Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-04-25
More LiQuor Bills.

majority, two bills-one to release the
sureties of the licensed from paying any
moro of the $1,000 bond than to cover
fine, penalty and costs. The other to re-
quire the licensing of beer houses, without
limit, in Philadelphia, Allegheny, Berks,
Lancaster, northampton, Pike, Montgom-
cry, Carbon, and Monroe. Richard Vaux,
Dem. candidate for Mayor Of Philad., spent
two or three days in engineering the lat
ter through the House. When it came to
the Senate, Hon. WIN. NJ. PIATT, the
Speaker, Indignantly denounced this last
demand Of the Liquor League, in the fol-
lowing terms:
81 supposed. Mr.. Chairman, that when we
passed the bill, TO which this is a supplement
and that too, by an almost unanimous vote
there would be an end of the irritating and
exciting subject of II, at least for the present
session. But il seems not. For the last
three years, the question of the sale Of lntoSI-
eating Liquors has been agitalcd all over the
State-irom one end of this Commonwealth
TO The clher, and now, al this late period Of
the scSSion-when we are on thc.cve of final
adlournment-thiS bill has been pressed upon
our attention, on the plea that it IS absolutely
necessary these counties should he relieved
from the operation OF the bill passed hv us Il
few dayS since. Sir, II is argued outside that
II is ImperIouslv necessary that some relief
should be afforded 10 some sections of this
Commonwealth And for what, II has been
asserted. that unless this measure shall be
carried, certain Senators who voted for the bill,
shall be read out of the Democratic party
that 1t becomes necessary 10 sustain the Dem
ocraIc party. ST., II has been GsSer;ed-l re-
peat-that certain Senators are 10 be proscrI-
bed that upon this issue they are TO be read
out Of the Democratic party, because they
have thought proper TO exercise their judg-
ment and act in conformity 10 their conScien-
uous convictions Of right, Why, have | not
a right TO record my vote IN favor of this mea-
sure, or, rather, the bill upon which we all re-
corded few dlvs since, when the people Of
my part of the State gave a majority OF 5000
in favor OF IT. Sir, | will not back down one
foot, ave, not even one inch, on this question.
And If the Democratic pariy Is 10 be trampled
under foot, If II has no basis but that of rum
and lager beer, why, then let /; 20 down. But
SIR, rise above tins miserable rum question,
the advocates ot which are endeavoring 10 con-
trUl the people OF this Commonwealth 4; and
If YOU, SIR or any other Senator chooses to
record his vote against ihIs ahominable evil,
he has Iighl To do 1t. And If it should be
necessary, | will 90 outside of the Democratic
partyto ltft nv voice against the traffic in rum.
SIR, ! repeat. It Is a slander upun the Demo-
cratic party 10 intimate, or To say, il does not
inculcate the doctrines Of morality, decencv,
and responsibility. If the Democratic parry
y
Shops or filthy holes, | viii, for one, stand out
side Of 1t. But, sir, again asseverate, that
the Democratic party is not TO be sustained in
tina; way. l. is slauier upon i'll care not
whether II comes from YORK. or from Phila-
delphia, or any other part Of the Common
wealth and the party had better, thousand
lines, 60 down, than tine glorious cause Tem-
peraHce should be defeated
The larger beer bill was defeated Gin
Seuate) by the following vote:
Ieas-Cresswell, Evans, Ingram, Laubach.
M'Clntock. Straub, Walton, Welsh, Wilkins
-9-aii Democrats.
Navs-Browne, ,Crabh Ferguson. .Flcnniken.
Gregg. Hoee. JamiSon, Jordan, Knox. Lewis.
Mclliuger, Prau. Price. Sellers Shuman. Sou.
ther, Taggarl, Wherry, FIatt-l9
The bill to reduce the $1,000 bond was
lost by the same vote, except that Bucka-
lew voted with the Q in the affirmative
This question has aroused a violent
dissension in the Democratic ranks. The
Liquor League allege that they bought the
Democratic party last fall conditioned that
they should have Free Liquor-and with
that bargain they gave them both branch
es Of the Legislature, which has refused
TO grant their demands. The consequence
was, the party could not agree upon can
didate for Speaker to hold over until next
year, but the Temperance men fused "
and elected to that honorable station, Mr..
BROWNE, the Champion Of Temperance in
that body, by the following vote:
For Nathaniel Drowue-Crabb,F Ferguson,
Flenniken, Gregg. Huge. Jamison. Jordan,
Kuux, Lewis, Pratt Price. Sellers, Shumau,
Soulher, Ta9garl, Whcrry, Wilkins-l7-Il
Opp, Dem.
For Nm. Wilkins-B1owne. Buckalew.
CrcswelI, Evans. Ingram, ,Lanbach, NJ Cllntock.
Straub, Walton. Weich-9 Dem.
For David Tagsart-Finney, MeilInger and
Praii-3 OPP.
For Francis Tordan-F1azer:Opr.
And for the defeat of the Lager Bill,
and the election of Mr. Browne, the Liquor
League and Lager folk deuounce the 'trai-
torous' Democracy as strong as they did
the Know Nothings last fall
OREGON is taking measures to be admit
ted into the Union II is stated that the
population now amounts to fifty thousand,
with more wealth than auy other com
munity with fifty thousand people on the
globe.
The Barstow party in Wisconsin-the
same who got up false election returns to
defeat Bashford, and failed at last-Eave
declared for Buchanan The Missouri and
Wisconsin false voters will 60 hand in
hand
James c. Hand, the American nominee
for Mayor of Philadelphia, having declin
cd the nomination on nccount of private
business, Hon. II. d. Moore, late NJ. G.,
is nominated in his stead Some Of the
Republicans, and some of the Wings have
got up tickets, but the Amoaicans will in