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FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1568
We print on the the& pages of_ this morn
s GAZETTE: Second page-4n old but
good Parody, Pariaus Topics, The Armies of
the World, 'Mueellaneons, Thir, prio r —
Financial - Matters in :New York, _lmports,
River NCIVB, Markets by 'Telegraph. Sixth
page—Home Markets, 6 . e. Seventh page—
Interesting Miscellaneous Items, Ainasement
.Direefory,:&e.
GOLD, closed yesterday in New. York a
IN the Legislature, yesterday; jiEr. Hics-
MAN denounced the Irish roundly; - but
whether on the ground of nationality or
religion we cannotmake out, but probably
for both: By this narrowness and bigotry,
he has brought suspicion on his professions
of love for liberty and equality.
IF ANYBODY at Harrisburg represents us
as opposed to appropriations for completing
and maintaining Dixruont Hospital, they
speak without authority and wide of the
truth. We are in favor of providing that
the State may be represented in the Hospital.
Board in proportion to its benefactions
thereto, and have said so plainly; but, with
this proviso, we would certainly grant the
aid now solicited, and without abatement.
To this condition we understand the mana
gers do not object. - -
Titmtr. are. apprehensions that the Pres-
dent may favor the . country with yet an
other veto. The democratic influences which
... -- 'opposed the passage of the new bill relier
- log aur domestic manufactures from tax,
are now joined, it is said, with the whisky
ring, andare calling upon their friend at the
White House to veto it. It is understood
at Washington Oult the distillers, who are
usually ardent Joui - soN men, will pay - a
• million of dollars to secure the President's
acquittal. They are . much more likely to
lay out their,money to secure the defeat of a
bill which will take more r than that from
their pockets if it becomes a law'. Of course
they presume upon the failure of any effort
to repass it over the veto.
Trte. New York Times : is clearly mikin
formed. No bill is pending before. the Leg : -
islature of Pennsylvania levying, invidious
taxes on what are known'Ss "the New York
Coal Companies." A bill is pending to tax
all Coal Companies which are also Trans
portation Companies. The discrimination
is based On the nature and extent of the
franchises keld by them, and which seem to
warrant it. If the bill shall pass, and what
are called "New York Companies" are con
strained to pay it, it will b€ riot because of that'
peculiarity, but because they belong_ in a clasa
having ektraorthnary advantages . and, mak
ing_. uncommon profits. All Companies,
known as - "Pennsylvania Companiesi" en
joy4ig,the same sort of franbhises, will be
assessed and. compelled to liayto"precisely
, ls
the satue extent.
THE LABOR ,QUESTION proves magmas
ing just now to both parties, the employer
and in many sections of the
country.' •The latest " strike" that we hear
.of occurred at. Cleveland on Wednesday, a
large number of the men engaged at the
shops of the several .railways and in the
McNairy car shops turning out -to protest
- against a new regulation which extends the
nine hours of work to ten, without increas
ed pay. Some four hundred men marched
in procession through the streets and visited
the various shops in the city. The move
ment was orderly, but marked by violent
spirit.' Nothing is clearer thiin the right of
labor to associate or combine; for the legal
protection or just • advancement lof its in
And the right of the laborer to toil'
for such wages as are satisfactory to himself,
without the interference of third parties, is
equally clear. The right to strike and the
right to work, are personal rights, which no
law whether of . Legislatures or hobs,
shoiild meddle with, and if they be proPerly
understood and justly considered, - these
rights can , never interfere with each other,
The operative has also the right to choose
his employer ; the employer has the sane
right to choose his laborers, and neither is
justified in attempting to impair the privi
lege of the other in this regard,
THE ORDER. by which the Seitate author
izes its presiding officer, the Chief. Justice, to
decide all incidental questions, subject ICI its
own power of reversal, meets the' approval
of all right minded men. If it should be
amended in any particular, so as to render
it entirely acceptable to all parties in the
grave proceedings before that tribUittd,it,
might be well to clothe the Managers for
the House with We same right of appeal to a
vote. The Managers should not be re
quired to await the interposition of any'
friendly Senator, in order to secure fOr the
prosecution its rights to a more formal and
authoritative decision of any incidental is-
l ine. This weighs but little, hoNfever, prac
geallY, since there we many Senators who
arc rea dy„ at any moment, to taloi,.tonp ßea l
from the ruling of the. Chief Juittice:
The rule is the same which,,* ,4 !,e','„ u :
previously agreed on by a tuninimiret",Vsikel
of ti#! . Senate poMmittee pnles,' - bit
whianwas voted down when first stannitreir
Later experience has proven the necessity
for it, and when the Senate,: on Tuesday,
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retired for consultation.on subject,
which an incident of the trial then forced
upon their 'decision, the same ride It:as
again offered. by • .HiNnEnsoN i alAwfis
adopted, thirty-one to nineteen---all'of the
latter and tin equal number of the former
being Republicans. The ; rule oiddhate '
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been earlier adopted, and bY alitrgW Cote`
in the athrmative, had not certain'_ Senatois
allowed themselves to ,be by. the
Democratic bug-a-boo stories abont the Chief
Justice, into What the result • has 'Proven to
be a false, position.
