The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-09-19
THE JUG LiW
Jordani
,,ge Record Of the Iotes of Leporte ana
E0rdanf

iSh below. Ior the Information OF the pub
ha yotes OF these two leading spirits in The cause
o. a,nty NAV understand the true character of
io" IN Who now desire 10 control the action OF d
the whose success would be the certain dissolution
4 tie Union
ApORTE, the Abolition candidate for Sur
Ganeral was member of the House of Re-
s.sntatiyes from Bradford county al the session of
~ On the second day of that session, Jan. 3,
@ ls'I, cr,rnips read in place Bill No. f3, entitled
l, 3ct 10 repeal the Tavern License Laws" This
IN ,tsrwards became what IS now we'll known as
P''iIG LAW, law which was received with RI
'@ ME and contempt by nineteen-twentieths of the
e.o oj the State! This Bill having passed the
.i,og Committee read the first time in The
80 and passed Committee Of the Whole the ID
',Tarcb 1853. ii cauGe tip for second reading
- O. The vote the trst section taken
lsane day and resulted yeas s nays 81, Laporte
'l .1, YEA. or in favor of the Bill. See journal y.
w. The vote on the second section was yeas 10
-. % Laporte again voting yea. See page 376.
r5s Bin was again reached March 1t, and again
,i,rch IG, at which time II passed finally and
..rt 10 the Senate Tor concurrence.
4, III. 22d day OF March the Senate proceeded to
..,Isr the Bill. The vote the first section (al-
,s regarded as the test yote) resulted IN yeas is
". Mr. JORDAN the Senator from this district
70, t,r the Bill See Senate Journal OF 1858 ..
"a On the 29th OF March the second section was
t,-1ed yeas is Havs II, Jordan voting yea. See
.rsal mage 6O0 Ca the same day the Sd section
~ ,3anfed yeas 10 NAYS 12, Jordan again voting
~ See same page. On the same day all the sec
,s no to the 5th agreed 10, when the Bill was
..oo1ed April 1 the remaining sections of the
an we're passed and the title was changed so a. to
-,l..An Act IN restrain the sale OF Intoxicating
s,orsH The Bill was prepared for third reading,
. fG navs 8, Jordan voting yea. See Journal
,sse 6tl. On the 9th day Of April the Bill came
,.5ya the Senate on final passage. Mr.. McCHHtock
-ItI. -.
THE PEOPLE. This was lost, yeas nays u,
,nRD3N voting NO see Journal page G73 Nu-
sogs amendments were offered and voted down.
gf b,l "a as debated at length, and the 10th day
i. Anril passed the Senate finally, yeas - nays 1,
mPIlAN again voting yea. See SonraaI page 704.
The Bill having been amended by the Senate was
.srarn=d to the House for concurrence. On the Llth
.,r N Anrd tileap amendments considered IN
,s Hon.e The previous question was al once call
a and sustained THIS cut off al amendment and
I.asrs o. This question the vote stood yeas So
-,y. g. LAPORTE voting yea. see House Journal
r.sed d7G The vote was then Taken each section
>sasratriy The trst Was adopted yeas 90 says So
r9e s-coul and third yeas 50 nays 27-the fourth
Was s. nay 2J-the hGib yeas 50 nays 2G-the 9th
rs5s IS nays 2S--the 7th yeas 81 nays 27-rhe Sth
Yea, 81 rays 2I--the ninth yeas 81 nays 2s-ihe
aB, IlJa. l2th. 18th, lith, and 5ih sections by
tagt The saulr-yotp, In every case lAPORTE vot-
rfa favor Of the Bill, supporting every srction and
vr.ug against al! amendments. See journal pages
Tas completed the action Of both Houses on the
lrG LAW. ,,ul il was immediately sent over 10
tlr. POLLOCK and approved.
3hove we have eiven tie votes Of Mr JORDAN
aBd Nf LArORTE ou the Ing Law. These votes
s4ra EAST during the session ot So. W row pto-
r, 10 give the votes oil our Senator during the ses-
,.1rot 1856. Il will, no Doubt be interesting to
the 7sore o. tins Senatorial District, particularly,
when it is remembered that in October, 1851, only
LA, month";, previously. they bad given majority OF
Bar. raan C~7- FOURTEEN HUNDRED VOTES
AGAINST PROHIBITION L becomes more inte-
fs,,,ns to them. too when il Is considered that the
lsei-laf5on OF Is55--G. GA tine question OF TEN
FERANCE, cost the STATE at least FIFTY THOU
SAND DOLLARS II The money exPeaded il
a4gns the member, and in printing the numerous
ts.s introduced ojt that question would certainly
,.-Jtba, sum. Here. 500, IT must be remembered
r.st the B n passed ia 1855 after much time and
-yaea>e iue jug Law, required abont equal a.
mount Of time and expense TO repeal il in 1886.
-bould also he remembered that this legislation
ot 1855 oak place immediately after the election oi
1854. AZ that election toe people had decided d
almst Prohibition by more than 5000 majority.
This vote had been taken al very heavy eXprnsr 20
'ae taxpayers. for the very purpose OF tranquI2
h., o- settling the pHbtc mind on that veXeA qups-
'sa. eveII supposed thai al would submit 10
.as Will. OF THE MAJORITY wnen expressed
'ae na'Ioi-ooK. IN 9tart more iny 10 si'p' eei"te
1' s-F''eeN ol Nif' A., ~ M, 'TT -
vel 10 nrdf "a mina i'at h'o w VI T. gave 20
.e Feol+ % tae "ho'e STATE me ortHt o. me ,9@
laA. The Act only passed the Senate by D&E
Majority and il Ar. Jordan nad nbeyed the positive
'sitac'ion oi his constituents, h3s F0le Wo~iA, al
any -lDi. have defeated the !l.
I"e h'ii :" Io2o' 'e P1es5''' i-sCs"Se i'"") "1'
''r '"e Srnate 50 long a''a 80 oi'ei al" ." many
'a'-' we're taken that We deeH Rss'rSS % 'oio"
Through al! The votes siNen. we Simply add 'ha' {
d" ai 'He votes omitted by as MT. Joidah voted as
Dr. ai 80 those Nh'ea are given below.
-A senate Journal Of lS3o pa&eS-'i 10 @S Is 10 DF
a-ai The Senate Liquor b.l' iae Honse OF Re-
E","n'a.ves passed Bill OF about i've lines repeal
~ en'ue,y the lug Law OF AS''J~ ae senate
@Hca oot this Bll and passed very STRINGENT IL
rzns- Law. rHis was sent TO the House and amen