4,000
for the Committee to investigate the public
schools, and won its point, the Senate re-
ceding. The House opposition was based
on the ground that these special Committees
were composed exclusively of Senators.
The House became jubilant.
The last night of the legislative session
of 1895 was one of absorbing interest, As
the night hours wore on and it became ap-
parent that the House cOnferrees would not
! consent to any proposition in the General
Appropriation bill which would give
money to the Senate Committees to inves-
tigate the public and normal schools and
the government cf Philadelphia, excite.
ment ran high. At 2 o'clock Saturday
morning the senate took recess until half
past 3, and at that hour fight was pre-
! cipitated in the Senate, such as has rarely
been seen in legislative halls. The battle
started when the Conference Committee,
consisting of Fruit, Penrose and Grady,
came in and asked TO be discharged, there
being no prospect of agreement. Mr..
Finn moved that the committee be con-
tinued, with instruction to recede from its
position on the two amendments above
noted.
PENROsE ATTACKS FLINN.
This was violently opposed by Senator
Penrose, who in inpassiOned language at
tackled Senator Finn. He declared that
the latter was back of the refusal of the
| House Conference Committee to agree to
the Senate amendments. On the question
of the Penrose Committees continuing its
investigation should the money not be ap-
pTopriated be said that it mattered not at
all about the appropriation, except that it
would look better to have the movement
endorsed by the State. He could easily
raise five or six times the amount neces-
sary to carry on the work Of the committee.
In fact he had word to that effect from
| Philadelphia. If necessary, be would give
his personal check for any deficit there
might be, should the appropriation be re-
duced
Senator Finn denied that he had not influ-
enced the action of the House conference
in any way, and in the discussion which
followed the Senators from Philadelphia
and Allegheny exchanged language more
forcible than polite, each rejecting on the
others ability to adhere to the truth.
THE HOUSE GETS STUBBORN.
The sun was shining through the win
dows of the Senate Committeeman this
morning when the final scene of the row
between Senate and House over appropria-
tions commenced. 1t was between and 5
o'clock and all night long the Joint Confer
ence Committee had wrangled over the two
items of 800 900 for the Philadelphia Lexow
Committee and 10, 900 for the School In
vestigating Committee. The House was
inexorable, and insisted that these two items
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ferrees-Fruit, Penrose, and Grady-began
to weaken. Then began offers to compro-
mise which the House conferrees refused.
There were numerous propositions sub
mitted by Penrose and Grady, but they fell
upon unwilling ears.
1t was remarked that every time a new
proposition was made, the House conferrees
would retire to consult. This seemed
strange to Penrose, and he made an investi-
cation and found that they were meeting
Senator Finn, the right bower of @. L..
Magee, and taking orders from him. This
made the Senate confeeTees angry, and they
withdrew from the conference and went to
the Senate, where Penrose announced that
in consequence of Senator Flinn's interfer-
ing with the work of the conference he
desired with Senator Grady to withdraw,
and requested the appointment of the con-
terrees to take their places.
FLINN BECOMES INDIGNANT.
This made Finn very angry, and he in
digDantly denied that he had interfered in
any way. In fact, he hurled back into
Penrose's teeth the assertions Penrose
insisted on the truth of his statement, and
said that he and Grady had quit, and he
intimated that the money for the Lexow
Committee would be forthcoming, as it
had been in New York. The Chair then ap-
pointed Messrs McCarrell and Andrews to
take the places Of Penrose and Grady, and
once more the conference met. Fruit sub
mitted all sorts of propositions to the House
conterIees. He offered to make the Lexow
appropriation SIS 600 and the school inves-
tigatiOn $4,000, but the House said no.
Then he asked $10,0 900 for the Lexow Com
mittee, but the House refused. 1t was
getting on to s O'Clock, and there was
danger of no appropriations, for by joint
rule all bills had to be in the Governors
hands by 8 o'clock.
Tie Senate cOnfeIees began to weaken,
then they went to pieces, and finally
agreed to recede from their stand on the
two items. This conclusion was announced
to both Houses, and the rule requiring
bills to be in the Governors hands by 8
o'clock was rescinded, so that the General
Appropriation bill can be sent at any time
before noon. Both Houses then took a
recess at $50.
THE FINAL CLOSING.
When the Senate reassembled at 9'3O A.
NJ. it disposed of the Heller-Laubach con-
tested election case, awarding the seat to
Henry d. Heller, and the latter was sworn
in.
After thanking Lieutensnt-GOVernor
Lyon, President pro TEN Thomas, Chief
Clerk Smiley and other officials the Senate
was adjourned without day. At an informal
session after the formal adjournment
President Thomas was presented with q
chest of silver.
WILL PROCEED TO INVESTIGATE.
The Senatorial Investigat on Committee
held a meeting in the afternoon. All the
members-Messrs. Andrews, Grady, Nc