Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-06
WITH THE LAWMAKERS.
NOTES AND COMMENTS FROM THE
PENNSYLVANIA CAPITAL.
No Decisive Change Yet in the Senatorial
Contest-Detectives Watching for Evil
dences of Bribery-A Bill of Interest to
the Mining Sections.

Contest-Detectives Watching for Evil
dences of Bribery-A Bill of Interest to
the Mining Sections.
Harrisburg, Pa, February 3.
Another valuable week, If the legis-
lature is to make an early adjournment
has passed, and nothing Of importance
to the state has been accomplished
Several ballots for senator have been
taken, and no choice; another batch of
appropriation bills presented; the Nc
Carrcll jury bill pushed forward step.
about constitutes the weeks dongs.
| The interest in the senatorial contest has
considerably decreased during the week.
All contending forces seem to be resting
on their oars waiting for something new
to turn up.
The consideration of the McCarrell
! jury bill in the senate created more
talk than the senatorial fight. The
opposition limited that it was being
advocated in the interest of a certain
prominent politician, when the friends
of Qnay openly declared that it was
An amendment offered making the bill
not applicable to present cases was
defeated.
Old timers say that not in years have
the members and senators been compel
led to conduct themselves so carefully
as at present. The offer of $50, 900 re-
ward by the Independent Republicans,
and $4,000 by Quay, for
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in Connection with the present senatorial
fight, and the presence of many detec-
tives in the city, makes it imperative
that members carry themselves very
creditably or they may unexpectedly
find themselves in the tolls of the law,
justly or unjustly. That's politics.
Things on capitol hill are undergoing
greater shaking up at present than
has occurred in the past twenty-five
years. No serious objection will be
made to any of Governor Stones APP
pointments, but the lobbyist-the man
who is sent here with money to buy
legislation to suit corporations and
trusts-must 90. Snake" bills will not
get through this session of the legisla-
ture. III there has been ''iob" con-
nected with the present unfinished capi-
tol building, the people can rest assured
that this session will find it out.
The composition Of this session and
that of two years ago differ as much as
day and night. This year the body is
composed mostly of business men, who
! come here for the best interests of their
constituents and not the politicians.
This is what is making the senatorial
fight so difficult. body so cons tituted
is not susceptible to
THE INFLUENCE OF MONEY,
so that practical politicians, all along
the line, are at loss to handle this new
element Of determined men.
The legislature had Lieutenant Gov
ernor Goblin in pretty hot water for
awhile, but he is alright now. He was
filing the Office of lieutenant governor
and was also an officer in the army.
The holding of these two Offices, which
] is contrary to law, almost caused him to
be dropped as presiding officer of the
joint senatorial ballot He has received
an honorable discharge from the army,
and now his opponents can find no just
cause for his removal.
Governor Stone has approved rcsolu-
tions rendering the thanks Of the legs-
ature to Miss Helen Gould, for her
patriotic services during the Spanish
| American war.
A bill to increase the revenues of the
state by change of mercantile tax
assessments and giving the auditor
general power to appoint all
| MERCANTILE APPRAISERS