Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-01-14

Found your townsman, Col. Slifer, in th
best of health and spirits. To-day bciu:
the Immortal eighth" both branches o
r. the Legislature were II course toe
d patriotic to work, but were gore to Phila
delphia, Baltimore, Washington, or else
where, to great extent. Most of the dis.
appointed othcc-seekers we're also gone,
with all the sorrow and even ill-will which
such advcrses always occasion. You will
see the lists Of officers chosen in both
) branches The Chief Clerks of each House
were very properly reelected, as they arc.
after all, the best-informed men about eli
ther branch, and make the mere machinery
of Legislation move correctly and smoothly.
Transcribing clerks are Of less Importance,
aud the Office being deemed very desirable,
rotation is the rule with regard to them
But scme even Of these, who had held the
Office alaeady, were very indignant that
they were not reelected 1t was deemed
especially hard case that one was elected
not on the ground, and who had not
impcrtuned by letters, when l5 Or 20 r='c
here. But it may be safely asserted that
much disappointment and i'll feeling, and
much loss Of time and money would be
prevented, if all applicants were to permit
their friends to present their claims, and
let hc,.McmbcrS decide calmly anil without
personal bias or {" boring" The Members.
| am sure, would much prefer tha, method
Of distributing the Offices at their disposal.
If have tine, may some day give
you such sketches of Harrisburg. and Vi
entity, of the Legislature and its move .
mcnts, as may seem calculated to interest
your readers
MoSD,y, Jan. 10.
Mr. Sandcrscn, Of bradford, to-day pre-
ssn:cd in Senate bill, which passed third
rcadlng, giving the authorities OF the Bor-
oughs Of Towanla, and Of Allentown pow
er TO prohibit the erection OF any building.
of wood or other comtustiblc materials
that shall cn'.angcr the adjoining property
by suhjecting it to the raylces of ii~c. The
ioror Oh of Towanda has suffered severely
'y fires originating in worthless buildings.
- shan,ies,' &c, and yet there were many
~ ~ho persevcred in erecting them. There
should be some prohibition of one mans
putting up, even upon his own premises,
for bonfire that shall destroy
his neishbor's property. Were proper re-
made, great majority of our
fires, with their consequent waste Of pro-
pcrty aud of life, and the alarms and sor-
rows they occasion, would be avoided. Mr.
of Columbia, demurred some
what against the power to be conferred up
'n any authority to prescribe how man
kali or shall not build; but the vote was ::
quite decidedly in its favor. ;
The Senate committees were announced
.o-day. You will find them in the papers. ,
The Committee Of the session is that upon
Railroads, Of which your Member, Col. /,
>lifcr, is Chairman. 1t is a station which
will call forth his energy and powers of
'onciliation to their full extent q find
he Col is as much respected and es: ccmed ,
lerc, by men Of all parties, as he is at
that is commentator enough,
o any well-infcrmed person.)
Col. Crotzcr, of your town, am informed,
:ould probably have retained his position .
As Sergcant-at-Arms if he had desired it.
One ofthe most common topics Of amuse- ,
nent here, now, is the kossuth excite I
nent Of one year ago, and the bleeding to ,
which the State Treasury was sub jcctcd
bout that time There are some comical
Incidents connected with the history.
The House has not yet commenced bu-
incss in earnest, and as nearly two-thirds
f its Members are fresh Lands at the work,
will progress but slowly for time.