Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-01
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ther shall separate himself from his wife or
children, or shall neglect to maintain his wife
or children, any magistrate may, upon proper
inflammation, issue his warrant of arrest, and
bind the party to appear and answer The
charge at court. The court, after hearing,
may order the person to pay suehsum as may
he 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 ofsaid sum, The wife
i made competent witness against the de-
aerting husband.
An important bill on the subject OF grant
ing hotel and eating house licenses, viii prob
ably become law at an early day. II pro-
gides, among other things, that when an ap-
nlication is made for license to sell intoxica-
ting drinks, the court shall hear petitions in
favor Of, and remonstrances against the ap-
plication, and refuse the same whenever in
the opinion of said court such heeVsa.jpuo.
lie and the entertainment OF strangers and
travellers That applications for license to
keep an eating house, and for the sale ofdo-
be made in the same manner and to the same
authority as application for license TO keep a
hotel, provided that the regulations in rela-
tion TO bedrooms and beds shall apply to
applicants for an eating house license. No
License to keep an eating house, ia any incor
p5rated city, shall be granted for less than
Gfty dollars, nor elsewhere for less than twen-
ty dollars Any persons selling domestic
wines. malt or brewed liquors, without hav-
ipr obtained license, shall be fined for the
first offense not less than fifty nor more than
two hundred dollars, and for any subsequent
offense not less than one hundred dollars, and
IMPRISONMENT for not less than thirty nor
more than ninety days.
Attorney General Brewster has decided that
the Chief of transportation cannot hereaf
ter defray the expenses Of removing the re-
mains Of any soldiers to their former homes
for re-interment, unless said soldiers were
credited to Pennsylvania quota of men fur
nished the service. Heretofore many appli-
cations were made for transportaGious of the
remains of Pennsylyanians who had enlisted
to the credit of other States, and who died
in the army or were killed. Such applica-
tions can be no longer entertained, as the At
toruey General deoides that the law was only
intended for the benefit of the friends OF
Pennsylvania own accredited soldiers.
Those who did not represent this Common.
wealth in the Great Army OF the Republic,
will have to be brought home for re-interment
| at the expense of their families or friends,
| but every one credited to our State will be
brought home at the expense OF the State.
The Legislature has finally disposed Of
Pennsylvania portion Of the grant Of lands
made by the United States to the different
| Commouweaths for the benefit of schools
wherein are taught knowledge Of agricul-
ture and the mechanic arts. Schools without
number have applied for share of these
| lands or the proceeds thereof, but no distri-
| button had ever been made. Principals, fac
ulties and trustees of colleges, semiuaries and
academies carried on a contest for n portion
Of the grand donation, and in many instau-
ces not even a shadow of a right could be
shown. as mechanic arts and agriculture we're
among the branches receiving the least atten-
tion in their respective Institutions. The Leg
islature has at length settled the matter by
nlacing the entire United States grant Of
/ lands to Pennsylvania, at the control of the
1 Farmers High school, in Centre county.
/ Whether this is a righteous act, your cores
pondent does not pretend to say, but certain
/ il is that the contest between the various in
stitutions Is now at an end, and a vexed ques.
/ ton settled.
The Couuellsyille railroad bill has been de-
feated in the Senate. The bill was intended
10 authorize the Pittsburgh and Connellsyille
4 Railroad Company to complete its line into
MARYLAND. While the friends of the measure
conlended that it would be benefit to Penn
sylyania, and particularly the portions through
( which it would pass, while the eopponents ofthe
( bill argued that the completion Of the road
! would furnish another outlet by which the
/ State would be farther drained Of her resour-
ees. Whatever the views Of the readers Of
/ this paper may be, ] believe they would be
clad to have a record of the final vote on the
question. and accordingly append it, as fol.
lows
YEAS -Bigham. Allegheny BilIngieit
Lancaster Brown, Lawrence Brown, Mer-
Ger Coleman, Dauphin Davis, Berks Ora
ham, Allegheny; Lowry, Eriei Searight
Fayette Stutzman, Somerset; Taylor, Boa
yer; Wallace, Clearfeld White, indiana
10.
NAYs.-Burnett, Carbon Connell, Pmla
de!phia Donayan, Philadelphia Glatz York
Haines, Perry jackson, Montour James,
Bucks Landon, Bradford McCandless,
Philadelphia; Randall, Schuylkill; Ridgway
Philadelphia Roger, Chester Schall, lie.
high Shoemaker, Luzerne Walls, Lycom-
ing; Worthington, Ches.er; Hall, Speaker.
Blair.--17
1t is contended by certain parties that the
defeat Of the Connellsyille bill is equiyalent
to the defeat of the proposed free railroad
law There is no certainty of this, however
and your readers need not be surprised to fine
the free railroad bin pass both branches be
fore the close of the session.
On Thursday last both Houses adjourned
over until tomorrow. 1t is uncertain wher
the final adjournment will take place
Mr. Richards presented in the House a pc
tition from inhabitants of Fulton county
praying for the passage of an act giving the
Courts o-raater Iicepses and prohibitinp tbe