The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-05-16
OUR HARRISBURG LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
HARRISBURG, PA, May 12, 1886

NAVhiVu htBuiar OOIreepOuuent.
HARRISBURG, PA, May II, 1885.
The last week has been temperance
week. There is no denying the fact that
there are a number of temperance men
in the House, and they all want to do
something with the important subject,
but not n dozen Of them can agree upon
the same plan Of dealing with the i'm
portant question. Some want the license
so high that no one can open drinking
place, others want. constitutional
amendment prohibiting the manufacture
and sale; some want the seller to pay ac-
cording to the amount of drinks sold,
others wanted TO prohibit treating and in
that way lessen the sale. OF course with
all this diversity of opinion no conclus-
ion of this subject could be reached. So
on ThSrsday evening the friends of tenn
perance met in the Supreme Court room
and there after considerable discussion
decided that the liquor question is the
most important, at least il is receiving
the most attention. 1t is safe to say that
some action will be taken by this legis-
lature on this important question, but
just what it will be Is hard to say at
present.
The bill allowing lawyers to practice
at any court in the State, who practice at
the Supreme Court Of this and the Unit
ed States, has passed finally and is before
the Governor for his signature. There
was some opposition to the bill but il
was overcome by lobbying. The law
will be a good one and will take away a
hnr rYiO fl,nf a.. l..
of this State to their disgust and discom-
future.
In the House on Tuesday afternoon
bill passed finally, regulating the mar
riage Of minors. II provides penalty
of $500 on any minister or justice of the
peace, who shall unite in marriage any
minor, and penalty of $500 upon any
minor who shall induce any person to
perform the marriage ceremony under
false representations.
1t is no question whether this is the
proper thing to do, but one thing is GER
tain, it is rs good for one as for the 9TH
er. If the minister is deceived he has
his redress as well as the parents of the
parties.
The committee who was to investigate
the Connellsville Hospital affair have
prepared their report, which was read
before the House on Thursday morning.
1t sets forth in an elaborate manner the
way in which DIR. Buttermore carried on
his rascality. Immediately after reading
the report it was referred to the Attorney
General, who will take the matter in
hand and deal with the parties as he
sees fit.
The bill providing for the burying of
destitute veteran soldiers was asked for
by the Grand Army men, and was put
through by their exertions, was vetoed
by the Governor. The veto message
was read before the House on Thursday
morning end created considerable dissat-
isfaction among the members. The in
tention of the bill was very good, but the
way in which it was presented was not
very commendable. In vetoing the bill
the Governor did not intend any disre-
spect to the old and SCARED veterans, but
the loose manner in which the bill was
framed admitted of fraud and it was this
that the Governor desired to guard
against. It gives the commissioners of
each county power to appoint as many
persons as they see fit to attend to the
burial of these men. Fifty dollars is
provided for out of which coffin and
grave stone is to be provided, The bill
had no restrictions as to how, where or
under what conditions the soldier died,
only SO he died in the State. If he lived
outside the State all his life and came
into this. State and died, the county in
which he died would be compelled to
bury hinS On Monday of this week the |
veto message was called up and discussed
in a number of fiery speeches, and in |
such glowing patriotism that when the
Housc Was asked whether it should be-
come a law, notwithstanding the veto, it
passed with an overwhelming majority.
Y On Tuesday evening in the House, the
Built billheld sway. The Philadelphia
as matter of course had their
way. This bill has reference to that
city, and is intended to reform the city.
There has been something wrong with
.he government of their city for Il num-
Der of years and by this bill they intend
o remedy it.