Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-03-24
HARRISBURG CORRESPONDENCE.
FRIDAY, March 20.


To show the tendency of the crusade
against the few eolored people who fle
from slavery into Pennsylvanis, notice th
following petition, presented to the Leg
islsture:
To the Honorable the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State o
Pennsylvauia: Your petitioners respect
fully ask your honorable body to enact 9
Law to prevent all Africans, Asistics, In
dians. Counaughtmcu, Colored Americans
and Jersey men from settling or becoming
permanent residents of the State of Penn
sylvauia-if consistent with the Constr.
rUIIoN. Aud your petitioners will ever
pray.
Philad. March l. 1868.
(Signed) Richard Jones, Peter Simp'
son, Pat Redhead and others.
"Redhsad," Blue Eyes, and Crooked
Shins may next find somebody on their
track, asking that they may be expstriated
or inhibited from settling in the land oi
William Penn and the Congress Of '76 {!
A memorial from the Philad. Board ol
Trade urges the consolidation of sll the
State Loans and then release from State
Taxation.
In Senate, the Committee on Federal
Rsla,ions-Lowry, Penney, and johnson
have reported upon the petitions for q
National Convention, giving cogent and
sufficient reasons why that device Of the
Rebel sympatbizers should not be needed.
Five thousand copi es of the Report were
ordered priuted-moss Of the Democrats
oontenting themselves with voti ng against
il.
Adiournment-The House, to-day, sent
in joint resolution to adjourn orer from
March to June-about two months! The
Senate promptly amended by substituting
3 final adjournment on Thur sday the 9th
Of April. That is little too soon, As the
most important bills are yet to pass, but
laying over for two months will not q
trust) be for . moment tolerated BY the
Senate, even if Democratic Governor can
didates do desire it.
Confrming.-The Senate bill to legal
ize the various County and other official
grants to Volunteers, drafted men, and
their families, after being kept back by
the Copperheads in the House for six
weeks, came up to-day on final passage.
All the Republicans we're for the bill,
With Speaker Cessna and six or eight
,ther Democrats, Who would have passed
i fualls-in Difference Of the loyal people
for opposition of the
these men made motion
Ifter motion to exempt their own counties
the consequence Of which would have
'esn, that the Republicans and Union
Democrats, who advanced money to
|efend the whole country, would have to
ose it all, and the Copperheads (who
,ave . common interess would have gone
rec. A motion for tho State to assume
II the Indebtedness, and look to the Gen.
raj G Government for Reimbursement, caused
pos:ponenent Of the whole question,
'hich WAS made the special order for
Wednesday next. The last proposition
deem unwise: let every county give %
hey promised, more or less literally, -
hoy feel able : this would b. exact justice,
nd bring home the responsibility in .
~ that would prevent much dsfraudiDg |
nd "Indian gifts"
Both Houses adjourned over until
[oDday, and nine-tenths Of the Members
re absent.
Caidish.-Soms psrsqps, sent to Har.
sburg as men, are only big boys. The
tmost they seem to aspire to do (sftsr
ra"ing good pay) is to waste time in
'i'olous calls for Yeas and Nays, or out
'ndish vstes, or making noise, or some
Iber way to try to render their worthless
anes conspicuous if not notorious.
Isrked specimens Of these legislative
aisauces we're visible in the afternoon
'ssion Of the House. For instance,
hat difference whether John Doe and
lchsrd Roe vote to adjourn until It
clock or u O'clock I A vote BY stand.
until counted, would settle the point
two minutes. Yet, vhsa I left the
all, some Membess we're demapdipg The