New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-17
Pennsylvania Legislature.


HARRIssURs. March u.
The Senate took up and passed By Constitu
;onal majority. the bill 10 snnui the marriage contract
Of Elzs Allen Whale and Charles ?. Whale.
The act 10 incorporate the Gunner Run improvement
Company passed final reading.
The act for the erection OF Court House and Jail in
The County Of Bradford, passed final reading
The act 10 incorporate The borough Of Reading BeTks
County. into city passed ina reading
Tha nomination Of John NJ Poster as President Judg-
Of the 18th Judicial District taken up and after
much debate. was again rejected by tie vote.
samuel A. Gilmore was nominated President Judge Of
the 10Th Judicial District snd rejected b. vote Of
Yeas 10 Nays u
The supplement to the act Incorporating the Pennsyl-
yAnis Railroad Company. was taken up Mr.. Johnson :
Amendment 10 strike that OF toe bill which allows
municipal corporations subscribing 20 stock 20 issue
script was lost--l3 20 II. Mr.. Mason proposed an
amendment which prohibits the issue Of certificates of
stock under $780, which adopted for the violsnon
Of this prohibition certain penalties 10 be indicted
Mr. Gibbons offered an amendment % allow q vote Of
the people for or against suoscrPuon-negstived IL
to Is.
After various motions. desis ned 70 defeat the bill were
made IL was passed with Mason amendment and one
which prohibits the County from suoscroing-ls to p
One unsuccessful attempt was made to reconsider ne
bill
The bill to incorporate the shrewsbury savings In
stuton Supplement 10 the Act relsting IN Orphan
Courts and sill relating the storage OF gun cotton
were passed on insl reading.
Unless two thirds can be obtained In the House 70
prnd Tue - eci'oeN~-
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The bin requiring Corporations 70 give absolute bail
in certain cases taken up and passed this morning
This bill is important to lawyers.
The thanks Of this House were unanimously present
cd to the Hon James Cooper It's Speaker for The ability
and rnparuAity with which he bad discharged tie srdu
Gus duties Of his Office.
An amendment wss attached In the Senate 10 the sup
pleeri to the act Incorporating the Dsnye and Potts
vile Railroad proposing TO sell the WlhsnsPort and
Eimira Railroad improvement his amendment gave
rise 10 dsbsfe. which ended in ts oefest-fess ~
Nays 50.
aenss 70 the bill allowing foreg Insurance companies
to erect agencies in this Sisie-less 81, Nays ~.
supplement- to the Trenton Bridge Company was then
passed The House refused to consider the e relating
10 the publication OF legal notices
Pending the consideration Of small BIZ, local N ia
character inefecua attempt was made 10 engraft an
amendment sbolshas military trainings. only y voting
srnsrveiy. The Governor having vetoed the oli m
cooperating the Mechanics and Peoples Transportation
Company and the House refusing 70 pass constitution
ally Mr. Mxther moved 70 reconsider the vote, which
CARED and the bin passed BY the twothird vote :
10 -. ,,,,
The Governor also vetoed the COnssiosa Steam MI
Manufacturing Company md motion 70 pass II failed
the vote being s. ~ 50 Il was for the nitn une nled
The Governor has slso vetoed the following ons -
incorporate the Cumberland Valley Bank At Carlisle 70
incorporate the Hoidsyseur and Broad Top Railroad
and Coal Company 70 annul the marriage contract b.
tween Thomss Parker Of Philadelphia and his vile.
FROM THE SANDWICH lsLAsDs-The Nev-bed
ford Mercury Of Monday announces ie srr1Fs a. tnA
place of Mr Heary Lindsay, from Honoluu. Nov. ~,
via Honduras and New York bringing tai reports nom
the whaling Zee; xnd other interesting inelsenee 70
the latest dates additional the Information previous
" transmitted Mr. Lindsay reached HonolHla. Nov,
H. and was welcomed with lively interest - the 'peesA
from ship owners and Others engaged Ia tns
whale fssery the 1eet and conveying the pleasing IN
e rence that no approximations entertained nom
Mexican privsteers The shipnsssefs Il Honolulu nTi'
ed him 70 pubic entertainment
iowa letter from Iowa City says The oil
for DsricDg the Sis;r into coDgressoas Osicis nas
passed and become a lsw. This arraagenea' Plaees
both vi our present Conxressfnsn IN ne sane Dser
and OF eourse the Con gressioaal life Of one Of ne gen
ieuen : Of short tursnou.'
CONNECTICUT RiyTK.-The Springfield hePgS
can states that tire Connecticut RiEuF Is clear OF zee
from tha; plsce 70 IL mouth
" The Grand Jury OF Laurens Geo Superior
Court 10 the OF Gibbs indicted for the Iaarder
VI. B B. Hassey, have refused 70 ind ou. % 'nS
srourd tia. TIE defendant Of sns0und tnind