Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-07
Letter from Harrisburg.


President of the State Agricultural Society
and ex-oificio President of the Farmers High
School, asking for an appropriation of $40, 900
by the State for the purpose of founding this
Institution, and placing it upon permanent
basis He says that the State Society is able
and willing to contribute $4,000 for the pur-
poSe and continues, "Let the Legislature en-
dow this School with but $20, 900, and my life
upon it, it will in brief period, by the i'm
provement of land, by the increase of grain,
roots and corn, beef, pork, butter and cheese,
produce millions per annum to the State, over
and above her present or prospective agricultu-
raj resources, unaided by such an educational
institution
The bill to repeal the tavern license laws
was reported back from the Committee of Vice
and immortality in the Senate, when it was re-
committed Tor purposes of amendment The
amendments thus made make no alteration in
the general features of the bill, but indicate
more in detail how applications shall be made
to the Court for license to sell liquors in cases
not prohibited, in which particular the terms
of the bill were not sufficiently definite. The
Senate then modified the fines imposed for a
violation of its provisions, when it was sent to
the printer, and will be acted upon as soon as
printed
y Intellectual effort was made in the House,
this morning, to proceed to the consideration
OF the Governors veto of the Pottstown Bank.
The game being played by the Bank combina
ton, is to prevent action upon this veto until
a number OF vetocs accumulate, when the whole
batch will have chance of being log-roled
through by Majority of two-thirds. This,
the friends of the Governor, desirous of sustain
ing his position, are anxious to prevent, and to
secure Immediate action unpon this veto, so as
to take each one in detail If the Governor
is not sustained, and this bill pass by two
thirds vote, lie will probably veto all the bank
bills in his hands, and commit to the Legisla-
ture the responsibility of passing them by
twO-thrds vote. 1t is even said. and believe
truly, that the Governor will soon veto a large
number of the Bank bills passed, and in his
possession. This logroling scheme can hard
ly succeed 1t must not be supposed that all
the votes that passed bank bill can be coun-
ted on against veto. Some members, uni
formly voting for these bills, will back water
and sustain the Governor, when he applies the
veto.
The bill relative to foreign insurance compa-
MES, which lately passed the Senate, and is
now pending in the House, is not designed to
interfere with the agencies of sound and re-
sponsiblc foreign companies, but as defensive
measure against the horde Of dishonest and un-
reliable companies, which are multiplying 50
rapidly in other States, and whose agents are
peddling their policies through this State.
The House of Representatives did not arrive
at vote on the bill for the sale of the main
line of the public works. The subject was un-
der consideration yesterday, the question pend
ing being upon the motion to increase the mini
mum price from seven to ten millions of dollars
and was discussed and postponed without ac-
ton upon it. After great deal of talking
upon this subject, it is most probable that the
seven millions minimum will be increased to
eight millions, or possibly nine, and the bill
passed. There is great diversity of opinion
as to the real value of these works, and vari-
Gus and conflicting conclusions arrived at from
nearly the same data. BY some they are valu-
ed at price which would entirely preclude the
possibility of SALE while others affect to view
them as so burdensome an incumbrancc that
the State had better give them away, than re-
tain them in her possession.
In the House of Representatives, consdera-
bic discussion arose upon proposition embrace
ed in a supplement to the school laws, to ap-
point ANDREW G. CURTIN, Thomas H. Bur-
ROWS, and C. A. BLACK, Commissioners to visit
the Normal Schools of Massachusetts, Connec-
ticut and other Northern States, for the pur-
pose of obtaining correct information as to their
&c, and examine sites for the es-
tablishment of two or more Normal Schools in
this State and report to the next legislature
Mr.. M'CLINrocK explained and supported the
section. He regarded the adoption of the sys-
tenn of Normal Schools as necessary to the per-
lection of our school system. He argued that
they had proved successful wherever they had
been tried, and that they were absolutely es-
'ential for the preparation and properly quail
wing teachers for the performance of their du-
lies. The section was ultimately lost.
Both Houses of the Legislature have nd- |
ourned until Tuesday next, for the purpose of |
lffording members an opportunity of going
home, and attending to business which needs
attention ABOUT the lst of April. Perhaps the
amount of business to be transacted between |