Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-05-02
PENNSYLVANIA legislature.

| hank bills were passed 10 extend The char.
ter Of the Exchange Bank OF Pittsburg to ex'
| tend The charter Of the Farmers Bank al Lam
caster; TO extend The charter OF the Lancaster
| County Bank 80 extend The charter ot The
/ York Bank 20 extend The charter OF the MI
nors Bank al Poisvile; TO extend the char
ter of the Harrisburg Bank; 10 extend The
charter of 'he Bauk of Pit'sbnrg; 10 neofpor-
ate the Farmers and Mechanics Bank al Eas-
ton 10 re.charer The Lebanon Bank OF Leb-
anon county extend the charter oi The
| West Branch Bank, al Wlliamspon TO in
corporate the Anthracite Bank. al Tamaqua 10
incorporate the Mechanics Bank Of Plsburg ;
bill supplementary 10 The act Incorporating the
Carlisle Derosi'e Bank; to extend The charter
ofihe Wyoming Bank, al WIIksebarre, in the
county Of Luzerne.
Blu, little else was done.
In The House, the appropriation bill occo.
pied The day. ihe appropriation of SlOO,OOO Tor
avoiding rhe Inclined Plane on the Portage and
Allegheny Railroad was agreed 10, with pro.
vision that it shall not interfere with former
appropriations made in This bill. Yeas 45,
nays A. A new section was adopted, taxing
coal going North 10 The New York State line
on the North Btsnrh Canal, one cen, per ION
per mile. Yeas so, nays 33. Various other
provisions were discussed through the day.
April 23.---ln the Senate, an apportonment
bill introduced few days ago by Mr.. Mullen
berg was passed through Committee Of the
Whole
bill 10 extend he charter of The Kensing.
ton Bank was passed Is 10 9.
! MIR. King from the committee on Finance,
reported bill TO preven. the issue of relief
notes Of less denomination than five dollars,
with negative recommendation. The same
gentleman reported bill creating sinking
fund, and providing for the gradual and certain
| extingulshmen. OF The State debt with various
| amendments.
In Committee Of the Whole. on plank road
| bill, an amendment was proposed and adopted.
| striking out all after The enactng clause and
substituting bill to divorce VIM. We,herill
| from his wife. These divorce bill. are like the
| snappers"-yon may cot their heads off, but
hey won'I die. A motion to proceed TO sec
ond reading OF The bill carried--.l6 10 I3; and
'hen an adjournment was carried, 6 to Is.
In The House the appropriation bill was ia
Ken up, The question being on two amendments
inserted in Commiee of The Whole...one at,
'aebng TO il The Apporrionmen. bill; and the
oher the bill 20 erect the new county of" Mon.
oor' TO pFopTiae Speaker Best Of The Senate.
lOf all outrageous log rolling ,ha, has ever dis.
sraced The Pennsylvania legislature. his las,
Locofocn projec, takes the lead The ,hup
wa llrle TOO strong even for that party, and
the amendments were struck off. The appro-
prialion bill was then passed.
The bill providing for the election of Pros
ecu'ing attorneys by The people, passed final
v. The yeas we're n;nely--he nays, Messrs
Da'id Evans, George H. Hart, and Judge
Potter. The same bill was passed in the
time of Gov Skunk, and by him vetoed I
April 24-ln The Senate. Mr.. Malone pre-.
sen'ed. remons,rances Of citizens Of Bucks
county agains, the concurrence bv the Leisla
ture in the Ac! Of New Jersey, in relation TO
the Ne" Hope Delaware Bridge Company.
The bill extending the charter of the Schuyl.
kill Bank, reducing the capital thereof, and re-
newing The same, by subscription, was taken
up. on motion OF Mr.. Crabb, and passed final
ly.
In The House an smendmen, attached 10 q
bill In he Senate, providing for The erection of
he county of Mon:our" was taken up and
discussed, an amendment submitting the cues.
tion 10 The people of Columbia county was
adop'ed, and The bill passed.
Senate amendment relative TO the improve.
meni OF 'he Delaware Division was discussed
and disagreed 10.
The Apportonment bill was .hen taken I'D |
and discussed ill adjournment
April 25-ln lhe Senate The WetherilI d.
sorce bill passed second reading by the fol. |
lowing vote:
Yeas-Messrs. BfawIey, Crabb, Drum,
F'aiey, Fr'k, Hasieu, Hugus, Ives, King,
kongmacher Lawrence. McCaslln, Mullen !
berg. Sinner, SHee'er Best, Speaker,-I6
Nays-Messrs. Brook, Fernon, Forsyth |
Fulton. Guernsey, Jones, Malone, Matthias, |
Packer. Saddler, Sankey, Savery, Srereu
Slime. Walker-l2
The Senate concurred in certain House a.
'nendmenIs relative TO The Delaware Division. |
In the House. 'he Apporionmen, bill was
discussed.
April 26.-ln The Senate, the bill 10 annul
the marriage contract of Dr.. William We,her-
III and Isabella, his wife, was taken up on
third reading. aud passed 6nally--.yeas Ia,
nays 3.
bill TO incorporate the Bucks county Min.
ing company was passed
in the House, the Appor,ionmen. bill was
passed, by vote of yeas 4S. nays 81 For
ly-sx Democrats and two Wings (Messrs.
David aud Lule) voted for The bill and thir.
'yTwo Wings and five Democrats (Messrs.
hurch l(uwey L