The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-03-30
The legislature.

last TO meet again on the 9TH oil May. But
little business has been done Of public ma
TUE, during the session. lnnnmerable bills
incorporating companies for various purpo-
sesiisge, as usual, been passed. II we are
notmistaken, every attempt TO introduce
into them HE saluary provision rendering
stockholders liable for the debts of such in
corporations, has entirely failed, and we
ar sorry TO say that some Of the democrat
&c members took strong and decided grounds
against this safeguard of the people from
ihese too often swindlipg companies. In
the House of Representatives, on the 22d
inst, after the 6,ooO,OGO improvement bill
bad been reduced by amendments, to about
100000, twas rejected by vote Of Al
40 SO. On Saturday March, 80,
=; =; The following joint resolution, offered
by Mr.. Flenniken to provide for the repairs
OF the canal and railroad, and to continue
she Improvements of the state, was taken
up on the second readirs:
~ That the following sums be, and they are
hereby specifically appropriated to the pur-
poses herein after mentioned, to wit:
- For the completion of the rail way to a.
Il, void the. inclined plane a. Columbia, the
sum Of $39, 9,00t, ,,.a ., ...., 90, -.
For commencing the reservoirs on the
eastern and western side of the Allegheny
mountains, and for other new works, un.
finished lines Of cansl and rail way, $780,
eO0.c # H.: :, ~ i,
For dispensing with wooden rails and
fiat bars, and substituting the edge or + rail
wherever the same may be, necessary on
=. the Columbia and Portage railroads, the
sum of. s4O7, 900.
For purchasing new locomotive engines
- and ropes for the Columbia and Portage
4, rail .roads, the sum Of $4,000.
For repairs required on the different
lines of canal and railroads on the first day
Of February Que thousand eight hundred
and thirty-nine, she sum az, 81 ,009, 900.
To pay debts due. for repairs other than
the breach at Huntington, $3OO,0OO,
For damages, pay of canal commission
ers, pay of engineers, not connected with
the extensions, 100000.
2. Resolved-That the sum of $780,
600 be and the same is hereby appropriated
20 the North branch division of Pennsylva-
D.. MIA, canal. ~
The further sum OF s5Oo,0OO to the E.
rie extension Of the Pennsylvania canal.
:. And The further sum Of $4,000 to the
90 Sihnemahoning division Of the Pennsylva-
:. MIA canal,
y 3: ResGloed-Tha, the governor be, and
be is, hereby authorized and empowered TO
borrow on permanent loan, the sum of $3,-
$4,000, at an interest not exceeding five
per cent, per annum, payabls half yearly,
and be reimbursed at any time after the first
day of July, 1868, and he shall issue ne
gotiable certificates of stock for the same,
transferable on the books of the auditor
:. general, or the Bank OF Pennsylvania, by
she owner or owners of the same; and up.
=. c9 sneh transfer new certificates shall be
issued by the auditor general and state treas.
.urer. OK BY the pIesiden, and cashier Of said
bank, 70 HE holder or holders, and the in
tereSt on. said stock shall be paid at the state
treasury, the Bank of Pennsylvania, in
Philadelphia Of Giratd Bank or elsewhere
as may be agreed upon by The governor,
70 and the original purchaser of the stock;
which sum shall be paid TO, and vested il,
she internal improvement fund to be applied
for the purposes Of this act.
- ! The question being taken on the frs, res.
elutiOn, it was decided in the affirmative
- Yeas, So. Nays, 81.
+ The question was taken on the second
resolution Which was adopted, Yeas, 60
Nays, 25.
The cushion was then taken on the thirt
and last resoltion, and was agreed TO, Yeas
90. Nays. 25.
Mr.. Higgins, offered the following join
resolution:
1, ResOlSsd-That the gdgsrhor be author,
ized and feduted, within two months afte
the passage Of this act to subscribe fo
5000 shares of the Union canal company
which shall constitute the commonwealth
btockholder therein to that amount, with al
The rights and liabilities Of other stockhol
'ders, and in payment Hereof he shall Issue
''e fn &vdFof said company, negociabie certi
'hcatsE7 OF stock bearing an interest Of five
per, cent per. annun, reimbursable. on ihE
ilrst day Of April, Ammo Domini, 1869, ant
transferable at the Office of the auditor gen