Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-31

reverse is a large Roman numeral ('V'')
indicating the denomination of the coin,
surrounded by wreath composed of cot
ton, wheat and tobacco, typical of the
three great agricultural products of the
country, the design being encircled by
inscription " United States Of America"
in capital letters at the top and "E. Plu-
ribus Unum" in smaller letters at the
base.
The Legislature keeps pegging away at
business Of minor importance to the pub
lie, the Senate being mainly occupied
with discussing and voting upon the Phila.
delphia appointments. Having voted to
abolish the delinquent tax collectors Office
it has now been agreed to ask Judge
Sharswood if the bill is constitutional.
The judiciary general committee, as might
have been expected, has agreed to report
| adversely to the confirmation of VIM. H.
Smith for recorder on the ground that no
| vacancy exists. Hence Governor Pattison
is reported to be about making
vacancy by removing Recorder
| Lane in message which will show good
cause for his removal. The Senate had a
long wrangle yesterday over the confirma-
tion Of Iseminger and Sensenderfer for
sealers of weights aud measures, Senator
Geo. Handy Smith, for the Republicans,
opposing them on the ground that the
Republican incumbents, appointed by
Hoyt, though not confirmed by the Senate,
were Gin for the session. Senator
Gordon, for the Democrats, argues that
they are not fairly in and that they are
unfit persons, and should be supplanted
by tue present governors excellent ap-
pointees. This is the gist Of a good deal
of discussion that has degenerated into
some small talk and altogether the pro-
ceedings are not of the highest order OF
parliamentary debate, either in purpose OF
form.
AN esteemed local contemporary find.
fault with the proposition to close tht
soldiers orphans school i'll 1885 and calls
it "a crusade against seventeen hundred
children.' 1t is no such thing. 1t il
simply proposition that all of the moth
erless and fatherless children Of the state
shall be put on the same footing.
there are seventeen hundred children now
in these schools, who were born from tiv,
to ten years after the war closed and who
arc to be fed, clothed and educated at tn,
states expense for two years more, they
will then have received all the advantag,
over the other friendless children tha
they are entitled to. AS special instance
of the " hardship" of closing thes'
schools, the following is given
From this place We know of two child
ren, boy and a girl, aged seven and min,
years, now in one of the schools, who's,
mother died fOrr years ago, and whose
father was kill,h on the Pennsylvania
) railroad. lie WIS pensioner, receiving
slS per month. His pension died witt
him, anu his c,iltrsn have no other home
than the orph III school If the schools
are to be closed il 1885, the one will b,
nine years and the other eleven, and the.
/ will be TOO young too take care of them
!, selves. They will have to be sent to th,
almShOuSe.
Hundreds Of instances might be cite.
of orphan children, younger and more
helpless than these, in this state who al,
not admitted to these soldiers orphans
schools. Happily in this special case, th,
children need not be " sent to the aims
house, Lancaster county has 4 - home
for al! such frieIdless."