Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-05-12
EXTRACT TO THE EDITOR, DATED
Harrisburg, May 4, 1S4l
The EsegTef Bill a Law.

I MS has been an important day for Pennsyl
vania. The bill vetoed by Governor Porter
mas become law of the land---two-thirds ofthe
members of each branch having voted therefor
| Both Houses sat until within few minutes O
of IL, p NJ, and from the "hurly- -burly" man
ner in which business is necessarily transacted
on the last day and night of the session, It's al
most impossible TO give correct account OF the
proceedings. | annex the vote on the the final
passage of the bill. This, of itself, is glory
enough for one day The members voted as
follows---the names of loco iocos voting for the
! bill, being in italics:
YEAS---Messrs. Andrews, Banks, Bard
Bell, Boal, Brunner Chrisman, Church, Clark
Corey, COrtrtght, Cox, Cummins, Darsie, Dill
worth. Douglas, Dunlap, Eyre, Fauss, Fore
man, Funk, Futhey, Gamble, Calls, Gratz, Han
ma, Higgins, Hinchman, HOleman, Horton
Johnston, (Arms'g., Kennedy, Kerr, Kieiler
Law, Letherman, Livingston, LuSk, May
M'Clure, M'Curdy, Middleswarth, Miles, Mont.
gomery, Musser, Myer, Pearson, Pennell, Pun.
roy, Rush, Skinner, Smith, Smyser, Snively
Snyder, Sprott, Steele, Titus, Won Media, Wea-
Der, Wright, Crabb, Speaker.---62.
NAYS---Messrs. Anderson, Apple, Barr
Bean, BonsalI, Brodhead, (Nihn,) Crousillat,
Ebaugh, FELTON,, Flannery, Flenniken, Flick
FogeI, Garetson, Haas, Hahn, Hill, Johnston
(West'd) Kutz, Leidy, MCuly, M'Kinney
Moore, Painter, Penniman, Pollock, Scott
Wilkinson.---2S.
The bill having received the constitutional
majority of two-lhirds, is consequently law
notwithstanding the veto of Gov. Porter
In the Senate, the nomination of Charles
Shaler, as Assistant Judge of the District Court
Of Allegheny county, was taken up, and after
some discussion, in which Messrs. Williams
Reed, Sullivan and Brown participated, the
ron nation was confirmed, yeas %, nays e.
Messrs. Reed, Spackman, Sullivan and Sterrett
voting in the negative.
The nomination of John X. Findley TO be
Recorder of the Mayors Court of Lancaster,
was again taken up, when the same was post
poned for the present.
RELIEF BILL-The blk as passed by the
House of Representatives yesterday evening
was taken up, when the same was acted on for
some time, when the bill, as amended, was
agreed to by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Barclay, Brewer, Case,
Cochran, Hsadley, Hester, Huddleson, Kings
bury, Maclay, Mathers, Pearson, Reed, Spack-
man, Sterrett, Strohm, Sullivan, Williams,
Ewing, Speaker-l8.
NAYS-Messrs Brooke, Brown, Coplan,
Crispin, FegeIy, Fleming, Hays, Miller, Pat
,erson Plumer, Smith. Snyder-l2
Mr.. Barclay offered the following.
Resolved, That the Canal Commissioners
are hereby directed forthwith to discharge all
the officers and agents who have been or now
are engaged on the unfinished lines ofthe State
Improvements; and also 10 notify the contractors
upon the said lines, that no appropriation hav
ing been made for continuing the public works
they are 10 suspend all further operations there
on until further appropriations are made.
Laid on the table.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the considera
ton Of local bills, upon which the time wal
consumed till the hour of adjournment.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of mass of amendments from the House II
Senate bills, after which
Mr. Barclay called up the joins resolution of
fered by himself this morning relative 10 tht
stopping of the work of the unfinished lines o
the public works.
Mr. Barclay stated that he desired this bll
10 pass, in order that The next Legislature may
not be importuned with applications for pay 70
work done, as has been the case heretofore
The law is now explicit, yet there is ever
year work done without law, and the Common
wealth is required to pay for it. He wished tt
put an end TO those things.
This resolution was read second time, bu
there were not two-thirds in favor of suspend
ing the rule; so that the bill could not pass fl
nally.
The editor of the Erie Gazette, has succeed
! ed In placing one of Gov Porter's officers viz