The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-06-06
LEGISLATURE.

The only matters Of public interest we |
find in the proceedings Of the Senate. for
the past week were the report by bill Of
Mr.. Brown, in relation to board of Pub
lie Works. The provisions of which are;
one person to be president, TO be appointed
by the Governor and practical engineer
one TO be appointed by the Senate and one
by the House, for three years respectively;
and on Tuesday, May 26, debate upon
the reference Of the improvement bill. as il
passed the house, which was finally laid on
the table and ordered to be printed. On
Wednesday it was not reached, but in an
ticipation oS it,many private bills we're ma
iured.
In the HOUSE,, on Wednesday, a resolu-
ton for the final adjournment on the I'd of
June, was submitted by Mr. FoGEL, and laid
on the table. The Tax bill came up in or
der. Mr.. Snowden's amendment 10 repeal
the so called Resumption bill, and require
the banks to resume on the lst day of Oc-
tober, was pending. Messrs. Church, He
gins, Crabb, and Hopkins, opposed it,
Mr.. Snowden defended it, Mr. Higgins (of
Northd.,) moved the previous question
lost--Ye eas 40--Nays 43. After debate,
the previous question was again moved and
sustained, Yeas Al Nays 42--when the
main question was put and the bill rejected,
Yeas - Nays AZ.
The Bank bill, came up. Mr.. Snow
den moved the previous question on l.,
which was sustained. When was un-
der consideration, Mr.. CRABS rose to OPP
pose it. The previous question was called,
Yeas "a, Nays 34-and then the section
passed 5. Mr.. Higgins, (of North'd.)
moved to strike out and insert a Idr bill.
While the subject was under consideration,
the House adjourned.
The SENATE, we're occupied May 2S,in
the discussion Of the bill for the better reg
ulaton Of the militia, which was poslpon-
ed, and on the Lancaster Loan Company
bill. The latter elected warm debate,
continuing to the hour of adjournment with
out question.
In THE HoUsE, The adjournment resolu
tion was postponed. The tax bill cme uF
in order. Mr. Hinchman proposed an a
mendment levying tax of one mill on ;
do!lsr,on real property-personal two mills
Mr.. Snowden moved to postpone-lost.--
+ Mr.. Hatnlin moved TO stay collections unit
l94l-agreed TO. Mr.. Coolbaugh--tt
+ strike out real estate, rejected yeas 81, nayi
Co. Mr.. Baily, TO strike out bank stock
and insert bark capital-lost. The frs
proposition then came up and was defeated
as follows: Yeas IS, Nays AZ.
The whole bill was afterwards rejected
with all its various amendments before th
house adjourned.
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Monument to Washington.--Mr. "
Strickland, architect, proposes IN the Unitet
States Gazette, that an equestrian statue o
Washington should be erected in Washing
ton Square, on the corner stone laid by i
Fayette, the statue to be constructed of fin
thracite Coal Iron Of this State. Mr.. S
alleges that this project is entirely feasible
as castings weighing upwards of ten ton
have already been made by our ingeniou
+ fellow citizen Mr.. Merrick.
Ess51ssESlzF.ER4
The Hon. Jubez W. Huntington, (Whis
; has been elected IT, s. Senator by the LIE
gislaiure of Connecticut, 10 fill the place G
The late MI. Bets.
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Successful Erperiment.--Y Y esterday a
ternoon, a rather singular experiment wa
made Wy a man. approSimating to the ag
Of sixty, of raising canal boat which wa
u sunk in October last, in the river Delaware
near Vine street wharf In the first instanc
= he hauled sloop Immediately over tn
: sunken boat, at low water, and then grounc
ed several boa, hooks; by these he decen
ded 10 the boat, depth Of about thirty fv
g feat and ausceeded in fastening seysrf