Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-14

sJuicy fruit of the bill. The whole
bill. he said, was q monstrosity and
absolutely Unnecessary. Pittsburg is
well governed city, he continued,
and its only purpose was to allow
certain politicians to reach the top
through an upper window instead of
beginning at the bottom. He was
not pleading for mercy, but he had
hoped to get into accord with the
other members of his party but he
found he could not.
Mr.. Cochran, of Lycoming, offered
an amendment changing the date Of
the expiration of the city recorder
To be appointed by the governor from
1903 to 1902, and 1t was voted down,
IS to %.
Mr.. Weller addressed the senate at
some length. He stamped the Muehl-
bronuer bill as an act of rashness
and Injustice. 1t took every right
from the citizens to participate in the
functions Of municipal government. he
continued, and he felt sure the pro
vision referring to the city recorder
would fail when ii reaches the courts
on the question of its constitution
atty
Focht Resented the Imputation.
Mr.. Focht, of Union, resented the
imputation that tile bill was unjust.
1t was not a question of the consti-
tutionality Of the bill, but a question
of whether Pittsburg should be re-
lieved of boss rule. The proposition
was to break through the power Of
one tyrannical boss Resolutions in
the past were not accomplished with
out cost he said, and what matters
II mayor of Pittsburg lose his head
in this resolution of reform" He
read letter from a citizen of Pitts
burg describing alleged ring rule
in that city, and said the hour for
reform had struck. He asked why
did the alleged reformers go up and
down the state yelling reform
when there was lots of things in
Pittsburg to reform.
After Mr.. Weller had briefly replied
to Mr. Focht, Mr.. Finn asked whom
he meant by tyrannical boss.
Mr. Focht-I will be perfectly frank.
| understand it is yourself.
Mr. That's what l expected
to hear. The action of the senator
from Union is rather strange in view
of the fact that he did not know last
night how he would vote today
Mr. Focht replied that he always
knew how he was going to vote. and
resented the remarks of the senator
from Allegheny.
Mr. Finn replied that he could not
vouch for the story, but it was all
around the hotel corridors. He then
launched into II passionate defense of
himself. and predicted that Mr.. Focht
would never reach the position of a
boss He himself had reached po-
1itical leadership long before he ex-
pected to, and characterized the ac-
ton of Mr.. Focht in bringing person.
alties into the debate as unfair and
Inmanly, and he ought to be ashamed
of himself in view of his position
last night
Mr.. Focht jumped up and started to
vehemently deny the imputation. The
lieutenant governor, however, inter
posed and called both Senator Focht
and Senator Finn to order.
After Senators Heinle, of Centre;
Emery, of Mercer, and Finn had
further discussed the bill the vote on
its final passage was taken and it was
passed by vote of % to IS.
There was no change in the vote
from that taken on Mr.. Films
amendment The only senator's alb
sent were Kemerer, of Northampton;
Magee. of Allegheny, and Martin, of
| Philadelphia, who are i'll. The bill
was to go to the house.