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PENNSYLVANIA. 



deaf-mate education. An experience of nine 

 Tears in Hartford won him the reputation of 

 being one of the most efficient teachers of 

 mutes in the world, and led to his being in- 

 vited to take the position of Principal of tlio 

 New York Institution, which under his care 

 grew to be the largest and most successful of its 

 kind in the world. Entering on this office in 

 1881, he fulfilled its duties for more than thirty- 

 six years, during fourteen of which ho was 

 President of the Board of Directors. In 1867 

 Dr. Peet retired from the active labors of his 

 position, retaining the title of Emeritus Prin- 

 cipal, and serving upon the board until his 

 death. In 1849 he received the degree of 

 Doctor of Laws from the Regents of the t'ni- 

 versity of the State of New York, and that of 

 Ph. D!, from the National Deaf-mute College 

 in 1871. Dr. Peet was the author of " Course 

 of Instruction for the Deaf and Dumb," 

 four parts in 4 vols., 1844 ; " Scripture Les- 

 sons for the Deaf and Dumb," 1846 ; and vnri- 

 ous text-books, addresses, statistical reports, 

 memoirs, etc. ; contributed largely to the 

 American Annali for th Deaf and Dumb, 

 Journal of Insanity, and other periodicals. 



PENNSYLVANIA. The convention to 

 draft an amended constitution for the > 

 of Pennsylvania, assembled at Ilarrisbnrg on 

 November 12, 1872, and after January 1, 1878, 

 assembled in Philadelphia and continued in 

 session until November 3d. The constitution 

 thus amended was submitted to the people 

 for their approval or rejection. This election 

 was held on December 16th. The vote for 

 the constitution was 258,744 ; against the (-(in- 

 stitution, 108.594. The more important amend- 

 ments may be briefly stated. A few changes 

 are made in the declaration of rights. In the 

 fifth section declaring that election shall be 

 free and equal, the clause is added thnt 



No power, civil or military, shall at any time inter- 

 fere to prevent the free exercise of the right of suf- 

 frage. 



The following additional declaration is made 

 in section 7, on the liberty of the press: 



No conviction (ball be had in any prosecution fur 

 the publication of paper* relating to the official con- 

 duct of officer* or men in public capacity, or to any 

 other matter proper for publication, investigation, or 

 information, where the fact that such publication 

 WM not maliciously or negligently made shall be 

 established to the satisfaction of the jury. 



Section 12 declares 



That no power of suspending laws shall be exer- 

 eUed by the Legislature or it* authority. 



Section 17 prohibits the Legislature from 

 Making irrevocable any grant of special privileges 

 or immunities. 



The article on the Legislature provides for 

 biennial sessions of the General Assembly, the 

 members of the House to be elected every sec- 

 ond year, and the Senators to be elected for 

 the term of four years. 



Section 7 declare* thnt 



No pr*on hereafter convicted of embezzlement of 

 public moneys, bribery, perjury, or other infamous 



crime, shall be eligible to the General Assembly or 

 to any office of profit or trust in this State. 



The members of the General Assembly shall 

 receive such salary and mileage as shall bo 

 fixed by law, and no other compensation what- 

 ever, whether as member of any committee or 

 otherwise. No member shall receive any in- 

 crease of salary or mileage under any law 

 passed during the term for which ho may have 

 been elected. 



The State shall bo divided into fifty senato- 

 rial districts, and each district shall be entitled 

 to one Senator. No county or rity shall be 

 entitled to more than one-sixth of the whole 

 number of Senators. The House is to consist 

 of 200 members. 



The Executive Department shall consist of n 

 Governor, a Lieutenant-Gun rnor, a Secretary 

 of the Commonwealth, Attorney -General, 

 Auditor-General, State Treasurer, a Secre- 

 tary of Internal Affairs, and a Superintendent, 

 of Public Instruction. 



The Governor shall hold his office for four 

 years, and shall not be eligible for the term 

 next succeeding that for which he was elect, d. 

 The I.ieutcnant-Govcrnor, who shall pn 

 over the Senate, but shall have no vote unless 

 the Senate be equally divided, sdmll be elected 

 for the same term and subject to the same pro- 

 visions as the Governor. The .salary of the 

 Governor and Lieutenant-Governor shall be 

 neither increased nor diminished after their 

 election, nor during the term for which they 

 shall have been elected. 



In case of death, impeachment, resignation, 

 or disability of the Governor, the powers, 

 duties, and emoluments of the office shall de- 

 volve on the Lieutenant-Governor. Ou the 

 subject of pardons, it is provided that 



No pardon shall be granted, nor sentence com- 

 muted, except upon the recommendation in writing 

 of the Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of tin- 

 monwealth, Attorney-General, Secretary of Interim! 

 Affairs, or any three of them, after full licnrinp, upon 

 cine public notice and in open session, and sucli rec- 

 ommendation, with the reasons therefor at leni'tli. 

 shall be recorded and filed in the office of the Secre- 

 tary of the Commonwealth. 



Section 17 provides that 



The Governor shall have power to disprove of any 

 item or items of any bills making appropriations of 

 money, embracing distinct items, and the part or 

 parts of the bill approved shall tic tlie law, niul tlie 

 Item or items disapprove,! t-lmll lie vi<!, unless re- 

 passed according to the rules and liiriitiition!" pre- 

 scribed for the passage of other bills over the Execu- 

 tive veto. 



The Secretary of Internal Affairs takes the 

 place of the Surveyor-General, whose office 

 shall be abolished. Besides the duties of tin 

 Surveyor-General's office, his department shall 

 embrace a bureau of industrial statistics, and 

 such duties relating to the charitable inf-titii- 

 tions, and the agricultural, manufacturing, min- 

 ing, mineral, timber, and other material or busi- 

 ness interests of Pennsylvania, as may be by 

 law assigned to it. Ills term of office shall bo 

 for four years. 