Day after day, the
,prpgess of .the., trial r
steadily and conspicuously. exhibits the
Strength of the ease for ihkpeople; the elab
orate care with which. it has been prepared,
the symmetrical unity of • Milts points, and
the consummate ability.,with,which Unie
ter link in the irrefragible thatn of prOd
is slowlyhut surely forted and: wound about
the guilty usurper.
.Eyeryhour pr9ves, not
only that the Managers carry too,•.many,,
guns for his • counsel,, but that, they
are proceeding - with the easy and
assured confidence of holding• all the certain
ties in their hands. More than ever, with
Congress', and with the people, gains the
conviction that the result is a fpregone con
clusion, from the facts which an intelligent
nation has already fairly and fully sifted to
the bottom, and which only require the
formality of a legal presentation now. The
attendance in the galleries of the Senate,
diminishing each, day, shows that but one
result can be anticipated—and that result is
what the Republic haicounted on.
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THE SOCIAL VALUE OF,TRUI'Ii.
Modern opinion developes its tendency to
liberalism in unexpected quarters and to the
marked disturbance of old ideas. But in all
its progress,: the prime object is ,purely
utilitarian, while the channels of its mover
ment are selected by the tastes, the inclina.:.
_
tions, or the peculiar - moral , ..
and political
idiosynct•asies of its pioneers and guides.
This progress is marked' by another fea
ture equally conspicuous, and whiqh, fortu
nately, operates •L aS the great, balance wheel,
steadying and otmtrolling the power, dart=
gerous when unregulated, with which
:imowlldge investigates and .decides upon
the .received opinion§ of ages. This distin
guishing mid salutary principle is that
ideas, dogmas, - propoSitions, social, political
or religious, shall be isolated; individualized,
strictly defined and limited by themselves,
stripped. of every, factitious and illegitimate
relation to other theories or propositions
not naturally and inherently a part of them,
so that each new position, when presented
as a way-side point in the progess of the
wprld, shall be maintained or abandoned on
its own simple Merits, and in consideration
of its positive value as a sound quantity in
solving' the problems of civilization.
The wurld.does not deny the value of that
experience which centuries have matured,
nor does it dispute the vast results which
thought and material development have ad
ded to the general fund of beneficial infor
mation. - But the world accepts -no theery
because it is old ; while it receives all those
truths which time and trial have made clear,
it fearlessly re-investigates and ruthlessly,
tramples upon many a moss-grown doctrine
which was never based upon solid reason,
or is now Inapplicable to the Modein 'condi
tions, the superior necessities of human im
provement. •
He who would defend an old tenet or
propound's new principle, , intimately con
rcerning the leading interests of society and
the State, finds llirrvAPlf met with the simple
but effective test,—ls is sound or right in
itself l No matter what its bearings upon
other questions, or upon the existing state
of things social or-political; dint; -is st4l-,the
.question—ls it radically, intrinsically, syni
Metrically
_right? If it is, the right tri
umphii";%cioner oi later the truth Wine, and
its opponents, must • yield, even if the in
ptitutions of ages go down and the land
marks of empliii be 'obllleiSied. What
ever, judged by the same test, turns to
dross in the crucible,. is stamped as base, and
rejected,.whethe.r. suppported by centuries of
consent or backed by political orscelesiasd
.
cal despotisms.
The notion that what is o js right, is thor
oughly exploded. What is itself right—that,
tlu4t, z only, shalt prevail. This is the ac t .
cepted truth which now moves the world.
Its struggle for development has given to
civilization all its material lind• ntel lectual
.triumphs, and, as it"gains recognition from
political or -religious economists; will lead
on the world 4o higher conquests over ig
norance and prejudice, in man's perfected
knowledge of himself, and in= the final
tory of mind over matter.
We like this:practical, mathematically ac
curate precision of modern thought. , 'We
think it embodies the radical idea of civili
zation,' tha stprenie °Vail right I>ro=
gress. To this ruling tendency of intel
lectual cultivation, society- owes all.its ad
vancement, knowledge. all its solid , attain
ments, morals all their purity of application, ,
Christendom the best;fruits of its ripening
experience. And we, , very,gratecollY, , ctc - _,
knowledge that an vied - obedience to thisl
simple rule of the right can never work to
the disadvantage of itiCieti:-lifo utter
what prejudices may be assailed, or what
social disturhmices it tntgyMpostrily create,
the result must work out to tlyfinal "profit
of humapity.
