The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-04-27
Ousr State Legislature.

G- We make the following extract from the
correspondence of the Chanbersburg Wdig, dat
ed Harrisburg, April II, 1885 =
Well, let me at the Legislature again. move
to amend my remarks in last weeks paper in
reference to the House. SO as TO include the Sen
ate in the general bill, as special accusations
would be exceedingly out OF place just at this
time. It's leading efforts of this week were TO
pass the License law by a majority OF one vote,
with four dodgers, aud the Harrisburg Cemmtr-
oial Bank biil which is ust about as badly need
ed as five handles to a Jog. Next week they
viii probably pass bill for the suppression Of
dog-day fiits and Irishmen, and the week fol-
lowing. the appropriation bill may come up,
provided it ecer gets in favor Of the Speaker Of
the House) and if il only increases the pay Of
legislators to $500 per session, it will DOUBTLESS
pass alter the usual professions OF patriotism and
srt-sacrifice for the public good.
The House concurred in the Senate amend
menis TO the License Bill on Wednesday under
the keen whip and spur Of the Speaker. He
was bound that il should rot BE- Strangled in any
way, as il is his chief stock in trade for future
greatness. and when perfect mob rose Slnul-
taneonsly TO get the first lick in the fight after
the blll came up, of course the father OF the bill
was decided 10 be iedie ahead Of every body
eise. and the motion 10 concur WAS got before
the HOUSE. Then followed a scene something
alter the fashion OF fire. dog fight, in which
every man had 10 bark a little to sustain his re-
putation and manifest the interest he felt IN the
public welfare. Exactly twenty-seven yelled
at once, Mr.. Speakrr!-Alr. Speaker MIR
Speaker Mr.. S-p-e-a-k-ER! Here was deS-
tiny itself all rolled up in little moment. II
the Speaker should happen 10 recognize mem
Der who would move to amend, the bill IVES
probably lost-it he should give the floor 10
man who wished to call the previous question,
it waS safe. Just think OF the agony Of the
moment Juleps, smashes, sings, cocktails,
punches, raw-grogs, treats all round, general
and special smiles, and all that sort Of niundane
ielIcities, banging on a nod perhaps upon
slant of the eve, or, should the Speaker not
wink with both eyes at once, it may be that all
hquoydom was hanging on the odd side. But
the previous question man was given the floor,
and the fiat OF fate had come down-the bill
was out of danger-iugs Were up and tumbleFs
down! And so, after small riot in which
many valuable words were lost and the Speaker
disregarded and insulted, the bill was finally
carried by large majority.
lEEkiBLE cGEfEHiACr AND DEAIH.--udZZdIl
Gazette published at CharleStown, Prince Ed
wards Island, gives an account OF the sutferings
otcrew and passengers Of one Of the mail boats
IN attempting to cross The Straits Of Norihum-
berland, a few weeks ago. The ice boat con-
tained crew Of four men and three passengers.
For three days the party were exposed toa ST
we're storm, without any other food than span
itl dog, belonging TO one Of the passengers,
which they Killed, drank its blood and ate the
flesh raw. One Of the passengers died from
exhaustion, and the others werein aperisbing
condition when assistance reached them. 1h,'
young man who persisted was James Henry
Hazard, a student in the Medical College at
tached TO Harvard University, and well known
in Boston and Cambridge. He was eighteen years
Of age. and had the reputation OF being young
man ofrare promise.
DANGEROUS COUNTERFEIT. ~ Wewere on Sat-
urday shown $40 note on The Exchange Bank
Of this city, altered from $40. A number of
these are said to be in circulation in our midst.
The one We examined wasexceedinglg we'll ex-
ecuted, and calculated 10 deceive the most vary
persons---P Puts. Union.