Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-07-06
HARRISBURG NEWS.
correspondence of the Daily Chronicle.
Hcrrisburg, June 20, 1912.

up on the "outlet lock a, Blacks Eddy" which
came over from the Senate i1 divorce "omnl-
bus" in disguised shape. IL was an amend
ment, extending all acts and supplements OF acts
authorizing the construction of collateral rail
roads, to canals. The project met but little
favor in the House, and even after i. had been
80 amended as 10 provide that il should not be
construed 10 authorize the aforesaid outlet, the
section was voted down by vote Of 7s TO o.
The balance Of the omnibus then passed, and
was returned to the Senate.
Mr. Bonsall submitted the lollowlng:-Re-
solved, That The Apportionment COMMITTEE be
instructed to bring in bill for the apporlion-
ment of the State, without reference to that
part of the act of Congress which requires the
Sia,es 10 be divided into single districts Mr.
Wright offered resolution on the same SUBJ
leci, but subsequently, withdrew II.
Various other propositions were made and
voted down, when, on motion of Mr.. Harms, the
resolutionof Mr.. Bonsall was stricken out, and
The following inserted in lieu thereof, viz:
That il is The duty OF this House to proceed
forthwith 10 district this State, in compliance
with the apportionment bill recently passed by
Congress-" The following is the vote on Mr..
Karns' moiion---yeas 81 nays 33 Mr.. Gam
hle then moved to add the following: That
this House protests in the most solemn manner
against The exercise Of doubtful and equivocal
powers by the Congress OF the United Sia,es
or the slightest invasion of the rights reserved
10 the sovereign States, and deny that Congress
has right TO prescribe 10 the different States the
manner in which they divide and arrange their
Congressional districts. The previous question
was then called but not ordered---Yeas 80, nays
Al. Here The arrival Of the adjournment hour
cut short the proceedings.
In SENATE---Peulions were presented in IA
vor fIhe abolition ofthe Courtof General Ses--
sions---against an outlet lock al Blacks Eddy,
and on other subjects.
A Bill passed final reading after good deal
of discussion and sundry amendments, provid-
ing that property shall not be sold at the suit OF
the U. S. Bank or It's assignees, or Branches,
unless the said assignees will agree TO receive
the noles of The said bank, or unless the said
property brings two thirds Of It's appraised va
lue. Yeas 17---nays Is.
Some private Bills were omnibussed
The Lumber" Committee continues TO hold
It's sessions every afternoon, and their abors
are no Irife. They sit from three until six
without intermission. The mass of testimony
accumulated is astonishing on account Of lis
magnitude. And there has been good deal
elicted in the course Of the investigation, which
viii excite the curiosity, if not the alarm of the
public. Unless one had nothing to DO than Sit
and Gull an occasional fact which escapes, re-
jecting The great mass of the testimony, there
would be nothing procured which would inter-
esi the public sufficiently 10 procure a reader,
If it were reported This afternoon the Com
mittee examined Samuel.D. Ingham, Of Phila-
delphia, who came here as special agent of
some Coal Companies in the session of 1910,
and Major (now GeneraD Fleming Of the SEN
ale, who was one Of the Committee of Confer
ence which had the precious Presumption Re-
solutions" of that session in charge. ! was
present during the great portion of both their
examinations, and did not hear anything worth
detailing
Harrisburg, June 80, 1912.
IN THE HousE.--Mr Rush (Banks) reported
as committed, The bill from the Senate to ex-
tend the charter of the Farmers Bank OF Read
ing.
Mr. Deford reported as committed The bill
from The Senate to extend the charter of The
Farmers and Mechanics Bank OF Philadelphia
Appottonment.--The following Resolution
vote of So TO 40.
That in view of the necessity for speedy
action on the subject of dislrcting the Stale for
The election OF Representatives in Congress, in
a manner 10 avoid difficulties; we therefore deem
1t expedient that this Legislature proceed, as
soon possible, 10 district the State in the
manner pointed out by the late act Of Congress;
but that this House protests, in the most SOL
emn manner, against the exercise of doubtful
and equirocal powers by the Congress of The |
United States, or the slightest invasion of the !
rights reserved 10 the sovereign States, and de-
NY that Congress has the right to prescribe 10
10 ihe different States the manner in which they
shall divide and arrange their Congressional
districts.
The remainder Of The session was taken up
in the consideration of the bill from The Senate,
authorizing the Canal Commissioners TO pur-
chase trucks for the transportation Of section
boats on The railroads belonging TO the common I
wealth
lN SENATE-The greater portion Of the day
was spent IN iinkering at huge Omnibus"
which has been on hand (or several davs hay-