Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-02-06
Correspondence Of Inquirer and chroaici,
HARRISBURG, Feb. 8, 1857

Mr.. EDIToR:-Isegisiation is nov pro-
crossing about as fast as usual at this siscs,
of the session. Among other important,
bills introduced are an unusually lar-.
number for the incorporation of new bank,
shou Id think there are BOT less ,hsn Gf,v
applications for new charters, and for IN
crease OF capital under old ones. Soma
charters for new banks were got threuob
tie House last winter, when the demeer7,fic
majority was more than twenty; AID now ~,
the majority is much smaller, it is eonajcp,.
ly expected a great number vii. be pass.d
and especially is this looked fer because /;
is known that some Of the strongest anti.
bank democrats OF last session cane on fb,,
time With bills for new bank charters ),
their pockets. The people sill therefore
have TO look In this event to the American,
aud Republicans Ct the Senate, AMI 10 tbs
Governor, 10 prevent most unusual and
extrayagant increase of banking capital.
Tie democrats are HOW wiling 10 PASS a
ueg law and 60 iaio the election of State
Treasurer sometime before the close Of the
session, they having discovered that tbe
present incumbent cannot held over IN cas-.
no election be had. They prefe. taking
their chances of success, to leaving ,ae o.
fee vacant altogether. Whether their
Course IN this matter has been dictated by
patriotism by regard for the reauiremeuts
of the constitution and Iaxs, or by nero
love OF the spoils, the public will determine
The local authorities in several Of the
counties have been very slow in making
their return Of the census as required tg
law. The return from the last county lI.u-
zerne,l vas only receiver yesterday This
will greatly retard the desired progress or.
the superintendent bill. No committee has
yet been appointed by the Speaker Of lie
House on this important subject.
The scarlet fever is prevailing here with
unusual malignity. l see blythe Daily Tel
egraph of yesterday evening that there wero
one dozen children lying dead in town Of
this disease alone; and great many Others
are seriously i'll. 1t has been prevailing
here more or less all winter, and appears
now to be worse thsn at any time hereto.
fore
Some sensation has been crcated here in
political circles, by the re-appointnent o:
DR.. Dewitt as State Librarian. II is con-
ceded that the doctor is most excellent Of.
hcer, but he Is democrat, aud q number Of
Americans and Republicans are of the opiu-
ion that the interests of the State wouid be
equally safe in the hands of some good man
belonging TO their party. Tie Governor j.
is said, justties his course on the ground
that the Office IS not, and ought not to be
political one. That heretofore, when made
The subject of change at every tern of the
political wheel the Office was scandalcusly
misinanaged, aud the best interests of tie
State shrmeiessiy disregarIed. That Dr..
Dewitt during the last three years has
brough; order out of confusion, and put tho
Library IN much better condition than it
has ever heretofore been. 1has ereg tho
at the present fine an American or Repub-
llcan coulu have been appointed who would
have kept things up TO their present stand
ard IN this department, yet precedent Of
this kind would be seized upon as sufficient
pretext for again making the offi"e of State
Librarian mere political Office, and insyi.
tab.y throw things back to the old channel
In the Senate there appears to be some df-
ference of opinion, but the indications are
that the views of the Governor will be sus-
talued and the nomination confirmed.
Yours. &c.,
CpJ7l,Tt ,U16p