The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-04-22
Harrisburg correspondent ce.
HARRISBURG. April II, 1869.

HARRIsBURG. April II, 1869.
Dear Freemdn-Ye Yesterday at II O'Clock
the Pennsylvania Legislature adjourned sane
die, and if the newspapers are to be believed,
and of course they are, the people OF the
Commonwealth are glad of it, knowing that
if they are to be blessed with no good laws
they will be cursed with no more bad ones.
The closing scenes having been already des-
cribed by a numb of writer's for the daily
papers, and the speeches reported in the
same way, it is enough for me to say that
presentations were the order of the day
Everybody presented everybody else with
something, ranging from a speakers gavel
to six hundred dollar watch. - -
There were a number of bills passed dur
ing the last week. The bill revising the
tax laws was reconsidered, amended so as to
tax oil. anthracite coal and whiskey, and
passed in the House, bnt voted down in the
Senate. A resolution to print ten thousand
copies Of Bates Military History for the use
of the House, at cost not TO exceed $3.50
per copy, was adopted by the House.
An act for the protection of game IN Cam
bria and a number of other counties was
also passed An act allowing parties to pay
seven per cent. interest by contract was lost
The Philadelphia police bill was passed by
the House but again voted down in the Sen
ate. This is the second time during this
session that the Senate has refused to pass
this police BILL The radicals of the
House appeared determined to force their
brother radicals of the Senate into the adop-
/ ton Of this measure, but they did not sue
7 ceed.
/ Considerable excitement existed for few
| days in legislative circles, occasioned by a
| nj rnber of Senators drawing their full amount
of pay and then voting down the appropri-
! alton bill. They weakened in the nees,
| however, VI reconsidered the matter. and
| passed the bill by just one of a maj j1rlty--
| the vote standing seventeen ayes to sixteen
! nays.
| The bill establishing an additional court
| in Cambria county passed both Houses and
| has received the sanction of the Governor,
! as have also the acts incorporating Medi-
l cal and Surgical Hospital ia JJhnstown and
! allowing the Cambria Iron Company to
maintain bridge over the Conemaugh river.
| The city to-day is dull. TIE hotels are
| deserted-members of the Legislature have
! nearly all departed for their respective
I homes-the lobbyists (whose occupation
| like that of Othello's, is gomez have disap-
! peared-strangers are but few and far be-
! tween, and quiet again prevails in our us
! ually staid and sober city. The season for
! active business closed with the session of the
/ Legislature, and although the poor unfor-
! tunate mortals comprising that honorable
/ body have been outrageously villitied for the
/ past two montbs.s | feel like saying word
! or two in their favor. Notwithstanding
| they have been charged with bribery and all
sorts of corruption by many Of the newsPa-
/ pers of the State, it is just to say that while
/ in our midst they conducted themselves, one
| and all. in the most creditable manner on
/ all occasions. l did not hear that any of
| them were summoned before his Honor the
! Mayor. and feel sure they would not have
escaped the vigilance of our efficient police
had they been guilty of any misdemeanor
/ And now, dear freeman. rs the session
of the Legislature has closed, and as you
will be able to find our local doings in the
! EforniRg Patriot, l will not trouble you
! with another letter for while. II.