Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-03-16
TnE RAF TsMAN'S JOURNAL.

earnest objections to the amendment offered
by the gentleman representing the opposition
TO this bill; for this under handed mode of
slaughter, is certainly extremely unkind for
the gentleman well knows that this amend
ment has the virtual effect OF killing the bill
and we would prefer resting the matter here,
to having it slaughtered by this side thrust,
under the bypocritical pretence of good feel
ing and sincerity towards those who arc ask
ing this new county, and who have suffered
great inconvenience for the want of it. Now
| sincerely hope this House will do US the JUS
tice of voting down this amendment, and al
low to come to a direct vote on the original
bill. 1t will then at least have the honor Of a
free fight over it, and decent burial.
One word In reply TO the assertion that the
people of Indiana county, embraced in the
proposed boundaries of this new county. are
generally all opposed to it. Now the facts are
Just the reverse. for more than nine-teDths of
all the people of Indiana county included in
the lines of Pine county have petifioned this
House for, and asked to be included in, the
boundaries of the new county, which, howev-
er, this House, well as the gentleman of In
diana. well knows but we see the influences
against this bill, and therefore only ask
this last simple act OF justice, and that is,
that this bill be not defeated, by accepting the
amendment of the gentleman OF Indiana, but
permit the bill to fall, if fall it must, as origi-
nally prepared for it is the only bill can
offer consistent with the constitution, and can
therefore not consent to any other proposition.
The yeas and nays were required by Mr..
Taylor and Mr.. Wilcox, and were follows,
viz:
YEAs-Mess s. Abbott, Acker Barnsley Bar
low, Bayard, Boyer, (SchuylkilI,) Burley,
Campbell, Dodds, Duborsw, Eckman, Ellma-
ker, Fisher, Foster, Galley, Graham, Gratz,
Hamersly Harding, Irish, Kinney, Mann, Nc
Clure, 'Curdy, M'Dowell, Mil, Patterson,
Peirce, Proudfoot, Quigey ,Ramsdell, Rohrer,
Rose, Rouse, Shafer, Taylor, Thompson,
Thorn, Walker, Warden, Wigton, Williams,
(Bucks,) WiIliston, Wilson, Withrow and
Zoller-46.
NAYs-Messrs. Bertolet, Boyer, (Clearfield,) }
Brodhead, Custer, Dismant, Evans, Fleming,
Gritman, Hill, IIottenstinc ack son. keneagy,
Laird, Lawrence, (Washngton,) Mehaffey,
Matthews. Neal, Oaks Price, Sheppard, Smith,
(BeIkS,) Stephens, Stoneback. Stuart, Styer,
Walborn, Whitman, Wilcox, Wiley, Williams,
(Bedford,) Wolf, Woodring, and Lawrence,
SpeGher-33.
So the question was determined in the affir-
NATIVE.
Mr. Proudfoot offered the following amend
ment; which was agreed TO Strike ont the
words after the words, .'county line,'' in the
fourteenth line OF the first section to wit
''thence southwest to the southeast corner of
Chest township, in Cambria county thence
along the eastern and southern line OF said
township and insert the following, viz
''thence west along the Clearfleld and Cambria
county line TO the northwest corner of Chest
township; thence south along the line of Chest
and SusqUehanna townships"
The question now being, will the House
agree to the bill as amended ? it was determiIf-
ed in the negative.
This ends the question, and the question be-
ing ended, the removal men have commenced
with renewed vfgor. Within a week past some
eight or ten petitions favorable to the project
have been presented.
The bill establishing general Banking Law
has also fell, more's the pity, for contend
that it is the system which alone can establish
currency sound and reliable at all times.
Schell's bill prohibiting banks from issuing
notes of a less denomination than 500 has al
so fallen-or, what amounts to the same, it has
been indefinitely postponed, which is also
right. By virtue of my political creed l am
an anti bank man, but not so ultra as tina; quite.
can not see how banks in the country could
possibly exist under the proposed law.
a very large number Of private bills have
passed during the week, but do not notice
single one possessing any interest to your
readers.
In the House yesterday bill making dogs
personal property, and another to prevent in
termarriage between blacks and whites were
both postponed indefinitely, after some debate
consisting of desperate attempts at Wit, and
frivolous jarring-
The Governor was suddenly taken with con-
gestion of the lungs on Thursday night, and
things looked gloomy for while. This morn
ing, however, he has recovered, though still
not out OF danger.
The Democratic convention meets next
week, and some of the delegates are already
on hand. The nomination for Auditor Gener
al lies between Capt. Zeigler and R. L. Wright.
Yours, SPECIAL.