Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-02-24
Notes From Harrisburg.

The general appropriation bill was again
under consideration on Thursday last, 18th.
Messrs. Strang, of Tioga, Niles, OF tTioga.
and Mccullough. of Clear6eld, opposed the
section appropriating one hundred thousand
dollars to the proposed new insane asylum
at Danville, and the appropriation was vo-
ted down, the disposition being against
the erection of the institution. Most OF the
motions for additional appropriations to va
rlous charitable institutions were lost.
At the evening session of the same day,
the appropriation bill or second reading was
considered. Mr.. McMiller, Democrat, mo-
we'd an amendment increasing the members
salary to $500, thus adding $4,000 to
legislative expenses. Messrs. Wilson, Herr
and Richardson spoke energetically in oppo-
sition, and Messrs. McMiller and Davis, Of
Philadelphia, in favor. Alter an exciting
discussion the amendment was lost. The
yeas were 2s, namely: Adaire, Beard, Bas-
sard, Breen, Bum, Cloud, Daily, Davis of
Philadelphia; Fry, Goundie, Harvey, Hol-
gate, Hong, Joserhs, Klockner, McCul
lough, McGinnis, McMiller, Marin, Nor
gan, Mullen, Myers, Nelson, Nice, O'Neil,
Rogers, Scott, Stout and Westler. The
nays were sixty. The House, certainly, did
sensible thing in voting down this motion
of Mr.. McMiller, to increase the pay of
members five hundred dollars. OF the twen-
ty eight who voted for the amendment sac
teen 1cere Democrats. This fact proves how
hollow are the professions of the Democrat
ic party IN favor of retrenchment and re-
form. Only twelve of the sixty-one Repub-
licans voted for the proposition.
The House has at length concluded to go
back on the supernumeriesi it ordered at the
commencement OF the session. 1t passed
resolution ordering the clerk to dismiss
them, and authorizing the State Treasurer
to pay them for the time they we're retain
ed. Whether the Senate will even sanction
this action of the House remains to be seen.
The annual report of the Lunatic Asylum
show ,07o female inmates Of the institution,
of when 535 are entered as house wives, 353
as of no occupation.
The friends of Gov. Geary still feel conf
dent of his denomination, Notwithstanding
the postponement of the convention.
The bill for the new county of 'Petrola'
passed the Senate on the 10th b. the de
cisive vote of twenty one to ten. The erec-
ton of a new county from parts of Crawford, +,
VenaDgo, Warren and Forest would seem to
be commercial necessity of that section.
Titusville is the acknowledged metropolis of
the oil region. The business concerns of
its people cover every section of the territory
included within the proposed new county
and embarrassment is eatailed upon their
transactions by the existing corporate divis
ions of Crawford, Warren, Forest and We
mango, involving the most harrassing com
plexity and expense to citizens. The popu-
lation embraced within the boundaries of
-y '---U, nOsoI a.
years past, most unanimously petitioned in
Its favor, and we are glad to know that the
appeal is no longer to be disregarded.
A bill, supplemental to the election laws,
has been reported from the special commit
tee, which is believed will obviate the obiec-
tions urged blythe Supreme Court to the late
Registry law. 1t also provides for the abol-
ishment of the spring elections, and that
the officers heretofore elected at that time
shall be chosen on the second Tuesday of
October