The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-03-10
THE STATE CAPITOL.
HARRISBURG. March Z, 1876.

nority to be a significant movement toward
the fixing of a day final for the adjournment
of the Legislature, while the purpose OF the
Democrats in re-committing the bill was to
perfect it by several amendments, the rrin-
cipal of which was the item of salaries of
members, which amount, we are informed,
has already been fixed so as to include only
a salary for the one hundred days The
chief object in Withdrawing the bill from
the house was to prevent the time of the
house being wasted in quibbling over it to
the detriment OF the more important meas
ures pending. If the majority find that the
work of the session is sufficiently advanced
20 admit of an adjournment at the close of
the one hundred days, the Legislature will
then adjourn but if the work is found not to
be in fit condition no adjournment will take
place at that time
A question which seems very much to in
terest the Legislature, at least some members
of the House, at present seems to be, how
and when, with the greatest honor and least
expense to themselves, the present Legisa-
| 'N'S - w l"ll'NiphtO III wv blPiobNiiiiS
Centennial festivities. a resolution, or
rather trio of resolutions, was introduced
into the House with this object in view.
The first mentioned of these started out with
two patriotic 'whereascs," and ''Resolved"
| that the Senate and House, if the Senate
concur, meet in fraternal reunion in Phila-
delphia on the - day of -, A. d. 1876
and also that committee of five be appoint
ed to make arrangements for the occasion.
Another was offered fixing the time of meet
ing May 10th, 1876, and the place at Memo
rial Hall, on the Centennial grounds After
a considerable waste of time in discussing
the propriety of these resolutions they were
finally referred to the Centennial Commit
tee, which Committee will likely grow very
patriotic in its discussions.
To keep in order and restrain, as it were,
the more enthusiastic members, whose pa
triotism when excited to the highest pitch
might induce them to vote away millions of
other peoples money in addition to the mil
lions gone before, there is certain admix-
ture OF an economical element in the com
position Oh the House. Inc last mentioned
element rendered the passage of the last
Net'ehh'al appropriation, W., the "4o,0o0
|" p"l'" 0'ale paVlIoh, Just as much as q
o"'S"," .! ln'lf oPP"'i''h' ct not con-
tent that it should now rest in the hands of |
the Senate, Mr.. Irwin, Of Allegheny, a rep
't9th'a'Ne Oh 'he economical element, last |
','Gnt maze an eHoft 10 get 1t PACK again IN
'"' 'i'",o ''' 'H' P"'P"'e % S'l.l Iurther re- |
u'.'''s 'n' "'lo""' appropriately fhIald-
P'Ia ana Nic'haSe oe'hs arouse 10 acton
uy 'n'S "''l'hc demonstration promptly raj
ne" III op,'N''on anu tne resolution recall
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'''v "'E"'s SESSION was we ih'g"I say, !
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'''o'no'' 'r"',i "'''uc'Pn'" ana mehner
vi ','' ''''''"''N "' ''"', 10 nave passed
resolution stopping 'he Introduction oi new
pu''"e'a "'''r 'ne l''h OIL March ! he
'i""9c nS S''f''i I'll noes re'u7eo |" receive
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committee, 1t Is recommended
1hat an amendment to the charter OF this
institution be made, by winch the Board OF