But let the rule faithially" - applieo-od i
ender...no new pri:pcl9ll, 7 740; i ntßva giii"
upon the acelifed opinions of 'society' to be
judged by another standard than this simple,
and decisifkorie;,..cif right and= of-troth. We
shall always find 'that ':enough: We: need
not, in our alarm, fly to other objections
essentially transitory, and hasbd_OPonTeeling
rather than judgment. Nor, should "be
betrayed by our apprehensiohs into,:anzirr;
duigencea as_prniar as it is fatal, in thatrin-
sound FAISP of fßqdififi. W741_011)4 hl l 7
ways been' a cute to hur rap : The
~pp ea of
expediency we folit'iliWthiiNiic4 : deittstri:
and misChietAti ;OW bier -Ifetrayed,linau.."
kind. Itd on meift that, by all 4 8 sa d
iexierieneesjind:thiidoall,its rniatortine.s
and dishaiioiclt Eratirilti titidikat
face.to face with the simple truth that what
is right is the
safest expediency of all.
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`Vet.terday we conveyed an erroneous im
pression as to the position of this bill before
the - Legilatttre. ; .. Hence,wthe
e restate
The bill brought into the House, irnme
d*ely after the reception of the veto,, was
.nOt,the bill as pretentedy,3ll. JEspoii; nt
the, opening the session, but as modified
by several Senate aidendinents, and 'other
wise improved.' The minimum sulliscripz
tiOn h. fixed at . $6,000 a mile, and the maxi
mum iimit of boriowing at $20,000 a' nine.'
..Nhen this - bill was passed and Stmt to„tlie
Senate, that body sybstituted for it the bill
as reported by 'the Committee of - confer-.
ence; striking out that-part . objected tO . by
.dO
the Governor. This WAS ne by the strong
vote of 20 to 12. At a till later hour, the
,Senaten has ftirtlitic amended it - bf fixing the
minirmuttattbscription at $9,000, by extend
ing the time for. oommerteenrat ‘ of - -i . oPM.L-'
.lions frau n4e,to - twO years: 'and. forcom-.
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pletion,from 'four 'to ' ftve years. Ii -this
shape toe bill is said to be acieptable to all
parties. - . •
Our Harrisburg correspondent,
"Aux
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onENY,"-writes so strongly of the,G.overi
nor's veto, that we feel impelled tO'set fi;irt.l
our views • with definiteness. The Gover
n Or's objections are two.
1. That the• bill is in, he nature of an
"Omnibus," and, therefore, unconstitution
al; tio - ulitle'Ss, the Constitution provides,
and most properly, that two subjects shall
not be legislated upon in the same bill.
This remedy was provided fora specific evil
Persons having bills, , differing in object
and tendency, that could not pass on their
respective merits, combined them into one
bill, thus creating interest enough to carry
.the whole through. The Free Railroad Bill.
as passed, is not In this category. It has:but
one purpose, which'is, to authorize all per
who want to buildrailroads on fair and
equal terms, to do so. This purpose is
neither complex nor multiform, but one
and homeaeneous. Nor is this character
+4 ,
vitiated by making the stipulation applica
' file to companies previously.organized, but
intensified.
Thatthe . bill fulls under' the same con
demnation as the bill passed last year in
reference to the Pennsylvzinia Railroad Com
pany. If this is the fact, then the Governor
must stand justified; if, not, not. The bill of
last ygar authorized the directors of the
Pennsilvania Railroad Company, without
consulting the stockholders thereof, and
with no formalities whatever, 'to increase
their capital stock at, pleasure. The Free
Railroad bill, as passed, can be brought with
in this category, only by a forced c':ustille
don. Companies that might be organized
under it, are indeed authorized to increase
their capital stock, but only upon consent,
first had and obtained, of their respective
stockholders, nor even then until determin
ing the amount of increase and duly putting
the same on record.
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE. 1 friends will at once bring hiim forward for
( The most difficult question of the day . for 1 Senator, and a vigorous effort will be made 1
the moralist ,or the politiCal economist, for to secure the election of members of the
the 4nsidemtion of the philosopher, or for I Legislature who will stand by him . to the
the _Perplexity of ~statesraen, is- that which-, end. The name of Mr. EDWARD McPusn
concerns the maintenance of the marriage 1 sox, Clerk of the House , Of 'Represents:lives
relation. We do not perceive that the ques- iat Washington, and formerly. member of
tion has any'embarrassment for that very old congress from the .4.dams district, has been
fashioned class of people Mho are content I suggested by Washington correspondents;
With the simple rules of 'duty which they' 1 but Whether with or without his approbation
find in the as they understand iWe do not know. Of full :average;
,calibrek
, them, of Divine authority : It it -- bbly fencing I t As compared with other. Public men;he has
`those . who ha:IT ,: "'advanced" beyond that 1 more than ordinarY , literary attainments, is
guidinee, becoming 4 law unto theniselves, of untiring industry, ; and of a probity that
that we find the subjecLof the. marriage re- was never doubted.
