Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-02-19
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.

HARRIsBURo, Feb. A. 1916.

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Corporations, reported the Senate Bill to in
corporate the Franklin Medical College, with
recommendation that ii be negatlved. Mr..
James reported supplement, TO the acl relative
10 fisheries on the Delaware.
Numerous private bills were reported, among
them several divorce cases.
Mr.. Fernon, in place. read bill to incorpo-
rate the Gunner's Creek improvement, Company.
Mr.. Forsyth, in place, read an &C. to lay out
College Avenue, Philadelphia county.
! On motion of Mr.. Larkin, the bill to remove
the seat Of justice of Delaware county was con-
sdered. /, was debated by Mr. Larkin and
Mr.. Burnside when the first section was mega
lived.
A bill to increase the revenue and diminish
the Legislative expenses of government, was,
on motion of Mr.. BurrelI, considered and pass
ed, yeas SO. nays 81.
The Speaker communicated to the House a
report from the Auditor General, relative to the
militia expenses of his office; also from The
State Librarian, relative to.the condition of the
/ Library.
Mr.. Matthias reported the following bill,
which will no doubt be read with interest by
many Of your citizens.
Bill to Commute the Punishment of
Death.
4 Further Supplement to an act entitled An
! Act to reform the penal laws of this Com
! monweaIth.
Section /. Be il enacted by the Senate and
/ House OF Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and
il is hereby enacted by the authority Of The same,
That from and after the passage of this act, in
all cases of conviction of The crime of murder
in the first degree before any cour, of this state,
it shall and may be lawful for the governor of
this commonwealth, on the recommendation of
the court and jury before whom The cases shall
be tried, to commute the punishmen, of death
now inflicted by the penal laws of this state, TO
that Of imprisonment for life, separate and soli-
iary, al hard labor, in The penilentary of the
proper district, there TO be fed, clothed and
Otherwise dealt with, as is directed by existing
laws of this commonwealth; and if The decision
Of The governor on such recommendation of the
court and jury shall be favorable to such recon-
mendation. the said court on being officially in
formed of such commutaiion, shall pass SEN
tence and judgmen, of Imprisonment for life as
aforesaid, agains, such convicis with like effect
Ir Ill b,,.
listing laws made punishable according 10 the
terms of such commuled sentence and judgment.
Section g. That all such convicts whose
punishment shall be hereafter SO commuted,
shall be considered from The date of such sen.
tence in all respects as naturally dead, iutes-
tae and their estate and effects shall be there
upon administered to by The proper parties and
after payment of debts agreeably 10 The present
iniesiate laws, the residue Of all such estate and
effects shall be equally divided, one moey TO
and amongst the heirs and representatives Of
such convicts agreeably TO sand inesia,e laws,
and the other moie,y TO and amongst The wild
ow, children, or other legal representatives,
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upon whom such homicide was so committed
by such convict and in default of known heirs,
kindred or legal representatives of such party
so murdered, the said moiery shall escheat TO
the commonw ealth.
Section 3. That so much Of any existing law
Of this commonwe ealih as conflicts with The pro-
visions of this act, be, and the same is hereby
repealed.
SENATE-The Speaker presented remon-
STRANGE against dividing The District of Kensing-
ton into wards
Mr.. Chapman presented petitions from Phil
adelphia in favor cf reduction of the number
of the Judges of the Common Pleas, and nu-
merous Other petitions were presented. g
Mr.. S'erigere reported bull relative to exc
cutions.
! Mr.. Crabb moved that Inc Senate 90 into the
consideration of the Central Railroad bill, but
objection being made, ii was MOI agreed to-
Yeas lS, nays / ll-not ,wo-ihrd-.
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