The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-08
LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate on Wednesday of last
week. Mr.. Graham reported from the
Evans investigation committee that
they had used all diligence to secure
the attendance of George O. Evans, but
had failed.
On his motion, the Senate direct ed
process to issue for the arrest of Evans.
Mr.. Petrikin made an Intellectual at
tempt to discharge the committee on
Judiciary general from the act provid.
ing for the payment of the wages of la.
Dor in lawful money and abolishing the
pass book and order system.
Several senators said they would vote
to discharge the committee if the bill
was not reported in a reasonable time.
In the House, Mr.. George A. Smith,
member elected at the late special elec.
ton for the counties of Fulton and
Bedford, was sworn and took his seat.
Mr.. Dartt offered a resolution Thy
unanimous consent) to hold session
every Thursday afternoon from to s
p. M, for the consideration of public
bills, which was agreed to,
Mr.. King offered the following, which
was adopted:
ResolUed, That three thousand copies
of the mine inspectors report for
Schuylkill, Northumberland, Columbia
and Luzerne counties be printed for the
use of the members of the house.
The followig bills were introduced.
A supplement to an act relative to
committing magistrates of Lebanon,
Dauphin, Adams and Franklin coun-
ties, extending the provisions of said
act to the counties of Lancaster and
Columbia.
An act to incorporate the Northum.
berland car and manufacturing COM
pany.
In the Senate on Thursday of last
week, Mr.. White offered preamble
reciting the dispatch published In the
New York Tribune relative to a reso-
luton rejecting upon the auditor gen
eral and state treasurer, alleged to have
been intended for presentation in the
house by Mr.. Cooper and concluding
with this resolution:
Resotred, That q committee of three
be appointed by the speaker of the sen.
ate to investigate the said charges
against said officers, and the facts at
tending the attempted introduction of
the said resolution and the publication
thereof, with power to send for persons
and papers.
Mr.. Buckalew said he was not in ia.
vor ofcreatiDg investigation committee
on the strength of newspaper articles.
If charges are made by responsible par
ties against these public officers he
would, of course, approve of investiga.
ton; but he did not think that an un.
known correspondent of foreign jour.
nal should receive so great considera.
tion from the senate.
The resolution was referred to the
on the Evans investigation. |
Agreeably to ORDER the House proceed.
ed tothe consideration of House Bill No.
476, an act supplementary to an act re- |
lative to the election of auditor general
and county surveyors by the people.
Section first Of the bill provides that
any vacancy of auditor general and |
surveyor general caused by the death of |
my one elected to fill either Office, shall |
be filled by incumbent of the Office at |
The time being, until his successor shall |
be legally elected and qualified, and the |
'econdsection provides that at theannual |
election next ensuing after the death of
such persons so elected, the qualified |
voters shall fill such vacancy, who shall
assume the duties of such office on the |
Rrst of December next ensuing after
said election, and hold said office for the |
term of the person deceased which he
was elected to fill, and the third section
provides for opening returns and de-
,iding result by the secretary of the
commonwealth, in the presence of the
governor, attorney general and auditor
general.
Under suspension of the rules the bill
passed, finally.
Agreeably to order the house resum.
ID the further consideration of the bill
untitled "an act TO provide against the