The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-16

-tsAn act TO fix the.number oil SENATORS anu
Representatives, and the State into DISTRICTS
in pursuance of the provisions oil the Cons''-
tuition, (which was agreed to---yeas 10, nays
IA.
The bill was accordingly taken up, and,
,,hsn ,be seventh district was under consid'
.ro,iou, motion beirg made to postpone, 1t
was agreed 10, and the bill laid over
In the present numerical disposition oil the
senate il would be impossible to make any
,,,oo,ess in the formation Of new Appoint
rnent. ;nshe event Of Mr. Best voting with
the wings, which he did this morning. MT.
Lawrence whig, has gone home' whicn
makes lie vote. An idea may be iormea
Of this fact, from recapiiulation OF the a
uendments offered 10 the bill as Tar as con-
sidered.
In the third district, Mr.. Sankey moved to
add "Delaware" to "Montgomery," WHICH
was not agreed to, by vote-i5 to 10, Des'
voting with the Wings. The question recur'
ring upon the division, it was lost by tie
yo,e-l5 to 15-Messrs. Crabb, Jones ana
Lawrence being absent from, indispos'ioh'
In the fourth district Mr.. Sankey moved !"
strike out "and Delaware" leaving chester
TO compose the District, which was not a.
ereed lob 10 l5 The question recurring
On the division, it was lost, yeas 10, nays IL
-Crabb in his seat.
Tn the fifih district, Mr. Slime moved TO a.
mend by striking out "and Schuy isii', ieaV-
ING Berks TO compose the District, with one
Senator, which was agreed to-
Tn the seventh district, Mr. Slime moved 10
add 0Jebanonn TO "Lancas,er." Ptncihs
thismotion, the bill was postponed I'h
mntee arose and the Senate adjourned.
HousE-Mr Smith, of Cambria, on
leave given, read in his place "a bill TO fx
the number of Senators and Representatives,
and to apportion the State into Districts, III
pursuance of the provisions OF the Cohs'l'u-
ton.
Mr.. Allison moved 10 refer the bill 10 De-
lect Committee of Five, which was not a.
greed to,-yeas 30 nays so.
On the question, '"will the House cons,oe'
this bill n the orders of the day we're ca 'oo'
House refused 10 suspend the order by Vo''
yeas 5O--nays So; a two-third vote requlr-
ed. ... H
On leave given, Mr. Acker read in his /
place bill supplementary 10 the General
Appropriation Act, which constIues the Sec
lion in the bill just passed, giving members
50 per day, so as not TO apply TO the Present
Legislature.
This bill led 10 protracted discussion, in
which Messrs. Cornyn, Bowen, Smyser, Bur
den, Porter, and Brewer participated The
bill was finally referred to the Committee OF
Retrenchment and Reform. .a-
MIR. Baker read in his place a resolution
relative to a final adjournment of the Legis-
ia,ure, specifying Tuesday next, the l4th.
Mr.. Porter read in his place, bill TO incor-
porate the Philadelphia and Sailcon Railroad
Company.
Senate amendments TO House bills were la
ken up and acted on. An amendment was |
adopted Incorporating the Philadelphia Coll
ege of Dentistry.
"A WOUOE Was ploScSu W 'iS W.
sideration of a resolution relative 10 a final |
adjournment Of the Legislature, pending |
which motion was made 10 adjourn, which |
was lost, yeas 24.-nays 4s.
The question recurring upon the motion 10
take up a resolution relative to final adjourn
ment, il was negatived, yeas 35-nays AZ.
A subsequent motion 10 adjourn was agreed
TO.
And the House adjourned.
May 18th
HoUsE.-Senate amends to the General
Rvenue Bill were taken up-the section au-
thoriziug the Governor to negotiate loan OF
three millions, re deemable in thirty years;
was concurred in, after which the House |
proseeded to the consideration of the Free |
Banking System adopted thereon, which
was non.concurred in by the following vote:
yeas 20, nays Ga.
So Tho question was determined in the
negative.
Messrs. Evans I'd Roberts moved TO re-
consider the vote by which the report of the
Confere.ce Committee on apportionmert
bill was defeated last Friday
Pending the question of reconsideration
motion was made 10 adjourn, which was
lost-yeas AZ, nays 4s.
MIR. Cessna then moved an indefinite
postponement Of the motion to reconsider,
which was lost-yeas 80 nays AZ.
A motion was again made to adjourn sine
die by Mr.. Laird, which was lost, when the
previous question was called and seconded
On the question "Will the House sustain
the previous question ?" another motion was
made to adjourn, pending the call of the yeas
and nays, on which the hour Of one arrived,
and House adjourned.
The manifold motions to adjourn, &C.,
were made 10 defeat action on the motion to
reconsider the vote on the Report ofthe Con-
ference oGCommittee on the Apporionment
Bill. .-
AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-One of the most tu.
multuous aud exciting scenes that evef~took
place in the hall OF the house, occurred this
afieronon.
The previous question was called, on the