Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-04
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
LETTER FROM HARRISBURG.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. %, 1870.
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ElAlE EDAlOhlAL ASSOIiAlAON-
The second annual meeting of the State
Editorial Association was held in this city
on Thursday last, and was complete sue
cess The following officers we're elected
President, Henry T. Darlington. of the
Doylestown htelHgeacer; Vice Presidents,
B. F. Myers, Of the Harrisburg Patriot, J.
NJ Laird, of the Greensburg Argus, and
W. 4 Rupert, Of the Conneautville Re
cord; Recording Secretaries, Il. S. Menamin,
of the Printers Circular and 4. NJ. Martin.
of the Cory Republican, Corresponding
Secretary, j L Steele, Of the Ashland 4d-
rocate; Treasurer, E Griest, of the Lancas-
ter Inquirer The most important mea
sures acted upon were the appointment of
committee with the power to establish an
advertising bureau for Pennsylvania news
papers exclusively, and the adoption of
resolution urging upon the Legislature the
enactment Of a law providing that suits for
libel shall be tried in the county where the
publication office is located, and that in civil
cases the truth of the matter charged as
hbelous may be given in evidence, and ifthe
jury shall find that the same was written or
published from good motives and for
jusiifabIe ends it shall operate to the ac-
quittal of the defendant or defendants A
resolution was also passed giving the officers
Of the Association authority to make ar
rangements for an editorial excursion dur
ing the coming summer.
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE BILL
now before the Senate is considered one of
the Iaost important measures Of the session.
Delegations from Philadelphia are almost
constantly in Harrisburg endeavoring to in
iuence members one way OF the other on
the question. Mr.. Nagle, the other day
presented a very formidable remonstrance
signed by thirty thousand Philadelphiaus
protesting against the passage of the bill
The propriety of the entire State attempting
10 make partizan municipal laws for the
city Of Philadelphia is regarded as doubtful
BY many Republican members of the Leqis-
laruIc, and the probabilities are that the
bill will fail to become a .aw.
THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES
to inquire into the affairs of the State
Treasury have had their duties considerably
enlarged. The House committee is au-
thoriz d to go back for three years, and the
Senate committee to overhaul the manage.
ment Of he finances of the State for the past
ten years By many these investigations
are considered as mere white washing ar
engagements aud the burdening of the com
mittae with duties that they cannot
possibly perform with thoroughness the
present session would seem to give color to
that supposition.
THE REVISION OF THE CIVIL CODE.
Tie commission appointed under the act
Of April, 1867, to revise the Civil Code,
have not completed their work, nor does
there appear to be any prospect of their
doing 50 for sometime to come. By the
terms Of the original act they we're TO have
the work completed within two years, which
time expired on the tenth of last April
Those who are supposed to know state that
the revision IS not more tLan half made, and
that at the present rate Of progress it viii
be at least from three to FIVE years before
the end will be reached The Legislature
is constantly passing new laws, and the adop-
ton of those codifed by the commission is
extremely doubtful 10 view Of these facts
a proposition will be made to abolish the /
Commission, and thus lop off what has thus
far proved useless expense to the State.
At LoGGERHEADs
The two branches Of the Legislature are /
not on the most amicable terms at the /
present time Measures passed By the 1
Senate are quite likely to be killed in the I
House and those passed by the House are
very apt tc receive their death warrant at
the hands Of the Senate. For examples.
the Senate agreed upon a plan for the pub
iication Of Legislative Record, and the
House voted it down by an overwhelming
majority. The House passed resolution
making provision Tor the payment of
postage, and the Senate squelehed it, at
east for the present, by referring it to a
committee. The Senate agreed TO increase
the salary Of the Governor of the Common
wealth from five to seven thousand dollars,
but the House refused to concur. The Sen.
ate has also passed several resolutions or
deripg the printing of extra copies of the
reports Of Heads of Departments, which the |
House at once negatived. This state of
feeling has preFoatod much final legislation,