latioti to be one whlchtis surrounded by I , Tbis'completes the listso fat as our . oh=
doubts and irreconcilable wily servation extends.ae.realion to
But We .h v
;ment. ' ' I believe it Will be considerably enlarged be
fore the meeting of ' the legislature upon
which the choice wiildeVOlve. , ' '
Whether nuviritige be a religinus ordi
nonce, of Divine appointment, with or with
-put the legal obligations with ,which society ,
aim's - also to regulate it as institution;
or whether it should be treated merely as a
civil contract 'kid stibject , to-flie‘general
principles of the law of contracts as appli
cable to all engagemerits' founded - upon
consent; whether, • as "ordalned '"of God, it.
shall be indissoluble except for.nne great
cause, An g li c tlier, as a civil engagement, it
ma,y ; Pplinat,ed at the pleasure of the
parties, under certain social provisions for
"the protection of. the State against the mis
chievous consequences' of too great freedom
of suph / diyoree:;here, .eve, mn§t'atbnit, is
a question of the most serious :difficulty;
and upon - ltp c Tight decision bang results the
most vital to the hapPiness of Man and to
the good order of 'society. -•- •
The tendency of the age-is undeniably to
ward a relaxation ) not only of thelicriptuml,
restriction, but to ihe broadeit laltude of,
individual fried:nit'
to promote; , "or : to ; , retard,, -the right progress
of the civilized' world, lis'a ) 4tiestion - Whlch
we do not propose to touch•upon. It would
be simply , absurd to take up that broad dis
cussion in the columns of a', daily journal-
We are 7lisoitedi to; the • duty 9f .this . biigf
reference to . its ,'actual status in the,social
field. We'percelve that - the precedents of
the law, in legrslittlie - CM 'tottifett or "Iddiolifil
decisions, have intariably, for centuries
past, all pointed one, lvay, canAr,l4 3 nl
instance, in early Ifistory, or, in later,experiZ
ence up to •this' hogs., iwhere, pippositions , to
restrict the privilege , .divorce have teen -
Oil the contrary, the iefiititions
have been stend,y; piogresAve; enlnging and'
extending the justifications fOr a i diasolutioll'
of the , nuptial bond,, and, in everyCase,'or'. 7
ga
nized'and , persistenf demands foi , :the le-,
galiration of additional grounds for diVoree
have, psicsayiirAlatyr,. peen"crowned with
success. A In 'more than one State: of this
Unit:MN* laWln effectregardttheinitrittge
contract as purely a civil agreenent, en:
tirely, indoOndetit of 6rFye reitgious.dualle
tSrl2 or efCkaAPtu-P..,4
causes, dependingopeo. the act of either
or She consenting *ill of both; as to'
redizbe it completely to" thi level of' Othei.
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need not aiiousithigiaWArliaValad 4 Par
I liwito p iatlnn6; iidie.0r447,4*6%,
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g uidon in which, with absolute unanimity
until now, even the advocates of the most
-,,-
-unrestridedfreedom. of the marriage state,-
~
as a civil contract, have concuiTed.,. "Every
ground of divorce hitherto permitted, - iri
every community in Cliristendmp, includes
:the common principle of consent, by both
parties ; or • of justifieation in the Vlrplig-do;
ing of either. The common consent of the'
world forbears to engraft upon its new.mar
riage cede the visitation of God, in the sib,
sequent mental .or . physical disqualification
it) 2)
; of either party for the pro discharge , of.
the duties_belonging to - firei - Union:" 'The'
COIIIMOIL onsent •ef human ty mill- revolt
therefore mMe slitickitigp ' pOsition now
pending . 11111 PlEass 46 iese 1 ;F8 1 0 1 0 1 th : el
'ltt - ,ldeb wo d enact that a. di 'oree may be:
decreed, .. in : the :disci' tion of i the .
