The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-17

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= story. When Governor Hastings re-
Gently vetoed half dozen foolish and
ex,ravasant bills. which would have
cost the state considerable money, q
number OF senators who were inter-
ested In these bills became very angry.
They declared war on Governor Hast
ings, and made fun of his economical
ideas. They laid aside his vetoes with
the purpose OF waiting until they could
gather enough strength. and then pro-
posed to bring the lot up together
some day and pass the bills over the
veto. They tried to retaliate, wien
Senator Grady offered a resolution call
ing upon the governor for facts about
the revenues and asking him to name
the things that should be taxed to raise
more money.
Still War on the Governor.
The reply Of Governor Hastings to
these attacks was a message in an
swer to the Grady resolution, as will
be remembered, in which he told me
legislature what its duties were. and
that IL they desired to save themselves
from the anger Of the people the best
thihS thSy Soubu do "ouiu DC ~ Pdoo
the revenue and appropriation bills and
go home. This angered the men who
were making war on the Governor to a
still greater extent, and they began
casting about for some other means
to annoy him. One Of the first bills
that he had approved provided for es-
tuDlishing forestry reservations, for
the purchase Of 10000 acres of forest
lands near the head waters Of the Del
aware, Susquehanna and Ohio rivers.
Lumbermen and farmers asked that
this be done to help prevent the great
floods which desolate the state. 1t
will take years to complete this pur-
chase by commission. But because
the governor approved the bill the
senatorial soreheads thought 1t would
spite him II the law were repealed. and
30 bill to that effect was introduced
last week. This illustrated better than
anything else the caliber OF the men
who are running the machine in the
legislature. 1t Is the smallest kind of
peanut politics.
The house has made a very fair
record as compared with the senate.
The brains Of the house IL In the Sew
enty-six," and this fact has kept 1t
from going very far astray. The house
has passed every revenue bill that has
come before It, and II the senate would
pass the same bills It could get through
with It's work and 90 home by July l.
The lower body has passed bills put
ting a tax on beer, taxing stock of
trust companies. and various other
measures, which alone would supply
revenues for all purposes. but the SEN
ate refuses to consider these bills.
Take the beer bills, for instance.
These two measures were introduced
by Representative Bliss. passed by the
house. and sent over 20 the senate for
senate they disappeared. Nobody can
find them. When Representative Bliss
asked Senator Grady. Of Philadelphia.
about them the latter stated that one
bill had been reported out OF COM
mittee. while the other bill had been
lost. Mr.. Bliss then served notice that
unless the bills were produced he would
present a resolution calling for An in
vestigation. The following day one Of
the missing beer bills turned up. and
the other one has been located In the
pocket Of q senator.
To Adjourn In July.
AS q result Of these delays, Of the de-
sire to protect certain trusts and cor
porations. the date Of adjournment
will have to be postponed. 1t had been
fixed for July I. but so much time has
been wasted. and 80 little work has
been done that II will be necessary for
the legislature to sit until July or
l5 to get through with the necessary
Legislation. This means, of course, ad-
ditional expense for the taxpayers Of
the state. Every day that the house
Is In session means more money spent.
1t is now given out that Senator Quay
proposes to rush through legislation
and have the legislature adjourn at
the earliest possible date.
The people of the state, from this
declaration in the Philadelphia papers,
now know that Senator Quay has off,
cially assumed responsibility for the
actions Of the legislature. The state
will hold him responsible. He came I'D
from Washington on Saturday last to
fix up revenue bills with his leaders
and lieutenants. 1t is his legislature,
and he thereby assumes all RESPONSE
bility. 1t Is a great load for one man
to carry. There will be a serious reck-
oning for somebody not very far along
In the future.