Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-07

brethren. 1t would be better to make
the concurrence of four of the six
judges necessary to decision, and the
opinion of the two in the minority chat
the case should 60 to the supreme court,
ought to suffice to send it there. The
opinion of the two judges ought to have
that much weight anyhow.
THE only criticism made upon the
message ofGov. Pattison to the Legisla-
ture yesterday, is that be is threshing old
straw in urging action upon topics which
were discussed in his campaign speeches,
and that he is presumptuous in recon-
mending to a coordinate branch Of the
government measures which it has
already we'll in hand. These, how
ever, are considerations of taste for
the most part, and such hypercriticism
will not find much popular favor. The
people are glad to hear their governor
speak as earnestly for reform after his
Inauguration as before his election. An
expression of the executive approval of
good measures now under consideration
in the Senate and House cannot do
them any harm and may facilitate their
passage. If, as is alleged, bills in accord
ance with the governors leading sugges.
tions have already been introduced by
one or another OF the Democratic sena-
tors that only goes to prove in what
happy accord the executive and senatorial
representatives of the party are.
ENGLAND suddenly shows ar ardent dis
position to cultivate close diplomatic and
commercial relations with Mexico.
IT seems that the pension bureau is
printing the list OF pensioners by states
and counties and they will soon be access
ible to the lo:al newspapers for publica-
tion. This is as it should be.
THE WORLD Is NEW.
Though ages old, this world Is new
New, with the fiery heat of youth.
New, with the glowing light OF truth.
New, with the thrilling powers Of lite.
New in the cOnquering of strife.
Though ages old, this world is new.
Grace Holmes, in Chicago inter. Ocean.
THE Border Raid bill received its Gucius
yesterday. Despite the earnest plea of
Mr.. Sharpe it was unanimously negatiycd
By the appropriations committee yestcr-
day. The action of tn, committee will
meet with general popular favor.
The Republican members of the House
refused to order the printing OF Governor
Pattison's message. Never mind. the
people will read it in the newspapers and
will be satisfied if the Legislature Gives
heed to its recommendations.
1T is reported. that Zola's works, bg,l-
liant but objectionable, have been BY !av:
suppressed iu Germany. The edict men
tions emphatcal!y that any bookseller
having LAssolnor or "Nana " on
sale may lie punished by fine and impris-.
onment.
BITLEE's proposition to repeal the pol
tax a. a qualification of suffrage and to
impo,a it upon the non voter meets with
little favor in Massachusetts,. aud STAT
Chairman Cooper seems to have lost all
interest in the similar measure which he
intsoduccd al Harrisburg.
TIE Columbia Herald has ,ecaivcl; and
published replies from most of the Demo
cratic county committeeman wil;!n it in
terrogatcd as 20 the prevailing popular
opinion about The appointments of III.
Cassidy as attorney general. They a.,
almost unanimously satisfied with The ;,u-
pointment and anxious TO give the cover
nor d chance.
A CORRESPONDENT, who sends Us an
account Of meeting hel,l at Chr;stiana
to protest against the late trianaia! as
sessment down that way, forgets to send
his name with his communication rs an
evidence OF GJcl faith Hcn:c i must bc
consi rued 10 the waste basket
interesting as the subject is TO which it
relates.
SOME $151, 295.7S is said to he Included
In tho expenses of taking the last censris
for travelling cxpcnsea," Mr.. Rohait p. |
Porter, tho chief cf the dabt, wealin and
taxation department: having spent $1.f.I
OF his money Oil three pleasure trips to
Europe. AS hc is absent now Oh Il similar
errand possibly the delay in publishing
the census will be ended when he returns
a;.d puts in his bill.
TIE House committee Oh city passenger
railways at Harrisburg has promptly re
ported the bill repeating existing acts
which gave these corporations almost alb
'o!uto control Of the streets and put the
,itizens at their mercy. The committee
having been suspected of an indispos.tion
% report this bill has vipdicatcd itself
With c"mmendable promptness Let the
1ousc follow it up with passage of the
Measure.
The bill suggested by the Lancaster bar
association to fix salaries for county offices
meets with general favor in Berks comfy.
which it affects, and with the members of
he Legislature from that county, though
ONO of them are disposed to cut the sal
ries even down below the Lancaster
chedule. Tho Luzerne representatives
axe kindly to the bill, with notifications;
Vhlle In Schuylkill objection is made to