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Throughout the Entire Session of 1901
There Is Not a Single Sign of Inde
pendence of Thought or Action.
The legislative record of A. E. Sis
son and J. A. Stober might be briefly
expressed in the statement that they
voted for every vicious measure which
was considered during the periods of
their service and against every bill
which made for civic improvement and
political morality.
Stober came to the senate with the
beginning of the session of 1899, hav
ing previously served one term in the
legislature covering the sessions of
1875-6. Sisson’s service in the senate
began with the session of 1901. Both
participated in the election of Mat.
thew Stanley Quay for his last term as
senator in congress. During the ses
sion of 1899 Stober attended most of
the joint sessions and invariably voted
for Quay, who failed of election. In
the session of 1901 both Stober and
Sisson voted for Quay and contrib
uted to his election notwithstanding
the protest against that result implied
in the prolonged contest waged by
members of their own party during
_ the session of 1899.
There were times when Sisson may
have suffered from remorse of con
science because of his servility to the
machine and recreancy to his public
obligations. At least in private con-
versation he has been known to la
ment the degeneracy of the body of
which he was a member and the ab-
sence of that conscience and courage
which would resist, if not resent, the
mandates of the machine. But Stober
never experienced any trouble of that
kind. He accepted smilingly the sin-
ister orders of the bosses and obeyed
them willingly. It may be doubted if
he understood whether they were right
or wrong.
Among the first machine bills which
were presented for the consideration
of the legislature of 1901 was that
known as the Pittsburg ripper. It was
the Quay reprisal against the late C.
I. Magee for permitting certain
friends to join the insurgents. Magee's
friends controlled the municipal gov-
ernment of that city, and the purpose
of the bill was to legislate them out
of office and put the friends of Quay
into their places. It was referred to a
special committee, packed for the pur
pose of promptly approving it, on Mon-
day evening, Jan. 21, 1901. On the
same day it was reported out by J. A.
Stober and reached the siage of final
passage Feb. 13, Sisson and Stober
voting in the affirmative. Senate Jour
nal, 1901, page 437.
Both Sisson and Stober voted for
the bill known as the Philadelphia tax
“ripper,” Senate Journal, 1901, page
812. They are also recorded as voting
for the fifth court bill for Philadelphia,
Senate Journal, 1901, page 307. On the
bill increasing the number of factory
inspectors, they voted in the affirma-
tive, Senate Journal, 1901, page 1387.
The purpose of this bill was to create
a lot of soft places for political work:
ers.
There were three insurance bills
considered during the session of 1901.
That was the period during which
“the House of Mirth” flourished in Al
bany and Insurance Commissioner Dur-
ham and his associates In the machine
were overlooking no opportunities to
get a share of the “yellow dog” funds
maintained by the big insurance com-
panies of New York. Both Sisson and
Stober voted for the final passage of
all these measures. Senate Journal,
1901, pages 500, 727 and 810.
The session of 1901 was made in-
famous by the many attempts to raid
the state treasury by increasing the
number of judges. There were bills
providing for additional law judges in
the Eighth and Eleventh judicial dis-
tricts and for orphans’ court judges in
enth district on page 2126
ate Journal. The vote on
an associate orphans’ court
Allegheny county is found om
2027 of the Journal of the Senate.
One of the most colossal jobs of the
recent legislation was what is known
as the Presque Isle bill. That measure
was intended to cede to the city of
Erie a vast and valuable tract of lake
front land. It was introduced into the
senate during the session of 1901 by
Senator Sisson. It got no farther than
the committee during that session, hav-
ing beer defeated in the house after
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The “Picket.”
The picket was generally inflicted on
cavalry and artillery men and was a
singularly brutal bit of torture. A long
post, near which stood a stool, was
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ally break the skin,” says
Grose, “put him in great tortu
y means of relief being by resting
his weight on his wrist, the pain of
which soon became intolerable.”
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man was not infrequently left to stand
Seizing the Opportunity.
Doctor—You have no reason to be-
lieve, madam, that your husband shot
himself intentionally?
Madam—Oh, dear, no! It was purely
accidental. But is be seriously hurt?
Doctor—Quite seriously, but 1 think
we can save him,
Madam-—What are you going to do
now with all those horrid surgical in-
struments?
Doctor—We are going to probe for
the bullet.
Madam—Yes? Well, doctor, while
you are about it won't you be good
enough to see if you can't find a gold
collar button | lent him last week and
that he carelessly swallowed?
Athletic Exercises.
Flattered Restaurant Keeper—I'm
glad to hear, sir, that you've been
growing so strong since you began
coming to my restaurant. Fullett—
Well, it's a fact. You see. my habits
are sedentary, and 1 can’t afford to
enter a gymnasium. Yes, sir, your
steaks and roast fowls are making a
new man of me.
