Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-07
Harrisburg Notes.


The Marshall pipe line bill passed the
Senate, finally, last Thursday, and went
to the Governor.
Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Washington
yenango, Mercer, Warren and Mexican
counties were we'll represented Tuesday,
at the hearing before Gov. Hastings re-
garding the Marshall pipe line bill; ana
Ex Senator Lee, Clarence Walker, and
several Others made arguments; but they
seemed to have the Atty General against
them, and the chances for veto were not
considered good.
1t Is not likely that the House Commit
tee on Appropriations will make any re-
port on bills in its charge until toward the
close of the session. With estimated rev.
inues for the next two years of sl9, ,OOO, ,OoO
and the general appropriation bill carrying
SIG. 900, 900, there is an apparent 50 600, ,ooo
for all other purposes. From this will be
taken s95S, 900 for the INDECENT insane and
500 900 for the National Guard, and IN
cluding about sl25.0O0 already appropri'
ated, will leave s1,225.OO0 into which
must be compressed about sl4, 900, 600.
The Farr Compulsory education bill
passed the House finally, Monday, by
vote of l54 to 13. Gov Hastings vetoed the
Bird Book bill, on account of the con-
dition of the state treasury. delegation
of venango Co. people called on the Gov.
of CrlsWpll
Judge. and it was understood that he
would be appointed.
All the Oleo bills have been reported
favorably by the House Health and San
itation Committee. They provide Tor the
repeal of the oleo law, the stamping OF
oleo and the licensing of oleo dealers and
knocking out half the fine for the inform
ers.
On Wednesday Gov. Hastings signed the
Marshall bill which repeals the anti-con
solidation pipe line bill of 1883; and re-
turned the bill to the House with length
ly message giving his reasons foI signing
it. The message concludes as follows:
al am convinced after hearing both
sides OF the controversy, and upon the
fullest investigation, that the effect OF
the act of 1888 is directly the reverse OF
its ostensible object. Instead of encour-
aging competition and fostering the build
ing Of pipe lines to compete with eacn
other, the fact that, when the property be-
comes improbable, the owners are prohlD-
tied by law from selling it must Decessari-
ly discourage investors in! such enterprises.
"All legislation the tendency OF whlct
is to control, hamper or restrain lndlvld-
ual enterprises should, in my opinion, be
closely scanned, and unless some great
public reason exists to the contrary, 1t Is
much better that all commercial enter
prises should remain unfettered BY legs
lati0n."
The name of Geo. S. Criswell to be Pres
ident Judge of venango Co. was sen. to
the Senate.
THE Hawaiian revolutionists saved their
precious necks, but they will languish in
prison for terms ranging from five to thirty
five years, and each pay 5000 fine. The
little matter of $40, 900 fine is not liable to
worry man very much when he knows he
is going to jall for thirty five years. Still,
they would rather go to jail than be hang
ed, for man in Jail is alive, and where
there's life there's hope. 1t would be in
teresting to known the condition of Grover
Cleveland's mind when he heard of the Sc
sere sentences meted out to these men
To some extent Cleveland is responsible
for the fate that befell these revolutionists
While he did not openly encourage them
it is notorious that he sympathized will
Queen Lii and her followers, and it woulC
have made him feel very much pleased
the revolutionists had succeeded. Thel
knew this, and they were encouraged b.
ito such an extent that they planne'
their schemes to overthrow the republi
and restore Queen Lii. And then cam
their undoing. 1t is quite likely we hav
heard the last of revolutions in Hawaii
1t is dear experience-too dear to b
healthy for anybody else to undertake it