Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-18
Eeifer IRON, harrisburg.

tho reserved point in tho Evans case
wns heard on tho 10th instant, before
Judge Picrson Of this county. The
point as made by Mr.. Hall, defend
ants attorney, on tho trial of this
case and which tho court reserved,
was, that tho act of March 80, 1871,
for tho settlement Of public accounts
having provided tho plaintiff rene
dy, it must be pursued and the judg.
meut of tho reserved point must bc
entered on tho verdict in favor Of the
defendant.
The counsel for plaintiff took the
position that the Commonwealth had
right 10 the common law remedy,
and were not confined to the act OF
1871. Judge Persons decision was
reserved for a future day.
In the Senate, this week, tho Judi.
cial apportionment bill has received
much attention. On second reading
Of tho bill Mr.. Wallace amended the
first section thereof by strisiking out
"to which tho counties of Perry and
Jnniata are hereby attached" Mr.
Wallace said, ~ desire TO state the
reasons for this amendment, us il
may, perhaps, become proper on this
consideration Of the subject matter Of
the bill, 10 mako other amend
monts. My views of tho Constitution
differs somewhat from that of the
Senator who has this bill in charge
( (Rutan." He then continues, stating
that counties having forty thousand
inhabitants shall be separate judicial
districts under the provisions of arti-
Gle five, section FIVE, Of tho new Con
stitution, and that where county
that is contiguous TO such an one, and
having less than forty thousand inhab.
itants, il can be attached TO any other
county having less than forty thous-
and inhabitants. We cannot attach
such county to county having forty
thousand, as tho Constitution requires
the attachment Of such county to an
other county Of the same character as
itself. Whenever a county having
less than is requisite to cntitlc it to q
separate judge, and is surrounded by
counties having each the requisite for
ty thousand, then, in that event, the
minority county must bo annexed to
orc of tho majority counties, rs the
Constitution will not allow that two
majority counties shall be thrown to-
gether jndicially when separated by
u majority county" Mr. Wallace
urged able arguments to prove his in
depreciation of the Constitution the
correct one The bill is exciting n
great deal Of interest all over the
State and many protests have been
received from counties asking for a
change in the districts in which their
own county is located.
The following bill was introduced
in tho House, this week "Tbat the
payment Of interest on deposits by
private bankers, State banks and Ma.
tiona banks, is prcjadicial TO the best
interests of the people of this Com.
monwealtb, represses private enter
prise, and yields to capital therein
employed return greater than that
employed in any other form, Resolced,
That the committee on the judiciary
bc and are hereby instructed 10 pre-
pare and report to this House "A bill
consistent with the Constitution and
laws Of this Commonwealth, and OF
the United States, by which payment
Of interest on deposits shall be forbid.
den. and such penalties imposed as
shall prevent the same" If such u
bill should be reported and pass and be-
come law, it would undoubtedly crc.
alto the greatest change in financial
affairs that could possibly happen.
On Thursday last, Senate bill No.
Al was taken up in the House, it be.
ing u bill explanatory of certain parts
of the new election law. 1t cites in
tho first section that the assessors ap-
pointed in tho election bill, sections
fourteen and fifteen, are hereby dc.
l. l. r
clnreu @ " oe assessors ohiy 10 perform
sucn eu'les as are now required py
ing of elections and registration OF
voters, and that the Office of assessor
for purposes of valuation, with all the
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