Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24

or all or tneSe tHln8S we are Uuly
thankful and the House deserves re-
cognition for them. If it shall size up
to the severer tests which it must meet
in weightier matters of legislation aud
in the appropriations the commonwealth
will have reason to be satisfied with its
first experience in nearly ten years Of
Democratic House.
Coy: PATTIsON has appointed John
p. Stnsenderfer and Chas. I. Eismingtr,
of Philadelphia, seaIers of weights and
measures, and VIM. II. Smith recorder
in the city of Philadelphia, to succeed
Republican incumbents of these offices
whose terms are not expired, but
who, in the judgment of the governor.
are subject to removal by the executive,
and he makes it by this act of appointing
others in their places. SenSenderfcr and
Eisninger are deserving Democrats
Smith is a Reform Republican; all Of
them are men of excellent character and
ample qualifications for the places
to which they are respectively named.
The Republican sealers of weights and
measures who are to be supplanted are
low grade and rapaciOuS politicians and
are accused of misdOing in their Office.
David II. Lane, who is now recorder,
is q Republican politician of the
Cameron anti-McManes faction and
maintains that he exercises his Office
within the privileges Of the act creating
it. The prejudice in Philadelphia is
against the Office and its opportunities,
rather than against the man who fills
it the demand is for its abolition
rather than for change Of incumbents.
weights and measures and recorder
abolished throughout the state the
Republican majority i'll the Senate could
hardly justify opposition to the Cover
nor's removal of their incumbents, but
while they exist and the holders of them
are Republicans in commission the
Republican majority of the state Senate
will probably refuse to assent to their
removal Or to confirm their successors.
A struggle is therefore impending be-
tween the appointing and confirming
power which will involve some interest
ing questions and promises to develop
exciting phases.
THE Judiciary committee of the Maine
House will soon report bill re establish
| ing the death penalty for murder iii that
state.
CONGRESS proposes to prohibit the i'm
portation Of adulterated tea, and this an
nouncement brings joy and relief to
the votaCics of the true cup that cheers aud
don't inebriate.
ACCORDING to figures prepared b. NJ.
Mcpherson, clerk Of the House Of Rep. es
entatives, the next House will be compos
ed of l20 Republicans. 6 Readjusters,
GreeEback Labornen, 6 Independents and
1872 Democrats.
ONLY two members OF the federal Senate
were in their places yesterday morning
when the chaplain began his prayer, but
the religious portion OF the days proceed
ings went Oh as decorously as if there had
been a full house. OF the others some
felt they Were not in need Of prayers, but
most Of them were beyond its saving
grace.
tx ,1,T .!.r ,>g
physical courage, but that is a mighty
brave man in Philadelphia who has gone
about it by contracting to drink quart O!
Schuyikill water in ten minutes for six
consecutive nights. The fellow is evidently
seeking death with ali it's attendant hor-
rors by undertaking to put that combined
essence of nastiness into his stomach.
Fun at six below zero would seem to be
rather chilly sort of enterta inment. but
the people up at Montreal seem to have
enjoyed it hugely at the opening of their
winter carnival last night. The city is
throDged with strangers, SO much SO that
there scarcely remains standing room for
SuSStS ALA Sho AotCiSs VIII EEp
merry sleigh parade, the singing students,
the bonnie curriers' and games aud sports
of every description, the Canadian capital
is literally en- .fete, and Jack Frost is for
the nonce transformed into the gayest
sort of 4 sprite whose presence our neigh
bors over the line are apparently making
the most Of
AND now they are charging plagiarism
against Mr.. Cooper, the amiable chairman
Of the Republican state committee and
versatile author of that ponderous volume
on "American Politics. When the
Stalwart field marshal first gave Lis
mighty work to the public considerable
specula'ionwas had as to the probable result
OF his course in betaking himself to the
ranks of the " "literary fellers - for whom
the venerable chief of the clan Cameron
long siEce expressed unmitigated con-
tempt even now it is probable the aged
WinnebagO puts more than half the
blame for last falls disastrous campaign