Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-29

length in very able manner, against the Sen
ate bill, and stated the effect that it would
have upon his own county.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG made an excellent speech
against the bill lie warned his fellow Dem
ocrats to beware what they were doing, and
not permit to patzan feeling to enter into this
small matter He dcspised it as party meas
ure.
Mr.. CALHOUN defended the Senate action.
aud desired the passage of the bill to annihl-
late Judge Wilmot's district
Mr.. GoEPP said that they had had this sub
ject before the Judiciary Committee, and be,
as chairman of that Committee was we'll ac-
quainted with it. 1t was true that the Com
mittee had never reported upon this subject,
but it was equally correct that none OF the
charges against Judge Wilmot had been sub
stantated before them. He had understood,
outside Of the House, that this was to be made
a party question, and he would therefore give
his reasons for opposing s1ch scheme. He
considered in nothing more or less than down
right political persecution and opp"eSsoD-lt
was idle to attempt to disguise it. The oppo-
nents of Judge Wimot had established moth
ing against him before the Judiciary Commit
tee lie regarded the movement as clearly
unconstitutional, and cited a similar case which
had been decided by the Supreme Court.
Nr. Mil coincided with the views express
ed by the gentleman from Northampton Mr.
GoEpP, and hoped that the time would never
come when the Democratic party need fear
the election of any person to particular Office.
lie could see no reason why the people should
be deprived of the choice OF Judge. He had
satisfied himself a. n member OF the judiciary
Commit ttee that the charges made against
Judge Wmot had not been suStained-in fact
no specific charges had been made against him
Ii the Legislature were to change this district
now, the next Legislature might gerrymander
all the districts in the State
Mr. OWEN advocated the passage of the
Senate bill
Mr. MCLURE thanked the gentleman from
Armstrong, (Mr CALHOUN and the gentle
man from Philadelphia, (Mr. OWEN for the
declaration that this was not party question !;
and if it was so, the bill before the House is
dead Whilst Mr.. MCCLURE was addressing
| the House in an eloquent manner, he was in
terrupted by
Mr. CALHOUN, who called for the previous
question, which was sustained and
On the question,
Shall the main question now be put ?
The yeas and nays were required by Mr.,
M'CLURE and GoErP
YEAs-Messrs Arthur, Askin, Brandt, Cal
houn, Dohnert, Ent, Evans, Garret, Glatz,
Hamel, Hillegas, Nipple, Hodgson, Jenkins,
Kincade, ,Lovet, Maugle, Nunnemacher, Owen,
Powell, Rhodes, Rupp, Sharp Smith, of Wyom-
ing, Spyker, Stephens, Weaver, Weller, Wells,
Westbrook, Wharton, Woodring, aud Longaker,
Speaker-33
NAYs-Messrs. Armstrong, Babcock, Ben
son, Bierer, Bower, Bruce, Castncr, Chase,
Chrioty, Crawford, Dodds, Donehoo, DonneIly,
j. II. DonnelIy, (James) Donevan Dunlap,
Ebur Foster, George, Giliand, Goepp, Hay,
Hayes Himrod, IIourz, Imbrie, Irwin, Jack
man, Kirkpatrick, Launau, Lawrence, N Claim,
VI 'Ciure, MDonald Melloy, Miller, NegIey,
Nichols NH, PownaII, Price, Ramsdcll, Ram
Sey, Roath. Roland, Rose Scott Shaw, Shields,
Smith, of Berks, Smith, of Cambria, ,Struthers,
Stuart, Eoeghtly, Warden, Warner, Wilcox,
Will, Williston, Wilmer and Yearsley-62
Mr. CALHOUN submitted resolution, that
| a session be held this evening from ID until
8, fO7 the purpose Of considering bills that may
come from the Senate and that the bill rela-
tive to the new judicial district shall not be
embraced in the same
Mr.. II CLURE moved that the House non
concur in the Senate amendments to the bill
relative TO the new judicial district which
was agreed TO.