The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-05-18

lcommiilee, Col. Wright, OF Lnzerne, myself
and several opponents Of the bill, appeared
with your remonstrances against lie pass
ige,and endeavored by a true representations
| if facts, TO induce the committee TO report
nnfavora6ly 10 il. We we're met by Mr.
lHeadey, and others favorable TO the bill,
wEo, by their representation Il will no, al.
though might with proprielyand truth use
a harsher term) endeavored to counterac,
our exertions and disprove our statements
Or the 29lh Of the same month, Mr.. Barrett
reported the bill TO the House as committed
md it was laid on the table for the present
70 tell you, fellow cilzeAs, Of all the dis
honorable means that were made use of 10
,arry this iniquilous bill through the House
would occupy larger space of this address
than the limits have confined myself TO
would admit of. Suffice II to say that moth
| ing in the shape of misrepresentation and
IMPOSITION was left uniried to effect the OBJ
ieci. Old memorials praying for tie cree.
lion Of new counties out Of parts OF Lycom.
ing, Luzerne, ,Schuylkil and Columbia, were
distracted from be pidgeon holes and
shelves where some Of them had been lay
Ing for years, and presented to the House
as petitions from citizens Of Fishing creek
and other townships IN Columbia county,
praying for the erection Of the new county
| of Madison. Yes, fellow citizens ,Gisgacelul
as this act was, yet i, was done, and done
100 by men claiming to be honest and re-
spectacle citizens. detected mos, fortu.
nately the fraud myself and Of course
promptly exposed it, IL the ruth Of this
4llegatlon should be denied, pledge my
self TO verify il at any time By my oath and
prove il by the testimony OF number Of
members of both branches Of heLegsaIure
who were eye Witnesses to this foul trans
lcion. SO much for The means employed
ny our enemies TO effect their object. What
was the result! Why the House refused
even TO consider the bill On the l4lh Of
April, moiion was made TO proceed to the
consideration of (which failed by vote OF
Yeas 26, Nays 40. Another, and the last
motion OF the same kind, was made on the
l7h, and on the question Of lis adoption
ihe vote stood Yeas 26, Nays 81 so that with
all the boring, Misrepresentation, falsehood
and fraud that was made use of by The
friends of Danville and division, not more
than twenty six, ou, Of the hundred mem.
bers of the House Of Representatives, could
be found TO countenance and support their
nefarious scheme of dividing the county OF
Columbia have now fellow citizens ira
ICED up this question to the conclusion OF the
session of the Legislature of ls43.
1t is OF course unnecessary for me to re
Icapilulate what occurred from tha, time 10
} the commencement OF the late session, iha
l0f 1874.
As you all know, | had the honor 10 be
, again nominated and elected as your repre-
} sentative and the friend of Removal. In
obedience then, TO The pledges | made those
) lwho placed me in nomination, and through
them TO YOU my constituents, | again, on
5 the 4lh Of Jannaiy, introduced into the
House of Representatives bill authorising
la Removal OF the Seat Of Justice OF
? our county. On the | lth of that month
II moved 10 postpone the orders OF the day
for the purpose of proceeding 10 the consid
eraton of it. A division of Tie question
was called By an opponent Of .he bill. when
The House by vote Of II yeas 10 % nays
adopted my motion and proceeded TO the
! consideration oft. lipassed through com
millee of the whole, and came Immediately
J before the House on second reading. A
motion was made by another opponent TO
postpone the further consideration Of the
lblll for the present; which was defeated by
la vote OF yeas 33. nays 90. Another was
then made by the same gentleman TO com
J nit the bill 10 the committee on the Judi
4 |ciary evidently with the view 10 put off ac
ton until the borers could get TO work a
e the members; but this motion, like its pre-
4, decessor, failed by most decided majority
The yeas being 80, whilst the nays were Ga
{ Nothing daunted however, by these. repeat
5 ed large votes and decided expressions o
{ the House in favor o. he bill and agains
I anv pos,ponement Of action uponS it, a
I nother opponent moved TO postpone lht
l further consideration of il until the 25ii
INST; when il becoming evident that it was
7 The disposition Of our enemies 10 tire out ou
. patience if possible by these vexalous mo
lions so repeatedly made; the friends Of iht
bill found il necessary to call the previous
Question, which was sustained by the house
lby vote Of yeas 6l, nays "a, and The bill
was then permitted 10 pass through secont
reading without divisions and on the ques
5 lon of suspending the rule 10 read it The
lhird time, the vote stood yeas 81, nays 80
there not being quite two thirds in lis (avo
I the motion failed; but on lhe 9th The bIl
came up regularly before the House OF
lhird reading, and passed finally through tina
! body The same day by the Unprecedented
N onJ ,,;np, nbont Vote nf yeas Gb nayq OS