Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-02-18

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utive Mansion on the Public Grounds
In the House, large number of peti
tons and memorials were presented, bill
introduced, and the Mahouing g. Clevelan'
: Railroad Bill again discussed until adjourn
ment.
The remark is frequently made, "Th'
Legislature is doing nothing but making
So per day" This is not just at the pres
cnt time. Each branch is in session three
hours per day, and members are sometimes
detained until midnight As to "making
s3 per day." while neglecting their home
business aud paying Harrisburg prices,
that is impossible. Aproper consideration
of the bills before Legislators, will not al.
low haste. Inconsidera:e or hasty legisla.
tion is nuch more serious evil than tar
dy or too little legislation.
The River is to-day within four feet
Of the high water mark of 1916. Tha,
beautiful little island, just above the old
Harrisburg Bridge, cmbosomed in lovely
trees, is SO nigh covered that MIR. Vanhorn,
the occupant of the mansion thereon erect
ed, has been obliged to take himself and
family and movable effects to the main
land. Many families in the lower part of
the town have been drowned out" The
river has backed up Paxton creek, JUS, be-
low the Borough, So that the Railroad
track is for some distance under water
S"uc Passengers by the Ruii,oed aban-
doned that mode Of locouio,luu as "too
slow (urder the circumstances and
cnmoed a.ons th.,a,!ftnce 20 get into town
Not an Unusual amount of driftwood and
lumber has passed, aud athouy h we could
not reach Lewlsburg by Telegraph, ycster-
day, and had no mail from the North, yet
We lnGu q the nope that the loss Of pro-
pcr,y on the NorlI and West Branches
may not be greater than usual.
-Georgc Fisher, Esq, of Middletown,
one Of the oldest if no; the oldest members
of thc bar i'll Pennsylvania, died at his
home in Mlddletown, last week. Appro-
PIRATE honors to his memory were paid by
his professional brethren Of the Dauphin
county bar
TUESDAY, Feb. s.
In Senate, Mr.. Sitcr reported bill to
consolidate the Lackawanna aud Western
aud Delaware and Cobb's Gap Railroad
Companies.
Mr. Buckalew, bill to increase the saia-
rics of the Jud ges Of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. M'Casiin, a bill to enroll the citi-
zcns and organize the volunteers of the
Commonwealth. This Till is accompanied
by well-wrltten report. The bil! propo-
Ses to repeal the present poll-,ax of fifty
cents for the non performance Of militia
duty requires all volunteer companies to
conform IN numbers to the regulations of
the u. S. Army; and to such companies,
appropriate i certain sum from the county
treasury.
THE supplement to the act incorporating
the Pennsy ivanla Coal Company was taken
up, skiituiy c"mhar,ed by Mr.. Buckalew,
ami successfully defended by Mr.. Kun
kei, and discussed unii adjournment.
The Governor has slgued the bill to
charter the Mechanics Savings Bank of
Harrisburg, and the CHARTERS Valley Rail
road Company.
In the House, the second reading of
resolution to dispense with morning pray
ers was refused (The clergymen of Har-
risburg-Bap,ist, Catholic, Episcopal, Ger
man Reformed, Lutheran, Prcsby terian,
and Winebrennarian-ofhciate, in turn,
gratuitously, as Chaplains to the House,
at the opening of each days session. There
Is, AN pleased to see, IA better attendance,
at this hour, than in former years.
The bills to incorporate the State Capt.
tol Savings Bank, and the Erie City Bank,
were taken up on second readiug-opposcd,
and yeas and nays called at every step
and finally were engrosscd for third read
iDgs by small majori,ies.
In the afternoon, an extra session was
held, and the following among other bills
were passed:
Changing the name of the Sunbury Ca
nal Company.
To incorporate the Jersey Shore Pine
Greek and State Line Railroad Company
To incorporate the Northumberland Ce-
metry Company.
The NJ. +. Church have been holding
evening meetings for public worship for
some weeks, with much interest. A "uaion
meeting" of the German Reformed, Lu-
theran and Presbyterian churches is also
in progress.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9.
In the Senate, peculiar pension case
came up. The widow of soldier, who
would undoubtedly have been entitled to