The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-14
OUR HARRISBURG LETTER.


Special TO the CARB4N ADVOCATE.
HARRI,BUEG Pa, Feb. 10, 'S5.
TIE Magistrates bill is finally settled.
The Philadelphia members were fillibus-
tering as much MS they knew how but il
eliminated in =. v.te on Thursday witch
resulted iii 1872 members in favor ana 70
who were not in favor Tue two thirds
vote not having been received the Gov.
ernor is sustained in his veto. Among
bills reported ulfirmatively from COM
mittees were the following; Regulating
the hunting and killing Of web-footei
wild fowls. Prohibiting the manuiac-
ture and sale of Intoxicating liquors in
the State. To abolish the payment of
poll tax. Reducing the members TO 100
To prevent treating in saloors ard other
public places. Regulating the running
of traction engines on public and high.
ways.
Among the petitions presented were
several praying for the passage of bill
requiring scientific temperance iustruc-
tons in our public schools. One OF
these petitions from Eldred township,
Iyooming county, was signed by 400
voters AMI 1G7 women. Thtre was an
other from Brllefonte signed by 52G vot.
ers and 326 women. Among bills re-
ported On Friday were tIe following;
Empowering the Governor to appoint
special police officers. To prevent in
jury 10 the property of livery stable
Keepers. To prohibit the fraudulent se-
creting of property 10y debtor. OF the
bills that were read in place the same
dly there was ono 10 compel insurance
companies doing business in this State
to deposit $40 900 as a protection to the
creditors of the company.
Mr.. Packer, of Iioga, has introduced
bill in the House, which certainly
should become a law, The bill is urged
by the Auditor Ganetal 1t is 10 pro-
vide for the appointment of State Bank
Examiner whose duties shall be similar
10 those of the National Bauk Examiner
He is to Inspect all the Banks, make a
report to the Auditor General and ln-
quirc into the workings of the State
Banks in general. This is certainly a
good bill and should Do passed by all
means. Your correspondent q short
time ago had occasion to look over the
statements of somo of the private Banks
in the State department and there be
discovered that the business done by
some of them, in fact the most of them
is of the very worst kind. Some of them
have sent in reports showing that they
have not made any money for several
years, in fact are losing all the time. Ii
is unfortunate that poor, hard-working
people should be 80 misled and should
have such unbounded confidence in these
so called Banks. The majority Of Them
will be compelled to close up soorer or
later and il the people throughout the
State are wise they will not put more
money in these institutions than they
can afford to lose.
Both the Senate and House have done
so lille work this week that to give a
resume Of what they did leavs me almost
entirely without news. The people will
probably come to the conclusion that
the senators and members are not work
ing at all, but that is u mistake. They
are hard at work in the committee rooms
aud will be there for week to GENE in
order to get bills ready to report for &C.
,lon by the House and Seuate.
It occurs to me here that the yentila
tion Of the House is very bad aud mum.
bsr of members have been overcome by
the heat and bad air. This matter has
been referred to a special committee and
a report is expected from them daily.
II they delay much longer the members
who have been suffering the most aTt
determined to take active measures IL
| correcting the evil.
The city this week is GaylY decket
with flags both Of the Stars aud Stripe,
and those representing the Grand Army
Badge. Il is all in honor of the "Boy,
in Blue who meet here this week in con
yention. Hundreds OF them are here al
ready, but owing to the intense colo
weather they are not able TO be about a.
they desire. On Tuesday evening they
bad camp fire in the Opera House a
which they spoke patriotic speeches ant
ssug old songs. The scene was granC
one and many recollectious were recalled
by the brave boys who fought in th,
great struggle. Not only in the city bu
! over every desk that was occupied by
member of the G, A. j hlaied ID pair O
American II gs, thus giving ths House
. patriotic aspect.