The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-24
OUR HARRISBURG LETTER.
pecial to the CARBON ADVOCATE.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 20, '85.

The first commendable act of the pres
ent Legislative session is the passing of
resolution appropriating the sum of
$1,000 TO further the interests of the
State of Pennsylvania in her exhibits at
the New Orleans Exposition, now in pro-
gress. The bill has passed both branches
of the general Assembly without a dis.
senting vote. All it needs to make it
operative is the approval of the Governor.
1t is said upon our streets to-day that
the Governor will not sign it because he
thinks it is unconstitutional, aud that it
should have been presented in form of a
bill and not by resolution. The Senate
passed resolution to-day that if the
House concur the Governor be requested
to return the resolution LANDED to him
on January 18th, TO the House in which
it originated. The Commissioner for
Pennsylvania at the Exposition scattered
a circular all over the Houses to-day set
ting forth what has been done thus far
and money expended, and also appeals
to the Representatives for some decisive
move to guide him in this emergency.
Saying also that if they deem it advisable
to withdraw the exhibits and return
them all valuable property shipped to
him to the owners, which it will cCst
several hundred dollars to repack and
return, and to refuse all exhibits now
rendered but not shipped, He will
cheerfully abide by their decision and
bear his individual loss of about 50 600
without complaint, and it, on the other
hand, they wish to make it complete
and worthy of this Commonwealth, he
will continue in his work to the end He
also sets forth what will be exhibited by
Pennsylvania at The Exposition.
The first and cnly bill upon file in the
House has passed 10 third reading. This
is a supplement to an act entitled, "An
Act relative TO the establishment and
jurisdiction Of Magistrates Courts in the
city of Philadelphia, approved Feb. 8.
1875. The Senate has several important
bills on file to take advantage Of the ear
Iy part Of the session to effect a passage !
Ga Thursday afternoon at 8 O'Clock the !
caucus of the Republican party was
called; Senator Smith, of Philadelphia, |
was elected permanent chairman by ac- |
clamstion, and was greeted with applause
when he took bis seat. The greatest |
anxiety was exercised by the crowds that
had filed every corner of the Hall But |
1t was soon made manifest that the meet |
ing would not bo stormy one on ac-
count of its Icing so largely one sided. |
Ills meeting is called to comply with |
the Legislative Act OF 1867, where it says
that each House of the Legislature shall |
appoint one teller, and nominate at least |
one person TO fill the Office OF Senator,
to represent this State in the Senate Of |
the U. s., at least two days previous to |
the joint meeting, communicating to tue |
other House tho names of tue persons SO .
apDoluNSh hhh hNllluAkSus MS caucus l
was preliminary meeting of the majori- |
ty party, it is useless for tue minority to
make any effort to elect their choice, uu.
less lock in the majority occurs. A
caucus is meeting preliminary to al /.
election for the selection of candidates
for offices. This is an old custom, but
purely American, instituted, no doubt, |
about 1910, when party OF rope.makers
and calkers held meeting at which in
hdmmatory addresses aud violent resolu- T.
tions were passed against the British
government and its agents and iustru.
ments in America The Tories in diris-
ion called the assemblies callers M et-
Inss and then the term was at LEM tn
corrupted TO caucus.
Eyents aud purposes developed rapid
ly the last few days previous to his
meeting. Hon. J. d. Cameron, as a po-
liical manager is especially adroi,
in his manipulating men and votes,
With several hours debating over resolu.