Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-02-06
Officers in the Senate.


Officers in the Senate.
.Speaker-DAvID TAGGART, North'd
Ch't C2crk-Geo. W. lIamer>ley, Ger
mautown.
Assistun'-,Tulson Holcomb, Bradford
Tranacri6ers-Lucius Rogers, Warren
D. W Leeds, ,Woinesdorf; John H. Wells,
Greene.
!Se,yeam at Arms-Josoph R. Smith,
Indiuua.
-fssiStnnt-Wm. p Brady, Clinton.
. Door hcepsr-Jamc- Frcborre, Philad.
| As.istants-Daniel Ney hart, Union Z
b. LyiIe, Harrisburg.
! Jlesscngcr-S. B. Hamilton, Fayette.
/ 1sSistamt-John T.. Blaine, Allegheny.
Mr. HAMERsLEY, Clerk, and Capt.
BRADY, Sergeant-at arms, were elected
unanimousiy-a well deserved compliment
to their experience, assiduity, and superior
fitness. All the others were elected by u
strict party vote Of Is to II.
OFFICERS IN THE HOUSE.
.SpeGher- j LAWRENCE GETz, Bcrks
Ch,,J' Nck-Jac"b Z,esler, Butler.
Aa$'>tunt-Wm. l.. Picking, York
TronscriJers-George Shada James
NJ kenna John \. Magee, Perry Evans
K. Brady, J JcfFerson aud Isaac W Moore
.Serye1nt-m- m-Arms-Jacob Glassenger,
(and i AS>istsnts)
Door k.cper-Jacob Coleman, Berks,
(and Assistant.)
McSseng,r-Jo ohm I.eisenring, North'd.
STATE TREAsURER.-There was quor.
um in 10th Houses on the day appointed
for the election Of St1te Treasurer but
the Democrats, by fac,ious course, refu-
sed to 20 into an election, fearing that the
eleven independent Democrats who refused
to vote for Foruey, and who they had so
abused, might not be relied on But the
law says, "a State Treasurer S,aN be elec-
ted annually and as Mr. Masraw, the
present incumbent, says he will not serve
unless re elected, the 18th Of thi. month
it is understood will be fixed upon for an
election. Mr., Magraw is a candidate for
reelection. Col Slifer havin: absolutely
refused being candidate, Gideon ]. Ball
Of Erie, it is supposed will receive the Op-
position votes How the eleven boiling
Democrats vii! vote on this question, is
not certainly known, but as Mr. Magraw
is admitted on all hands to be a respect
able officer, there is nothing but the perse-
vutivu or the eleven TO hinder his succass
sas- The 33 Senators and l3 officers of
the Senate of Pennsy sylvania, and 100 Mem
bers and 9 Of the officers Of the House,
are reported in tie line Of occupations, as
follows:
4 are farmers, 81 are lawyers, II are
merchants, II are editors and printers, 8
are physicians or druggists, 9 call them.
selves gentlemen, 3 are carpenters and
builders, 3 are lumhermsn, are tsilors,
2 Surveyors , brickIayers, and l6 other
are represented BY single
person.
rA-The Legislature are pretty well
disposed towards the Printers, this year
for the Speaker of the House, 5 others Of
its Members, the Chief Clerk cf both Sc
nate and House, aud 3 Trlnscribcrs, are
Of the "ancient and honorable" fraternity
Dt Printers and Editors.
PREsToN S. Brooks was but 81 years
Did, and leaves a wife and four children
He had just received letter from his wife
stating that it would be the last she could
write before her confinement His funeral
was attended in the usual forms of Con.
gresham. Mr.. Waldo, Chaplain to the
House, preached sermon from the text,
This day shalt thou be with me in Para
lse," in which he made no alusion what
aver to the deceased Mr.. Savage, of Tenn.
Dem. spoke in the House Of Brooks as
worthy of "second Thermoplyea," and
aid his attack upon Sumner would bear
lown his name with honor to the latest
'osterity His ill-timed and brutal speech
lisgusted most of his hearers, and infamed
much of the feeling which would have
otherwise subsided with its authorize is
low stated that Brooks assault was urged
nd encouraged by cabal of South Caro-.
ina members, more than BY bis own iucli,
alton.
s5- Burlingame told US at Williamsport
ha: the great weakness Of the whites at
be South lay in the fact that they had
lore "Officers" than "Soldiers" a ,
alf dozen "clucks" strutting around one
oor chicken! This view is confirmed by ,
synopsis which a curious Yankee made ,
ut Of the titles claimed by the enrolled :
delegates of slaveholding nabobs at the
lass meeting called ''Southern CONNER
al Convention" recently assembled in ,
avannah, Ga. There we're according to s