The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-01-29
Letter from Harrisburg.
HARRISBURG, Jan. %, I

HARRISBURG, Jan. 90, 1876
DUAR ADVOCATE :-AuOther week has passed,
Ms predicted the Senate ana House of Repre-
scntatives are settling down tn wOrN. The
senate being the smaller b,dv moves or with
more celebrity than its larrer and slower cO.Ordl
nate nelehbOr. bill has been introduced hy
n member from Luz0rno OF considerable inter.
est to the miners Of your county also bill by
Mr.. Fncher Of Luzorne, authorizing border
towns ships % ,e separ ted from Cue county and
annexed to adjoining counties upon certain
conditions. Does this mean tho secession q
Haze and Foster townships AMI borourhs of
Haacton aud jeddo nnd their arneXlon to Car.
bon 2 Fhe gentleman introduc'ng tho hill Ia
known ns un advocate 10 now counties MS his
district is notorouslv lily provided with facii.
ties for legal redress OF grievances whereasf
united TO Carlton, Halle and Foster townships
would Ue within CnSv reach of the t'Ourt House,
and they coud not be much better fixed even
with a now county. Anu their addition to yOur
county would raise Carbon TO n iirst-ClaSs COrln-
ny making it judicial district ana emitting IL
90 one Senator Perhaps the author OF the bill,
who, by the way ia an Old Carbon county bov,
had that obi ~ in view ns resort IN case thp
new county bill Eiled to furnish the much de
sired rehcf for his district
All surtS of schemes nre now on root TO tax
the Treasury Last week Coy. Curtin, of the
state Committee on Centennial affairs tried to
talk $40 OOl out OF the banKtuDt treasury, TO on.
ahle the official representatives to be Mt home
during the show. Of course they gave IT another
name. Last night the Grangtrs, under the
head OF Piolclte, tired TO open the state purse
| to the cell OF the poo" farmers o. the Common
wealth 10 help them TO see the snow, 70 the
| tune Of $50 ODO state superintendent Wicker.
| shan wants $4,000 or $4,000 to show W the
| puhllC schools of the state Mt the Centennial
| show. And so on without end
Yesterday tho vote on purchasing copy OF
Purdon's Digest. much needed Work that
J every member should have, some amusing
uttlC contradictions took place, iully hlty MON.
| hers who voted no did so for the purpose of
| throwing sand In the dear peoples eyes, anQ II
| very rueful looking set theY wCre when the
| vOGe was lost they poor. nonc5t souls would
| have taken the book and been g'ad To get 1t but
| were afraid to face the music. Your townsman
| was not one of h at crowd, ne voted boldly for
| shat he thOught Hs n member. h9 mad right
trThe vote VIII IN all prObab litl be taken over,
| when we will see what we viii see.
| QBte stir was made In tine House this week,
| which resulted III tie appointment OF n commit.
| tre to invest stIgatc the Hlf1irs of tine MOrgAuzl
| School in Western Pennsy vnnia tn" instltu-
| tiOn iS here mudesily asking for Sls5O0t OF
| which amount the board of state Charities
| recommends the appropriate on Of SlGSiOJ.
| The House has passed Il blll opening the
| Treasury or rather 0iverting II portion ol the
| revcnlpe IRON pethor'c Sinking Fund to the
| General Fund and mny result IN easing up the
| fnunciHi ST. 8in In which many OF the members
find themselves
| Al resolutions naming n dnV Tor adjournment
| are voted down with such decided maj nltY
| that it ls evident tho mcmDers will not go home
| until their wOtK il done. Adieu.
NOBRAC