Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-02-12
HAeRisBURG, Feb. 7, 1878

Reception The Constitutional Amend.
ments not to be Submitted to the People.
HArRisBuRG, Feb. 7, 1878
Editor Sentinel: have not much to
communicate to you this week Both
Houses have adjourned until Tuesday.
/ There has been some huge log-rolling
done within the last few days-Philadel-
delphia of cou,se coming in for her full
share. You nay remember the Union
Passenger Railway Company" of Phila-
delphia that was here last winter for leg.
islation Not being satisfied with the
result of the job. it again made its ap
pearance here OH Wednesday. and asked
that it be allowed to lay a double track
on Market street between Front and
Ninth. The people of Market street ap-
pear to be almost unanimously against
1t 1t destroys the most important mer-
camille avenue in the city, and hands it
over to corporation to make money out
of. Many people outside of Market
street are opposed to it, because they
think it takes tie management Of the
streets from the city authority and vests
it in the authority Of a corporaticn.-
There will be meeting Of those who
are opposed to the bill at the Horlicul-
turaI Hall in Philadelphia tomorrow
evening. to organize the large and power
full sentiment against it into an expires.
sion that will be carried TO Governor
Hartranft, for the purpose of getting him
to veto the bill. The company has had
a strong lobby here 1t is corporation
against the people. Both parties are ap-
plying to the Governor. The chief
stockholders in the company are ex-
Stale Treasurer Kemble, ex-State Trea
surcr McGrath, and ex-S.ate Senator
Ridseway..
The next big job was the passage of
supplement to the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company's charter. giving them uu-
limited privileges. allowing them to issue
an unlimited number Of bonds and stock.
1 notice that the. Constitutional Conven-
ton is directing its attention to Just such
legislation, and doubtless will propose
remedy against it. There seems to be a
disposition on the part Of number here
to array tie public sentiment of the State
against the Constitutional Convention
The convention does aeem to be tardy in
its work.
The bill that was reported by the
Ways and Means Committe, giving the
Centennial Committee one million dollars,
was reported back to that committee,
and again came forth with only five hun
dred thousand dollars. 1t is alleged that
the committee was packed; only such as
were known'to be favorable to the bill
were notified Of the first meeting, con-
sequently the bill went back to commit
tee. When brought mp it was made the
special order for next Thursday. There
seems to be good deal of feeling against
it at present, and unless change takes
place soon, 1 doubt whether even this
amount will be appropriated.
The Local Option bill will be so
amended that all counties and cities
which have not voted before the third
Friday in March shall vote on that ques-
ton that day. This will be done in or
der 20 have the question disposed of
the State at about one and
the same time, for you know some of the
towns and cities hold their municipal or
local elections in October on State elec-
tion day. That is the case with this city
and county. License will be voted down
here in Harrisburg. The impression
prevails here that there are not ten coun
lice in the State that will support the old !