The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-02-03
FRO.MIHaRRIsBURc
PENNsYLV1STA TsEGTgEATURE.
SENATE.
FridaYi January 2B. ls3s

supplement 10 the act to incorporate the
Danphin and Susquehanna coal company.
MIR. Darrah, an act authorising further
subscription of stock by the Governor, to
the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal company.
Also bill to incorporate company to err
rect toll bridge over the river Schuylkill
near Port Clinton.
Mr. Sangston, further supplemental the
act authorizing the Governor to incorporate
the Washington and Pittsburg turnpike |
road company.
Mr.. Darragh offered resolution, author
Using the clerk of the Senate to purchase
fifty copies of work, entitled " Hints on |
Education" by E. G. Wymes, for the use
of the members.
The resolutions from the house Of Rep |
resentatives, requesting our Senators and |
Representatives in Congress TO use their |
exertions to procure the passage of a law,
authorizing the construction of NJ Adim-
zed road from the National road to the Har-
Dor of Erie, being under consideration on
second reading.
Mr.. Leet, who offered to amend this re-
solution by striking out Brownsville as the
point at which the contemplated road was
to leave the National turnpike, said, in sup.
port of the resolution, that the importance
of the measure contemplated would not, he
thought be questioned by any one. The
connection Of the National road with the
great chain of lakes along our northern
frontier, must once strike every considerate
mind as being highly expedient. Such
Z road, should it be made from any point on
i the National turnpike between Laurel Hill
and the Ohio river, would pass through five
counties Of this State, containing, according
Z to the Census of 1880, about l7O, 900, and
4 now would suppose upwards of 100000
inhabitants. 1t would pass through Ale
d gheny, Beaver or Butler, Mercer, Craw-
ford, and Erie it might pass through Wash
\ 'ington or Fayette, but this depend upon the
point at which the contemplated road leaves
4 the National turnpike. The distance from
the line Of the general course of the Nation
& al turnpike to the harbor of Erie, is estirla-
ted at about l60 miles, and tine road would
i pass through country part of which is COM
i 'paratively but scarsely settled most of
which is fertile, and abounds in the neces-
4 sary material for constructing M'Adami-
zed road. Should it leave the National
turnpike at or near Wheeling, in Virginia,
q it would then run through at least two
states, and thereby take the distinctive cha
4 racter Of National work. But in the
event the starting point shall be fixed east
of the Virginia line, yet still though it may
q POSSIBLY, in the estimation of seme, lose to
"a certain extent its nationality, it will be
4 equally useful and equally connected with a
work that will, when completed, pass thro'
4 six Of the states Of the confederacy.
The beneficial effects of such an improve
'rneht mustbe very great to all that range Of
+ counties Though whose territory it will run.
Emigration to that portion of our great
81 Commonwealth would be encouraged-the
s. lands settled upon and cleared out, and of
course much enhanced in value, and inter-
course between the north and south would
4 be greatly facilitated. This last consdera-
4 'tion, alone, is of great weight, and ought 10
y determine the question in favour of the i'm
provement. For, Mr.. Speaker, said Mr.
Leet, look upon any improvement, wheth-
Il er it be canal, rail way, or M'Adamized
road, which tends to bring together the cit-
3 zens of the south and north, as useful not
only as a means oftravelling or of transport
ting produce, &c. but of maintaining that
good feeling between our different sovereign
s ties, which is so necessary to preserving in
violate the bonds of UNION.
We have no room to give his remarks
entire upon this subject.
The amendment of Mr.. Leet was agreed
to, and some further discussion by Messrs.
: .Carpenter, Pehrose, Slenker and Leet, the
: bill as amended was passed and sent back
to the House.
Mr.. Darrah moved, that the Senate re-
sumo the consideration of the resolutions
relative to the right Of petitions, which was
not'agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Fraily, of Schuylkill,
the bill an act to incorporate the Offerman
rail road and mining company, passed com
mittee with sundry amendments.
Jariuary 90.