The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-04-11
Correspondence of tho Mountain Sentinel.
STATE CAPITOL.
II Anil IaEA

HARRIsBURG, April /, 1850.
Dear Giren:
April has made its bow
this morning in most elegant manner.
The weather is delightfully."- balmy and
pleasant. The earth is assuming the
heavenly green SO G rateful to the eye,
whilst all nature is redolent of smiles
We have had fitful winter out this
morning bids fair to usher in delightful
spring-to be followed, hope, with a
healthy summer, and plentiful harvest.
But let us pass from mute to anima-
ted nature, and. take peep at the scenes
of busy life among the haunts of men, as
exhibited in our halls of Legislature.
The bills of public nature which have
passed since my last, are first, the bill to
elect the Auditor General, and Surveyor
General. I'd, The bill to authorize the
State to carry the passengers on the Co
lumbia Rail Road, (this bill has passed the
II. r. but not the Senate.) Sd, A bill to
regulate the mode in which the amend
ment to the Constitution shall be submits
ted to the people, at the coming October
election. By the bye, the mex; election
will be one of more importance than
merely to elect Canal COMMISSIONER
Two other officers will have to be elected,
namely, Auditor General and Surveyor
General. These are important officers TO
the Commonwealth, and should be select
ed with view to competency and quail
fications for the discharge of the import
ant duties devolving upon them. In ac-
cordance with the spirit of the age, or
rather the furor Of the days in which we
| live, new men will be selected to fill those
important Offices; and so far as those Off
ces are concerned think a change would
be all right. do not know what course
the Convention may pursue in reference
to these offices, but would take the lib
erty OF suggesting the name of agentle-
man in connexion with the Office of Audi
tor General, who is both by nature and
education peculiarly fitted for the dis
charge of the duties Of that important
office.
John Walker, Esq, of Blair county, is
gentleman of whom every body speaks
WELL He is sound intelligent Democrat
of the Old School. a man of superior abil-
tiles as an accoun tant, and would make
most excellent officer. Mr.. Walkers S
qualifications are well known to many cit
izens in the State, having acted in the ca
pacity Of President Of the Branch Bank at
Holiday ysburg, during the greater portion
of the time the old Pittsburg Bank had
branch at that place.
! He was the democratic nominee for the
office Of State Senator in the District COM
posed of the counties of Bedford and
Blair, when Mr.. King was elected, on
which occasion, although in hopeless
whig district, and without any exertion
on his part, he ran far ahead of the party
ticket. / make this suggestion at my
own risque, and Of my own accord, in
the hope that it may meet the eye of some
of the delegates TO the Convention who
will urge the nomination of so competent
and deserving 4 man as Mr.. Walker.
We are yet in doubt as to when the
Legislature will adjourn, no day having
been fixed for that event, and so much
important public business on hand. In
Senate, the apportionment bill remains
untouched by that body. The democrats
urging action, and the wings holding back
or rather opposing any action on that bill
in the Senate. The appropriation bill is
on file in the H. r. but as yet it too lies
dormant. This week, however, viii
awake to life some of those sleeping meas
ures, and in all probability will be able
to announce in my next, the passage oi
all the public bills now on the files Of bo.l
. branches. hope this may be so.