Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-04-29
Harrisburg Correspondence.
TUESDAY, April 20.

ant " litc tuuhCsI s'oi IA "'"N W. 50
the evening, aud brilliant lightning visi-
be from the west Windows o: the Seuate
chamber, sriil in session. All sorts o!
ru.pors about our Potomac army
Last Suudoy, the cnl'red Wesleyan
Nethodists OF Harrisburg dedicated a
commodious we'll built, brick Chapel, in
plain view oD the right, from the rear OF
the Capitol j. Walker Jackson assisted
in the services. The enterprise Is
great credit to the coiired population,
who are quite numerous in ths, vicinity,
am told the new Wells Coverley
property has been purchased as the Cover
uor's Mau-lon-the old Governors Man
sion beng received IN exchange for it.
Th.tis, the State gives Mrs. Cavcrlev the
old mansion, and the City gives her S20,-
900, as the price Of temporary abode Of
whoever happens to be Governor and
chooses to occupy it. Now see If there
Is not an expenditure Of "something
handsome" every year, to correspond
with the dignity" presumed to be repre-
seu,ed by the price of ;bis new mode Of
depicting the Treasury.
The Appropriation Bill was again
ken up, aud the first move was 10 ada
81 600 to the Governors salary, for bis
expeus 3 in visiting our sick aud wonn ded
soldiers. lie is "C0mmap Ter 10 chief Of
'he army aud navy cf this Comm wealth,
aud of the milt!I." But the CJnstitu-
tiou SAYS that for bis "ssrcicss' be sLaii
receive "a compensation which shall be
neither increased nor diminished during
tie p.riod for which he shIi! have been
elected" This was TOO pain and pal pa
tle for IN j1ii J to RESIST as plain
addition TO the salary: but 1t W., fUally
smuggled in among the military" mat
ters, some way; aal tae Governors
services" are Low rated as bigb 10 cash
a. Judge W loiwarl's, vi b house fee to
boot. Having done this, as an entering
wedge, the other extra appropriations
aud compensa'lons were readily voted:
and the most extravagant persona! appro-
lrlsrions seem likely to be made-on an
empty Treasury The Copperheai power
is almost a unit on every question OF this
kind few of our men give them the
maj aj,riy: aud then the whole vii, be
charged upon US as party measure!
The Appropriation BID has ELECTED
considerable debate 10 the Senate. Messrs
LOWRY, JOHNSON aud M'CAHDLEss,
especially, took strong aud earnest ground
ssalust any increase of salaries during the
present unsettled state Of the country, and
while So many tax payers are oppressed
by high prices for necessaries and by
the numerous demands upon the people
every where 10 sustain Government against
the Rebels National and State Taxes,
Relief aud Bounty .uods-all these are
constant drains upon the mass Of cur
people; aud very many have their own
private expenses aud losses to meet. At
the same time, large classes of people
laborcrs, aud professional meD-bave bal
10 addition TO their incomes from which
TO meet these demands upon them. The
few who have made money By contracts
and otherwise out Of the War, could indeed
pay for additional taxations--bu. the
mass can not, and should not be asked to.
Lawyers incomes have fallen of one.
third to one-balf, aud why should Judges
have 40 addition to theirs? The poor
mans table is taxed extra as much as the
rich mans: the tax payers are harmed as
well as the ofhce-bo.der and therefore
the latter should bear the burden equally
with al others. AS matter Of policy,
and OF duy, therefore, those gen,lemen
took ernest and decided ground against
the raising of compensation of salared
Offices, even temporarily. But the solid
phalanx Of Copperheads, aud our easy
living Pbilad. party fgenls, we're "libe.
raj" aud the counsels of our party, as
such, failed.
WEDNESDAY, April p. Il
This has been busy day. II
The Appointment Bill was adopted
y the House, as it had been in Senate.
An important Militia Bill passed the ;
Iouse, the Cops voting against it, Il
The Revenue Bill, from the House, ,
'as discussed a, length 10 Senate, as its i
Importance deserved.
The day ofA|J,urRment was fixed upon
y concurrent vote, as follows:
That this Legislature will adjourn 90 q
'hursday the fifth Of May proximo at the a
our of IL o'clock, noon on said day, and q
MI meet again on Tuesday] the 23d a
ay OF Angus, next, at 3 o'clock, p. NJ. ,
Or the purpose Of receiving and counting
he votes ou the proposed Amendments to
be Constitution, aud Of passing such laws S
nly as may be Necessary to carry the /
.me into effect" il
THURSDAY, April %. o
The Union State Convent;on ra. 3; II