The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-15
TROLLEY BILL GETS BLACK EYE.
Farmer Creasy's Proposition TO Discharge
Committee, Voted Down.

roads to carry freight, the hope
that Fulton county people have of
"some day" getting, az least,
trolley road, frightened, and they
have waited Impatlently to hear
that the bill had become a law,
and thus the last barrier remov-
ed from the trolley proposition
in this county. But like most
other things that headed toward
this county, it got black eye last
week. 1t came about this way:
In order to facilitate work IN the
legislature, the 204 mem bers of
the House are divided up into
committees, and when bills are
offered, the bills are classified
and placed in the han DIS of the
proper committee.
This committee is supposed to
examine into the merits or de-
merits of the bill and report 1t
back to The House, II approved.
Now, in this particular in
stance, there is too much senti-
ment throughout the State In fa-
vor of the bill, to openly vote it
down IN committee; and yet, the
Steam Railroad bosses who have
a controlling interest in legisla-
tive stock, will not allow it to be-
come a law. Hence the thing TO
do is, to smother it IN com mittee
that is, fool around with some
thing else and pretend the com
mlttee has not been able to reach
it until the session closes.
Nov, there is way to head a
committee off that is suspected
of trick like this, and the waA
is for the House to pass resolu-
tion to take the DILL in question
out of the hands of the com mittee
and bring it at once before the
House.
Mr.. Greasy feeling that the
committee on City Passenger
RAJ Ways to which his trolly bill
had been sent, did not intend
that 1T should ever see the Ii Mt
of day, on Monday night of last
week prosposed to discharge the
committee from further consider
alton (o of his bill.
In behalf of the farmers of the
State, Farmer Greasy insisted
the bill should be considered be-
lore the close of the session. He
declared that the ommittee pro-
posed to smother the bill and he
made lively speech, threatening
the Republican majority should
his bill be finally killed.
Thomas V. Cooper made a
rambling speech, insisting the
com mittee be gwen more time
for considering the bill, but he
was not strong enough to hold
the overwhelming Republican
majority behind HIM. Creasy's
appeal in behalf of the farmers
struck a responsive chord IN the
House, and the spirit of revolt
seemed to be spreading rapidly,
when Speaker Henry F.. Walton
disposed of the question by put
ting it to vote.
While Farmer Greasy was loud
ly demanding a roll call, the
speaker put the question, but
Farmer Greasy would not down
and finally forced the call. The
vote stood 43,in favor of discharg-
ing the com mittee to 93 against
1T. Many of the mem bers repres-
enting rural constituencies voted
with the, Republican majority and
they are likely to hear from that
particular vote should they ask
for re. election.
Nine Democrats were present
and all voted for the resolution.
One hundred twenty.eight Re-
publicans were present and vot-
ing, but only thirty, five helpe
the Democrats.
1t is only fair +, say that a
larger number OF Republicans
would support the bill, If report
ed lavorably by the com mittee,
than voted TO take it up in the
House over the head of the com
mittee; butit is generally conced.
ed that the test made, as before
stated, is sufficient to show that,