Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-03-09

alleged bribery or attempted bribery OF
| menihers of the House" that the Com
| mittee organized March / by the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Kreps Chairman and
Mr.. voorhees, Secretary, and agaeed to
| meet on March ? to hear testimony
that the committee issued a subpoena
| to the Sergeant alarms to summon five
| witnesses to appe ar before the commit
tee and that they were present and
ready to testify.
The resolutions further recite that a
majority of the said committee refused
to hear the testimony of said witnesses
and by resolutions, adopted by major
ity of the committee against the pro
test of the minority, refused to preform
the duty imposed upon it by the House
and decided that il would not act as an
Investigation committee, but as a judi
cial body; that it would not inquire into
or investigate the charges and rumors
set forth in the resolution under which
the committee was appointed, and would
only try persons who might be specifi-
cally accused aud would only act upon
such accusations when both the accused
and accuser were present, thereby rem
dering the Investigation impossible.
The resolution provides that Messers
Robert K. Young, of Tioga; Randall, OF
Chester Reps) Dixon. of Elk, and Fow'
of Philadelphia Dems. are hereby ap-
pointed additional members of the com
mittee, with instructions to proceed to
hear such testimony as may be offered
pursuant TO said resolutions"
Gen. Koontz, speaking OF his resolu-
ton, referred to the speeches Of Kreps
and Voorhees, on the floor of the House.
Kreps denounced the anti-Quayites as a
gang Of cur throats and declared they
had filed the Academy of Music in Phil
adelphia by an appeal to the galleries.
Voorhees, had spoken of committees AS
whitewashing. Kreps objected that the
General was telling matters that hap
penen in committee.
The resolution was passed. the Quay
people were denounced and rumors OF
Quays withdrawal in favor of Col. Huff
of Greensburg were current, but John
Dalzell was the most talked about.
During the day the proceedings in the.
legislative record recounting what oc-
curred at the session on Friday after
Speaker Farr adjourned the House were
removed, it is said from the files Of mem
bers by order of the Sergeant-at-A rms.
A rumpus was kicked up that
event ng and the members were surpris-
ed to find this portion Of the record re-
stored on their desks
Threats were made.to remove the Ser
geant at Arms He will hardly escape
a rebuke. Of course all this did not oc-
cur without struggle and an exciting
debate, the like of which probably has
not been equaled in the House for
years.
Speaker Farr was very humble, will
ing to be good if the opposition would
forgive him. For the present he was
not disturbed.
If this were not enough for one night,
Captain Hasson moved to discharge the
Public Buildings Committee from fur
ther consideration Of his capitol bill. 1t
was done
Saturdays vote was light, and Quay
had IL and jerks o. and Mondays was
still lighter, bnt 10 in all.
Tuesdays ballot was 101, II, II, 8, 8,
g. etc, 23l in all and Quay 10 short
That evening, at a meeting OF the
majority of the members Of the House
resolutions condemming the actions of
Speaker Farr were adopted, but as Mr.
Farr was very meek and promised to be
good, he was not deposed. Some bills
were passed ON third reading, and
among them one increasing the mini
mum school-term TO seyen months