Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-02-02
HARRISBURG.

At Thursdays joint session 20 mem
bers were paired and the vote stood,
Qnay 1903, jerks 81, Dalzell 10, Stone q,
Stewart etc, 232, and 1T necessary to
a choice.
In the Senate that day the discussion
of McCarrel's Jury bill brought out a
eulogy of Senator Quay by Senator
Brown of Lawrence Co. and the state
ments by others that the bill was solely
in the interest of Senator Quay, and to
help hiLl out of his trouble IN the Phila
delphia courts.
In the house Mr.. Dindinger introduc-
ed bill exempting buildings used for
theatrical purposes from the act of 1895
in boroughs and townships haying a
population of less than 1,500
At Fridays session the vote was Quay
49, jerks IS, Dalzell 13, Stone Z, etc
After the days session the Independents
met and it was unanimously resolved
by those who had not paired that they
would not go into tine joint convention
Saturday or Monday. Their reasons
were that. from discussions and sugges-
tions in the convention on the question
of pairs, they were convinced that in a
crisis it would be held that pairs are not
legally binding and could not, therefore
be enforced. They believe that the
questionable methods being resorted to
in order to secure Democratic and anti
Qnay votes for Senator Quay are of
such O character that they are justified
in not taking any chances in joint
convention that is slimly attended.
Their circular states that the scheme
of the Quayites was suggested by the
result of the vote taken for United
States Senator at the joint session last
Saturday it goes on to say:
Upon that occasion but 133 Senator'S
and members were present and voting,
the balance being paired. OF the 1873
votes Senator Quay received 80, or IL
short of the number necessary to elect.
1t was figured out by the Quayites that
had "a friends of Senator Quay violated
their paired pledges and remained to
vote for the, Beaver man he would have
had total of 10 votes, or a majority of
the l57 present and voting. With this
object lesson of the possibilities of the
violation of an honorable agreement by
"a men before them, the Quayites laid
their plans for utilizing this despicable
method of securing Senator Quays re-
election The plan was carefully work
ed out by four or five of Senator Quay's
most eminent friends, and everything
was arranged for springing the trap on
Saturday The men among Senator
Quay's supporters who could be trusted
to violate their paired pledges were
carefully selected, and they were all
secured by Thursday night. Pairs
had been arranged for them, aud it was
their purpose TO remain here, and before
the vote was announced on Saturday
demand that they be recorded as pres
ent and voting for Senator Quay.
At Saturdays convention II pairs
were announced, and 81 absent without
pairs, leaving but 3s members present
and no election was announced.
At Mondays session but 30 me mbers
were present no quorum. 1t was said
that there would be no break for two
weeks.
The house held short session that
night The number of members affiict-
ed with pneumonia is causing alarm.
1t is feared the walls of the new Capt.
tol without plaster are damp The men
in the cellar, who work the fans have
not learned how to operate them with
out creating draft and in consequence
members are complaining of bad colds
Tuesdays vote showed no changes;
247 members were present ard the vote
stood Quay 1914, jerks 81. Dalzell IA,
Stone Z, Stewart Huff 6, etc
1t was expected that the fight over
the McCarreli bill would begin in the
house next day.