The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-12


son, dc.
Nearly al the time Of both brs inches Of the sAlatus
Tor the last Gays been taken up local and pr
vate bills
The liquor Law however, has twice tn the Senate
no ee6ne action has been take upon it yet There ars
now four bills be that odythe House 81 providing
for the unconditional repes present law the oil
monty known the WisiSs bail, which provides for
licensing hotels sell by the 6xsk; bill ofero by Mr.
Browne Of Philadelphia which prohbits the sale In less
quantities than gallon; also, one offered BY DR..
McChntock CT Ptsburg which provides for the licensing
hotels ietausns ealoons beer shops, &C., sell In any
desired This bill also requires the Ju gees Of
the Courts In each county, in junction with the Pro-
thonotsIy Sheriff, Recorder Of Deeas and Register OF
Wills to meet at fixed time, annually, and eec three
competent men, who cot In any way directly
directly connected with the manufacture sale Of in
texcapg liquors, to be styled License Board, whi;h
shsn the exclusive control in granting licenses in
their respective counties.
Which these hills will finally adopted Ii beyond
the conjecture Of the shsewdest There Will be
great deal Of time bed in discussing the merits Of
EACH the strong probability that decisive action
will be tai en- for month.
An act for the tecurIy Of Individual transporters
the public works of this weath passed its second
reading in the Senate yesterday The provides that
in the event fne of the public works the company
perton purchasing should be required to purchase
along with them, ~ fair cash valuation oil boats and
built by ransporters and put the sork after the
passage of the This Dill locked upon ~ hs friends
Of the sale Of the public works restriction
their sale. II opposed By the friends Of the SALE
and supported by the opponents or those who
that is not the policy of the dispose Of the
public works. The bill will pass finally it is
consice,e ed again.
TIE application and the introduction Of bill to change
the venue OF Pas smore Williamson Judge Kane,
atracted great deal of attention in political circles
here OF late. petition received and read
Senate few days since, from Passmore Williamson,
sgabst the removal Of his wish Kane fir I'M the De-
lsware courts Supreme Court sit ing in Phade-
pbia Mr.. Buekalsw The leading spirit of dem
in The Senate sac hat the Dill hsa been introduced by
men in the party that he represented, ~ithou: fair
consideration IT the subject, and that when It
up he should oppose it and vote against it.
Buckaew's influence his party in the grea
probability of q val of the the PoLadeipaia
courts. The bill is looked upon q democratic naes-
sure and cannot pass the Senate Buokalews influence
T6e sutject Of establishing city passenger railways APP
6er from Phi The petitions against the estab
fishing Of the various branches very
which should judge that there u quite an excitement
TIE subject IN Phiiadeiphia.
Mr. Buckslew oaeyed YES, erday, amend meuts to the
State constitution. The amendments refer to the State
debts municipal subscrip the erection of
ties and the division OF cities into single req
districts Adopted, they viii make tue business Of the
Legislature less cumbru S.
he House. to-day had under discussion bin to in
corporate the Fra ccan Brothers Of CAMBRIA County"
This bill provides tor the rposon certain persons
named the act into the Third Order the Francis
Soce y" with the power to receive Donations and
the property and inc me 10 es EXEMPTED from
for the pro ectoo Of the destitute and the home of
orphsns. This bill drew ont q spirited discussion
opposition TO the bill the ground Of persons
applying TO the corporation being Catholics. Toe subject
OF egi us intolerance was discussed In al its bearings,
the Catholics lauded 20 the sky by the friends OF the DILL
This bill believed he ntorduce to osh another
institution Of those sisters of Chsn.y like the one At
En- nittsbuTg, and enc negr Pit.sbuyg.
The members Of the Legislature VIII, oppos ed the
pre-. national administration, met in last
g and made attempt to fu.e the republicans and
to Pi.rcss dynasty int one party. Some rich
developed in Of the discussion. Nearly all
Of the mbers crowded upon the seat anxious
to iuss. After lengthy discussion mttse OF five
appointed to draft plsi rm for tbs pscty,
posed of all shades and grades Of opposition to
the present national administration to nominate
STATE ticket ard thoroughly organize the party
under the name Oft il Impossible to say what; but
something that viii please the iusionists and De mon
g.sl in it, nearing The new party judging f om the
tionists" 1.-TWO hs black republicans" and .sswo fths
Annex ican or in other words, they iu.end put 5am
and ''sambo" in bed together in hopes that they will
wsfe up thoroughly unf'ed as the sia,e e twins.
Already there is grea: deal of dissu fac ion among
the American members who the caucus; they
express their fears that sam" will be swallowed oy
'Sambo" The caucus mee,s to morrow Lighs, the
committee viii report platform and he time oe fixed
upon for the meeting Of he convention. rich time
may be expected-Ssm'' will find that ssSamoo" is .
", oily subject TO oesI with.
Congress al district composed Of the counties OF York.
Cumberland and Perry, is Houston or Law man
either o. ~ whom t be TO Fl mo He y UT
sident. Hon. Kick Haines, from Perry county,
is the alternate The slection has taken place in
this district Hon. John W. Killepger, Lebanon is
the delegate. Mr.. killengsr is of the Senator's
| who wrote the letter from the Pennsylva Legis-
| lature to George Law, last winter thus bringing
the Live Oak candidate into the field told that the
councils in the district Rave been voting for the Pres
dewey The result is am una bic to say 1t is how
ever generally Connected that siLawo has carried the
district will inform you oh ss can CLEAN the
result. The FL more men appear TO be down in tae
upon the subject for that reason 1t evident that they
beaten.
| democrats and Americans exceedingly busy each
firing mat ers for the cor log The deveIope
Ttnts Of the mex. two months will be in erestIpg.
The cold weather still fingers wi s it's severity; this
aid to he the coolest weather known here in the last
fifteen years There has no. in the remembrance of hs
cdest nhabitslts, been winter when large body
OF snow fell, and remained long. this winter. Ice
tie Susquehanra at this place. is three feet tnck and
daily growing thicker. great Deal Of anxiety is eit
ier the bridges river; this snow goes of
with rain it will surely sweep the bridges the river.
| stockholders are exceedingly uneasy. vIoTER.
HARRISBURG, Feb. O. 1856.
The Liquor Ldw Agitoioa- Monster Petition from, La1
TtotaITusDetote in the assembly Act for the In
corporation Of Catholic Sociey-71e Fasion Movement
Lire Oak Stoc1 Rising IN the Political Market, dc, de-
The Liquor bill is stiu occupying the time of the Senate.
The matter has been under discussion there ever
last letter. No decisive action ho wever, has yet
been taken upon It, and will for Inc come.
Whilst the question under discussion in the House.
the temperance men, TO ell appearance, perfectly
inactive and indf rent upon the subject but compare
lively few petitions then received against the
peal, whilst those for its repeal numbered hundreds
many Of them Of immense length
In the Senate the scale appears be turned. Petition
from the Temperance men pou Ing In from oil drec-
tions, demonstrating against the repeal Of the presen
law Amongst the petitions received In that body
I m Phiadelphia, signed y FIVE thousand four hun
ared and eighty six women, against the unconditiona
repeal Of the law Of 1855" This petit lon received
with little applause from the galleries and called out
eloquent remarks from . number Of The ssnators-durn