Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-03-28
Reported for the Democrat 8. Star.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
Harrisburg, March Ia, 1866.

Harrisburg, March l9, 1865.
| MEssRs EDIroRs:-The present session
is rapidly drawing 10 close, and every
member having bills yet to be acted upon
| is pressing them. AS is The case every
session. there will remain in the hands of
the different Committees nany bills. The
! legislation done last week was nearly all of
local character. A very heavy private
calender was disposed of, occupying the
whole attention of The House Tor two days.
| On Thursday public bills were the order of
the day. The first bill on the calender was
"a further supplement to The act approved
December IA, 1868. entitled an Act relative
10 landlords and tenants" This bill was
laid over. San act regulating The opening
of the Polls al elections, except in the city
| OF Philadelphia and county of Allegheny !"
was next taken up and passed, rsq0iring
that from and after the passage of this act
every general and special election shall be
opened al the hour OF eight O'CLOCK in the
forenoon. San act extending the jurisdic
lion Of alderman and justices OF The peace
in certain cases" was defeated 10 The com
miIiee OF The whole "a further supple
ment TO an ac, to enable the governorto APP
point no,aries public, and for other purpos-
es therein menlionedn was considered and
passed finally. s'An act for the relief OF
certain Banks OF this Common wealth. was
the bill will rot be heard OF again this ses-
sion. "An act relating TO city passenger
railways" requiring ,hem 10 pass on the
right hand track, the same as vehicles on
common roads, was passed to third reading.
"a joint resolution in reference OF the
trial OF Jefferson Davis" was taken up and
passed The resolution read as follows -
"Thal we, The Senate and House of Repre-
senlaiives Of the Stale OF Pennsylvania. do
hereby declare our solemn conviction, that
treason merits the severesl punishment, that
the penalties incurred by the chief parlici-
pants in The late rebellion, should by no
means be abated and that he people whom
we represent, s;eraly demand thai Jefferson
Davis chief instiga,or of and leader in trea-
son, be brought 10 a speedy Trial before the
civil couri, or military commission, and il
found guilty that he should be speedily ex-
ecuIed" Considerable discussion was hat
upon This resolution, and on i,s final pas
sage the yeas and nays were called the
Republicans all voting for it and 5ut twelve
Democrats voting against it, the balance
lodged, with two or three exceptions, who
voted with The Republicans.
On Friday the Usual order was gone
through with, that OF reading bills in place,
presenting petitions and remonstrancss and
reporting bills from committees Ia the az
teruoon The heads of The Executive Depart.
meni and Members oil both branches Of The
Legislature were entertained by an exhibi-
tion given oy the"'Moun; Joy, u Paradise"
and "McAlIisiervlle, Schools, from Lam
caster county, composed of Soldeirs' Or
phsns', some three hundred in number
These LILLE fellows acquitted themselves
with credit. Their singing was most ex-
cellenl as well as was their martial music
They were dressed in uniform clorhiag-
making them all look alike. Ou of all that
number only one was leIt al home unable
to attend, on account oil i'll health. This
speaks well for their sanitary condition and
argues in favor of ihe present system OF edo
ucaiing the Soldiers Orphans. We never
saw more heaiy, robust LOT of children.-
The boys wore neat blue caps and blue
rouudaoouts. and the little girls plain calico
dresses and black cloaks. They all seemed
pleased to lhink that the State was educa.
Ting them, and If these schools are fair sam
Piles they are improving their time The
exercises continued some three hours =
speaking and singing being The order Of
the exercises. AT the close GOV Curtin
addressed he audience in a patriotic and
telling manner, appealins TO The Legislature
in strong terms TO not neglect these litue
Orphan children. The Governor has arm
feelings for these lille ones, and is deter
mined 10 stand by the pledges made by
himself aud the State that they shall be pro-
tec,ed The House adjourned 10 meet on
Monday Typo.