The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-07

rlhrow. C1lboFu, ui Sum set, IT.
formed lLo House that be intended to
v ,e eIuii 81 The bill because lie thought
I lie rUs some fraud connttt Il with j..
Rppresantaiive Shoemaker snid since tie
bill was introduced he had written TO
uun.ber Of States irqniring of their
treasurers whether they had paid ont
any money that was appropriated to tho
Exposition. lie received replies from
all Of them and not oue had appropriated
a cent to the Exposition. This was the
damaging evidence. Tho parties who
introduced the bill relied on the fact that
other States had doue the same but now
they find that such is not the case.
When this evidence was given there was
no mere hope for the bill.
The Magistrates bill, the oaly bill
passed since the organization of the Leg.
islaure has b en- vetoe !. This is local
bill aud it passed will lie o splendid
thing for Puiladslplit bosses. 1t will
give them a few more Offices to band
out. On Monday evening the House
heard the veto message, after it was read
Sporsler. OF Perry, took up the message
and in n long specch showed the weak
points in it md closed by saying that he
was fer passing the bill, Notwithstanding
the veto. Mccullough. Of Philadelphia.
also made q speech which consisted not
In sound argument but in a TRADE of
abuse against the Governor, The bill
will not likely pass the veto.
There was a lively time in the Senate
when the ma mes Of Messrs. Ashmead and
Walter came up for confirmation as irus-
tees of the Norristown Insane Asylum.
The Senators without any mercy dis.
cussed the merits aud demerits of the
men and finally voted not to confirm
them. Hot words passed between the
Senators in the discussion. Senator
sutton, of Montgc mery, who was absent
when these men were Votedupon, demand
cd q reconsideration Of the vote on Ash
mead. 1t was granted. as soon as he
could obtain the floor he began fiery
speech. He oxplnined Ashmeads
troubles and answered for his misdceds
politically and tried to place him in as
good q light as possible. His speech
had The eli. ct Of changing the vote on
AsLmead not sufficient however to con
GIm him,
i. D. Stone, of Juniata, aud ]. T.
hEarchand, of Wts'moreland county, were
b1th rejected. They were TO be con.
ftmod as Notories Public. TIE Jur;ata
man was refused because he was a rebtl !
soldier. The Westmorelend man be.
cause he was q Dem"crat and the man
whose PLACE he was to take is Repubii,
can. Il is unfortunate that the Senate
should thus oppose the Administration
but We can expect nothing else.
Senators Adams and Kennedy, both Of
Philadelphia, and both bachelors, had q
time over the "wife beating bill in order
to place it on the calendar. 1t was not
reported from the comlnittee. II will
receiye its due share of attention, and
bring forth considerable talk before it
[ will become a law. The reasons nd
vnnoed 10y Senator Adams ara very good
and 10 doubt Int that the lash. well mp.
Piled to the brute who beats BIS wife
would be better punishment than inn
irisonment.
Elkins, of Indiana, introduced bill
to prevent tho manufacture and sale a
imitation butter and cheese penalty $500
or Imprisonment for one year.
4 great number of other bi!ls,a usual
have been read, which will be the last o.
them,