The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-05-20
TUESDAY, MAY Q. 1897.

'S'Oi"uOhs requiring Information
from the Secretary of the Commonwealth
IN respect to the number of incorporated
companies, Tor banking and other purposes,
were offered, and laid on'the table.
Mr.. BANKS offered the following;
hesolUed, That the secretary Of the COM
monwealth be requested to furnish the con-
venton with statement or table ofthe num-
Der OF taxable inhabitants in the respective
wards of the several cities, and the respec-
tive boroughs and townships of the several
counties in the state, according to the emu
imeratiOn made in 1925 and '36.
Both of which were read and laid on the
table.
Mr.. BRowN of Philadelphia county, Of
Tered the following:
ReSOtUed, That the Secretaries have
printed for the use of the members of the
convention, tabular statement, showing
The number and official names of all the
officers, whose Office is established by each
of the constitutions of the States of the u
niOn, by whom appointed or elected-offi-
eial tenure--salary, &c.-aso the official
names, tenure, salary, &c. of all officers,
whose Office has been established by the
laws Of this state.
Res0iUed, That one hundred and thirty
three copies of the constitution of the Uni
ted States, and of the several States of the
Union, and one hundred and thirty-three
copies of book, called the Conventions of
Pennsylvania, be purchased.
Mr.. Porter of Northampton, offered the
following resolution, which was referred to
the committee on printing:
ResOlUed, That the Secretaries be di-
reeted to pay, as part of the contingent ex-
Ipenses of this convention, the expense of
two thousand seven hundred copies of the
Daily Chronicle and Convention Journal
during the sitting of this body; and to be
divided among the members, for disribu-
ton among their constituents.
MIR. Sterigere offered the following,
which was laid upon the table.
Ordered, That the Journals of the con-
vention, and of the committee of the whole,
be printed on good paper, in royal octave
form, with long primer type--the yeas and
nays to be inserted in solid paragraphs.
Ordered, That number of copies of the !
English Debates corresponding with that of
the English Journal, and a number ofcopies
Of the German Debates corresponding with
that of the German Journal, be printed on
good paper, in royal octave form, with bre-
yier type.
Ordered, That two hundred shall be
considered the usual number of copies of
any paper directed to be printed by the
convention.
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 1887.
Mr.. Ingersoll offered the following reso-
Resolved. That the subjects of the cur
rency, corporations, highways and Eminent
Domain of the State, be referred to a select
committee, to report thereon.
And that the subjects ofpublic improve
1nents, loans and debts, of the State, be re-
ferred to another special committee, to report
thereon.
BY Mr.. Brown of philadelphia county:
ARTICLE /.
Resolved, That the Legislative depart
ments of the constitution of this common
wealth ought to be amended.
j. BY taking from 1.-THE veto power of the
Governor; ,or, if retained substitute three
fifths of both Houses as necessary to pass
Jaw, instead of two thirds, as at present.
III. BY limiting the term of service of
Senators to two years instead of four.
Ill. BY prohibiting, the Legislature from
passing in the same act laws relating to sub
iects unconnected with each other.
". BY restricting the Legislature in gran.
ling special acts of incorporation to associa-
tons for internal Improvements, for trans
portation, or for municipal governments and
recurring all other acts ofincorporation to be
by general laws, equally free and open to all
citizens.
v. BY requiring the Legislature to meet
con the second Tuesday of January, instead
of the fret Tuesday in December, as at pre-
rent.
vi. BY requiring all laws to be Orgina-
tra in the House of Representatives.
VII. BY prohibiting any city, borough or
district, incorporated for municipal govern
nent, from holding any real estate other than
what is used for public purposes or connec-
ted with its public establishments.
ARTICLE III.
Resolved, Thatthe executive departments
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