Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-01-13
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
PENNSYLyANrA IEGIst. .Ttfpr.
HARRIsBtra. Jan G. 1911

llOt SENT. SlGauD, oil SchuElkllI, Introduced
a joint resolution, declaring it TO be the opinion
of the Legislature, that the present tariff shgttJ
not be changed; and that if any alteration be
made, the duty on coal and iron be increased and
the rates of duty rolled and bar iron be made e.
quail Laid on the table
Mr. Breckenridge presented memorial from
the Board Of Trade of Pittsburg, accompanied by
StpulatIons, asking for an appropriation 10 repair
the aqucduct, on the Allegheny river at that city.
Referred TO the Committee on Inland Navigation,
Mr.. Roumfort introduced Joint resolution, re-
qrirlng the Postmaster at Harrisburg to keep a
separate account olthc amount of postage against
each member Of the Legislature, and that the
same b" furnished in his bill of postage, &c
motion TO proceed TO second reading failed lThis
matter has been before attempted, but the POST
master very properly refused a. it would require
him 10 employ two or three additional clerks, for
which the Post-oilice Department hight not feel
disposed to pay himl
Mr. Lawrence of Washington, offered rcso-
luton, which was read twice and adopted in.
structlug the Committee on Inland Navigation
and Internal improvements to inquire into the
cNpciicncy of providing by law for the sale of the
J improvements ofthc Commonwealth
Nr Hr,clcrriJ,s renort.5 q, biIl to ircorroro,,
flo Uo-,r, .I,l,.,,,,,;., so,.;,,. l,, r-;,.,
States al Allegheny City.
Thercsoluton offered Yesterday by Mr. Bright
authorizing the publication of 2OOO copies in
English and 1000 in German. of the Governors
| Message. under the direction of the clerk came
nm in or,,.r tlo ,,,,.s,;,r bo;n,, un,, -, ,,,o,5
mnnt Offered bv Mr. Nr\Ianus. to strike ont tho
last clause. and NOT spcc;rv who should priut
Mr. RriyL, mod;6.d 81 a. to Icavc the matter to
tho s,,o,lor ,1r NcNt,,,s r,no,.,d hi.
,,,,,,,t and ,,.o,,, init, nm ,rr,,,,o,, 20 slo,,.
l., ,h,, tI,u,,, l,,l St,,, prit, ,l, ,.,,,.a,,,.
and ,Io ,,,orn,,, ,.,,,.r,l =, ,l contrary. NAT.
with.t,ndino After oi,inr the cx,cutiye credit
far ac,;r,, r,rbcr pc,,,,,, on tbc suhic,t Mr. n
cro.,J,, ir,.,L;n., ,,,,,,. and b,r,,,,,. and d..
s;,;r,, that ,l which lac b,d r.fr~.Jt +,
,,.,r,,.,,,,r,. should no, L., ,,;so,..,d
NJ, p,n,,,,r, ,,;,l ro, ,,.,,, ,b, ,r,,,.r dsc,s.
s,l until ,h. co,,;ttoo ~, ,r;ntin,, or,,bi,b ho
i chairman c,,,, mok. rrrort ,n ,bc suh;.ct
r. A. c,,,r or Adams was ,,;II;n,, that this
co,rs, hopIJ h.. adon,ca When the question
Int, ,,r,,,,rI, J., .lo,,,d h.. ,,r..r,r.l
,,,.-,,,,,,L;,,o,i, :, Mr. pr,Iv ofrr,nlIip
wont c,r tho pr;n,ir,, and ,uogizcd m, G,yernor
c,r ,l,. ,,,nI,, stand takcn in that por.r in de-
fence and suppor, of PENNSYLVANIA. her interests
and her honor, and thought that the House had
been dcrrlict of duty in not Immediately re-
spending 10 it. lie, too, was not now anxious 10
go into discussion of the matter referred 10 by
tit" executive. in regard Ia the manner in which
a State printer elected last session. Mr..
smith of Bcrk>. spoke al some length. and. 10
Use his own expressions took the bull by the
horu>" at the start. lie wanted an Investigation
of the charges mad" 10y the Governor against the
State printer. He differed with the Governor
and III" Attorney General, and thought that the
State printers wcr" legally elected But he
wanted Investigations he acted lor ms conNtltu-
cuts. and would not 60 into any caucus 10 learn
, how 10 act ON the matter.
Mr. Speaker Su"wdcn obtained leave Ia ait
u dress the House. Mr.. Tus'ln occupying the char
lie thc Speaker did not 20 into any discussion
of the merits OF the question, but desired The
! House not To throw upon his shoulders matter
which il did not choose itself to settle" Nr. Far
r, rel moved t" posPnn" the subject for the present
y and Thought II was unnecessarily occupying the
r time of the House This was agreed To,
Mr Roumiort Immediately ohrrcda resolution