Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-04-08
What gives light tonight? Boy. The

Mr.. r. No. What time i. it now P
Bay. (Slowly.) 1t is night.
Mr.. Il. Well, what gives US light, now
Boy. docking around, then upward, and
pointing to the gas burners,) That.
Mr.. II. Well, what is that Boy. (af.
ter sometime0 Gas.
mr. r. here remarked that this was the
third time he had ever been directed to the
use of gas.
Mr. Il. Sylvester, where does the Sun
rise? Boy The Sun rises in the East,
and sets in the West.
Mr.. r. Does the Sun rise in the West
Boy. Yes, sir.
Mr.. r. The Sun rises in the East, and
sets ia the West. Where does the Sun
rise? Boy. 1t rises in the East.
Mr.. r. Where does it sit? Boy. 1t
sets in the West.
Mr. r. Who II made the Sun? Boy God.
Mr.. r. then stated that they had early
tried to impress upon the minds of this
and other pupils the fact that all things
must have maker, and that there was a
Gcd above all. They made snowballs in
their presence, playihings, &c. took them
t. shops, forges, &c, to show them that all
tn ngs had makers. One clear morning,
Mr.. K. took Sylvester to window before
sunrise, and when the Sun appeared, he
asked him what that was. "The Sun"
Well, who made that great, beautiful Sun ?
.'GoD ~ What should we DO to Him
who made us that Sun which gives us light
and heat? Most persons (said Mr.. r.
would have said, ave should lore, or hon
or, or oJey, or .tear Him. but Sylvester
expressed the idea in another form-'.Wc
should kiiss Him ~ was his reply.
The boy next recited short domestic
poem, and then repeated the Lords Pray
er, in u tone and with pauses and infec-
tons Of voice which riveted the attention
of all, and drew tears from hard-faced men
% all unused to the melting mood" 1t
was observed by many, that few clergymcn
could repeat that prayer with the prorriety
and apparent appreciation Of that poor
bog.
The usual time for these patients to
90 to bed, is II o'clock. The late hour
they were kept up, made them sleepy, and
their nervous as well as mental organiza-
ton seemed feeble The large room and
the audience had somewhat disturbed them,
and they expressed JOY that they could
ego to sleep when they got to Harrisburg"
the quiet house they have been in for
some days (and not the Capitol being
their conception of Harrisburg.
FRIDAY, April l.
III the Senate, the resolutions to refer
the question of prohibitory liquor law to
vote of the people, came up in order.
On the question of taking up the reso-
-lutions, the yeas and nays were called, and
were as follows:
| YEAs-Messrs. Barnes, Caroihers, Crabb,
Darsie, Forsyth, Hamilton, B. ID. Hamlin, E.
w. Hamlin, Hoge, MMurtrie. Quiggle, Rob-
er;son, Sanderson, Skinner, Carson, Speaker
Is.
NAYs-McSsrs. Bailey, Buckalew, Darling
ton, Frick, Fry, Goodwin. Haldeman, Hend-
rcks, Kinzer, Myers, MCasin, M'FIland,
: rO'Neiil-i3.
Mr.. .Quiggle took the floor and addressed
the Senate in favor of the resolutions.
He argued the constitutional question in
volved at some length, confning his re-
marks entirely to this point. He said,
when these resolutions were under consid-
Grafton in committee of The whole on last
Tuesday, the Senator from Columbia (Mr
Buckalew) denominated them an indict-
ment against the Constitution. He (NIr.
Quiggle) supposed the Senator predicated
his judgment on this question upon the
provision of our State Constitution which
declares that the legislative power of this
Commonwealth shall be vested in the Gen
eral Assembly, &c. He said he was aware
of this pr DIVISION of the Constitution, and
he was also aware of the decision of the
Supreme Court of this State, in Barr,
Parker vs. the Commonwealth. He ex-
planned the character of the act of Assem-
bly,, on which that decision was made.
But he contended even the principle Of
that case was over ruled in the case of the
erection Of new township in Lebanon
county, S Barr, 39l. And since that de.
cision the legislative power on the subject
Of reference of questions to vote of the
people, has been fully settled in 10 Barr,
pa. lie also cited numerous instances Of
submitting questions to the people, the
constitutionality of which had never been
disputed. When he concluded,
Mr.. Crabb moved to postpone the furthe,
consideration of the bill for the present
for the purpose of taking up the bill from
the House, for the incorporation of an in
stltuti0n for tho fr.ininr .n1 :,.tr,,o.: -