The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-07-03
PACKER IND PROHIBITION.
The Records Examined!


cratic candidate for Governors whilst IN the Senate OF
Pennsy ylvania, voted for s.probib;ory Liquor Law,
s'Main Liquor law the "Jug Law &c, all Of
which charges prepared to show are FALSE
destitute of the shadow Of truth.
We have carefully examined the Senate Journals,
and for full and correct account of the Senates e
gislalion and the votes OF Gen. Packer on all the
different bills presented during bis Senatorial career,
we refer The impartial reader to the following Re-
cord
As appears from the Journal OF 1850, pages and
D. on the lst day OF January 1850, WM F. PACK
ER with ssother gentlemen elected 10 supply va
cancies,'' &c.) appeared in the Senate Chamber and
psesented his credentials the Senator elected fro"
the 18th District, composed Of the counties OF ly-
coming, Sullivan, Clinton, and Centre.
His term of service then begun, and expired, as
the record shows, with the session ending 1852
The part he performed, therefore-the votes be cast
whether for or against Prohibition-must be found
recorded if recorded at all, within the years 1850,
1851, and 1852.
In the Journal Of 1850, we find that three bills,
and three only, were considered and passed, TO wit :
Senate bills Nos. il, 2l7, and House bill No. l72
(being No Sl5 Sen.) as follows
The first bill, No. Il, entitled ''An Act to restrain
the nse Of inroxicatinr drinks in the counties Of
WASHINGTON and WestmoreIand was reported Janu-
ar,2 Ts7n h., vr Lawrence SEQ n. % vol J.
ism This hi, with ssndrv otbar.> was commit
ted 10 tba annronriate committees Ian. :. 1S50.-
3, 7s-o ,t. .,,,. r,.,or+et from,
the Co,,n,it,ao oo yica and Trnoralitv without a.
,ne,ds,sr, See i, "a Ian 1f $50 the Senate
resolved itself into committee of the whole on said
b,lI rho co,nnittsa rosa and the bI1 was renortsd
with ,rnepdoa,,s iir.t second. and remaining
sections were agreed TO- The title being under con-
,derafioa the same was 50 amended as to strike out
the words ,.arI Wesrraorslaud.,' and making the
word counties read ..county,'-vherrby the bin
was limited 10 WASHINGTON county alone. See D.
o..
On the same dav the vot. an the final MASSAGE Of
the bin stood yeas oays Packer voting in the
affirmative. See D. g5.
Ala, $50 fbi, l,.ll was sfgned and approved by
William f. 5obasron. then Governor OF Pennsyiya-
ma. See 5acc 1865.
This b.ll a. abcya stated ,yas voted for bv Gen.
pscke,. b., what vast WIN. II aHorsg Inn
ks,ges and gag,,ssc,,,rers 4,5,ct 70 rs,t ,a
,ru raouv r,l gr,;,gug 1zuo,s g,i,li ,5e rguo,uof
TT, b;,ato,, and only oreyeoted s,rb a. had mo- H.
ceoss from es,rfr h. sss r,.,,,,,. ,I,, or, l,,rrl
unless fer mechanical or medical nnrpozcs seepao,-
pbI-t Law. 1850. =. G85. sec. ).
This 49,, ,,srof-,a and ,bo .roy, racor3 s,sat.
e,r ITSELF
fam %. ,s-n b.raI7 wa. raror,e, and committed
to Tho co71,,,r,-,, ~, I,,,o,. s,-,,.l ..,, ,c,
10 regulate the sale OF sprl,oas Liquors. Nc See
Senate journal. $50. vel [. p. IsJ
Feb. !. 1850, the same was reported back to the
Senate from SAID committee without amendment
See p. PES.
March = 1850 the said bin was read second and
third time, and postponed until next day. See