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Constitutional Amendments
POSED AMENDMENTS TO ms
OF PENNSYLVANIA,
LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRE-
TARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN
PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to sections eight
and twenty-one of article four, sections
eleven and twelve of article five, sec-
tions two, three, and fourteen of article
eight, section one of article twelve, and
sections two and seven of article four-
teen, of the Constitution of Pennsyl-
vania, and providing a schedule for
carrying the amendments into effect.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen-
Con-
Eigh
Section 2. Amend section eight of article
four of the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
which reads as follows: —
“He shall nominate and, by and with
the advice and consent of two-thirds of
all the members of the Senate, appoint
an Attorney General during pleasure, a
Superintendent of Public Instruction for
such other officers
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nominations
Senate shall sit with open doors, and, in
eonfirming or rejecting the nominations
of the Governor. the vote shall be taken
by yeas and nays, and shall be entered
on the journal.
Amendment Two—To Article Four, Sec-
tion Twenty-one.
Section 3. Amend section twenty-one of
article four, which reads as follows:—
“The term of the
Affairs shall be four
elected to the office of Auditor
or State Treasurer shall be capable of
holding the same office for two consecu-
tive terms.” so as to read:— :
The terms of the Internal
Affairs, the Auditor and the
State Treasurer each be years:
and they shall be chosen by qualified
urer shall be capable of holding the
same office for two consecutive terms.
Amendment Three—To Article Five, Sec-
tion Eleven.
Section 4. Amend section eleven of ar-
ticle five, which reads as follows:—
“Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, justices of the peace or al-
dermen shall be elected In the several
wards, districts, boroughs and townships
at the time of the election of constables,
by the qualified electors thereof, In such
manner as sha® be directed by law, and
shall be commissioned by the Governor
for a term of five years. No township,
ward, district or borough shall elect more
than two justices of the peace or alder-
men without the consent of a majority
of the qualified electors within such town-
ship, ward or borough; no person shall
be elected to such office unless he shall
have resided within the township, borough,
ward or district for one year next preced-
ing his election. In cities containing over
fifty thousand inhabitants, not more than
one alderman shall be elected in each
ward or district.” so as to read:—
Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, justices of the peace or
aldermen shall be ejected in the several
wards, districts, boroughs or townships,
by the qualified electors thereof, at the
municipal election, in such manner as
shall be directed by law, and shall be
commissioned by the Governor for a
term of six years. No township, ward,
district or borough shall elect more than
two justices of the peace or aldermen
without the consent of a majority of the
qualified electors within such township,
ward or borough: no person shall be
elected to such office unless he shall have
resided within the township, borough,
ward or district for one year next pre-
ceding his election. In cities con
over fifty thousand inhabitants, not more
than one alderman shall be elected in
each ward or district.
Amendment Four—To Article Five, Sec-
tion Twelve.
Section 5. Amend section twelve of arti-
cle five of the Constituton, which reads
as follows: —
“In Philadelphia there shall be estab-
lished, for each thirty thousand inhabit-
ants, one court, not of record, of police
ing
courts shall be held by magistrates whose
term of office shall be five years and
they shall be elected on general ticket
the qualified voters at large; and in
of the number of persons to be elected
when more than one are to be chosen;
they shall be compensated only by fixed
salaries, to be paid by said county; and
ished,” so as to read as follows:—
In Philadelphia there shall bs estab-
lished, for each thirty thousand inhabit-
ants, one court, not of record, of
and civil causes, with jurisdiction
exceeding one hundred dol :
ercised by aldermen, subject
each House consenting thereto,” so as to
The general election shall be held bi-
on the Tuesday next following
the first Monday of November in each
even-numbered year, but the General As-
sembly may by law fix a different day,
two-thirds of all the members of
consenting thereto: Provided,
‘That such election shall always be held
in an even-numbered year.
Amendment Six-—To Article Eight, Sec-
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vided for in this Constitution, shall be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by law." so as to read:—
vided for in this Constitution, shall be
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i by law: Provided, That elections of State
officers shall be held on a general
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provided by law,” so as to read:—
County officers shall be elected at the
municipal elections and shall hold their
offices for the term of four years, be-
ginning on the first Monday of January
next after their election, and until their
Section 11. Amend section seven, article
fourteen, which reads as follows:—
“Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each
county where such officers are chosen,
the year one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-five and every third year there-
after; and in the election of said officers
each qualified elector shall vote for no
more than two persons, and the three
persons having the highest number of
votes shall be elected; any casual vacancy
in the office of county commissioner or
county auditor shall be by the
court of common pleas of the county in
which such vacancy shall occur, by the
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commissioner or auditor whose place is
to be filled,” so as to read:—
Three county commissioners and
county auditors shall be elected in each
eounty where
tion of the Commonwealth, and In
carry the same into complete opera-
tion, it is hereby declared that—
In the case of officers elected by the
people, all terms of office fixed by act of
Assembly at an odd number of years
shall each be lengthened one year, bu
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