Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-12
Correspondence, otthe Pennsyiranian.
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HARRISBURG March ., lS42.
House Of Representatires.-As soon as the morning
orders had been disposed of,
MIR. Defords resolutions in favor Of tariff for rere
nue. offered amendment 10 Mr.. Lightners reso-
utions nsructng Congress in favor of proiectire ia
riff, were taken up on second reading.
Mr. Morris Of the city made very neat, though
somewhat elaborate speech, in favor OF the protective
system, and was replied to, briefly, by Mr.. Bonsal in
favor Of "Free Trade" Mr. Bonsall concluded by Of
ferng the following as substitute for the resolution
under consideration, to wit:
Resolred, That the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
does hereby refuse to accept her portion the proceeds
oil the sale Of the Public Lands, and that she recon.
nends that instead Of increasing taxation, Congress
should apply the 10 the quatIon OF the National
debt, and The support Of the National Government.
Senate-The resolution for adjournment dis
posed of on second reading after long discussion by
providing that the legislature viii adjourn on the 22nd
inst, mot sine die) without saying any thing about
meeting again. There seems TO ne some disposition to
adopt your suggestion about pGstroning the distctng
of the State until lS43 to avoid :he odium Of extra
session.
HARRIsRuRo, March ), 1912.
Mr.. Deford, from the Committee of Conference,
ported Resumption Bill 10 the House of Representa-
tives providing tor immediate resumption of specie
payments by the Banks under the penalty OF forfeng
their charters in u summary WY, and containing most
Of the other provisions of the bill which passed the
House, except The third section, which cast off the Re-
lief notes The bill reported by the Conference, leaves
those notes 10 be received by the Banks which issued
them as heretofore The bill discussed some time
on n motion to postpone until Monday, which finally
carried and the merits of the Report were, therefor,
not strictly before the House. Enough said, how
ever produce the impression that the bill will pass
in the House. though Democrats will vote for t
with some reluctance, thinking that better might
have been framed Yet it is perhaps, the best that
could be passed under the circumstances, the House
being but branch of the Legislature, and conce-
sion being the order of the day.
The same report made in Senate from the n
ference, by Mr. Kidder, where the subject discuss
cd without any vote being taken until one o'clock,
When according to the rule, the Senate al nurned
by the Speaker. The fate Of the bill is some y hat
doubtful here. Mr. Gibbons denounces it in sttoag
terms but understood to say he would vote for ii
Mr.. Ewing says he will vote for it, and Messrs Ma
theirs and hlacay, also Whigs) expected 90 for
it, so that if all the Democrats come up to the mark,
it viii carry.
The bill authorizing the Governor to dispose Of
Bank stock belonging to the Commonwealth, passed
second reading this morning, by vote Of 73 yeas 10
II nays-,he members from the city, and few others,
voting in the negative.
meeting was held this evening in favor Of Richard
NJ Johnson for the next President of the U. S. The
principal actors in it Hon. John G. Butcher of
Dauphin, who was President Of the meeting-Mr. Ell
we'll Of Bradford, (member) who drafted The preamble
and resolutions hessrs. Gbons Plumer and fIeadIy
of the Senate who addressed the mee,ing-Mr Cart.
wright Of Luzerne, and Brebe Of Allegheny, Of The
House, who were Vice Presidents of the meeting
Charles Pray of Harrisburg, late of Philadelphia
w, &c.