Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-01-27
From The Daily Sun.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
HARnIsprpG, Jan. %, 1911

lIARnlspluG, Jan. %, 1911.
SESArE.-Thc bill for giving the printing to
the lowest bidder came up, and on motion of Mr.
sullivan, was referred To the Committee on the
Judiciary for correction. with instructions to re-
port on Tuesday next, The bill, to- compensate
J. W. Hammond for services in the Treasury de-
partmrnt passed three readings.
1IorsE OF RErIrsrNrATivEs.--A letter was
presented BY the Speaker, from the Clerk sta
ting that he had appointed transcribrrs, Jno.
ID. Miles, Henry Ovcrshinr and George NJ. Lau-
man, which was real. The Speaker then pre-
scntcd letter from w. J. T. Andrews. Clerk of
the House. rcsisning that office, which read
by the Assistant Clerk, and laid on the table,
The resignation is understood To be in consc.
qu"ncc of Il difference with the SPEAKER on the
subject of the resolution, promising to employ
Two Trauscrhnc Clerks named, instead Of those
appointed by the clerk.
The following resolutions wrra offered and a.
doptrl by Mr.. Hnrhnirn. TO instruct the commit
tee on Education, To inquire into the evprdicncv
Of providing by law. that each county shall raise
its own t"x"s for school purposes. by Mr. Tus.
N.
10 inquire into the exp di"ncy of ofrcportng hill,
To prevent a>sicnnrs from becoming witness IS in
cas,s where suits are brought by tn assignccs,
Tor the recovery of money, sc. BY Mr. Brady,
in>tructiRg til" committee, To inquire into
the cxpHdirncy ofmndiiying the law relating To
county rates and l,vrs BY Mr.. Roumfort. in
structing the same committ,c 10 report bill 10
4, 81: c..
BY Nr. Brady. r"qu testing III, Auditor General
10 furnish Il statement OF Ia" amount of taxes for
State purposes. levied in lSl3 the amount paid
IN, and the amount still due the Treasury,
A communication was received from lIutter
Y Bi.ler acknowledging that they have by
,rror. ovrrdrawn abont $500. and that they are
Wiling, if their bonds arc approved the Ger
n,n State Printers. to have the same deducted,
IN motion of Mr.. Breckenridge. two thousand
,rpics OF the tabular statements accompanying
the Governors Message. and relating to assess
mrnt> ordered to Il" printed. The joint
resolution ofth" Senate. rcpra'nc niuch ofthr
law. of last session. as directs the Governor 10
give over 10 the State Printers. the reports of
the Heals of d ,partm"nts. passed three readings
The following bills were read in place. by
Mr Tu>tin. a bill To authorize the CornmS SION
cr> Of Spring Garden to extend Biddlr street 10
CallowhIl street. Ey Mr. nail"y, bill drec
ting the Canal Poard to clos" the ontlct look at
Columbia unlnss III" Tide Water Company will
receive their own notes in payment Of tolls. or n
portion of it. By Mr. TnStn. bill providing
for the election of State Librarian by the Lcgis-
turr.
The Committee of Investigation We're in session
this afternoon. c. N'Curdy, of tn" Intcllic"ncer,
and Gn. Simeon Cameron. were examined; from
these witnesses il appears that p C. Scdwlck,
received an obligation for $1,000 on behalf af the
Intclligenccr. for the Wing vote. John II. Di-
mock had before given M'Cmdy an obligation
for $500, and proposition had been made 10
him by V. Best with the same virw-prcc no,
named The notes in favor of Sedwick, and
notes for S95H0 in favor of Thco Fem, are in
the Niddlctown Bank placed there Ivy Gen Ca
mcron, 10 whom they were given for safe keep
ing The examination OF Gen Cameron, will be
continued tomorrow