Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-14
Leffer Fr0,m Isurrisbwrg.

day: Ihe Two Houses hao organizea
on tuesday, INC o'h 'nht"h. d. D.
S'rang''of ,rio.ga county, was maze
Speaker OF the cehate, ana russell
Errcit cbiei clerk -thcreo'' in the
House, H. II, McOorh'cH, o' A,,egnc-
ny, was MADE speaker ana W. ".
Shurlock, OF Beaver county, chlei
clerk
WIN tho Legislature thus organ
lzed, the senate mas twenty votes he'
publican, twelve Democratic, ana one
Liberal kepuollcan--hepuolicah ma
jorlty, seven votes.
In the House the tepuolicans nave
iilly-sovenr yotesjI Democrats, iorty-
thrce--Republican majority, iour-
teen votes. On JOINT ballot, total ke-
publican majority, twenty-one votes.
This result shows that II IL IN the
power OF tho Ropubllcans TO inter.
pref the new constitution us they may
desire. t..f4~
This fact gave rumor, this week, to
certain wonderful stories of what waf
to be done, 1t was said tho Republican
leaders were determined TO throw eve
ry obsiac in the way of the success o
the new land that the House
Speaker was pledged to so arrange
the committees, that tho constitution
would receive from them every posi-
BILE hindrance. Many other just al
absurd rumors were ahoat.
The subsequent action Of botl
Houses, during this week, d,sprove'
all this. They have all taken tho
oath to support the new constitution
Both Houses are laboring earnestly
to conform in their legislation TO il
provisions. Committees have beer
appointed, who have reported new
rules for their government under Tho
new law, and every one, at leas
seems, TO strive their utmost, in theil
desire to bring the work of tho con
stituiion fairly into operation Gov
ernor Hartranit, in his able message
pays high tribute to the new consti
tuition ana calls upon the Legislature
to watch 1t closely, and TO como fairly
up to every provision II contains, L
work a sure and certain reform Of Thu
profigacles and corrnptions, that have
80 seriously affected past legislation
ln addition to this the following reso
luton has passed both Houses:
"Re'o'red, That it is tho iru. intent an,
meaning oi the new constitution, that the hrs
is nroyisons % tsnu. ON ,Ss ar., sTa T"s,ass an's
January, 1875, and the members of the House 0
Representatives thereof, should be elected at th
e'Ip T,. ''ss',D ."s'', " 80, 80 -
lug peop'o nnVo certainly reaso'
70 co"gra's'a'e themselves az lhe mar
,no"y oe.Weu' '"c .wo parties exist
,"g neio on 'n's suoJec.' Inc iooo,
,s enp.y, '1r no J'os Gun , nereal.er o'
PerPe,ra'eu ~ 'nc rcnhSyiVan'i
ncgls'a'ure me ha'ls Oh legislator
"re qule1 'no ,"en1oers are sm'l,nt
anu napPy' anu 'oons''tu.ioha, he
iorm @ auu % :,' .uown WIN .lungs, ap
Poa,s 20 W w,'.een e,,'i al owe, ,ts wa'iS ,,
Doi, a. ~ mcclure, VI fn'iaue'Phla
nas onerou a hew cl.' ~ Tue SENATE
'"unu.ns 'uo ei.e.'on .,.. '"w, accoru'nt
W 'no no" eous.''ui,on' ~ 's care
'u.iy uraw', anu CONTAINS every con
u'',o"' necossary iCr conuuc''ns an'
'iian'ng returns ,, VI al e.ec.'ohs; !
rePoa's ",l e'ect'on iuws III 'he otat'
WA. ",e 'oc", OF speclu'' anu eStenus
W a 1reu 'nereo,,ene gencra' e'ec,'on law
n's oIl' u',oc.s 'nn. u Juuse' ,w'
t"sPeo'ors anu 'wo "anvassers snal
oc eieeseu :" eacn Young district
cVory year. ~ ou.y VI 'ne ouh
vasSers Is sooewna. s'n'iar 10 Una. .
assessors, lhey VIII make reglstr.
OF voters IN August OF every year, an'
on or oeiore the hrst day OF september
they VIII return a copy OF their list
to the County commissioners, on'
copy being retained BY each canvasser
These lists are printed and posted
al'iereut election districts OF 'he coun