Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-03-03
FROM HARRLSBU URG.
Correspondence of the Bradford Reporter.l

troduced 10y Mr. KINNEY early in the session,
came up in their order few days ago. Goepr
(Democrat) opposed instructions upon any
subject, and upon this in particular. Mr.
Woodng also spoke against them and moved
their indefinite pOStponement. Nil, WilliSton
Rose and Kinney urged their passage. Mr.
Rose read the remarks of Mr.. Buchanan in
1888 in favor of Instructions in which the fol-
lowing passage occurs -" Ever since | was
capable Of forming an opinion upon this sub
iect, have believed that the Legislatures OF
the several States had right to instruct their
Senator's" This had very quieting effect on
the question of Instructions Mr. Kinney said
the position of the National Administration
on this subject presented quite an anomaly
and would be regarded with astonshment were
it not that the people had ceased to be aston
ished at anything that administration saw fit
to DO The President had kept standing ar
my in Kansas aud Utah to harass the people
and force them into submission to his will, at
a cost of millions of dollars he was now ask
ing the trihing sum of thirty millions in order
to pay the earnest money for Cuba for the ma
tion to quarrel and fight about for years, but
when few dollars are asked to sustain syS-
TEN of cheap postage, which is akin to sys-
tenn of public education, he backs down and
says the system should be selfsustaning. He
thought ten cents a day for labor, and ten
cents letter for postage, sounded very much
alike, and was in perfect keeping with the
Presidents former federal proclivities. The
resolutions passed by vote Of 10 to IL. 1t
is thought by many that the above vote shows
the numerical strength of the pure Buchanan
democracy in the House.
| Resolutions have passed the House fixing
the 10Th of March for final adjournment
The business now before the Legislature can
not be properly transacted by that time. The
members were sent here by their constituents
to do certain work, and they ought not to run
! home with it half done, simply because they
/ get salary for the session instead of being
paid by the day. An early adjournment of
course is desirable, but it is equally desirable
that what work they do should be done ,reR.
The prospect at present is that bills will be
hurried through near the close of the session,
and placed in the hands Of the Governor to be
vetoed for their errors and imperfections.
The general appropriation bill has been be-
fore the Committee of the Whole in the House.
1t will be cut down from last year Among
its appropriations is five thousand dollars to
an institution for widows and INDECENT single
women in Philadelphia. Here a very animat-
ed and interesting debate enSued, in which the
Philadelphia members were on one side and
Mr.. Kinney on the other. Appeals to the
sympathies of the Legislature in behalf Of old
women and INDECENT females generally were
made and many tears were shed over their
misfortuneS. The good the institution was do
ing was portrayed in glowing coiors. Mr.
Kinney sympathzed with them and wept with
those who weep, but reminded them that the
country had the same class Of poor, and more
OF them than in the city, in proportion to their
population and ability to support them. He
said the country supported its own poor Of al
classes, sexes and conditions, and did not ask
assistance from the city or State to that end
This institution was local one-beneftted
Philadelphia alone, as its constitution clearly
shows, and no doubt the city would be glad oi
any assistance the poorer portions of the State
might render for their support. The reference
OF the gentleman from the city to the absence
Of the milk of kindness among the country
members he thought was in bad taste, as the
city was the last place he would expect to fnd
that article in its purity. If this appropria
tion be made it would but open the door fol
similar appropriations all over the State
The section passed. but when it is reached
on the second reading where the yeas and nays
can be called, it will most likely be stricken
out
The death of Mr. Wood from the city o.
Philadelphia was announced in both branches
of the Legislature on Thursday, and very elo
quent and feeling eulogies were made by Seve
raj members. Mr. Wood was very young
generous and kind-of quaker sentiments anC
much loved and respected by all acquantan
ces His disease was typhoid fever and O.
: short duration. The usual testimonials of res
) pect were passed by both branches, and ther
the Houses adjourned.
Yours respectfully,
PETER KLAUS.