The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-14
Harrisburg Correspondence.
HARRrsBURe, April 11th, 18

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HARRISBURG, April 18th, 1874.
The Legislature after weeks "loafing"
have again gone to work, and are making
some progress. In the House on Tuesday,
Mr.. Morgan, of Lawrence, offered a reso-
luton providing for an adjournment sine
die on the 30th inst, but the resolution
was referred to the committee of Ways and
Means, where it will probably stay while,
and the prospects of speedy adjournment
are not good. The bill fixing the salaries
of the several officers of the State was
passed to a second reading in the Senate
on Wednesday, when an attempt was
made to have the bill recommitted with in
structions to have the salaries reduced
twenty-five per cent A vote being taken
on this proposition the entire Republican
vote of the Senate was cast against it,
while every Democrat voted in favor of a
reduction. I could not help wondering
whether this vote of the Democrats was
caused by an earnest desire to reduce pub
lie expenditures, or because their opponents
hold most of the offices if for the former
reason they will find that the people of the
State heartily sympathize them.
In the House the appropriation of
$1,000, 900, for the Centennial exhibition
was finally passed, though an attempt was
made by the Democrats to defeat the mea-
sure unless the Republicans would agree to
amend the Senatorial apportionment bill,
so that it would be more acceptable to the
Democrats.
The Judicial apportionment has been
finally disposed of and the Governor has
sent in the following appointments, which
hold good until. the first Monday in jan
nary next.
ADDITIONAL LAW JUDGES.
Twenty-fifth district-Clea Clinton
and Centre-John II. Orvis.
Twelfth distriot-Dauphin and Lebanon
- Robert M. Henderson, of Cumberland
county
Twenty-s ixth district-Columbia, Mon
tour, Sullivan and Wyoming-Thomas ].
Ingham.
Tenoe-Charles M Candless.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
Thirty-second -DelawaIe-John
N. Broomall.
Third district Northampton-W. S.
X fitzpatrick.
Forty-second district = Adams-David
Wills.
Thirty-ffth district Mercer William
Maxwell.
Thirty-third district-Armstrong
The consideration of these appointments
under the rules must lay over for five days,
but in the case of J. II. Orvis, Esq, of
Centre, a member of this Legislature the
rules were suspended, and the nomination
was confirmed. Mr. Orvis' resignation was
handed to the Speaker of the House to take
effect at once.
You will notice that Cum berland CO.,
man is nominated as law judge for Lebanon
and Dauphin counties, while no appoint
ment has been made for Cumberland co.
But then there is no haste for an appoint
ment there, as the interes Is of the county
are now properly cared for by Judge Jun
kin, and so no harm will come from de-
lay. And then it is rum ored that Hon.
Lem. Todd wants the place, and does not
wish to resign his pres ent position as Con-
gresham until the end of this session.
The fact that Mr.. T odd is willing TO resign
an office that pays larger salary for the
purpose of being called "Judge'' for few
months, (as there is no chance for Repub-
lican making the election next fall even if
he should get the nomination., shows that
the honor of the Office should be taken into
consideration in fixing the salary.
On Friday a vote was taken in the House.
which decides the fate of the repeal of the
Local Option Law. 1t will be allowed to
remain as It is for the present. The yeas
and nays being called for on the resolution
to discharge the committee from further
consideration OF bill repeating the law, a
number of the members lodged the ques-
tion, and among those who failed to record
their vote, was the member from your
county. QUD NUNo.