Court, .* I ease either artY: is , , ' an.4 l
has be l en ' for .• a • p 'iid . Pf. five,
years, in . .uie 'We cOkse,a cely believe that" -
such an l infamous propo couldi be. 8414,,
tioned either in that State r by , any: other
1
the least seri - Talons ~in C e .
even Indiana, , or those of er States, whicb,
are .
corm:do - My" imderst6O as litiding:,iin
the grefit movement to red ee',theMarriage,
contract , to, the level.:of o er civil engage
ment
. ',B=--iegiirdieii;of 'the 'Moral tindlef.,
bird , cinisideratiousl whicir i nee contrqed
'.
the jud.nnerit of the worl —have taken - so
long a st ide-toward social d moralletitiori as
this. : 1 e have no doubt t it the , propOsid
will be diSmissed' by
. the people •of ;Massa
.chusetts to the shameful oblivion vs;liiellit
mexitki. If marriage is to be treated, as a.
civil' engagement, , avoidable and aVoided
when circumstances, prove the indisposition
of the parties to its continuance, let that
tenet, broad as it is, suffice. God's visita
tions are not His creature's opportunities,
even to gratify the inclinations of such as
favor the: argest license of divorce. .
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UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Mr..BucKiii.r.w's term as United States.
Senator from .Pennsylvania will expire on
the fourth, of March neit. The assitrauce
felt by the Republicans that they will carry
the State in the autumn, and so have the
designation of his successor, has fed tho
suggestion of the names of, a number of
prominent individuals in 'that connection.
The first in order Wis`tind of. Mr. Gr.OnGE.
LANDON, now a member of. the State Senate
from the Bradford district. He is a man of
remarkable brilliance, and if ho possessed
solid' intellectual qualificpions to match,
and divested of cerin hindrances
that weigh upon' him, his chances might
have assumed formidable proportions before
now. As we, judge, his opportunity has
lapsed. Later, the name of Mr. G. W.
SCOFIELD, member of Congress_ from the
Warren district, Was presented. He is a
sound, practical man, ta° good lawyer; and
intelligent and relkible as a statesman.
Recently he was urged to become a candi
date for the Senatorship, but,. after consider
, ing the matter, lie decline& If Governor
r CURTIN shall think of obtaining the Vice
Presidential nomination, ; at Chicap, his
Ekisrko for - some rears, levYing .a
tax upon the reaming& t,r, dividends of
incorporated - companies. within this Com
monwealth. It also prOilded that ..ins
cases where no dividends were declared or
earnings made, taxes should be paid'on the
capitaistock. Against: the, eqUity cif these
provisions no complaint - was made or could'
be.,44de. some cortfilgoti..
of law-Makers,, and clearly ; Withont
tion„ia stippleinentaktiC was passed' liable
to the constructiort,tliat taxes'should be paid
both on capital and earnings or 'dividends.'
This anpplemental-law lies' been differently
construed;, hut , not a fen
,00mpAnip;,
paid taxes under it anionnting to 'full eight
per cent ~ :c. o inputed only. TAid
is not . equitable; and the , bormnonvvalth,
whatever elSe it'may afford, cannot 'afford.
Hillis tort' of oppiesOon., I,,ast '3,tai it I‘ . as
proposed to abate one of these taxes; butthe•
temporary;necessities of the Treasury were
urged against' the actof simple justice: The
rectification was • put over to this year, and
has again / failed. The State 'ought not to
hinder enterprise by Whit must be felt tri be
ad Uppst and arbitrary eXaction.
Tit:was; a'profound sklence.for a mo
ment- after Justice Grier had? concluded.
His tissociates, or, most of them, :wake evi
dentit.taken,by suiprise- at this • innovation
on the Monotonous routine of this grave and
d i gn iio! . , • k
This ti our language; ' We quote it from.
a Washington letter to that eminently Dem
ocrtitiijourtial,,the Boitott Post. = It shows
tlitA the SuPrPlui eludicl o l B 44 - slieeolk 15.11 S
not altogether acceptable even to the part.r
it!ivhOSS interest it,seqno 4i - be made. '
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:141E.:AccraNgcnte ,
,Iyought, by
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o:2l:`'A. l Vowneend tigainst 'Senator Wane,
P gro " se IL "rt P il lisp * o 3r ; e :b r ;
the :Senator;, the pC ificinuati TO/monis* ints—r
thtr , teethnoriy , .of a :well 3known, eltizen.of
.Clinehniett; Who traii . present• when Town.
seid:itproabhed • the Senator; and (heard
p*OrY:wbrd that paged. He eta*, that not
014 was used, bid
ths9;or
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• • • n• • ^•• od
t ; , "'T • cur 4 , •
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land the 'entire commercial •'•
business be tinumferred to the upper plats
of Manhattan Island. . •
LETTER FROM - HAERLSI3I.IIA.
Cormrpontienceinttsburg l l,Gazette.]
HAntuanunn,.ll.aick $j.,,1869.
I see much ado made in your city papers
about the'passage of Senate - bill 213
it is - said, was • passed -exclusii - ely to affect
the Tack-O'Connor Cate, and is denounced
as a dangerous bill Of spe'ciallegislation. . '
The bill as. published in the Pittsburgh
,papers is the bill as originally reported • not
,
as it passed. 'the second section was struck
"out altogether, and the first somewhat mod
ified. T
append a copy of it as it
. passed in
'the Senate, and as it now stands before the
lE(Cuse.
