The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-04-15

HARn1sDUae. ApriI. 10, 1850.

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Dear F-eeman-The bill entitled an act
to establish an additional Court in Cambria
county has passed the House and is now in
the SsEate, where it Is likely to pass next
week. supplement- to an act to incorpo-
rate the Cambria Mining and Eanufactur
ing Company passed the Senate aud viii
pass the House next week. An act incoT-
porating the Medical and Sa-Fical Hospital
of JphnstoWG. Pa, rcesed tie h0uSe A4ad
will pass TIE SAste next week. Among
Others ti4e folin Wi.sG public bills have passed
the House: In act 40 fertilizer en- 'arSe the
Jurisdiction II the Court of CoRmea Pleas
G this CQp.noG veal h Esla'ive "a granting
charters OF iBcofporAap e and eos6nArfag thos :
heretofore granted; an act relative to
costa ia cases ef lGnacy or hSbitOal drank
eaness q supplement- te act approved
the fd day Of April. A. d. 1863, entitled
an act to Hsccttain and sppoint the fee~ to
he received by the several officers of this
Commonwealth. sad an act further sappie-
mental 10 tie act relative to the eLactio0s Of
this Common wealth. THIS last is the fa-
no4s registry law. and is sirhiiar in every
regpcct to the Law passed year $50. The
manner in which it was called up and pas ed
woald he sufficient to condemn IL without
considering tie many Objectionable features
of the bill. Though number Of points Of
order were raised to the manner in which it
was called up, c0ntrsry to all rules of par
liam sntary Law, they were overrule1 by the
Speaker, and although it was forced over on
third reading on Monday night for want of
two-third vote it ~as taken up on Friday
and passed under the gag of the previous
question by strict party vote. There has
not been an infamous bill up this winter
that has nat been gagged in the same way.
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cussion on these bills. and in order to put it
through more speedily. the bill of some thir-
ty sections was amended SO that it would
constitute but two. If the Police bill WAS
rov disposed Of the radicals would have
sufficient legislation for this session, and
would, | think, adjourn.
A n act to revise, amend aud consolidate
existing Laws for the assessment Of State
taxes and county and township rates and
leves, was voted down by the House. An
act tD abolish the penalty of death, and to
provide for the punishment of murder oi
the first degree. was also voted down. A
jlnt resolution to amend the Constitution So
as to give females tie right Of suffrage. was
! lost in the IIouse. Mr.. Burnett, of SuSqne.
hanns. made lengthy speech in advocacy
of the measure. So the softer sex will Still
continue to wear the petticoats. An &C,
empowering the Governor u commute sen
teUce of death to imprisonment for life was
passed by both H,uses. but vetoed by his
/ Fxcelencv. It was supposed lie would ex-
ercise his clemcncy in behalf Of Gerald ha
ton al the tine the bill Passed. but having
! legal object tions to the bill it was vetoed
1t is supposed. however. that the sentence
of Eaton would not have been eommuted
even had the bill been approved. The Sen
ate passed joint resolution to adjourn on
the 10th, hut the House has not yet con cur
red. II.