Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-29
THE LEGISLATURE.

establish ferry across the Susquehanna River
at or near Ulster, Bradford county, were con-
Cured in by the Senate. -
The House Committee on Banks, after ma
ture deliberation, have come to the determine
ton
lst. To report no bill, with favorable re-
comnendatioh, for the charter of any new bank
or new savings institution. .. ,r~eres d.
I'd. TO favor the extension of the charter OF
no bank which has not kept its notes at par,
agreeably to the existing law of this Common
wealth. af .-f
The bill in regard to the public printing has
passed finally and only needs the Governors
signature to become a law. 1t provides for
the election in joint Convention of the two
Houses of State Printer, and fixes the rate
of compensation.
The election is to take place ten days after
the bill becomes law, to be for three years
from the first day of Suly next. Thereafter
the election is to take place on the first Mon
day in February in every third year
The prices are forty cents per thousand ems
composition, and 20 per cent. additional for
rule and figure work, and forty cents per token
for press work. Bills sixty cents per page, to
contain about 100 ems--200 copies.
For blanks--foolscap and fatcap, forty cts.
per quirc; folio-post, fifty ;dem sixty; medinm,
eighty royal, $l.25 super royal, $l.50, in
cluding fcint lining. Printer to find paper for
blanks-State to find paper for laws journals,
documents and bills
A Superintendent of Printing to be appoint
ted, as now at salary of $500 per annum,
who is to purchase paper and superintend work
generally.
The House has had under consideration the
general appropriation bill, and passed it to
second reading. In the Committee the section
increasing the salaries of the law judges of the
State was stricken out
The Judiciary Committee in the Senate has
reported adversely upon the bill changing the
renue in Col PIoLLEr's libel suit. .-.
The Senate has passed two Bank bills-the
Union Bank of Philadelphia, and the Tioga
County Bank.
Mr.. BucKAIEw, on leave, read bill in place
to prevent the interference of Judges in parti,
zan politics which,
On motion of Mr. CRABB, was read and ta-
ken up for consideration.
Mr. kuLTNGER enquired what was the object
of the bill Was it not intended to apply to
judge of particular district ?-( Abiding to
the Hon. DAVID WILMor)
Mr.. BCcKALEw disclamed any intention to
apply it to any particular case. 1t was gen
eral bill, which applied to all the President
Judges Common Pleas, District and Supreme
Judges
Mr.. TAGGART expressed himself in opposition
to the bill. 1t was an interference with the
freeman's highest privilege right of speech.
Mr.. BrcKALEw then spoke in defence of the
bill. lie argued that it was nothing more than
right that a Judge, in whose hands the most
delicate and important interests of the people
are frequently placed, should abstain from par
ticipating in the proceedings of political meet
ingS. There was nothing in the bill to debar
them from the full enjoyment of the right of
suffrage, and all other rights, except taking
part in political meetings and harangueing the
people on the stump, Under the present ccc-
tive feature of the Constitution, this was a
great evil, and it was proper to guard against
it. Perhaps under the old constitution pro-
vision Of law of this kind was not necessary,
but under the present system he believed it was
not only necessary, but would prove highly
salutary-
Mr.. SrRAUB inquired whether it would pre-.
vent a jndge from becoming candidate for
Office ?
Mr. BucKALhw. Certainly not 1t simply
prohibited the public participation of Judges in
political assemblies.
Mr. PIATr had no idea that the hill was in
t'nded to meet any special case. So far as tie
bill itself was concerned it was right and pro-
per. He referred to the fact that Judge VII
MOT had frequently interfered in political meet
ings. He had not umfrequently held court in
the day time in the county of Susquehanna, and
at night came down from the bench and adj
dressed the people on the exciting political
questions of the day. The effect of this was
evil 1t was calculated to excite political pre-.
judces, and interfere with the courts of Justice.
He was not actuated from political feeling
He desired to remedy an evil, and would go
for the bill -....
Mr.. TAGGART objected to the BILL because it
was aimed at an individual malice, afore-
thought single man two hundred miles
away. ........
He referred to the Constitution of Pennsyl-