Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-02-10
Cor, cspondence Of the .smfr'cGn.
PENNsyLyANfA LEGIsLATURE.
HAnRIsnrpG, Feb. Z. ls44

little business has thus far been transacted. In
the Senate on the lst inst petition was pre-
scntcd asking appropriation 10 avoid the
schuylkil inclined plane, and also ono to give ont
the office of Collector OF taxes 10 the loves, bid
der
Mr.. Bailey, from the Committee Accounts,
to which was referred Mr. Darsies rcsout ion on
the snbjcct, made report, directing the State
Treasurer TO demand from John r. Braton the !
c-paymcnt of s9l7.37l drawn last session, as a
Senate account. when the work was alleged TO
have been done for the House, in the session of
lsIo On second reading, Mr. Eailcy moved 10
amend. by inserting in lien of the above, that the
State Treasurer be directed to demand from J. h.
Dra,ton $9i7 37j from lIuttcr Biglcr s1olG,.
S5J from noas * Coplan SG7s.39i from James
s Wallace Sio5l.l7I; from Jos. Ehrcnhicd
SlltS1sI: from II Montgomery 800 so; from
/ +. G.. Williams & Co sj7.9li; from poas &
Patterson .GsOs7; from MKincy X L"scur"
9i27i.j2i; from llickcck y Can,ine sii5.03.
On this Mr. penninlan moved to strike oft all
after the word resolved. and insert that the Com.
Inittec on Reform and Retrcnchncn, be instruct
cd 60 rcpor, hill authorizing suits 10 be brought
against all such public printers anI binders as
may have wrongiuliy or crrcncouSly received
any sums of money for public printing aud bind
ing. This amendment after some discussion.
was adopted, and the resolution as amended was
adopted.
From this state of things il can b. rcadl seen.
that the printers of Harrisburg. have heretcfor"
looked npon til" public Treasury a> a Kind Of pull
lie crib. from which they had right 10 hrlp
themselves to as much they could get. without
anv regard for moral responsibility OF accoun,a.
bii,v 4 sad state of things truly. and one that
requires the mos, rigoronS aud thorough reform
The present investigation cannot fail Of being
ultimately of great benefit.
Mr. Cr;ibb read in place, bill for the encourage"
mcmt OF the Manufacture of Iron by mineral
coal.
In the House III ,morlal was received. asking
tha, some measures might he taken compelling
the Tide Water Canal Company 10 receive their
notes in part, for toll
Mr Pcnniman offered ii resolution. which was
= adapted. calling on the Auditor General To COM
municatc Ia the Senate a statement OF the mum
the Commonwealth. for the years 1889, 10, II.
u. and 10, stating the number in each county
in each gear separately
! On a motion from Mr.. Dickcy, the committee
on the militia system was required to make IN
quiry into the cNpedicncy OF either repeating or
modifying tn" militia laws, and that hereafter
said money shall be drawn from the Treasury Ia
support the system.
Mr., Cooper called up on second reading his To-
u solutions proposing ways and means 10 pay ia,
D State debt. These Resolutions after th" drcls
ration that the State faith should be sustained
. propose that the public works and stocks shoulc
II be sold; that the Pennsylvania delegation il
Congress is recommended To urge law for the
, issue Of United States stocks to the amount q
:, 5000 900, 900 To be- distributed among the state
to pav their debts the bonds 50 issued To he pa,
out OF the proceeds OF sales of public Lands. or b,
additional duties on foreign goods, il the lan'
y fund should bc insufficient,
On the I'd inst, in the Senate a quantity q
petitions were presented relative To tavern Ii
cruscs for the allotment oi the printing to tn
: lowest bidder for measures to secure the pay
! mcnt OF the public debt, Nc. Ac
\ bill was introduced by Mr.. Ebauch, to au
thorizc and direct the Canal Comm Is io close th
IL outlet lock at Columbia, unless the Tide Watc
Canal Company will receive portion OF its toll
d. in the notes il has issued and paid TO contractor
Vt and Others.
i. The bill from the House to move the Seat {
nt Justice of Columbia County, from Danville
I'd Bloomsbury, passed Committee of the Whole, Il
ter some discussion and was then referred tn III
-, Committee on the judiciary System for anen'
-. ment
Il. Mr.. Quay called mp the resolution to furnis
q each Senator and Member with two daily papers
and after an hour had been talked away by Il
actious opposition of the quandaln Reiorinrrs,
Passed and was sent To the House for concn
renee.
Mr.. Coifn's resolutions, in favor ofa sale oitl
State Works and Stocks, and also iavoring ".
Johnson's scheme for paying the debts of Il
-, State, were taken up in order, and Mr.. Coop
- resumed and finished his speech, commcnc,
, yesterday, Mr. Boal of Lycomlns, took the iioo
os and spoke at some length in favor of the proJc
i. to distribute the proceeds OF the sales of q
rs' lands TO pay the debts of the states, measn
d. which he looked upon as independent Of par
considerations He did not commit himself
o,s regard TO a sale of the State Works,
nix In the House on the 5th very large amou