New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-01-20

Shc d"e!l5 IN gorv rejoicing spirit,
May ne like he- an angels crovsfi=iaHer1t
Eames Place. Jan ;, l5;.
rrcspondrnce OF TIE Tribune.
HARRISBURG jan -, ISL.
There aB, been Z good dealoi business CIT out
during the past week, out whether it viii egc7 he
done mp, is another queston-for ourImprovcrca;
men net going BY the oldfasi.ioned rule OF ai.
bring to cut the coat according to the cloth. but
want to ampfy the clo;ii to the HercuIeen=propor-
tons Of their forms. Il has been earnestly con-
tended by the Improvement men, 'hatzthe St-tc
should neither abandon, lease nor sell any Of her
Works-with them abandonment is Reputation
We shall soon, however, have a ties; vo;c on this
subject
The Girnrd College Trust is to undergo an IT.
ycstigason before the judiciary Committee Of the
House. Muck violent talk vas had thereon by the
Philadeph County mem5ers, which was replied
70 with calm argument By the Citymennbers; who
every way worthy to represent the great vilogc
oi@PlMsdclphia Nc good will come of his in
veatgation, and it appears certainly strange that
notwithstanding the denunc:ations of Coz Porter
in his recent Message against Investigating Com.
mit,ees two have already boen proposed BIZ his
friends this session.
The Caucus Of the Locos last evening FOR State
Treasurer resulted in the selection of W.riIAY
p. ANDERSON, of Perry Co. Member OF last
years House. This nomination is a curious affair
The Hon. Calvin Blythe was his opponent, and
the Governors choice, but on this, as on every
other occasion, there has been manifested an anti.
Porter majority in the Locc-Foco ranks The
Governors =favoritcs Cor Speaker Printers, Bank
Directors. all have been Aoored by the Barn
Burners, as the Radicals are ycept in our State
This is evidence that party drill, and no love or
Affection for David r. Porter reelected him BY
%, 900 majority
a bill abolish Capital Punishment; anc 10 re.
peal the authority & ven to the Phi.adcl phia and
Trenton Railroad TO lay rails through kensiugton,
and anolhcrl 10 reeeal The oct of April lGth, 1870
creating the Nicholson Court, have been reported
their fate, except the first, is uncertain, but be-
licve old Pennsylvania is prepared to throw off this
remnant OF barbarism.
In Senate, Mr. PLuNER Of Wcsn0rclund has
offered the following:
HeSolccd, That the COMMITTEE on lnterra! In.
proyemcn,. be instructed to bring in bill a4thori
zns the Governor, by and with the advice and con
OF his Cabinet, sell the highest and best bid
der the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad, with
all the Motive Power and fixtures thereto belonging
and also to sell 20 the highest and best bidder Ia,
Delaware Division.o OF the Pennsylvania Canal aud
10 receive IN payment thereof any o, the five per
cent stock owing by this Commonwealth, or such
other payment thereof as may be agreed on by the
contracting parties with view to reducing The debt
owing by this Commonwealth
Mr.. HESTER offered the following as a substi-
tute
That the Committee on Internal Improvements be
instructed TO inquire into the expediency Of PROD.
Mons for the sale OF the whole, or such part of our
public Improvements, they shall deem most con-
duciye TO the general interests Of this Common
wealth
And the subjcc, was ultimately referred to a
Joint Committee consisting of the Committee on
Internal Improvements and tina, on Ways and
Means.
a session of the Nicholson Court is soon to be
held here, but [ think there viii be all act passed
TO suspend is powers until inquiry can be made
respecting its alleged mismanageIacnt.
MIR. HESTER has offered in ScAatc resolution
that TIC proceeds accruing TO Pennsylvania under
the Distribution Act be held sacred as a shaking
fund to Quidatc the State Debt. fear no action
on the subject will be touched by the House.
Col. RoUMFoRp, in the House has proposed q
Joint resolution, that the Constitution be 50 amend
ed prevent the esaIization of Suspensionn
future, and Mr.. RYAN (Radcal, has proposed
Stay-Law SO far as relates to Banks and their
debtors.
On Monday the State Treasurer will be elected,
and on Tuesday David r. Porter will be inaugaga-
ted. / viii write to you again in ;hc middle OF the
week.