The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
HARRIsBuRe, May 2. 1850
Senate.


Mr.. Darsie, from the Committee on Fl
nance, reported the General Appropriation
Bill, with several amendments.
Various House amendments TO Senate bill
were taken up and generally concurred in.
The APportionmaa-The bill 10 6x the
number of Senators and Representatives,
and to form the State into Districts, in pursu-
ance of the provisions Of the Constitution,
came upin order on third reading.
The question then recurring upon the final
passage the bill, it was agreed to-yeas l6,
nays 15--as follows -
Yeas-Messrs Brooke, Crabb, Cunning
ham, Darsie, Frick, Haslett, Konigmacher,
Lawrence, Malone, Matthias, Sadler, saney,
savery, Slime, Walker, Best, (Speaker.)
Nays-Messrs. Brawley, Drum, Fernon,
Forsyth, Frailey, Fulton, Hugus, Ives, Jones,
M'Caslin, Muhlenbsrg, Packer, Sinner,
Sterett, Streeter.
afternoon Session-The entire afternoon
was spent in consideration of the general
Appropriation Bill. An amendment increas
ing the pay to members TO three dollars per
diem was negatived, by vote of yeas 12,
nays l6. The thirteenth section of the bill
had been reached on second reading when
the Senate adjourned. F.,
May Sd.
SENArE-Mr. Darsie read in place a bill
10 incorporate the Short Mountain Coal Com
pany, which, on motion, was taken up and
a'sed a second reading.
afternoon SeSsion.-The Senate eoncurred
in the House amendments to the Lebanon
Bank bill.
The consideration of the Appropriation
bill was then resumed, and continued undsr
discussion till the hour of adjournment,
when it was referred 10 the Committee of
Conference. The names of the Committee
have not yet transpired.
HousE-A message was RECESSED from the
Governor, with the inform alton that he had
signed the bill creating the new county,
'.Montour."
Senate amendments to the Appropriation
bill were then taken up, ana after prepare
tory reading, House adjourned.
May 4h.
SENATE-The Senate Conference Com.
miltee on the aPporhonment Bill, consist OF
Messrs. Sankey, Frailey and Sadler.
Senate resumed the consideration of the
General Appropriation Bill. The new Sec
tlon put on as an amendment by the Finance
Committee in Senate, which appropriates
SSoo,ooo for the purpose Of avoiding eight of
the Inclined Planes on the Allegheny and
Portage Railroad, was adopted by vote of
yeas "a, nays7.
The bill passed second reading and the
Senate adjourned.
Bills on third reading THE bill 10 extend
the charter of the Kensington Bank. Upon
the final passage of this bill debate en-
sued between Mesars. Molloy and Steel. The
bill was lost by vote of yeas s5, nays 40.
The Committee OF Conference on the part
OF the House on the Apporiionment Bill are
Messrs. Porter, Rhey aud Haldeman, (all
Democrats)
An act to extend the charter of the West
Branch Bank at Williamsport came up on
third reading, and was lost--yeas "a. nays
35.
May 6.
SENATE.-Senate resumed the considera-
tion OF the General Appropriation Bill. On
motion of Mr.. S,reeteI, section was embod.
led, and adopted as follows:
That the 10th section of the act. entitled
AN act TO reduce the expenses of Govern.
ment," passed the l7th day of April, is4s,
shall not be construed TO apply to any session
OF the Legislature at which the Sepiennial
Apportionment is required to be made. in
pursuance of the 9TH section of the LIST article
oil the Constitution of Pennsylvania. In sub.
stance, this section allows the present mem.
bers Of the Legislature full pay for time spent
In session over the one hundred days. The
yeas and nays were required upon its adopt
hon and resulted as follows.
Yeas-Messrs. Brawley, Crabb, Cunnino.
ham, Darsie, Drum, Fernon, Frailey, Frick
Haslett, Hugus, Ives, Lawrence, MSCaslin
Muhlenberg, Packer, Sankey, Sinner. Slime
Sireeter, Walker-20.
Nays-Messrs. Forsyth, Fulton, Guernsey
Jones, Konigmacher, Malone, Matthias, Sad.
Ter, S,erret, Best, Speaker-l0.
After some further modification the bill
passed finally.
HousE-Senate amendments to the bill
creating sinking fund, and to provide for
the gradual and certain extinguishment of
the debt of the Commonwealth to authorize
a loan, and TO establish a system of banking
thereon, were taken up in order. The Sec
ond section as amended in Senate, was now
concurred in; this section now taxes billiard
tables, in each county, thirty dollars. The
same section was amended by inserting
''nins'' before "or ten-pin alley"
DIR Burden proposed new section, taxing
horse-races in each county, five bundled dol
lars, which was negatived.
The third and fourth sections, as amended
were concurred in, when the House adjourn.
ed.
May7.
HoUsE.-Senate amendments 10 the gene.
raj appropriation bill were considered. The
House concured in the amendment increas-
inO the of cIorGs ~, thc ,,,.,,o.,u.