Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1867-02-14
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Special Correspondence of THE BRADFoR1
REPORTER
COMBE.

Special Correspondence of THE BRADFoHD
REPORTER.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. IL, 1867.
In former letter 1 gave synopsis of a
bill providing fora new loan to pay the over
due bonds in the Commonwealth as report
ed in the Senate by MIR CoNNRIL of Phila-
delphia. Since then the bill has been pass
ed finally and approved by the Governor, and
already the State Treasurer has advertised
for proposals for the new loan. Bids will be
received at the Office of the Treasurer until
noon on the first day of April, and may be
for any sum, from fifty dollars upwards. The
bonds will be exempt from State, local or
municipal taxation.
A bill to prohibit railroad, steamboat,
stage coach or other companies carrying pas
sengers, from excluding from their vehicles
any person on account Of race, nationality or
color, has been presented in the State SEN
ate-and, may say, has created quite a stir
among certain classes of individuals who
have no feelings but those of prejudice for
the negro. The penalties to be incurred are
very severe, ane it is not likely that, in the
event of the passage Of the bill, any trans
portation company will willingly incur these
penalties. The bill has not yet passed final
ly, but will in all probability become law
ere the close of the session.
The Senate has instructed its Committee
on Railroads to report free railroad bill on
Wednesday next, to be made the special or
der of that day and each following day until
it is finally disposed of. Whether a law of
this character can be passed this winter, is
not yet certain. The measure has many ar
dent friends who will labor to accomplish
their ends, while, on the other hand, some
OF the mammoth corporations of the State
will strenuously oppose its passage.
The Senate Committee on Vice and I'm
morality has been instructed to report bill
forbidding the infiction of corporeal punish
ment in any of the schools or prisons of this
Commonwealth.
The above named committee has reported
a supplement to the present law to prevent
the sale of Intoxicating liquors on Sunday
Its provisions are said to be such as will
punish most severely all persons who may
be found guilty of selling Intoxicating IL
quors on "the day of rest"
Ajoint resolution has been passed request
ing Congress to enact such laws as will ena-
BILE soldiers who have lost their discharges,
to receive the one hundred dollars bounty,
under the act of Congress of July %, 1866.
Hitherto it has been impossible for soldier
who had lest his discharge papers to obtain
this bounty, and If the resolution referred to
should be the means Of securing the Con-
gressional action mentioned, our legislators
will have accomplished good work in the
adoption of the resolution.
Since the date of my last there have been
no further Developments in regard to the
contest for Senatorial honors at the expira-
ton OF BUCKALEw's time, Several gentlemen
who would not object to occupying seat in
the United States Senate have been named
for the position, and they are laying their
wires and preparing for the fight, although
1t will not culminate before 1869. .
Having received an invitation to visit the
Hospital, House of Refugees, Western Peni-
tentiary, and other public institutions, at
Pittsburg, both Houses of the Legislature
adjourned on Wednesday evening, and the
Senators and Representatives with but few
exceptions) started for the "Iron City" in
the early train on Thursday morning. The
balance OF the week was passed in examin.