Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-01-12
Pennsylvania Legislature.

John Piatt, Sergeant-at-Ams, with Messrs.
Hcmphill and Grinder as assistants ; Isaac
Beck, Doorkeeper; Henry Huff, Messen-
ger-all locos.
In the Senate on the Sd, Mr.. Cunning
ham read in place bin to incorporate the
Presbyterian Church, in Newton Hamilton.
S. w. Pearson, whig, was then elected
| Clerk; John Patrick, loco, Assistant.
Samuel Martin, loco, and Isaac IT.
McCauley, whig, Transcribing Clerks:
VIM. S. Millinger, whig, Sergeant-at-
Arms; Daniel S. Rissel, loco, Assistant.
john l.. Morris, loco, Doorkeeper; Geo.
W. Palmer, loco, Assistant; Andrew
Young, whig, Messenger; Samuel Peter
son, loco, Assistant. This medley of Off
GERS was produced by the vote of the
Speaker. VIM. p. Brady was subsequent
ly retained as an assistant Sergeant-at-Ams.
A message was received from Gov.
Johnston, nominating Joseph Burlington,
to be president Judge of the 18th judicial
district, composed of the counties of Ve-
mango, Jefferson, Clarion, Elk and Forrest;
Robert Woodward, to be an associate
Judge of the county of Armstrong William
Leech, to be an associate Judge of the coun-
ty of Mercer Jacob Bear, to be an asso-
ciate Judge of The county of Lawrence
Jere Adams, to be an associate Judge of
the county Of Bradford and Edmond
Taylor, TO be an associate Judge of the
county of Luzerne.
Another message returning with the Ex-
ecutive veto, the bill entitled An act TO
authorize certain persons named therein,
to improve the navigation of the Susque-
hanna river, between the Nanticoke dam
and the New York State line and giving
to them the right to navigate the same
with steamboats,. To lay out State road
from Cannonsburg in Washington county,
to certain point in Fayette county, and to
establish telegraphic communications on
the Columbia railroad
Another informing the Senate that dur
ing the recess, the Executive signature had
been affixed to number of bills passed at
the last session of the General Assembly.
Another enclosing a series of resolu-
lions upon the subject of slavery, adopted
by the Legislature of Vermont, and a re-
port made by committee of the same
Legislature, relative to the establishment
of Bureau of Agriculture in the depart
ment Of the interior at Washington.
In the House, on the Sd. the Clerk an
nounced that he had appointed Messrs.
A. S. Brewster, ". L. Gray, and W. J.
Allison, as Transcribers.
Mr.. Gibbone*, read in place bill re-
lating to a tavern license in AIiff1in county,
which bill was taken up and passed final
reading.
In the Senate, on the 4th, the Speaker
announced the standing committees. Like
the officers, they are divided in politics.
Mr.. Cunningham is Chairman of the Com
mittee on Agriculture and Domestic Man
ufactures, and is on the committees on
Militia, Vice and immortality, and Private
Claims for Damages.
During the session Mr. Packer arose
and delivered himself of an abusive speech
because the Speaker had not placed him at
the head of the Apportionment Committee.
Mr.. Crabb and others very properly con-
tended that the Senator from Lycoming
had no right by party move to have his
name placed at the head of that committee,
where lie might frame districts to suit him.
self.
In the House, Mr.. Gibboney was ap-
pointed on the Committees of Agriculture,
and Roads and Bridges
In the Senate, on the 5th, a paper from
the Governor was read, in which he in
formed the Senate that no less than 23
bills for divorce had become laws during
the last session, and urging more rigid
scrutiny in regard TO the same, thereby
saving the time of the Commonwealth
and guarding the morals of the people.
In the House on the 9TH, Mr.. Gibboney
presented petition for law to prevent
the use of the public works on the Sabbath.
In the Senate on the Sth, Mr.. King Of
fered the following resolution:
Res0ired, That the Auditor General be
requested TO communicate to the Senate all
| the information in his possession, relating
to the detalcaton of Jacob Sallade, late
Surveyor General of the Commonwealth
and also 10 furnish the Senate with a
statement of the several payments 10 the
said Jacob Sallade, on account of his sala-
rv. during the years 1899, 1910, 1871 and
1912.
The resolution was agreed to.
Both Houses adjourned, after passing
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