An act relative to the time and mode of
trial and evidence in certain criminal eases:
;Was..litas, Prosecutions intended topre
vent and punish certain crimes and inisde. ,
Ineanors are frequently instituted. by pri
vate persons as modes of. enforcing redress
'for alleged tiviLwrongi, and far purposes at
extortion and o oppressioni- now• to preterit
suchatiuses, , therefore, ,!- ; '
Sserfox 1. Be it tiitteted by the Senate and
filbuse of Repvesen.tatives of the Common
-wealth of Pennsylvania , ill General .Assembly
, mat, and it is hereby edaetecl by the- authority
of the same, That whenever an-indictment
,far alealleged crime: or misdemeanor shall
-be found against any person or persons who
shallnat the time of-finch- indictment, be de
fendant or defendant:A of record to a civil
prciceeding at law or equity; - then pending
wherein. the persorior persons on.whose in
formation the said criminal:charge was:
based,or on whose testimony before. the•
the grand jury such indictment was found,
.shall also be plaintiff or-plaintiffs, defend
ant at defendants, and wherein:-the same
fact or facts are the subje9t of litigation, as
are charged and alleged in the said indiet-,
went; the trial of such indictment shall, on
the petition of the party or parties aecused,
averring the pendency of such ,civil pro
eeedings and verified by affidavit; be post
poned until the, said action or suit shall
havebeen determined by[finai jedguient or
decree. Provided, That the person or per
sons accused if under bail s'.all k give' or re
new bail for his or. their aropearance from
,time to time as required until the indict
ment shall have been finally dispoSed of.
The bill, as you will see, is- a general, not.
a ;ipecial one. It makes no reference to. any
particular case, and I do note , think any one
Senator knew or thought it had•any special
purpose or application. It' was introduced
_
early in the session; ~.wasrreported shortly
afterwards by the Judiciary Committee, after
, careful examination; was printed and re
mained on file for , several iveeks;,was then
liken np and discOssed, , off and on, for
• about a week; its contents were duly.noted
by the reporters for the press; and on the
9th of March, after having.; been. on the files
of the Senate forr l several weeks, was finally
passed. There Was no hurry; no hidingno
concealment.:: Whatever was =done _ was
done openly and boldly, and if anybody has.
been tricked in its passage the fault does not
grow out of any lack in-the publicity given
to its action by the Senate. ' •
The bill, too, was _passed on its merits.
It commended itself to -the .judgment. of
Senatorii as n law called for by public ne
cessity, to prevent the use of the criminal
law for„ the Collection of private claims,
through such actions as "obtaining goods
on fal..,c prete . nces," "larceny by bailee,"
&c. Itsimply provides that if a man brings
civil suit and a criminal suit for the same
object, the civil suit, in:which he cannot be,
a witness in his own.ease, shall be tried first,
instead of the criminal suit, in which he can
be a witness. In other words, that if a man
has two reniedies he shall not use that one
first in which, under the criminal law, he
can be an interested witness. Is there any
thing dreadful it( this?
I was, inclined, upon first reading, to re
gard this law ,as • defective, in not providing
that it should:not apply to any pending ease;
but a close inspection_ of it.will show that. it•
applies only to indictments which "shall
be, :7 and not to those which have been
found. . lie- Court, feel. certain, would
construethe law as% applicable to any rate
I:now , pending.. If,bowever ' there is any
danger of shell constrifetion;,ffie House can
easily adtf a Provision guarding 'against it ;
and with. that appended, `the law. as'all' n ill
'admit, is eminently -propdr: , The Senate,
'am su;e,,did not ~tlyink it'applitable to any
case now at issue., .
. , .
Ihave been rather fullt perhaps,' IA 9x7
plaining this bill.; but it so easy tocast as
persions Upbn the• Legislature, and people
are ready to -believe ° them, that I - have
been at some pains tb sho* that fliis law was
well' and Carefully considered,' that it is in
Its main',pgrPose a good law; that it does
not, by any faircoOtructiort, apply te, pend
ing case's, and that nO,.One.supposes, in TO-
Aing for it, that, it was intended for any spe
cial purpose. '
The . Cowl:ire/4, some days,sine, pp:l3=
lished , the draft of. a bill ,:reladve to. Consoli
dation which has induced theideai.especially.
in- lhighenyohat the - bill had , been intro
duced and , was likely to pass. No such
however,: h as 'been read in either House,
nor-has any nierriber as far as l can learn,
'any intention of offering it. '°lt was drawn,
in the early 'part of -the session -'as the em
bodiment'of an idea suggested abriost
taneously from various quarters;•but with
no intention of 'presentingit to_this Legi, s
latura;..,and' some gentlemen. to whom it.
was shown, thinking it a good thing, took• a
copy of it and had it pubhshed. Thatis
The only bill on Consolidation now, before
the Legislature, is theone ;now pending in
the; House; to retrocede the., five townships
conSolidated 'with . your :city, under , the:act ,
pastbd last year; -and that is still in nubibua.
