The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-02-07
Correspondence of the Mountain Sentinel.
HARRISBURG, Jan. %, 1850.

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great deal of business, principally however
Of local nature. A bill is now before the |
house, which excites considerable interest. |
1t is an act relative to the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad company, prohibiting
creditors from collecting bonds OF claims
for the space of twenty, years. The COM
pany, believe, is insolvent, and a claim
of 900 is about to be collected By lev
ying upon their personal effects, which
has induced the other bond holders or
large portion of them to come here and 4
ask for passage Of an act of this charac
ter. The bill passed the Senate without
difficulty, but meets with strong opposi
ton in the House. Upon the second rea-
ding Of Sd section Mr.. Cessna Of Bedford,
offered an amendment, which, if passed,
will prevent the company from accepting
the bill, and upon which he addressed the
House at length, and with much ability.
Mr.. Cessna speaks with much force and
fuency, and if mistake not, will prove to
be one of the most talented, and active,
among the young members of the House..
for | must confess there are great many
young members, while at the same time
they are men of very good capacity. This
bill may not be disposed of for two or three
days. Many of our best democrats are
supporting the bill, and am not prepared
to say but what the circumstances are of
but l do think the principle is,a bad one.
A resolution was offered on Saturday
and passed, which took up the session Of
that day, and produced an animated dis
cussion between the two political parties.
The Commonwealth, tappears, purchased
two locomotives from Norris, Brother e.
Co.. and at the proper time they called
upon Mr.. Ball, for payment which was
declined, upon the ground that the funds
must be retained in the treasury to pay
the interest without resorting TO loan, in
order that the fame of Mr.. Ball as finan-
cier might be trumpeted forth, and therby
bolster up the administration of Governor
Johnston. Honest creditors cannot re-
ceire their just dues until such time as Mr..
Ball sees to fit pay them, notwithstanding
the money has been specifically apPropri-
ated and is now in the treasury. Similar
claims have no doubt remain unpaid in
your section Of the State for the same rea-
son. The Board of Canal Commission
ers submitted the matterto the Legislature
accompanied by letter from Norris,
Brother & Co., after the reading of which
Beaumont, moved for committee of five
to investigate with power to send for per-
sons and papers. This produced terri
ble iuttering among the wings, while they
resorted to every method 20 stave 1t OIL
Y our member, Mr.. Smith, acquitted him.
self very well, in favor of the investigation
as also Mr.. Rhey of Armstrong. The
yeas and nays were frequently called up
by the wings, with the view of taking up
the time of the House till the hour OF adj
liournment. But all would not do. Their
sensitiveness on The subject only excited
the suspicious Of the democrats the more,
made them doubly determined to pass the
!. resolution before adjournment. The hour
was near at hand, and Allison of Beaver
onsthe floor speaking to time, when Hast,
ings of Jefferson, who by the by is very
, active member, and quick as a steel trap
moved for the previous question and was
sustained. Here they fustered and houn
dered, and the hour of one O'Clock having
arrived while the vote was taking on the
previous question, they rose TO point o.
order, when the Speaker decided that the
House could not adjourn while vote was
taking. Smyser and Allison flew at their
manuals. Killinger of Lebanon, (who is
entirely out of place here without guar
diam appealed; but upon ascertaining from
his superiors that the Speaker was correct
it was Withdrawn, and they sunk back in
their seats, allowing the resolution to pass
by strict party vote, and have no doub
with the modification that the motion OF
their Ball would be brought to halt.
Yours truly