Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-01-30
Pennsylvania Legislature.

few days the important bills now pending In
the Senate, the bill relative TO The Delaware
Insurance Company, which was under consd-
Grafton, was postponed for one week alter
which resolution was offered by Mr.. Champ
neys and adopted, calling upon The Auditor
General and State Treasurer to furnish the SEN
| ale with the amount Of taxes due and outsiand-
ing-wheiher the taxes assessed in 1914 and
yet uncollecled. are included in the late esti-
mate Of outstanding taxes, and what amount has
beenNcollec,ed and paid into the Treasury from
The additional one mill tax authorized to be COL
leced by the act of April last,
The obiec, of the resolution il 10 enable the
Senate 10 form more correct estimate of the
receipts for the present year, that they may
thus determine what measures to adopt in re-
aton 10 the payment, of The February interest
1t is now generally thought here that an effort
will be made so to modify the bill now before
the Senate, as to provide for the paymen, Of
about half The interest; and it Is also stated that
this is in accordance with the views of The Co.
vernon.
In The House, the bill for the appointment, Of
reporter for the Supreme Court, was adopted,
with numerous amendments, providing for The
salary of The reporter I6OO dollars per annum,)
the publication and sale of The decisions, &c
The new Stale Treasurer enters upon his
duties on Monday next.
January %, ls45
After The presentation of petitions, memorials,
&C. against the consolidation Of the city and
district experimentation change in the license
law, and for the abolition of capital punishment
"a joint resolution was offered by Mr. Darse,
suspending the payments on domestic creditors
certificates. The amount yet unpaid Of he sum
appropriated for this objec, by the last Legsla-
ture is something over 100000, bu. for the
purpose of meeting the February interest, pay
menls have been refused for considerable lime,
although without authority Of law: and the ob-
iect of the resolution is, while it legazes the
suspension, 10 prevent the new State Treasurer
from resuming the paymen, of these certificates,
thus lessening the amount, ,ha, it will probably
be necessary to apply to the payment of inter-
est A motion 10 proceed TO the immediate
consideration of the resolution was los, yeas
IS, nays l9-aier few words in opPosion 10
the motion by Messrs. Champneys and Sieri-
gere; but those few words were sufficient TO
array the majority agains. it, and the vote may
furnish an Indication Of what will be the fate
Of The BILL
The nomination Of Luther Kidder as Presi-
dent Judge of the 2ls, Judicial District, was
then taken up in executive session, and consd-
cradle debate has arisen upon H. Although un-
decided as yet, there is no doubt but the nom
inaiion will be confirmed.
| In the House, this being petition day, a very
large number were presented, when several To-
cal bills were taken up and passed, as was also
The resolutions of instruction relative 10 the
armed occupation of Oregon.
Mr.. Bayard read in place three bills with the
following titles A Supplement, to the Ac, to
| incorporate the Insurance Company Of North
America Supplement, to The Ac, establishing
the District Court for the Cny and County OF
Philadelphia and Bill relating TO the appoint
ment of Trustees in Orphans Courts.
Mr.. Holngshead read in place supplement
10 the act Of last session relative to the Militia
The bill is calculated to promote the formation
of Rife Regiment in the Is, Division.
The resolutions OF instruction in favor of the
distribution OF The proceeds oflhe Public Lands,
was then taken up, and is now under consider
alton.
The nomination of Judge Kidder, has been
confirmed. Yeas &c, nays 6.
After confirming The nomination of Lu,her
Kidder, the Senate took up that of Hopewel
! Hepburn, TO he an Assistant Judge of the Dis
irict Court Of Allie gheny, and Perepher Lemon
to be an Associate Judge for the county of Wy
omng; both of which were unanimously con
iirmed
January "a. 1915.
In the Senate large number Of petitions