The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-02-10
Oar Harrisburg Letter.
HARRlsRrRe. Feb. s. 1870.

HARRISBURG, req. ., 1oIO--
Dear FTeensan-The exciting topic this
week has been IAN Act to provide for the
appointment Of Metropolitan Police in the
City of Philadelphia" As the newspapers
hnve been discussing the merits and demerits
of this bill for some time at il is to be. pre-
sumei that nearly every body is familiar
with the name if not with the provisions of
the bill. This act divides the city into five
police divisions. with "A commissioner for
each district vested with the entire control of
the police force Of said city. The commits
soners are named in the bill, and each 1ivi-
sion elects a commissioner every fifth year.
with q salary of So 600 One of the com
| missirers named is Ex-Gov. Pollock, and
the Mayor is to be an cx-cfficio member Of
the board for the time being. The Demo
Gratis f.el very much exercise over the bill,
inasmuch as Senators LiudeI man and Nc
lutyre were absent when the bill passed the
SeEate, and there is strong suspicion that
the gentlemen named were influenced by
improper motives. The Radicals, by their
shrewdness in mar plvring. managed to
have the bill introduced. from the Committee
on Municipal Corporations, (to which the
| bill was referred in the House. out Of order.
and then by a resolution. introduced the
| same day, made it a special order for the
same afternoon wednesday, and passed it
up to third reading; but Lot being able to
control twothirds, it was forced over and
would come up on third reading. AS the
hour for adj urnment yesterday had been
| fixed for II o'clock. the Democrats hoped
| 10 continue the orders until that hour with
out reaching bills on third reading but the
RAIDS. fell back ON their old hobby. the res
olutions. and passed one continuing the ses-
sion until the orders were all gore through
with, and as the Speaker decided all points
| Of order against the Democrats. (among 9TH
ers one empowering the majority to continue
the session. they (the Democrats) finally
made virtue of necessity, and the bill passed
at few minutes past ono o'clock on Friday
afternoon, without debate-the previous
question having been called by the Republi-
cans. The vote was 81 ayes Gall Radicals
and SO nays Gall Democrats). Nr. NJ Ateer,
Democrat. paired off with Mr.. Webb, Radi-
| cal. and Dir. Myer. Dem with Mr. Cham
berlin. r I'd. Some of the Radical j,uruals
of Philadelphia do not seem TO be very fa-
vorably impressed with the provisions of the
bill.
joint resolution instructing our Senators
and requesting our Representatives in Con
gress to oppose any effort to reduce the prAs-
ent tariff on coal and iron, and an act to
prevent and punish the publication Of OBJ
scene advertisements and the sale of noxous
medicines, we're passed this week and an
act to extend the corporate powers Of the
borough of Cambria, in the county of Cam
bria, wasintrcduced in the House on Mon
day night and has been referred to the proper
! committee.
An act relating to coroners and rorouers'
fees in the county of Cambria has been re-
ported from the committee with a negative
recommendation.
AS l predicted in my last. there were a
number of distinguished Cambrians in the
city this week, principally from Johnstown
and Ebensburg, who came here to look after
the interests of their respective sections on
the District Court question. The Johns
| towners are advocating the passage of bill
increasing the jurisdiction of said Court,
while the Ebensburgers are opposed to giving
them any more power il the premises
! Both parties were before the Local Judiciary
! Committee on Thursday evening. but as the
Committee have not yet reported | do not
! know what impression their presence here
| has produced in that direction.
There are quite number of importa ant
! public bills before the Legislature and vet to
! be acted on this session. Ii.