The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-07
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE,
HoHfs Of Reprseatatiue,. MARCHES.


HoYe Of Repreicntati7es, MARCHES.
Con Tuefdav, TIE ,7.t 'raa1t. rsr. Bfrney
reported biiito authorize the governor to f,h.
!cribe Tor flares OF Gock in certain turnpike
companies. 1t was founded u pom the rencrtof
the committee on roads and inland navigation,
tubmtted Tome time nce by that gentleman,
and was made the order of the day for Friday
the 2oth. On the afternoon of that day, the
NOME reioivea itiet into a committee of the
whole on this II, and after ftatement by MIR.
B. of the importance OF the fubi. &, The necef.
my OF Puriuing liberal policy in this refped
aud the fatal tendency of local iealoufes, when
INDUCED hpon iuch an eccaGon, the committee
adopted the billb great majority. Upon
tecond and third reading, attempts were made
TO defeat 1t in an indirect way, bit II triunpl,.
ed upon both readings, and pafied the II,.uic
o' Representatives this informing. II ayts,i2T
nays. -
g The bill diret.s the governor to -r,lG.r;b.
to the amount OF s52,o2o dollars for flares Of
tock III fix companies already inctrptraied
among others ior 5000 dollars in Eaton and
WIkefbarre, ~ Doom Sufquy hanna and Tiosa.
and $4,000 in Sudbury ard Reading ,urnpi,,e.
1t was necchary TO conciiia,e both nor them aud
fouthefD route advocates, which upon princip,c
OF the bill Is not only iafr hu. beneficial The
money ariiing from tavern licrn~cs, and from !.
~
engagement and principal and interea ave
To be invefed in Cock, until they amount 10
100000 dollars, there will he a hai,rcc in l-f,
than niue snd half years, or $4,000 cos. wf.ch
in all probability will go to the fame object
IT remains with the Senale to ,Irftrov or corGim
mate this excellent plan or internal imp owe.
ment."
The attorney general, Mr. + B. N'Kr...
PrI ,li,dt m :,,l, r
court of this fate FOR a warrant, to Bring h.r,r+
the court DR.. NJ. LEIB, TO anfwe err cl1arse.
preferred againit HIM, of confp;rap, in cor;unc.
ton with the Editor of this paper, to intimidate
and coercc T5on1e5 IL KrGn, governor of this
commonwealth, into the appointment of ih-.
rlst for the city and county OF Phi,adrirhi,.
He addtced various Bri,ifl, authorities to nrxve
that, or iuch charge, the vrt lad the DOW
er to compel the attendance of member Of
the legislature.
Mr.. JgiaPb Ro5kinjSn and Mr.. NI1lkey Frank.
lin, council for DR.. Leib, hoped ina, the court
would not grant the warrant: They CONTEND
ed that the court had not the authority to com.
mand the attendance of Or. Leib; and that, If
/ the warrant were granted, the moi tangerous
coniequences mutt relult. CDR. Leib,'' ta;d
Mr.. Hopkinfon, ais at prefent attending a.
Lancaiter, as a member of afemblv, and ia
privileged from arreit hut even, If he were nor
privileged, there is delicacy in his cafe thar
ought to have prevented The Application for \
warrant, and which, he was perfuatird. world
IndHce the court not TO iEtetfere. This aonl-
cation is made, on beha!e Of the governor. to
arre!t a member Of the aIcr1bIy-a fj,3. tbsr
is fufcient TO excite diGrutt and alarm among
the people, independent Of the peculiar fIh,a,i.
on OF that member: Indeed, the prslsat CAT,
affords as itrong an iBfance, as cocld 81 IL fred
OF the dangerous Purpofes TO which G,~!,
power If arknowlcClged might I've ex.or4 j,
DT. Lab 10 AT preieDt the chairman Of = rom.
n!'::tec, appointed by tie Houie e Reprefsa,o.
tiveS, to enquire into the conduGl of the 70.
vernor-asd whill th;.s acting, application +,
made, on behalf of tic governor 10 rst-,ov-
Dr. Leib from LancaSer 30 PHILADELPHIA. 10
not lay, that this was intended to lrevrlrr -,-
quiry; bnt IT vii! have that eEt6, and tis Az
pedrsnce OF having been 20 Intended. Tie
danger that is to be apprehsnded. to fhe fire..
dom OF the people, from fiich a powe- icing
acknowledged, NUT be apparent-,or II me
CHAIRMAN can he arrehed, every member Of tire
committee may be feizeA. and top PAT to al
'nve't'gaiion. This court, 1contend, has not
the power To grant the Warrant required ard,
even IT Vt had. could fcarcey he uiilied in err.
1t, an the prei,ut occafiou.'
The court conceived ielf bound 70 be 60.
veroed by the contribution, which in this cac,
iupe'ieded the authorities quoted by the it
torncy general from Bntiili hooks-bHt cy0id
not decide until the next day.
The attorney general having obtained the
advice of MIR. Mofrs Levy, Withdrew the a9-
p'ication for warrant.
This aatement is haGiiy made, from relation
OF the proceedings by a bye-'tauder--if there Ia
any miiiakc it nlall be Corrected.
aurora IF 4Hercb 60