Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-02-18
Correspondence OF the American.
HARatsr srune, Feb.

deal, and doing hut little business. Reform has
heco icediy talked OF, from the commencement Of
,he session, but he trxla is. there is scarcely a
mem''er who knows where 10 bcgin or what reforms
are necessity, Although there rs no, as much said
IN rega~l 10 the Presidency az there was a short
time since, there is doubt hat the wire working
politicians are busiy at work. The more tcar
and see, the more firmly am convinced, that there
is deep faid plsn between the Buchanan and Van
Burrn men, to trade the state to the latter, Al the
leading men IN the late Buchanan CT invention were
the f,irnds cf Van Buren. This a'onc speaks
vo'umns upon The subject.
On the 9th, the resolution which passed the
House, instruc,ing our Senators and requesting our
Representatives to vote for remuinv the fine OF
$1,000, imposed on Gen. J,ckson a, New Orleans
passed the Senate by an Utmost unanimous vp,e
There has tcen good deal of litter feeling and
d ba'e on the subject of eec,ng the Canal Com.
missioncrs l., the legislature. Tn, Speaker made
most violent speech az aims, them, bui was most
cn, ciually answered aud senced by Messrs. Low.
y. Barrett and Others,
IN the II use, on the 9th NJ. Lowry submitted
the following resolution which passed final read.
ing hv a vote Of 81 to 20.
Resohred. That the committee N The judiciary
system lie instructed 10 hing in a bill within one
week from ,hi. day To reduce the pay Of all officers
IT this Government, whether salsried ELECTS oi
o'he wise, grading them in proportion i'r the
raj sums ty them received, 10 make in the az.
gr'eae reduction Of not less than fourth on
III he officers who can be reached without con.
f'ctug wi the constit, ton. and that they further
provide in the hill tha, the members Of the present
and future Senate aud House OF Representatives
shall moi receive more than two dollars per day
| tusly in the service ofthe Commonwealth and the
said bill, wh' reported, shall be the first order
of every day until disposed Of
II is, however. doubtful whether he legislature
will act on it, with view Of passing it soon.
Mr. Elwel, submi ted o lit resolution to sus
pend the operstion of the law ptovidiug for the
collation. of relief notes, until the fr,t day Of Sep
,emher next, and then that fifty thousand dollars
per month he cncelled. Mr. f. moved to make
this resolution The orer of the d,y for to- morrow.
w. Roumfort moved TO make the order Of the day
| frr The All oe July next Mr.. Elwell rose and .sid
that rather than have this qnes,ion discussed all
dav, be would withdraw the motion, to m Ike i, the
orde, for to morrow. Mr.. Lowry hoped that after
! the direct insult given to The domestic creditors hy
he gentleman from the county in his mo'ion---
Mr. Roumfou called on the Speaker to exercise his
authority here TO preserve members of the House
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| gentleman from Crawford to order. Mr.. Lowry
replied Sir, said no hing bu, what was in order I
know nv rights here and Knowing dare m .intain
! them" The subjec, was then postponed for the
present.
| In the course of he violent debate the subject
of e'cctng Canal Commissioners, Mr.. Heckm,n,
who hal been pretty well heck ed. stated that even
the Journey men Prin,es of Harris urg had been
| induced to offer direct insult 10 h'm and other
gentlemen who had gone in f,r cutting of eIrava-
gance and plumber, and tha, he had been honored
With leather medal tha, morning from these indi,
vidual and here it is [hoIdinp up red morocco
Medal in the form Of heart with binding Of blue
! siik Thon, ornsmented in the centre with figure
Of grunter.l | shalt prescn, it to the House and
ask ths, it he put up in a gilt frame. The gentle
man then sent up 10 The chair The Medal on which
was the following inscription:
This Token ofrespecfi is presented 10 Jcftrsor
X. Hickman, by the Journeymen Printers for hi,
kno,uledge aud science in the Art Printing"
The Speakers id he could not sccep, il, but ,hs
il must be given To the Scrgesnt.At Arms. TIL,
Sergesut-At Arm. then took possession Of the gift
and crowd of the members ofthe Hnsse gather
ed round tn view it.
On Tuesday. the 18th the bill to change the mod,
of appointing Canal Commissioners passed the
House by q vote of62 10 81. The discussion,
upon i, have been of a most protracted, desui'ory
and bitter chsrscer, aud were marked throughout
with a degree ofeNcitment and personality seldom
wilne. sed in the Legislature. This bill provides
fr the election of Canal Commisso lers by the
Legislature, within ten days after il becomes q Law
who are to hold their Offices until October next
when an election is to BE- had BY the people.
A re oiuton, directing the Committee on Banks
to bring in u bill authorizing he Banks Of he Com
mnnweaI,h TO issue small notes TO the amount o
25 per ceut. their capital. was passed on Mnnday
last, by q vote Of 40 to SO. This is measure ,hi
J would afford much relief to the country currency.
: X.Y.Z.
, SERGEANr 4. PRISTIss OF MIssIssIrrr-On
, of,he mos, extraordinary instances of the powe