Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-03-04
Letter from, Harrisburg.
HARRISBURG, Feb. %. Is


Mr.. EDITOR - The committee ap,
pointed by the Legislature to investi.
gate the charges preferred by the
Grand Army OF the Republic against
A. Il. Guss, for gross immoralities
while principal of the CassviIle Sol.
diers' Orphans School, met in the Sen.
ate committee room some few DAYS
ago. Senator Anderson occupied the
chair. There were a large number OF
persons in attendance and much in.
ierest was manifested in the proceed
ings. Much of the testimony taken
was of such nature that our daily
papers refused to publish it. A large
number OF male and female pupils of
the school were examined, as also
State officials, who had been sent to
the school by the State Superintend.
ent of common schools to make in.
vestigation. Many very hard things
were rumored about Guss' improper
conduct with some of the female
scholars of the school but little of this
was sworn against him ut the exam.
ination here.
The investigating committee held
sessions at Cassville school on Tues.
day and Wednesday, when witnesses
for tho defence were examined. -
Their report has not yet been made
nor published, and the probability is
that it will be in favor of Guss, who
alleges that his enemies trumped up
the charges to ruin him.
In the matter of the swindlers on
the usury bill of which | wrote you
last week, the movers 10 the matter,
j. Monroe Krciter, an old citizen
here, and w. Ii. Dimmick, member of
the legislature from Pike and Wayne
counties, were arrested and taken be,
fore the U. S. Commissioner here, and
BY him held in $4,000 bail for trial in
tho U. S. Court at Philadelphia, in
May next. Both deny having any
thing to do with it. Dimmick sent
his resignation to the House on Mon
day, where it was ut once accepted.
The House committee have hot yet re.
ported the result Of their investiga.
ton. Dimmick refused to testify be-
fore them on advice of his counsel.
The excitement created by this case
does away with any prospect of pass.
Jog usury bill this session.
Mr.. Mycr read a bill in tho House,
fixing and defining the liability of
banks and backing companies of this
Commonwealth. The bill makes the
stockholders of banks, banking com.
panies, saving institutions, trust com.
panies, and all othor incorporated
companies, doing the business OF banks,
or loaning or discouDting moneys,
personally liable for all debts and de.
posits in their individual capacities
double the amount Of the capital stock
held and owned by each.
In The Senate, on Friday, the con-
sideration OF the Judicial spportion.
ment bill was resumed. The follow.
ing amendments offered by Mr.. Rutan
were adopted That Warren county
be detached from Erie, and that Erie
constitute the twenty, fourth district.
That Forest be taken from Venango,
and that Venango constitute the tbir.
ty-first district. That Jefferson and
Clarion constitute the thirty. second
district, and Green and Fayette the
fourteenth district.
Senator McSherry wanted Adams
county detached from York, making
each a separate district. He said
court business in York was very
heavy, and the lawyers Of both coun.
t'cs we're opposed TO their being mi.
tea. Mr.. Wallace regretted his ina.
bility to vote for tho amendment; to
DO consistent with his record, and 10
comply with the requirements of the
judiciary article in tho constitution.
as be interpreted II, no could not give
bis support to measure which con.
tcmplAted the formation of a judicial
ie q county having less than