Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1867-02-28
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Special Correspondence of TnE BRAproRp
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An improved License Bill has been brought
before the Legislature, and is now pending
in that body. 1t provides that when an ap-
plication is made for license to sell intoxi-
eating liquors, the Court shall hear petitions
III favor Of and remonstrances against the
application, and refuse the same whenever
in the opinion of said Court such license is
not necessary for the accommodation of the
public and the entertainment of strangers
and travellers. That applications for license
to keep an eating house, and for the sale Of
domestic wines, malt and brewed liquors
shall be made III the same manner, and to
the same authority as applications for IL
cense to keep hotel, provided that the reg
ulations III relations to bedrooms and beds
shall not apply to applicants for eating house
license and the 10th section of the act of
April 20, 1865, authorizing county treasur-
ers to grant an eating house or retail brew
cry license is repealed upon the passage of
| the bill under consideration. No license TO
keep an eating house, in any Incorporated
city, shall be granted for less than $50, nor
elsewhere for less than $40. Any person
selling domestic wines or malt or brewcd IL
quors, without having obtained license, shall
be fined not less $500; and for any subse-
quent otfense, not less than 500 and i'm
prisonment for not less than thirty nor more
than ninety days. The bill is q good one
| and its passage would reflect credis on the
Legislature.
An act for the relief of deserted wives has
been introduced in the Legislature. 1t pro-
vldes, IN addition to remedies now provided
by law, that if any husband or father shall
separate himself from his wife or children, or
shall neglect to maintain his wife or child
ren, any magistrate may, upon proper infor-
nation, issue his warrant of arrest, and bind
| the party to appear and answer the charge
at Court. The Court, after hearing, may or
der the person to pay such sum as may be
deemed reasonable for the support of the
said wife or children, or both, and commit
the party to jail in default until security is
given for the payment of said sum. The
wife is made competent witness against the
deserting husband.
Attorney General BREWSTER has rendered
an important decision relative to the bring
ing home the bodies of deceased soldiers
who were killed or died in the service of
their country. The Attorney General de-
cides that the remains of Pennsylvania 5 rep
resentatiyes only can be brought home at
the expense of the State and that transpor-
tation cannot be granted for any one who
was credited to another commonwealth, even
though he was a resident of Pennsylvania -
The law granting transportation was only in
tended for those for whom our State receiv-
ed credit on her quotas of soldiers. 1t will
therefore be useless for any parties to apply
| for transportation for the remains of deceas-
ed friends unless they represented the State
in the Grand Army Of the Republic"
The "Connellsyille Railroad Bill has
been defeated in the Senate This act was
intended to enable the Pittsburg and Con-
nellsville Railroad Company to complete its
| line into Maryland The friends of the meas
ure contended that its passage would vastly
benefit the portion of Pennsylvania through
which the road would pass, while the oppo-
| nents Of the bill maintained that if passed,
and the road were completed, it would still
further drain the resources of the Common
wealth to benefit Baltimore and other points
/ in other States. Whatever may be the views
| OF the readers Of this paper in regard to the
matter, believe they will be glad to have
a record of the final vote on the bill, and I
give it for their benefit. 1t is as follows:
/ YEAs-Bigham, of Allegheny ; BiIlngfelt,
OF Lancaster Brown, of Lawrence: Browne,
Of Mercer; Coleman, of Dauphin Davis, OF
Berls Graham, of Allegheny Lowry, of
Erie; Searight, of Fayette; Stutzman, of Som
/ erSet Taylor, of Beaver Wallace, of Clear
! field; White, of Indiana-13.
/ NAYs-Barrett, of Carbon; Connell, of Phil
/ adelphia : Donavin, of Philadelphia Glatz.
! of York; Haines, of Blair Jackson, of Sui
1 ivan; Jones' of Bucks Lahdon, of Brad
/ ford McCandless, of Philadelphia Ran
dali, of Schuylkill Ridgway, of Philadel-
! phla Roger, of Chester Schall, of Lehigh
Shoemaker, of Luzerne Walls, of Lyc0m-
! ing Worthington of Chester; Speaker Hall,
/ of Blair-17.
/ Mr. WEBB has presented in the House a
/ petition from citizens of Bradford county,
praying for a change in the law authorizing
the Governor to appoint Notaries Public &c
Mr. KENNEDY read in place in the House
an act to change the venue in the case of
! G. W. Scofield VS.. Martin Brunges from the
Court Of Common Pleas of Wyoming county
! to the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford
! county Referred to Committee on Judicia-
/ ry Local.
/ Also, bill to authorize JOHN T. SATrERLY
to erect an eel weir in the Susquehanna riv-
er, Sheshequin township, Bradford county
/ The Senate has passed finally the act
( changing the time of meeting of the Audi
tors Of Hillsgrove township, Sullivan county.
! Governor GEARY has approved and signed
/ the following acts:
! An act relative to the road laws in certain
townships in Sullivan county
/ An act to authorize the borough of Troy
toncrease its taxation for borough purposes.
/ supplement to an act to change the
mode of criminal proceedings in Erie and
/ Union counties extending the same to the
county of Bradford
An act repeating the provisions of an act
relating to the fees of District Attorney in
certain counties of this Commonwealth, so
far as they relate to Bradford county.
! A supplement to an act passed April 13,
1859, relating to billiard saloons, ETC., in the
counties of Chester and Delaware, extending
the same to the county of Bradford.
An act relating to the sale of lands for tax
es in Potter, Warren, Bradford and Sullivan
counties.
An act to change the venue in the case of
the Commonwealth VS.. Jesse r. MCarty,
l. HI,c.--L----