The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-03-07
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HARRIsBURo, March A, 1850.

SrNATE.-BiRs dteed on.-On motion of
Mr. Packer, the bill relating TO the destruc-
ton of Relief Notes, was taken up and pas
sed final reading, as follows: N
Sec l. Be it enacted, &C.: That the State
Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized
and directed, at the tires and in the manner
prescribed by ,he fifth section of the act OF
the thirty-frst May, one thousand eight hun
dred and forty-four, entitled San act to pro-.
vide for the ordinary expenses of govern
ment, repair Of the canus and railroads Of
the State, and other claims upon the Com
monwealth,n y TO cancel and deliver to the
Auditor General 10 be destroyed such relief
notes as may have been re-issued iii pursu-
ance of the fourteenth section of the. act of
the tenth of April one thousand eight hun
dred and forty-nlne, entitled "An act to pro-
vide for tue ordinary expenses OF the govern
ment, the repair of the canals and railroads
Of the Commonwealth, and the payment of
other claims due by the same" and are or
may be so much torn and defaced as to be
unfit for circulation.
A further supplement to the act concern
ing Divorces, passed final readmg-ayes 22 /;
NAYS 4. The bill as amended, read as fol-
lows:
Be it enacted, &C., That the jurisdiction of
tee several courts of Common Pleas Of this
Commonwealth shall hereafter extendto TO all
cases OF divorce from the bonds of matrimo-
ny, for the case, of wilful, malicious and
continued deserion, by either of the par
lies. without reasonable cause, from the hab-
itation of the other; and it shall be lawful
for either party to make application in such
case, by petition or libel, TO the proper court,
in accordance with the provisions OF the sew
eral acts of Assembly now in force, at any
time not less than six months after such
cause of divorce shall have taken place:
but the said court shall not proceed to make
final eecree, divorcing the said parties from
the bonds of matrimony aforesaid, until al
ter the expiration of two years from the time
when such desertion took place.
Sec. Q. That it shall be lawful for the said
8 eyeral courts 10 entertain jurisdiction OF all
cases of divorce from the bonds of matri-
mony. for the causes Of deserion as aiore-
said, or adultery, Notwithstanding the parties
were at the time of the occurrence OF said
cases domiciled in any other State Provide,
That no such divorce shall be decreed unless
the applicant therefor be citizen OF this
State, and shall have resided therein at least
one whole Gear, as provided for by existing
laws.
HousE-The Apportionment BM-in ac-
coreance with special order, the bill to fix
the number of Senators and Representatives,
and form the State into Districts, in pursua-
ance of the provisioes of the Constitution
was taken up.
The bill then came up on second reading,
when Mr. Kiingermoved TO give Philadel-
pha county four senators, which was agreed
to.
= MIR IIo-o moved to tuke from Philadelphia
city proper one senator. Agreed TO by one
maiority-yeas Al, nays 43.
Montgomery was allowed one SENATOR
Chester and Delaware one senator, Berks
and Schuylkill two senators, Bucks one sem
ator.
Mr. Baldwin moved to give Lancaster two
senators. Not agreed. Yeas 35, nays 81.
MIR Smyser moved to attach Lebanon to
Lancaster, pending the discussion OF which
the House adjurneJ.