Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-02-20
LETTER FROM HARRISBURG.
HARRISBURG, Feb. lG, 1867.

HARRISBURG, feb. l0, 1867.
DEAR SEYTINEL.-Both Houses ar,
row at work hard, having two sessions
daily. Much business is being worke'
up and prepared by committees, and legis
lation is considerably ahead of the same
period last session. An early adjourn
ment is anticipated, the Senate having al
ready agreed upon the 2lst Of March il
the House concur. If adjournment i,
thus early, bo,h Houses viii have to work
Ike beavers fer the next five weeks.
The Senate, after an adjournment from
Wednesday preceding, TO enable the Sen
ators and members of the House TO vi.ii
tie Discmount Hospital and ether charit
able Institutions at pittsburg, met at l /
o'clock on Thursday morning The l2th.-
After trausacting the usual business, in
troducinsbi.ls (none Of general interest,
however receiving reports from commit
tees, &c, the Senate took up an act rcla-
tive to the rittsburg and Connelsyiile
Railroad, the discussion Of which occupi-
ed its attention during the greater part Of
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, till
noon vhea 4 vote was reached and the
bill defeated. Ayes Is, nays Il.
This bill is OF sufficiently general I'M
rortance to merit brief explanation
The Legislature of 1864 passed an act
repeating the act granting charter
TO the Pittsburg and Connelsville Rail
road Company, passed many years ago,
and under which considerable capital was
expended though the road was never COM
pleted Each Legislature since the pas
sage of the act Of 1864 has been pressed
to rcsciud that repeal aud thus restore the
charter, but has refused TO DO SO.
The opponents Of the pitlsburg and
Connelsvil!e Railroad Company urge that
the construction Of this road will open
new ro2teS OF travel and trade with New
York and Baltimore to the detriment Of
Philade! phia, while its advocates claim for
it the development Of portion Of the
State rich in mineral and agricultural re
sources, now crippled for want Of an out
let. This being Of special importance to
the western cities and counties the bill
creates somewhat Of contest between the
eastern and western portions of the State,
and the vote was consequently to great
extent sectional.
A General Railroad bill was reported
by the Railroad Committee, which it is
expected will be acted upon next week
This bill, it may be remarked, is not ac-
ceptable to the friends Of a general rail-
road Law.
The joint committee appointed TO inves-
tigste The alleged corruption practiced
in connection with the election of United
States Senator, reported that no evidence
had been alduced to substantiate the
charges, and was discharged.
Both Houses have acted OF several bills
changing the venue from one county to
another. These bills, being principally
In cases where suits have been hrouobt
under the act prohibiting descrters from
voting, have assumed political complex.
Ion, and were passed ty strictly party
votes.
The House met also on Tuesday n. orn-
ing. Seyeral bills Of general interest
were acted upon. The bill submitting
the question of running the street cars on
Sunday in Philadelphia to vote of the
people, passed the House after consiiera-
be discussion. 1t is alleged, though |
believe and hope falsely, that three fiths
of tie people in Philadelphia want the
cars 10 run Oh the Sabbath, and Will vote
for it. Should this prove true | for Oh
shall think far less favorably of the mor
ais OF this city than heretofore l trust
if the Senate passes this bill, the chris
tian people Of Philadelphia will rouse
themselves to action and defeat the black
legs, rowdies lager bier sellers and drink.
ers, all Of whom advocate it, at the polls
and thus v;ndicate the hithorto fair fame
of their beautiful city.
On Thursday bill passed the House
h tb9 decided yo.o of 5S to is. granting
TIE remaining '-o-tLiri- Of the rlllic