Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-07-13
HARRISBURG NEWS.
Correspondence of the Daily Chronicle.
Harrisburg, July 6, 1912.


In SENATE A bill authorising the payment
OF claims of domestic creditors In 6 per cent
certificates Of Stale stock, in sums not less than
500, passed final reading, and was sent to the
House.
The Bill dividing the State into "a Congress
sional Districts, passed Committee o(the Whole
without opposition, in the shape reported by
she special committee, but The Senate refused
TO proceed TO the second reading al this ume
Yeas IA, nays IL.
The Stay Law, or bill 10 prevent the sacrl-
fice Of property on execution, was taken up on
third reading; but after going into committee
Of the whole for the purpose o: making specific
amendment, the Senate refused TO adopt the re-
port Of the committee Of The whole, aud The bill
was postponed,
The Bill from the House 10 abolish imprson.
ment for debt was debated in The Senate until
the morning of adjournment. AS there is some
diversity of opinion in regard 10 the expediency
Of this Bill, as we'll as 10 the par, taken for or
against it, by the city members, send ycu their
votes upon ii, during lis progress through the
House. LIST section, on second reading, yeas,
Messrs. Boone, Beers and Rush: nays, Crabb,
Sharswood, Trego and Morris On the final
passage, yeas. Messrs Boone and Beers; nays,
Crabb, Morris and Trego, The county men,
bers, believe, all voted for it,
The Tax Bill from The House, as amended
by The Committee on Finance in the Senate,
passed Committee of the Whole wi!hou, much
attention, and in the afternoon it was taken up
on second reading, and discussion commenc-
ed The Bill as amended by The Committee
on Finance imposes heavy lakes upon writs
and motions, and other proceedings in Courts
of he tb III loip
all private acts of Assembly before being read
in Courts Of Justice as Evidence, to be paid for,
at rates from 500 for an Act of Incorporation,
and $50 for divorce, down to 5 o for those OF
less importance; and increasing taxes On prop
eIiy.
The Bill which passed the House. apporions
the sum Of Sl,000,000 amongst the several
Counties of the Commonwealth, to be levied
upon real and personal property, in The usual
way; and Mr.. Fleming moved TO amend bv
striking out The Bill of the Finance Committee,
and restoring the House Bill In his shape
the subject was discussed up 10 the lime of ad-
journmeni, without any vote being taken, ex-
cepi on Mr.. Fleming's amendment, which was
negalived by vote Of 81 10 8.
The idea of imposing so heavy lax upon
iae administration of Justice is certainly at war
sures TO every man means of enforcing his !
rights without Sule, denial, or delay; and would
place The poor man entirely in the power Of his |
Hch oppressor, because he cannot raise the !
wherewiIh 10 unlock The temple of Justice I
The poor man would not dare go into cour, a,
all--his claims being generally small, and by |
this proposed tax, costing as much as they
would come TO, Just think of il:-pay The /
inr for. rro,
Justice of the Peace, or Aiderman-S4 for
jury verdict--S2 for motion for new trial
$l0 for writ Of error, &c &c--and all this, t
iorseoih, because you have been so unfortunate
as 10 lrus, man who will not pay you without
The aid OF The law, and who probably cheats you
al last out Of your just debt, and throws you in
10 the ordinary costs OF SUIT The ideas Of
lnstice entertained by some men, are truly mar
rellous Mr. Ewing appears to be the Coda /
iher OF the project
In the House almost nothing was done
A bill from The House 10 incorporate The Far
mers' Mutual Fire insurance Company of Phil. /
adelPhia and Bucks counties, passed final read /
ing, after the rejection Of numerous propositions
TO ''omnlbuss" il. Amongst the amendments
offered, was one TO change the venue Of the
celebrated SeiIzinger and Ridgeway case from
Sehuylkill county TO Montgomery /; was lost
by vote Of 4S 10 3S
H II is understood that The Grand House !
Committee of %, are prepared 10 report bill
dlsiricllng the State, which they will do TO-
morrow morning. They cannot ge, bill TO
suit a majority, and this will be supported only
by eleven. Yours, d.
Harrisburg, July Z, l642.
SENATE.-The Bill from the House supple
mental to the precipitation act relating to
Trucks, was read second and third times,
amended and passed.
A bill for The relief of claimants for damages
on The West Branch Canal, was negaiived on
second reading
Some private bills wero disposed OF when the !
Senate resumed the consideration of The T ak
Bill
The FIRST section Of the Bill, after vigorous
debate, and some amendment, passed second !
reading by vote of IL to IS This section im-
POSES heavy taxes upon proceedings in Courts,
IN The aggregate more than doubling them both
IA The Common Pleas and in The Orphans