Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-02-15

Rhoads. Rldgway, Shafer, Sheppard, Smith
(Philad.,) Sioneback, Thomas, and Wiidey
30.
So the question was determined in the afiir-
native.
On the question, Will the House agree to
the title OF the bill !!
Mr.. ARMSTRONG. | move that the further
consideration Of the bill be postponed until
this day three weeks. desire tha, the people
of Lycoming county shall have an opportuni-
ty 10 be heard on this question mure distinctly
than they have been.
Mr.. PArrEKsoS. | hope this motion will
not prevail. Ii is folly for the gentleman
from Lycoming TO say that the people OF his
county have had no opportunity to declare
themselves with regard TO this bill. They
have had ample notice. The matter has
been before the Legislature for three years.
They have had full opportunity to present
their views. Yet now, when the bill has
passed TO the third reading. the gentleman
asks that II may be postponed for three weeks
until he can send home and procure a parcel
OF remOnsirances upon a subject which the
people Of Lycomlng county generally care
nothing about Why should the gentleman
submit this motion The people of that
township are here asking justice, as they have
been demanding 1t of this Legislature for
years. Yet now the effort is made lo stave
oil our action.
On Mr.. ARNsTRoSs's motion TO postpone
for three weeks, the yeas and nays were re-
quired, and were as follows: Yeas al
Nays So.
So the question was determined in the neg
alive.
The title was agreed to, and on the question.
will :he House suspend the rules and read
the bill a third time by its title 7"
Mr.AHssrRoyG. hope that now the House
will consent TO postpone this matter, by refu-
sing 10 suspend the rules. The bili now IN
shape; and all desire Of the House is the
opportunity 10 lay This matter before the Mem
bers that they may vote understandlngly.
Mr.. PArrERsox. l hope that this House
will not consent to lay the bill aside. The
gentleman from Lycomlng has not furnished
one good reason for doing SO. If, by any pos
sibiIiiy. there should be anything wrong in
this measure. Lycoming county has her rep
resentatIye in the Senate, who can bring for
ward any additional! evidence that can be ad-
duced against H. l do hope that We shall
have no more captious motions-no more ef-
forts TO oppose the evident wishes Of the ma
jorily of the Members Of this House.
Mr.. Collins. of Fayet,e. Out of courtesy
TO the Member from Lycoming, let US give
him lIllle more time.
Mr.. AUSTIN, of Fulton, thought it unneces-
sary to vary from the regular course. The
same bill was passed in Legislature last year,
and vetoed by the Govern0r-the then Cover
nor being, in fact, from the rery county to be
affected by the change. 81 do not charge any
selfish nsotires upon the Governor" believe
hts IN ha r,1htenuS hi n, he
passed-we are not hasty In putting IL through
to-day.
Mr.. ARNsrRoyo, and Mr.. BREssLkR (of
Clin,on,) only asked for delay of ten days or
Two weeks, that they might write, and the
people of the county might send in more re-
Mr.. CowAs, of Warren. Mr.. HUaN, and Mr..
not wishing 10 appear ungenerous.
and not fearing that the merits of the bill
would suffer by delay. yielded to the urgent
request of the Lycoming members, and the
matter was postponed. to be taken up 10 its
-eguiar order, on Wednesday, Goth inst.
q 1t seems strange that any unbiased bo- !
iy should delay even for day the reasonable
,rayer of l40 out of $50 people on purely |
ocal issue. There probably would not be
Tote against the bill, were it not that the Mem
'er from the county opposes it Mr.. MIHAr-
ri TWO years ago fought it, and became a
earling-Mr. CR,SE last year opposed il,
nd was left at home--and now Mr.. AK
rRoSs Contrary to the expectations Of ma
y most concerned) has strenuously combat
eG il, and '.may profit By their example"
The Township Elections in Lycoming &C.
ur on the 18Th, we believe, of this monih-in
'nion the 18th March. The postponement of
ne proposed law will require Brady TIP. to
ote in Lycoming county, to-day. By the
me of our Elections, that township will
robably be re-annexed, and then have to vote
, Union county. So, 10 obllse Mr.. Arm
,rong, there must be two elections, instead Of
ne, in Brady. Credit "courtesy" with the
1tra expense!
There are tro arguments agains; allowing
lie people whom only it concerns to select
leir own sea, Of justice. lst. Williamsport
ants their custom. 3D. They want to tax
uts!ders TO help build their costly Court
ouse.
As TO trade, we hold that people should
ot be coerced by any chicanery of law to do
eir shopping in any particular town. If the
'hite Deer Valley people can buy or sell
ore satisfactorily in Lock Haven. Jersey
iOre, Muncy, Milton, or Lewisburg, than in
they ough, not to be held to the (
tier place agains, their will.
The heavy taxpayers of Brady had deter {
ined upon changing their County relations,
ID peti,ioned the Legislature one year, be- q
re the Boro' saddled their Court House upon I
E County. The farmers never asked for I
$50 900 or 100000 Court House to orna- a
snt their county town, and are perfectly c
suitable IN avoiding the payment of any o
IT Of such burden. 1t was Wiliiamsport I
heme, from conception to imposition. Bra
people very perlinenily say, ''If Williams
IT, in her energy and enterprise, desires =
ch a grand building, let her pay for it, as :
.nville, wllkesbarre, and Lewisburg have q
me-" Besides, they think that splendid" u
urt House breeds splendid tavern and q
Ter expenses to correspond. .
Gov. Packer, Mr.. Armstrong. &C., very y
.urally desire all the Brady people to pay el
Is, their lifelong, over the Turnpike. y
ldge, &c, leading 10 Williamsport, and o.
y hold on, every proper ndueemenf to ,ha, v
l-bu; to force them there, when they can q
elsewhere free, is not the fair thing it is 9.