Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-29
Legislative Proceedings.
HAssisscRe, Jan. 20, isls.


y iaw, and demonstrated against recbartpring any
new Bank. Also, a petition from Glare town.
ship, Juniata county, for change in the place
Of holding their elections.
Mr.. Nickleson, for an outle, lock on the Della.
ware Divisoa OF the Pennsyivania Canal. a1iA
Mr.. Fox. from Dauphin, for a new county out
of parts Of Schuylkil. Dsupbin and Northumber.
land, TO be called Mahontongo
Mr.. Blair, from Huntingdon, for the cons,ruc
ton Of railroad from point on the Pennsylva. I
mia improvement 10 the coal region Of The Broad
Top Mountain. Also, Tor the passage Of a law
confirming all wills aud tes,amen,s heretofore
made by the mark Of the testator.
Messrs. Hill, Fernon, HaIlowell (of Phlad
county, Downs. vansant. Finletter, Divine and
Daily, great number Of petitions in favor Of the
ten hour system Of labor and for an act TO pro.
hibit the employment of children in factories,
under twelve years Of age.
Mr.. Frick, TO authorize the Mine Hill and
Schuyikill Railroad to extend their road into the
Middle Coal Field Also, supplement to the
Schuylkill Railroad Co. .r...
l..
Horse II Bills read in place Mr. HalloweiI
relating TO banks. The general features of the
bill are 10 prevent banks from loaning money u
pom collateral securities, and also TO prevent
loans being made TO Directors of anv Bank.
The bill from the Senate to abolish the Board
of Revenue Commis sioners, were passed through
committee of the whole . . ... ....,..,... ..
Jan. o.
In the SENATE, this morning, a great number
Of petitions were presented on subjects hereto.
fore frequently noticed.
Mr. Mason. from the committee on Banks, re.
ported, with recommendation that il be mega.
tived, the bill 10 provide for the payment Of in
terest to the hanks o" Germantown and Delaware
County. on account Of their relief issues
MIR Dars;e, from the Committee on Finance,
reported the bill for the payment Of the interest
on the public debt Of the Commonwealth.
Mr. Sanderson reported, with amendments, a
bill TO enable the executors and administrators
of deceden,s to perfect title in certain cases.
Bills Read in Piaee.--M:. Gillis, to regulate
suits against administrators. a-a ......- a
J., Mr.. Smith, To make embezzlement of the pub.
, lie moneys by attorneys felony. ,...
The 7fn-Hour System The subject Of the
ten.honr system, and the employment Of chill.
dren in factories, next came up, and elected an
interesting debate. which afforded an index to
gislature, giving sanction TO the system. The
matter was brought up by Mr.. Sanderson, tWhig)
who introduced a resolution for the appointment
! cf committee of FIVE from each house, TO whom
should be referred all the bills and petitions on
the subject. with power to send sub commit.
tee throughout the State, to obtain information
as to the necessity Of legislation in the matter
I Messrs. Black asd Small. both Democrats, on
posed the resolution, because they conceived the
| Sufficient information had already been obtained,
and was in possession Of Senators TO enable them
10 vote ntelligently upon the tenhour factory
bill. They also argued. that as the committee
| wcnld have wide field of operation, their labors
would be long and heavy, and could not be
brought TO close during the present session -
This would, therefore, defeat the proposition for
| the present They were prepared, they said, to
vote on the question now, and TO say that no
man or woman ought to be compelled TO labor
more than ten hours tay and that children IN.
der twelve years Of age should be released and
excluded from factory labor altogether. ''f
Mr. Darsis. tWhis9 supported the resolution,
but declared he would not serve on the commit.
tee. 'ar,a Ft's.f t1r .s f'F .-r7 .a-r. ..it
! Mr.. Smith, tWhis.l opposed it and expressed
an entire readiness to give legal character 70
the tenhour system y,sIetea"t refr7 ~
Messrs, SandeIson and Smith had sharp tilt,
in which the latter lost his temper, and was very
near saying severe things of the former, when
the Speaker pro tem., Mr.. Middleswar,h, called
him to order. ..... .
| The question was taken, after considerable de.
bate upon the resolution, when il was rejected in
a call of the yeas and nays. ss follows:
! Yeas-Messrs. Benner, Crabb. Darsie, Harris,
Johnson tErie) Johnson (Arms,rong,) Lewis,
Matthias, Middieswarth, Richards, Sanderson,
Williamson, SPeaker-i2 p" 90
Nays-Messrs. Best, Black, Boas, Brawley,
Crescraft. Forsyth Gilijs, Jordan, King. Mason,
! Po'teiger, Rich, Sadler. Sankey, Small, Smith,
Smysrr, Sireeter-l Is, .slli .f- hos '9 ''
| This i'. 10 my mind pretty clear indication
that majes,ty of the Senate are prepared TO 60
whh the pnblie in hunting. as mach as praetiea.
Bile, the hours OF labor snd in protecting chill
dren, under twelve years Of age. from The defor m.
ing and painful tolls efs factory. The only diff
heul'y WHICH eau foIesee is in the application
of the law 10 the various empioyments of the
people The great majority fthe friends of the