Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-22
Correspondence Of the Public Ledger l
"a Legislative Rvesseaisss.


the repeal Of the law suthoriaog the construction
Of dams in the Delaware.
Mr. Middleswarth, for Bank 10 be located in
Lewisburg. Union county.
Mr. Best, Tor the establishment of q Bank a.
Danville, Columbia county. .t
Bile in place --Mr. Mason, a supplement to
the act TO amend the penal laws Of this Common.
wealth Ntt tH
Mr.. Brswley. . supplement to the act to re.
duce the State debt and for other purposes
Mr.. Darsie offered q resolution that the Com.
mittee on Edneation be requested 10 inquire into
the exprdency ofpsssing law requiring the Di
rectors Of the several School Districts Of the
Commonwealth. to make an annual report Of
their receipts and expenditures which was a.
dopted.
Compliment 10 Gen. Scoi.-On motion Of Mr.
Sanderson. the joint resolution offered srveral
days since, rendering q vote OF thanks, on the
part Of the Legislature, to Gen Winfield Scott
and the American army, was taken up and passed
! unanimously.
The bill to abolish the Board Of Revenue Com.
missioners came up on its passage, when. after
long discussion thereon, in which Messrs Smith,
Crabb, ellis, Mason, Darsie, and others partici.
pated,
Mr.. Crabb offered an amendment. providing
that the act should not take effect until the ist
| Of juno, lsi9, which was lost.
| The question was then taken on the bill, and
it was passed by the following vote:
n II ri. ~
ston, (Armstrons) Jordan, King, Lewis, Mddles
warth. Overfeld, Potteiger, Richards, Saddler,
Sanderson. Sankey, Smith, smyser. Sterrett-,o
| Nays--Messrs Benner, Best, Brawley, Crabb
Creacraft, Dar-ie. Forsyth, GiIlis, Hill, Mason,
| Matthias, Small, Streeter-Io.
! CompEmenf TO Gen. Paf rson and Gen Cad.
waiade,.-On motion Of Mr.. Forsyth. the Senate
took up the joint resolution offered by him seve.
raj days since, authorizing the Governor to pur.
chase two swords, one of which isto b- presented
to Gen. Patterson. and the other to Gen Cad
walader, in consideration and appreciation Of
their bravery and services in Mexico.
Mr.. Small offered an amendment. providing
| that the cost Of each should not exceed $3.50 -
Which was agreed to.
! And the resolution was then unanimously pas.
sed.
| The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, MIR. Krick offered the following reso.
luton, which was adopted;
! Resolved. That the Committee on the Judiei.
ary system are directed to inquire into the expe.
ciency Of % amending the law relative to the re-.
vival OF judgments upon the Prothonosary doc kets
by .eiri fieas as to prevent the renewal of such
| judgments BY seire taeins more than once in any
term Of five years. Also. into the expcdieney OF
repeating the law which authorizes the attorneys
at law to charge . docket lee by virtue Of such
revival Of any judgment by seire )aeia. 80 issued
| Jan. Is.
SEsArE-Mr. Boss submitted the following
preamble and joint resolution, which were read
and laid upon ;he table.
| Whereas, the recent revolutions in trade. and
the consequent extraordinary demand for money
in Great Britain, have 90 reduced the prices OF
iron in that country az 10 cause it to be imported
into the United States. and sold at rates far be.
low what il can be produced for in this country
or any other country, where labor receives fair
reward. thereby endansering and threatening to
PROSTATE the great iron interests Of Pennsylva.
mia therefore
Resolved, BY the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatves Of the Commonwealth OF Pennsyiva
mia. in General Assembly met. that our Senator,
and Representatives in Congress, be requested te
Introduce and vote for bill which shall restore
the import duties on iron a. they existed under
the Act Of Is42
Hor.k.-Mr Smith, of Bradford, from the
Committee on the Judiciary, TO whom was refer
red sundry petitions asking for an amendment o
the Constitution 30 a. to give the right Of suf
fraee to the eolored population Of this State
made an adrerse report thereon, accompanied by
a resolution, asking that the said committee be
discharged from the further consideration Of the
subject-which was agreed to- He also reported
from the same committee, bill TO establish the
boundary line between Miflin and Junia,a eoun'
ties.
Bill in Plnea Mr. Smith, OF Bradford, . sup
plement TO the act 10 authorize the New York
and Erie Railroad Company to construct their
railroad through Susquehanna county.
The resolution submitted by MIR. Benedict, on
Thursday last, was taken up. read aecond time,
considered. and agreed to in the following modi.
hed form:--
Resolved, That the Secretary OF the Common
wealth be requested to furnish this House with a
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