Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1867-04-04
from 6arrisbura.
Special Correspondence Of THE BRADFoRD
REPORTER.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Arril1, 1857
The supplement to the General License
Law has been finally passed and received
the approval and signature OF the Governor.
In former letter ! gave an outline of the
supplement and it is therefore unnecessary
to repeat detail of its provisions. All IL
censes to retail liquor, hger beer, etc, rs
well as eating house licenses must now be
obtained from the Court, and not from the
County Treasurer. Petitions must be sign
ed by twelve citizens, and remonstrances
against granting license in any case will be
heard by the Court. No doubt some good
will be done 10y the new law, as many of the
keepers of low asDs viii beunabs to obtain
license.
Irecently referred to the passage of bill
extending the provisions Of an act relating
to corporations for mechanical, mining and
quarrying purposes, to fire insurance COM
panies. When this bill came before the
Governor for his signature, his Excellency
vetoed il with promptness alike creditable
to his head and heart He set for his rea-
sons for this course in an admirably written
message giving unuistakable evidence that
We have d Governor who knows his duty
| and knowing dare perform it. The latter
fact was also fully demonstrated when the
bill granting immense privileges upon the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company was vetoed
| by Governor GEARY. The Senate re-passed
the bill, orer he ret0, but the House did not,
| deeming prudence 1.-The better part Of val
or, and u general revision of the bill took
| place, modifying it materially and removing
| the principal objections urged by His Ex-
cellency, after which it was passed and was
promptly signed and approved.
The Jury Bill has been passed finally, and
| viii doubtless receive the Governors sigma
ere this letter appears in print. This is q
righteous bill, inasmuch MS it provides for
the impartial selection of jurors without re-
| spect to political parties. Heretofore
pecialiy where Copperheadism predominates
it has been customary to have the jurors
composed almost exclusively of persons be-
longing to the same party. This was not
right. Justice demands that juries be COM
posed OF men of OH parties, and that there
shall be no screening of villains by jurors of
his own political views. The new law will
guarantee impartiality, as the Jury Commits
sioners to be selected annually must be
chosen from both political organizations, as
are inspectors of elections. 1t is believed
the new law will have a most salutary effect
and that hereafter when a copperhead mur-
derer or other criminal is brought into
court for trial he may not be acquitted by q
copperhead jury. On the other hand it will
stop the cry of &c stuffed jury boxes, raised
by the cops, when one Of their number is
convicted by republican jury in Il republi-
can county.
Col FRANK JORDAN has issued call for a
meeting OF the Republican State Central
Committee, 10 be held in this city on Tues
day, the 9th day of April. 1t is understood
that the principal business to be transacted
| by the Committee, is the selection of q day
for holding the Union State Convention. -
There should be a full attendance Of the
members of the Committee The forth
| coming campaign will be one of no little in
! terest The question is not who shall be
! chosen Supreme Judge as &" shall the Re
publican succeed at the next general cleo
ton? 2" 1t therefore behooves each and ev-
cry member of the Committee to be present,
so that the proceedings of the meeting may
be conducted with an eyesingle to the forth
coming campaign Ii this letter should
come to the notice of any member of the
Committee referred to, let him at once per-
feet his arrangements to visit Harrisburg on
the 9th of April, and then make it hi 5 bust.
ness to be at the meeting of the State Cen
tral Committee Of the great Union Republi-
can party
An act to change the venue in the case OF
G. w. Scofield VS.. Martin Brunges, from the
Court of Common Pleas of Wyoming coun-
ty, came up for action in the House, the 9TH
| er day, but was laid aside.
Eleven petitions, numerously signed by
citizens of Sullivan county. praying that the
HthuJ III lLt Sit0t Vi Jt5ot ALtOuIlJ, anu Oll-
ers, election officers of Elkland district in
said county, changed under recent act to
the county of Bradford be changed to Ly-
coming county, were presented in the Sen
ate and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary Local bill on the subject was
also read in the Senate by Nh jackson and
referred to the same Committee.
A petition from citizens of Dushore bo-
rough, Sullivan county, asking for the pass
age of an act providing that the election of
corporate officers Of said borough be held on
the third Friday Of July, instead of the first
Monday in August. Referred to Committee
ON Election Districts. Mr. jackson subse-
quetly read bill on the same subject, and
it was referred to the Committee on Corpor-
ations.
The members of the Legislature have yo-
ted themselves 81, $50 each for the session.
Let the people-the taxpayers -remember
them. REX.
Personal and Political.