It was on thelirivafe calendar to-day, but
the House, did'net get within three 'hundred
of it, and it :..isfnot likely to get . much closer
fora week .
• The Senate to-day ieeonsidered ' the 'vote,
by, hich the appropriation bill, was, killed,
and madejt the speciatordez for. Thursday
night:. The'appropriations for local •chari
ties will probably then all be - stricken out
and the biil passed.'• •-•
Tlie GoVerniii'aithiof;flnigreiiliallioad
•
Law ''creates great indignatiori. among 'its
friends and receives •commondationa -*ern
very'le*: ' Its' 'are ieonsidered"
• as flimsy, and , the; constitutional exception
as the simplest trifling...." • Many of the
ernor's friends complain. that he gave no
indication beforehand, of this action on his
hart„ if, he bad, the bill could
ave been, re-calk d amended so ,as to
remove , his . This, if
founded, is . tt Serions."Causn of complaint.
Vetoes have bieemo. so: 'common with' the'
Governor that one is almost tempted . -to",ask .
wlitthgr .mss gaited:_ comPanYl9liih
fricndsi llkeTthe other mkt vetoer at
The toule 6) - 414, prOmptly,tOOkriii
passed „lirtnlitei - .Pree. -- Hellrqd;Bill..f. , It is
mitdeled mainly Ani - the , previous bill I .Ot the
Must), bhetantabicsereihry ,the Senate:
ameritrmeuts, and is. otherwise' modified for
the better: The 'Minimum - -subscription 'is.
fixed at s6,oooVer ^MinOitta the maximum
limit of borrprinkat....oo"a- mile„ tlt
will hardly vi ols the Sedate in this shape
.
The 15enalgtt*typttha-tulicumment res
olution to-day, and fixed the date at April
m cos made to.
merits; tae
:Republican; contestant will be
admitted to his seat, and I think it will be,
RENO
KEE
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deSpite all the rumors, afloat, about .) .heayier"
arguments than ordinary logic halemig been
offered to produce a ,eontrary result,
WEDNEADAY, April 1; 1868.
Senate bill 298 was voted in the House
this inorninr; so there is an end of , that. It
is remarkable however, that before the` bill
came np in House the friends of, the..
Tack brothers had an amendment ready to
offer, to strike mit' the werds,' "that when- •
ever an indietnient for analleged crime of
misdemeanor ahall be; ound," and insett f in-•
stead, "that Whenevet, an indictment,. for ea
alleged crime or udidemeanor shalt. have been
found." This shows that the Tack men did
not apply it to their, ease, ns it passed the ` ,,.
Senate
The ne* Free ihtiltoditbill, as it 'passed
the Hoifie, - *as rekoitOd without amend
ment, audit Wsslmmediately taken up in -
the Senate but: the Same parties ' who
Untended the,bill '
in that body ; ' . --befork sub-
stituted for it the former. bill as it. came from
the Committeeof. Conference striking out
that part objected to by. , llle.fievernor.iirhis -
.prevailed, t wenty. to'twelve,: and so' the bill. ,
'goes back•to,the HouSe. ••":! •‘-q '
`AiLEGIkENtt '
.IS TH GnExiEsx oF
And to preserve .it is the prlv Liege 4,titt
ANTI-DYSPEPTIC AND LIVERTILLS:.
Are the great se:vereign, speeds and aureeure Or the
age, for Dyspepsia, either in its - mildest, or *prat,
stages, and hundreds who have icing suffered under
the inflictions thli most annoying and dangetous
diseaie, have by the Aloe - of this invzilnable medicine
been restored to health and the enjoyment of lite !
•Is 3 - our Liver'in a torpid condition of inaetlon,
thereby deranging. the whble systeMl:
, „
. , .
wtll,4ficedliy, remove the eeereilons and restdre:lt „,,(
Are yd tronhle4Wlth:losaof aripetite,.lhal 'stem-.
ach, iructathms of wind, sick headache:and genefal
derangenient of the digestive orgaasi
Are a sure, safe and permanent reme.dy, and by their
mild but certain adieu will cieame, renovate . and
reinvigorate the hyStem.
