The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-03-28
OUR HARRISBURG LETTER.
Special to the CARBoN Apvc CATE.
HARRISBURG. Pa, March a 'S5

Special TO the CARBeN ADVOCATE.
HARRISBURG. Pa, March a 'S5.
Last week said the underground wire
men were hard at work on their bill. 1t
dll some good. They succeeded in get
ting the bill on tie calendar and now il
Is very likely that it will 90 through
Que OF the employees told me the other
day that there was more corruption i,
connection with tLis ltill than any other
presented to tins legisl ,ture. Tner9 er.
tainly lfas been lots of money expended
on bo;L sides. 1t will cost the telegraph
men very large sum ii they are COM
PEELED to put their wires under ground,
and on the other hand the underground
men have the exclusiye right 20 the best
invention of conducting the wires in that
way. 1t is big scheme and some one
is going to M Ike money out OF it. The
House showed little evidence of reform
this week. 1ustead Of having their ses.
sion only two hours long they changed
10 three hours and now it is amusing to
see those members who are di,interes;sd
in the work trying to drag through tie
long sessions.
Mrs. Hnnt's lecture had the desires
effect upon the members. for LAST We'd
n,sday when the members met they over
whelmed the House with petitions, called
up the Educational bill Tor S, cond read
ing and passed It without any trouble,
with Mrs. Hunt in the lobby walc1ii
the members. Mrs. Hunt was not the
ouly lady present who was in favor O.
this bill. A large number of other ladies
from different parts of the State, who
bad both wealth, refinement ard good
looks were present and with their smiles
nrgrd the members on to the di. charge
of their duty.
The whole day or Wednesday last
was spent by Il g Senate IN discussing
the Senatorial Apporlioumt bill. Tie
bill is subs antiaIly The same rs the one
VII buC lNl IhCllDuS CONlu MOI
agree during the long extra session. The
bill passed finally without much trouble.
Mr.. Hunninger, of L .bigh, was the ouly
dissatisfied Senator, because he did no,
get his county as separate senatorial
district. The bill will uset with som
opposition in the House for some mem.
have hoya pippiHal THAR 10. -,
pose any apporiionment measure that
may be brought }. no matter what dis
position will be made OF their district.
The printer of the Legislative Record
las repeatedly violated his col tract So
that last Friday the Senate took measur.
to declare the contract lorf,i tied, 1t WAS
often late in making its "ppe ran, and
when it did come it WAS prIuted 50 badly
tina; it could hardly be rea J.
Mr.. Colborn offered resolution that
on and after March 25 no memb~r shall
occnpy more than ten minutes Mt any our
time during d, bate. Most of the mem.
bers were in favor Of this resolution ut
some twitt-d Mr.. Colborn uanl e be-
came angry. which was h signal for
him TO get off paech. W ich he dId in !
favor of his resolution, after he was
through vote WAS taken aud the reso-
luton passed.
A resolution was off red by Mr. Isen-
berg. of Blair, that hereafter evening ses-
sions sLonld be held Tuesday, Weines-
day aud Thursday evenings of each week. |
Agreed to. Mr. Woodward is the author |
of resolution that provides for tiral AL |
j mrnmeut on April 23rd. BY motion Of
Mr.. Bower this resolution WIS referred 10 |
The committee OF Ways and Means, where
it will be left for some time.
There are ho prospt cts now that an az
iouTnment will take place at the expira.
tion OF the hundred days. There are too
many members who want the $40 day
to continue for at least fifty dsya longer,
because n great number of them can
strike nothing at which they can make
as much as they are making at this busi-
ness. The majority of them don't want
TO adjourn but on the contrary will keep
up the session as long as they can. Theie
has been considerable talk this week
about the Built bill. As near as can
ascertain this bill effects principally
large cities and they are therefore inter
estsd in it. 1t is to take certain powers
out OF the councils aud put them INTO
the hands Of the Mayor The Philadel.
phians are On the lookout for il End Will
give il warm reception when it comes
up. There is another bill that is Great.
ing some discussion since il is nearing
its fiual passage. l refer TO the bill fix.
ing the salaries of county officers, in
counties containing over six y thousand
inhabitants. This bill was called up on
Tuesday, amended aud laid over until
npYl TuesdaV