The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-11-17

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hr OF M r. -rrticc tn bis constituent :
IN tho floor than he could he IN the
Sreaksrs char. Mr.. McJunken does
mot encourage the movement 10 his
r.cor. aud will of course not permit the
n@e of his name in any manner to en-
h,rrass the action Of the caucus. ~
I write. Q friend a, my elbow reminds
mo tba, there arc three additional Re-
prLlcnns who could bc induced to ac-
lrep, tho Spe,kcr,hip OF the liousc
.,n1 who will have warm friends N
heir favor. kmong tnc-e nre Nv
jam,.S. Millcr and W. I. Smith. oI
tphiladr'rhia. 18th of -h IN have s.
rrniv served three years in the House
md 4. &. Rcinochl, of Lnn"asicr, wh
bn. hrrn r-.lcctcl for the thirl term
/, i. hardly possiblc that any of ;hcs.
lrcr,lcmeu -ill make crnl"s, Tor the
pp.jtipn. nevertheless the mention %
their names in connection therewiti
shows the hiah n-ircm in which they
,rr held hy their friends.
G,urral Srlrriltr has n1'aS yet
much. il any dcvelope onpo-ilio tor
clerk pg the 'lousc Grors- W. Me-
Cr1ckrr. of Lawrence cnuuty, mem
Der OF the II u.e duripg the last Sc
-ion. i. spnkan rf. bat it il ~ fact lha
px-mc,nlef. If tn Hnn.' do no, a.
= rule. have many chances for rc-elec
ton. General Saliridge viii. it IL
conceded. be re-cler.ed. lie was
good soldier, and makes u popnIa'
clerk
For tho last fifteen years the aver
are of old members reelected ha'
been about 81 rer cent. The average
,hi, year il ~ per cent, which lndi'
Gates q disposition on the part OF The
people to condde in their tried SER
wants. which i. evidence that the
House does not believe in what is al
legged as Legislative corruption. There
ave fUttyiwo members Of the session
Of $50 elected TO the session Of Isl |
NJ whom twcnty-'wo are Republicans
and twenty ncmocrat'. Included IL
this number are some OF tho ablcst
men elected mon who are noted alike
fir IN ,ir iai'hfuincss and ability.
! The importance Il the work - h'
lone Us ,ae ucAt LEGISLATURE cannot
he oyeratcd. Flrst will TO the meas
urc of providing Tor hp.dinl cnnveG'
ton to rcvise aud amend the cDnstlln
ton. In connection Herewith vii
>, Ia, precautionary action ih'
Legislature must take to prevent sp''
lrial le lislstipn whirh will be 'sked I,
ianriciratc provisions of the ne. com
,iituti,n To ro.rict mouop)ly it 10
lu.sl ~ TO disyll-c the fact that 'h'
coporat4 power Of the State that *
the wealth sul ability involved end
cmhoIied IN the various corporation
r,l.sd INTO existence by the authorize
Iof the State, j. greater in volume snd
stronger in force than are the revenues
llni representatives Of the authority
This corpurute power il the growth n
special legislation. II insnres IT, cH
listcncc 10 proportion IA 1t "an cor
I,r,l the laE.muking power Of the
state. ~ thai i, is reasonable 10 sn'ic-
iprtc that ~ the next session ol tn.
l.a,i.lstura h. grn,t corporations 90
itne Suite will seek lrglslttion where
in they viii alice rhey have vest
r. ,b'. OF va.t CX'.ui winch the con-
,,itltipn clnuO' impa =. an I'll #
| watch will rontiict directly with the
l,.,t ir,crn.rs oF the people. y th i
account rrpaot the s'rn:llc tor rps
r'ql legislation ut the comuing session
sill he fierce and s>inI.
The report nf the commissioners {
revise AMI ciity the civil laws a.
'h, State will hr made at this Session
IraIs ia work Of very great impor-
tame. The commissioners orisinn'h
appointc 10 make 'hi- revision war-
". VI. Hal, of BE- ford cpuuty; d.
vii Drrrc.on. Of Crawford couoIy
,,nl WAYNE NcVejih, Of Chester
county. After trl'y a wears wo'l'
had been performed and N'->rs il,l
laml Dcrr csDn were prepared to re-
mort it wa, discovered that Mr. NJ
:, righ hAl eutirc,y neglected 10 di.
: charge his portion ct the silo'tel
4 work, he haY,na not. however ia Ia,
meantime, forgotten u draw all ia,
sahry apprnrrlattd to cumpeuSa," III,
,.rr nI the work. At that juuctur,
SIR NrNe,nh resigned ~ mrmb.l
Iur the rommi>ion leaving his share g
wur, 70 he done hy Mtsrs Hall al,
D rrur-oo, who performed il n WI
la, thy cnI'I under the circum-t,n-
c.-. The report of the comm sio'
has hrsn revised by the joint c'nmit'
tie OF both house. appointed last scs'
sion. suA. from whLt able lryers SAY
who have exlm,nei some of thr bill,
n,w ready. there Is 10 doubt the I'm
al rep,r, will be sppro~ed and The
90 IT, at one, loptsi Its opcraIio,
VIII work muuy reforms and do .
,:rsa, g,nA Il wiI. prevent al tutu~,
.pccal legislation, AMI thereby parG'
the La si,Iarlre Of tile h,rrii olpr .
r9rruI li1n which cliugs around all H.
-'s,i u'
What j. know ~ the measure +
authorize a u~r Of III bonds an 9TH
rr re-, rur,es ia The s,uEing tuni tocx
Drai tn railroad IA .ii'ies Of The Sr'i"
will hc revived. mpii,i, the socurj
rs, iunrn-ci all prrp'I guards v'u'h
,a,.i m then, n Is confidently pre-
licrci. passed. A il vel In ~
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