Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-03-20

/ and passed constitutional conVentioI
bill last week. The bill as passed makes
the convention to consist Of $50 mem
bers, 20 to be elected at large. each vote
to vote for ten, and the remaining Is:
delegates shall be appor,ioned to ane
elected from the Senatorial districts, fou1
delegates to be elected for each Senatoria
district. thereupon each voter 10 vote fo
Que half the number the district is en-
titled to The bill was cent to th'
| House, lut it refused to concur in tht
amrndment made by the Senate, and i
will now 60 10 committee of conference
which committee will no doubt report {
bill that both Houses will agree loo.
! As one Of the Attorneys for the Com
mon wealth in the Credit Mobilier case
Lewis W. Hall laid his claim. for fees
before the Senate Fiance Committee las
week. He had really only assist d in
collecting about $4,000, and he asked
the modest little sum of $4,000. bul
finally came down aud agre. 10 take
$4,000. The committee would not agree
to give over this, but | believe have con-
sented to insert clause in the appropria
ton bill to leave the matter to Judge
Pearson. and authorizing the State Trea
.urer to pay Mr.. Hall whatever the
Judge shall decide Halls services to be
worth.
The following bills relating to your
county. were all acted on. since l last
wrote you:
BY Mr. Griffith. to incorporate the Odd
Fellows hall association of Mifflintown.
Senate No 500. allowing Perrysville
Juniata county. to vote upon local option.
An act to require the courts Of Juniata
county to appoint auditors to re-andit and
settle the accounts of the township Of
fcials of Delaware township. Juniata
county. Amended by Mr.. Crawford and
passed.
The FIRST of these had been passed by
the Senate, and is reported in the House !;
the second one passed by the Senate
only, and the third has been passed by
both branches.
In relation to general bills in the
House. one was f~vorbly reported giving
half the penalty to informere, in cases
where the law is violated by the pub
Itching Of obscene advertisements one
the society for the prosecu-
ton Of cruelty to animals, to stop cock
and dog fighting. The bill making seven
per cent. the legal rate of interest. was
negatively The Senate passed
tho following bills. that is of general in
lerest to all travellers
An act amending tho provi.o in sec-
ton five of an act to prevent frauds upon
travellers. approved the sixth day of May.
Ammo Domini one Thousand eight hun
ired aud sixty three, as 70 lows:
SECTloN |. BE 1t enacted. ETC., That
he proviso in section FIVE of an act 10
prevent frauds upon travellers. approved
The sixth day of May, Ammo Domini one
hou-and eight Hundred and sixty-thre-.
ne, and the same is, hereby amended go
hat.the same shall read "a follows; Pro.
Vided That This act shall not prohibit
my perron Who has purchased ticket
rom any agent authorized by this act,
with the b'na fAle intention Of travelling
lp"n the same the whole distance between
he points named in the said ticket. from
selling the unused part of the came and
it shall be the duty of the saii company
70 pay for such unused portion of the
ticket the difference between The fare to
p int used and the amount paid for said
ticket
give you for the information of any
# yonr readera, who may care to know
he occupation of the members of the
House and Senate. They are as fol-
owe:
The Senate of Pennsylvania is com
,osed of 90 lawyers. tanner. surveyor
farmer. l physician. 9 gentlemen, l.
piano maker, and puddler. The House
i composed of 2 saddlers, oil mcr-
liant. 2 tanners. merchants 9 brick
ayers. 3 printers. cabinet maker, | oil
efiner. 4 editors. IS farmers. machinist,
physicians. book keeper, 10 gentle
men, ! siiversmith oil dealer. | con-
'eyancrrs, 9 bankers. 2 civil engineers
umber merchants. / miller. l surveyor
ium5erman. l druggist. l clerk. 9 mi
'ers. : teachers. boat builder, l foun
Iryman and stone cutter.
The Gubanatorial contest stands about
IS follows 25 Senatorial delegates to |
he State Convention have been elected,
md GS Representative delegates, and il
:ount thus: Senatorial-Hartranft IA.
Jordan 4. Ketchum 4. Lilley 1. and
White 2. Repr-sentatives-Hartran anft
"A Jordan 10 Kctchum 9, Lilley 2. and
White 2 Philadelphia. Allegheny a,.d
he Columbia districts have not elected
Senatorial delegates, and Philadelphia,
Allegheny, Westmoreland, Dauphin,
dontour. Mercer. and Columbia, must
till choose Representative delegates,
making eight Senatorial and thirty two
representatives yet to be elected.
Our Democratic friends here are in no
miable mood since the news from New
hampshire came in. Republican victo.
les now eeem to have the same dep,es.
ing effect amongst them that Union.
ictories over Rebels in the late war pro.
uced. One of them, more progressive
nd sensible than the rest, said he was
lad that his party had been defeated up
q New Hampshire for If thew b.3 h.o. |