Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-03-19
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cry ,A4LayN's SEAT n TUE SENATE.
Narch ll.-Mr Benjamin,
y SAM. mlni,tcy, t. which WAS
am the > j"I,ci~fE - '"tos;el election
ass, 4eynr;eI that from the prates,
hin men bors oG the Senate and Ilou-e y.
|,epreseptatigcs Of the Legislature Of Penn
|ylvania, il appeared that the grounds Of the
| |rOtest arc:- lrs, that there SO net d con
|lrrcnt majority ot each House in fay - Of
.anlIate declared to be elected; and sec
le ~ tLs Senate did not comply with
he requ;ramcnt Of IN -,riua;ions.
|o,nr,.. Teller, aa! making L.
e.. III lcas. one ca, rreYious h t4c mec'.n3
The Jon. Ganysns.ion. y, addition to
iese grou:.I- w. a third. Tie protcs. "i
le nenbel, ,i ,ue House Of Representatives.
|larses that the siection OF Mr.. Cameron Was
reduced as they are informed and believe,
y eprrnpJ aud unlawful means, involving
britain members Of tAat body; and they re-
|uest tlc senate 70 order an Investigation,
ot only to quaitie into the ilIegality Of the
ectiDi, bat ITO lfUer to afford an opportunity
s0hlnit proof a to the facts on which this
barge re,ts This. the Committee say, Is
General allegation, aud they cannot recon-
|Ieald the prayer to be granted, owing to the
barge being taa vague and indefinite. There
az not a single fact or circumstance detailed
the basis of the general charge; nor was
aiegEd that the sitting mem er participat-
! In fhese corrupt means, or had a knOwl-
age 1 tLcjr existence. The Committee
ouid not, therefore, consider it necessary to
|ppesat s rowing commission 10 procure
rouf d the alleged fraud, in order 10 de-
rive N ineaHer Of scat To which lIe is en-
tied, as t!,, party charging corruption were
|harged With ample power to investigate the
iatteE* IT, On investigation, the charges he
roysn and if they believe the character Of
lr Exfneron 50 involved that he should not
z q ssenator, the result could be reported. and
H. Senate could take further action. With
|agard b. the first two points, the Committee
|egArd tho provisions Of the law as merely
|irectory, and failure to comply with them
| id net make the eiestion invalid.
qaAt ACCIDENT N CANADA.
~ ~ r2.-We learn the follow
. 9o1ri nsrticoars g, @ of the hiroad accident at
hamilton, from a gentleman w ''' :don4
|cene Of disaster this morning The aco,-, y"
.ccurFeA Or tAc h1CaL ~ cSLeTA IS3I."aJ IL
he bridge over the Des Jardine's Canal,
Fhich I'd elevated some 60 feet aboge the wa
ar. The bridge swings, and it IS supposed
|hat the train which passed fyr tic East =
sort fiFhc loio,e, bad sunk the bridge 50
ouch thai the locomotive Of this train was
bstructed by the abutments to such degree
hat tho passenger cars were raised up o2d
|hroWn int) the Canal. The train was the
|ocal AccBin notation from Toronto to Hamil-
lon. and left Toronto at 4 o'clock yesterday
tternoon. The number Of passengers was
Estimated at from IS to 100, Of when only
. were taken alive from the wreck, and OF
these q have since died The water in the
Eanal iH Is feet deep, and nearly all those not
mreaiatey killed were drowned The en-
|glne and tender with the engineer and fire
|man were pitched hcad!ong into the canal
|aRd are buried 20 feet below the surface. -
The baRgage car and two passenger cars arr
shattered, and one Of the latte
burned bottom side upward and nearly sub
merged
When our informant arrived this mornin!
the parties were still busy III eXtricating tht
|bodies ffom the wreck In an outhouse ad