The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-13
The Legislature.

! At the Monday session, notnlng oil inter-
est to this locality was done in either house.
In the Senate Mr.. Crawford on Tuesday
presented petitions for local option law,
which various other petitions in favor of
local option or prohibitory laws were pre-
sented. Mr.. Crawford also introduced the
following:
An act supplemental to the act of March
Sth, 1871, to authorize the commissioners
of Perry county to borrow money for the
erection of new poor house. An act to
regulate proceedings in relation to the erec-
tion and repair of bridges in the county of
Perry, and repeating all former acts incon-
sistent Herewith. And an act to enable the
legal voters of the borough of Perrysville,
Juniata county, to determine by ballot,
whether houses for the sale of Intoxicating
drinks shall be licensed within the limits
of the same.
The supplement to the act providing for
the selection of jurors was passed after
being amended to provide for suspension of
the drawing by the judges of the courts
desire to attend; Or the judges may appoint
two disinterested citizens to inspect the
same; provided, that the act shall not apply
to Philadelphia.
During the Wednesday proceedings a
long discussion was had over an act regula-
ting the salaries of county superintendents.
By the proposed bill the salary is fixed at
two dollars for each school and one dollar
for each square mile. No salary shall be
less than 81 ZOO, except WHERE there shall
be less than hundred schools, when it
shall be $500. The further consideration
of the bill was postponed for the present.
A bill was introduced somewhat changing
the law of libel and allowing the truth Of
the matter published to be given in evil
dence and to operate to the acquittal of the
accused.
On Thursday the petition of Col. Mcclure
and other citizens, complaining of fraud in
the election of II. w. Gray was presented
and was referred to the committee with in
struction to report on Monday.
On Friday Mr.. Weakly introduced bill
to authorize the court of Cumberland coun-
ty to open the Judgment in the case of
Paul Sheppe, convicted of murder in the
first degree, and to grant new trial.
Eulogies were offered upon Senator Con-
nell, whose death was appropriately refer
red to when the Senate adjourned until
Monday at II o'clock.
IN THE HOUSE BE-.
the committee on constitutional reform re-
ported bill to provide for the calling of a
convention for amending the Constitution,
and 1000 copies were ordered to be printed
for the use of the House. The amendments
provide for the election on the IA, of May,
the convention to meet on the second Tues
day in June. The number of members is
fixed at ninety mine, sixty-six to be elected
as State Senators are elected, two for each
Senator, and thirty three to be elected at
large, each elector to vote for eighteen, no
person to cast more than one vote for each
person. One-third Of the members may re-
quire any amendment to be submitted to
lue pcOplo ocpdidIciy' aJ ioi 'ho NhoiO
term, one thousand dollars, with mileage.
On Wednesday Mr.. Shuler introduced
the following bills: .....
A bill repeating an act relating to the
fees of sheriffs, so far as relates to Perry
county. ... ......
Also, repeating an act regulating peddlng
and auctions, and fixing the amount of the
license for the same, so far as relates to
Perry county.
Also, repeating an act relating to huck-
stering, so far as relates to Perry county.
On Thursday the house passed an act to
provide for tri annual enumeration of the
children of school-age in the state; also, an
act to increase the school term to five
months in year. Further petitions favor
ing local option were presented on Friday,
and after short session the house adjourn
ed till Monday evening.
From Washington.
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