The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1843-02-25
CaNAL COMMISSIONER 81 BILL

III CANAL COMMISSIONER 81 Bill
10 4s&lnua aatal 4 ,--Hos9ol ssgiq sidi Z.
,asRemarks Of Mr. Spe sker Wright. made IN
the House Of Repres enta,ivesa Of Penn.
aris sy ylvsnia, on The bill relative to IA redue
.sa,oaiion of athe expenses oftlle Board of Ca
,iasl nal Commissioners, February l.. lS43.
asad Mr., WRIGHT (speaker) qsaid--Sir, ]
obtained .leaye a day gor two since, ,u,o give
my views to this .House, and psrbaps's it is
bssnoi nsce ssary for me 10 askals Indulgence
10 spains Il stated then, as state now, that
IA Ilshould no. have participated in The debate
.fon the. passage of the ,biIh had / no. been
.l5ealled out, specifically called out of the
-soch.ir, as the presiding officer oil the House
1ss,o embark in this'dscussion.} If it didsnpt
q qameant TO- language inihose words, yetihe
ydremarks whichsI made whileal was aImernsl
ssiber of,he iegislsture indls4l,i ,ion the ques.
10 tion 81 submitting This question ato'aSo.e ol
-nfbe people, vas commented upon; andsread
sat the desk Of your Clerk. 'Sir, ,9ils do not
-'sknow Why itwasi that s,he oallusonswas
sslmade 10 me alahasi ,imeaVIl do not know
'sahSw i,swas that gentlemen upon this foor
seknew wha, my views we've on the subject;
sstl.eyocef.aihly could not have kno wh sAhem
9bqrom what. i had said here. And as to- pfl'
ssvae aecon.ersaionin chamber,that ought
u MOTTO havelbeen a Legitimate subject Sipri
-2iYefiafk inlthss Hall. st''lfS iH 9ias 90 q :
But, sir from some cause or other,l was
brough, to defend myself; light undoubt
sdIyishad, and + was compeHe1 and forced
TO make structures on;the Board of Canal
commissioners 10 Now, ! take back knoth'
Va ing i said or a former icccaslon; and Iwish
esisen,lemen TO pndesstapdl hat The same posi-
E iion,whichs Loceupied .sinareferencs no thhe
edichargesL 4 made, gains. The Canal lComms,
basioners ,lel losher day sIsoecppy nowroalt ls
t!da,r thing TO- me that all this
al exci,emen, sheuldh haze originated on. de
hsbale ,olibis ehsnacleI, oltiisl strange soIfne
asshai gen.emah should dgmakepe' sonsl Eeaec-
astaps ealeslaledio separate the dibonds Of
sSslrieadship which allase osubsis,eds hesween
smlotwplor ,.hreelslegislapresi stbat a
sisdffTerenoeiof opinion shpuhllput mp enahe
-esproscr,bed lisi. anaalhat all ociatiopl5e'
bstweenImembers should 5teseut off and dis,
e7osavered in Consequence eta billreporsee 20
Sassmeye the Canal Commissioners. New.
ssisir.,I DO not understand itnor cam conceive
Il whali, means. Sir, how many days is il
4 since we passed a. biLwhieb,ai once swept
! ahe Judges of The court Of General Sessions
in the city of Philadelphia, from their judi.
cial stations and abolished the tenure Of
their Office! How much lime was eccupi-
20 ed in debate on that occasionl Why, moi
V half an hour. and ye, sir,bere were three
b gentlemen whose honor was as dear,o them
inns the Canal Commissioners is dear 10
4them, and ye, not ayoics was raisedin this
q Hall in their behalf and TO sustain the po-
,si,ion they occupied in the city and county
lof Philadelphia. There had been petitions
1 grant; but lnothing was said 10 favor of ihe
b, Judges. How long is il since the Nicholson
sCouii bill'passed. reforming honorable men
out of office, and among them, Judge An
ai,hony, as well as the three members Of the
Board Of Oommissionersl My, there
4awers but eleven votes in favor fretaining
,spthem. Is Here then, vera. those honorable
tdlmen, 10 ghoseIbebalG no feelings werscex-