The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-04-11
OUR HARRISBURG LETTER.
Special 10 the CARBON ADVOCATE.


The first of April, Good Friday and
Easter are oil past and as q matter O.
course the Senators and Members who
were hcme have all returned and ore
ready for work. So many of them had
been at home last week that both Houses
were almost left without quorum many
bills were therefore of necessity laid
aside for some time. Some bills were
called up discussed and laid aside 9th.
ers were passed without calling them up
at all, and SO the time was killed until
Thursday afternoon, when they ad-
iourned over until Monday evening. A
good number were seen stealing off to
Philadelphia after adjournment TO see
Sullivan slug the Pittsburger, but they
were badly disappointed when they
heard that the law had knocked them
both out the first round, from there they
wandered eff to their respective homes
and did not turn mp here until Monday
night. Tuesday is always the best uny
Of the week for work The members
come from their homes refreshed by the
few days of rest they get down to their
desks, leap over the Journal aud seem to
be busy, they would certainly make their
constituents believe, if one of them
should drop in on them, who is not ac-
customed to see them IN session, that
they are doing about as much as they are
able to stand. l ask pardon, l forget
that am to tell you what they are do
lug and not what they make Us believe
they are doing.
Last week the Governor appointed DR..
Higbee to succeed himself as State Sup
erintendent of Public Instructions Ev-
cry one seemed to be satisfied and NIL
conceded tuat his confirmation would
take place this week, but since his APP
peintmeut has been made known up 10
the present time the Democrats have
been busy opposing him. They have
drummed up the Democratic Senators so
doctor confirmed. If all the Democrats
oppose bIm he cannot be confirmed, as
the required two-thirds can not be oh.
tanned in the Republican ranks. When
the Senate went into executive session
to-day they confirmed all nominations
pending for Notares Public. Then the
namoorats ,rap1aA 10 onns;do. -, ~
pending nominations, but the Rspubli.
cans objected to this rs they discovered d
a disposition on the part of some Sena
tors to oppose Prof. Higbee. Mr.Humes
said be was opposed 10 Mr.. Higbee's
nomination and when the time came he
would object to his confirmation.
There WAS a bill introduced some time
ago which has passed first and second
reading and is now ready for third read
ing. 1t is the act to regulate the prnc-
hce of Pharmacy. heard an employee
at the Hill say the olhsr day that this
was famous bill. BY that suppose be
means that good sum Of money is back
of it trying to push it through. 1 can
not tell what it intends to regulate about
the pharmacy business, but this l do
know, that the druggists Ars banded to-
getber trying to put the bill through.
The not asthoIizing school directors and
controllers to purchase school books out
of the districts funds was finally passed
in the House. An act 10 make it mis-
demeauor for any member OF partner
ship company to keep fraudulent ae-
eonuis. or destroy or mutilate the books
of the partnership company also passed
finally,
The largest days work done this SEES