Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-01-25
Legislature Of Pemmsylvania.
Correspondence Of the Daily Chronicle.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 10. 1914


HARRISBURG, Jan. 10, 1914.
In the HousE, from ,ae Time my morning
letter closed, until adjournment, the lime was
entirely occupied in discussing the proprie,y OF
giving on, The lraRscribing Of lhe Bills, &C., 10
the loves. bidder; The subjec. having come up,
on the Reports OF the Majority and Minority OF
a Select Committee TO whom had been referred
The communicalion Of a couple Of gentlemen OF
Crawford county, proposing 10 do the work for
$500. Al length the proposition to let The Of
nee 10 the lowest bidder was uegativsd, and
10 three, there being a, presen, foar.
The senate having adjourned a, an early
hour this morning, bu. liule was done after the
mail closed; indeed there was nothing Of pub-
lie concern.
The Investigating Comm,iss did no, meet
to-day, having adjourned until Monday.
HARRIsBuRo, Jan. 20, 1874.
lS SENATE petitions were presented for re-
peal OF The lsw aboIishing imprisonment for
Debt, in favor Of abolishing Capital Punish
men--lor the paymen, Of the Stale Dsb.--sor
new counties. and ON other local subjects.
Bill was repaired TO incorporate Church
ia Tioga county, but the Senate refused IL iile
it, as the Courts have jurisdiction in The matter
Of such charters.
The Bill, from The House. knowa as the
" Election District Bill" of last session, which,
was returned with the relp of the Executive,
passed also the Senate by The constitutional
majorlly, and is now, therefore, 4 law.
In consequence OF tho nicely of The Cover
.,,
was passed, after some debate, auihorising him
10 transmit, 10 one OF The Houses, the annual re-
port of the Heads OF Departments For want
of these documents the Legislature is in total
ignorance Of facts necessary 10 enable them 10
act understandlngly.
Mr.. Babbilt introduced joint Resolution in.
struc,ing our Senator's. &C., in Congress 10 use
their exersions TO have the Improvements, CON-
menced some iine ago, by the General Govern
meni, al the hsrbor Of Erie, completed, read a
second and third times and agreed 10.
HoUsE.-Mr. Brooke introduced Preamble
and Resolution setting forth ha, there are Ger.
tain overcharsss in the accounts of Messrs
Mckinley and Lescurs; and HuIter and Big
Ter, Printers Of The las, House, and moving the
reference Of the subjec. 10 The Commiues ol
accounts, which was agreed 10.
Mr.. Tuslin reported supplemsn, TO the Ac,
regulating the survey Of Penn Township.
The Bill regulating the expenses of The Le-
gislaiure coming up in order, quite an animated
discussion was had on the subjec. OF stationery,
&c. Mr.. Smith, OF Lancaster, made an able
argument in favor Of curtailne the expenses OF
the same. He was in favor OF paying for news
papers out of The members own pockets, in
slead Of the Contingent fund, he had already
subscribed for himself The amour, thus saved
small, it was true bu, the ,ax-paying citizens
and the widows and orphans who held the
State Bonds, and were deprived Of The interest,
had rishi to every mite that could be saved.
A, length the proposition to furnish nswspa-
pers, &C., was voled down, and The $40 worth
OF stationery allowed by the &C. of las. session
still remains in force |, looks odd 10 see the
members buying their own candles and STA.
iionery.
A few private Bills were reported from lhs
! Standing and other Committee.