• DR. SARGEIiT'S LIVER I'„Ii.;LS. stand high as
one of the standard .medicinesni.,thn age. , For the
cure of all diseases arising from discirderedata:te.or
• .
the liver, as can be attested b the certificateor;
large numbers of our'cltizens w o een-bene. , -
flied and cured by their ,; • •
These Pills can be obtained, either Ftain or
. §uipat
Coated. from all Druggista,ln th,e 'country. , ••
UIIIII4PEACUAI74rI. •
indige,stion—the -Most -frtiltfal2 eneinitorlottits- . - . •
ease, so common's not to. be considered dangerous
and..shrely saps the; oandation of health -
.
for, wltitt. Impaired :: digestion *: It kvimprulsihte,...for
food to afford strength to the -iiyatera.,.Pyspelaslain
variably follows this-dleease, and dyspeptics cave all
their: ant:Wrings to indigestion— Nervous andraick ,
headacbealstf spring, from derangement :of the 'tit
gestive organs. Persons, of- sedentary, habits rte.
querdly suffer frOm these --evils,' which are attended
with a nervousirrlttibilltrottemper.- extremely nn- •
pleasant to .others and a source 'of
BITS -them--
selees, 'HOSTETTER'S STO3LICII ERS has
beentband the safest and• bett• means Of-removing
all digestive obstructions, as qr,ell-as bracing.up the
falling system. -.Those whose occupatlhns 'are men-
tat recognize .1u this - preparation the perfection of
medical skill; as it soothes the excited brain, - head
ache disappears under its potent charm, and the pa-
tienerapidly regains health and strength bylts re
storing power. To the 'aged. as ;well delicate
ladles and eltifdrea, it laadmirablyaulted, a O-Poe r
senses. the 'quality of Invigorating without. excite-. ,
ment or reactitin.. I '
An limaense: amount of unimpeachable ',evidence-,
can be,, produced to prove: that HOSTETTER'S
STONLACiI BITTERS is idtcqualled for its prompt
and ever to alleviating and curing all
diseases of - the stomaeli. - Its superior excellence
and - consequent .renown,ls.readily accounted .for.,.
from the well known fact thatit is made ender the
personalsupervlslon of the iirOprletora, in strict ac
cord:ince with pharmaceutic se_ienee, r;
• ANOTIIER CURE OF DEAFNESS.
I lost my hearing iltiring ilia. last year, Part of; . ;.
the time I was totally deaf. • In April of this : ear I:' ; ,
was induced, : from'an adrertisenient, to • Mike 'tiP- 7,,•• •
plication to Dn Krainn, 120;Pann street , Pitts
burgh. Afterhiting.tried variGusxnedlcal,ek troni •
doctors. with Ont any brineflt, I have inert under Dr.:.
'Keyser's treatment now 'for ne'arly two mritiths;
,• . , a • • '
hear a Pio drop.
- - Coal lsiuffs , Washington Co Pa :::=:
, 3 . 3 .13:1*k.it If 4; • •
‘ A maa called to-dai
form him of t-ICre''irfrellloo'7liilfTPiil96/i4o=,:,
I "reratoNdny ,R,EfriO/LVTIV*.ra :US* these
arc marle with the Doctor's prelparatloria, - he:a:eau:ow,
lt to be distinctly tirige.`rstatia'"iiiatMrniinf
cures are made iii•liCcordarkea with the
,estat U slied..
.ialyethat govern the tibleAbo.
`•he has heen'engaged farthe Vatif , tt "enty;tivi;iyeais..
•
Last week he was alsD r., , racep i I from
cleigprian In the tirei2of 614, - oit4ol4:snptlier
m q st ;wonderful cure. - . . •• .• •
DR. KEYSER'S RESIDENT CONSULTING
FICE FOR LUNG EXAMINATIONS AND TREAT
MEN'' OF CHROXIC,DIBEABES, Kci. 120 PENN
STREET, FROM
9,
STREET, UNTIL 3P. : .
• _ • :,•Ims, , •
Nov . L
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TO '1411: BTOOTITOLDERS
o
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It tUivitig been decided to inainediateirilterease
the - Capital Stoek this Bank to ossolcrs op% notice": . ".
is hereby-given to the:preient Stoektiolderaihnt the
stinwription Books _are now open,.
- dap ril roxlmo for-ants.
aull~gill, remain,
51 14 4 4: tat Nan f I(Di-0130 • ~•.
sc p ns t a ono- . .
• After April 10th the. Books, plll. Mb...opened to the.
public for the balance.of stock not taken at that date.
• " tiEo. l .l.' VAN liOlt.EN,Cashier .' •
Pittsburgh. 'March 314, 1888 -ap1:n74....
:.'RIVER MINING L.VJBA
MINING CG.:-The 'Arian" Meet
ing or. the Stockholder* cir;tho Pittsburgh and Yuba
River Mining. Co. will be held at the Hobo)* of the
Pittsburgh, Fort ZS trytte Chicago Railway Co., 'on
WZDNES.DAY, April liStlf, at Si o•clack •
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