Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-02-15
Cor. Inquirer and Ckrrricls.
HARR1sBrRG Feb. IL. 1856.

prison for bis pretended contempt of court,
he brought an action against Judge Kane
for false Imprisonment. This action was
brought in Deiaware County, near Philade-
phia, aud is there pending. Recently
bill was introduced into the House 10
change the geaue of this suit, aud to oremove
il TO philadelphia for trial. ca bearing oil
this movement Williamson sent up a strong
remcnstranee against It !, and asked that he
be allowed to proceed to trial in his action
against Judge Kane, like other men, an
without any interference on the part of the
Legislature At first it was supposed the
democratic party would rush the bill though
with high hand, as they have been doing
several other party measures; but Messrs.
Browne and Buekalew of the Senate, both
democrats, saw proper to declare they could
vote for no such measure. OF course no
American or Wing would voie for it, aud
it tits became manifest the bill could not
pass the Senate: 1t is doubted whether
The bill could got fge votes in a full Senate,
so outrageous is tie proposition considered.
All of sudden the friends of the bill in
the House have become quite moderate on
the subject, and incline TO tIiuk they will
be SO d;sereeta as not TO urge It's passage,
and encounter certain defeat. This applica-
ton for a change of venue is little un-
usual; but occasionally cases have been
removed from one court TO another fer the
purpose of getting a far frial. In this
case however, the object seems to be to
remove the case from the Country to the
City for the purpose Of preventing fur
trial. TIE Pennsylrnplan, with It's charac-
teristic mendacity, has been exerting itself
to the utmost to force the bill through the
Legislature, and among ether things says
ssWcre the suit tried in this City (Philadel-
pbia) It would be hard to find twelve men
outside Of the noisy little squad that talks
treason at Sansom Street Hal, acho ,pould,
not hiss the pta,ntD out of court" Such
are the reasons urged by this partizan
sheet for the change Of venue to Philadelphia.
It is vel! The paper in question has SO little
influence as il has. and deserves to have,
ard that members of the Legislature refuses
to obey the commands OF suchan unscrupu-
| lous sheet.
The resolution Of the House adjourning
from the 18th to the 25th was defeated in
the Senate as | presumed it would when
wrote last. Not satisfied with this how
ever, the House passed another resolution
to adjourn from the 18th to 10Th of Febrn-
ary, sent'it over to the Senate, where after a
sharp debate twas carried bya vote of II
to IS, only six democrats voting against it.
So iustas both tranches had got fairly to
work, aud had plenty to do, they adjourned
for ALMOST week. without esEhyme OF
reason" to justify it.
You are perhaps aware that case OF
contested election has been pending here
since the beginning of the session. A com
mit,ee to try the matter was elected, all
democrats but one. The majority ruled
| against McGhee the American and setting
member upon as slim Iretext I'VE venture tc
say, as was ever used to deprive man o
a seat which he honestly and fairly deserved
| by clear majority of all the votes polled il
his district. Tie reports from both The
majority and min GRITTY show this most clearly
i The whole case was simply this: In out
disirict:the election had always been held
in what wus called Leroys Schoohouse, hu
recently the School directors had sold The
building. and erected new one IN sight o.
the old one and some $50 rods off from il
and the old one had been removed from its
former place, and converted into dwelling
house close by where it had previously
stood. The Sheriff in his proclamation had
advertised toe elestion to be held at Leroys
school house,. and the new house built wenr
By that name, and was the only school house
in the Leroy district. On the morning oi
the election when the election board came
on the ground, they first Spoke Of holding
the election ID tie Old Leroy school honse
which was then occupied by famil,y bu,
on the head Of the family protesting against
it on tho ground Of the sickness O; one Of
his family, they all by common consent
went over 10 the new house, the one best
answering the description in the Sheriff.
proclamation, and there held the election
according TO law. twas no. pretended thai
there was any fraud, or imposition, or any
intentional wrong, or that any man in The
Township had lost his xote by reason Of the
place ihe election vas held, or that the
result in the district would have been any.
wise aIEeren. bad the old Leroy Schoo
house been Standing, and the election held
IN it. Notwithstanding oil this, tbs vote
or tho whole township is thrown away, .ht
election treated precisely as If never hat
been held, and in this way the people,