Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-14
TO THE VOTERS OF
PIKE COUNTY:

Afttli IT s.f A'lfH Ait AAtiA thS Ah'o III
tr1duced by me, until the date the
Governor signed il, viz:
Joint Resolution, Providing for
the appointment of a Commission to
.inqdire into COSTS of SECURING Toll
Bridges across the Delaware River.
House Bill no. &C
Jan 25-Read in place in House by
Dir. Marvin.
Jan 25-Referred to Committee on
Appropriations
Feby I-Reported with amend.
mept by Mr Marvin
Feby 5-Fif4t Reading.
Feby lO-Second Reading.
Feby li--Thirl reading and final
passage, vote, yes 1872, no 6.
F'eby II Remarks by Carroll and
Euser
March s-Resurued from Senate
withoub amendmeut.
March 9-Signed by Speaker.
In Sauate No 1Ol
Fehy 29-Referred to committee
or appropriations.
Fehy 23--Reported without amend
neDt by Mr. Crawford chairman.
Fehy 2l-First reading.
March Second reading
March 2-Third reading and final
passage, vote, yes 40, no 0, absent Z.
March s-Signed by President.
March l5-signed by Gov. Stuart
aud became law.
A pril 15-Gov Stuart appointed
fthe Commiss. on.
The originator of this peculiar
story must be very lacking in his
knowledge Of how things are run at
Harrisburg.
10 the first place there are 2O7
desks in the House OF Representa-
tives. one for each member, and to
each desk is a look and key and a
member never un1ocks that desk un-
less be wants something and then
'cks it again. and then goes back
and sees that he surely locked it.
The reason is, that there are huud-
reds of visitors going thru the house
ev ry day e oh looking for a souver.
ir and the last thing a member would
do with snrthing of value would be
TO leave it outside Of lock and key
and l will venture to say, that if an
elephant we're left at a mans deck il
would be gone In an hour.
Yet the originator of schemes
would have you believe a man would
leave anything Of value lying loose
I ere.
II Governor Stuarts' files were
opened today, among them would be
found letter directed to him. writ
ten and signed by me, asking him tc
appoint bon. C. }. Buckmap, Reput
licau Member from Bucks County, q
Member OF this Commission, aud he
did So.
lt is customary, as we'll as parlia
mentary, to'always appoint the au
thor Of Il bill. or the mover of a mo
,ion, "a the ohqirnian ora member o
the committee asked for, or the mo
tlon pending whether such be a
Harrisburg, or in Delaware Town
ship School me citing, and, as the au
rhor OF this bill, the Governor ap
( pointed me 2 member and the mem
hers elected me its chairman, and
am ''on the lob
A. such committee we have com
pleted our tour Of investigation an,
at the next session Of the legislator
VIII submit our report asking tn
Legislature 10 appropriate suficien
2 amount to purchase her proportion
ate share ofthe bridges and free then
+ of tolls in all perpetuity.
, Whether the other 2O6 members {
the Legislature and its so Senator
S will do 80, cannot say, l have bu
= one voice, but assure you, that ifl
= Is to be heard at Harrisburg as you
Z Representative. il will be uplifted 1
i behalf of Free Bridges across th
a Delaware River and, from the tim
tho bill is introduced and passed G
o defeated, ! would be after IL.
{ The Free Bridge movement hs
j. never progressed so nearly to con
"a pletiOn as it has now, and l tsk
ii pride in iha fact that have been il
,, strumentel in carrying it so far
n I distinctly recall in the earl
70 spiiaR o. 1909, Of Gov Stuart sent
e ing his secretary over to the Houl
.e for me, aud the Governor and l g
IS lug over the bill that lay on his des
20 awaiting his sigraturs, 20 make
w effective, and his concluding remaFl
80 the effect, "That Toll Bridge