New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-07
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Correspondence ni The Iruune
HtswssVKrI. MONDAY, March g. $50
NJ David l the House Of Representatives. from
the Committee ou Domestic Manufactures intro
iuccd .ae ol9Niur bil 70 rreseni the Manufacturer
# Domestic goods and che se.ieroi Foreign aud DO
nesu eoods rom selling or marking short nj far
measure The bill s so very short | send It entire.
AMI is designed 90 meet the New York legislation
on III same subject
SECTION Be - eaa,fsd By ne Srsls and Rouse % R'F
rss,utffrss ~ me Commonwealth o. P,HssgliNia ~ ssns
ri i5a6s re- md o. " 1s,ehy rnd'ief ~ ~ dAeo N
re ave That any manufacturer within The ~ N
Pyinsy wanna, Who shall suo~insy sol or mtA Az y +,
OF goods sold o' ue yard with inus 'isn,yinS fsr
qaanut, The pece pieces han may be pud 90 neeai
tns'nsn rieu aud ksNtse Thai Any agent u lle 'fegn
manufacture of any merchant dealing wn"esNe fesdns
and dong business within This conn0nWea.h VINO sStii
knowing se mafA any piece of pieces on koods soi1
hY lc Nuri with rifa sgniNilf greater qisnN IN 'he
piece or pieces than may be- found on acuA eesui encnl
Fan on CONVICTION thereof before any Alderman Justice
o. Pence Ia TIE In which the SAID nisruiaenrre
narch AM OF sent may AZ the reside pay peuaity io
h. fxfi double te estimated vel oi 'ae dencency o.
iefcsncies witch shs he collected a. debts Of Ike smon
are roo,efshs h aone n9ey .. ~, ia1 we, ),
he county which toe sad offence or offences have been
committed
Mr. King. from the Committee ON Finance, In
tive : nate Introduced last week bi. To prevent
frauds ia the putting up and sale OF Manufactured
goods, commonly called by Goods. which deem
Of sufficient Importance ~ your mercantile readers
TO send entire. % is as follows
sssrfoxf BE q as',2 By re senate md Hoas n ESI.
rsnffits n ne Commonwealth of Psnnfgtrat a. Ge~s
~ d''eHhiy net nd " +" hCeoy sadeci ~ nc at
Of ~ ate Thai from and aer ne pas-age oi ms All
whenever any description pt mtlniacuftd goods lnA'
nua'J called dry goods s1tl be sold BY he piece 2, n
packages and the said pieces or packages shs ur ~
OF rgl rsruted certain number Of yards aIe NE
shall be sold and paid for as containing ma num3ef
when fsci the sad pieces on packages sbsA eo9AsH
les number Of yards than represented Ne scef ~
screr thereof shall forfeit and pay 20 he pafhssei
sssc r h. r-o.rrrd BY action of debt In any Of
law or before any Alderman Justice Of the Peaes IN
salou,,. may or can By law be recovered
The penalty fixed in both these bills Is simply
the forfeiture Of the jedceacy either ia weight or
measurement ia the article or articles sold, which
~ my opinion is not sufficient
Bat wherever party IS detected and convicted
IN ia perpetra0not offences such as are prohibited
In h above bills. the penalty should be twice me
value OF the article articles intend u 20 be sold
70 the innocent purchaser.
In the Senate this morning bail was passed
with bot four dissenting voices. transferring unllm
tied jurisdiction in all cases OF divorce u the Courts
of tie Commonwealth I think the moral sense oi
te lower house vii. stop this wholesale legislation
on a subject Of such vital Importance ID the com
mun.ty 40 large Ear better would Il be Il the
Legislature would pass laws 10 restrain the Courts
upon tbs subject and L would be- much better tor the
community d the Legislature would scout from Us
ais many OF the aspirations Tor divorce that are
made session after session with INSCRIPTIONS ei
ltJntery
80 ~, f'.
The potien sladiatofs Of both parties are nery
ag themselves for the anticipated contest on the
Apportoament bin. which is made the special order
sfthe day Ia the House of Representatives, until Il
passes To many minds IN the Legislature tins
oil a biz with 90 toe fate Cd Cesar AMI Of Rome.
We bad a double breasted north y estor - usher
10 the Isto March, which has been s1oceeied by
f.e weather and clear sig To night We are D.
have q grand bail az the Shskspere Salon 10 honor
Vi. the lay
The Investigation that has been gong 0u Tor
gone weeks back before Committee Of the House
10 regard % the charge preferred against Nj Bal,
tae state Treasurer, by the Cansl Commissioners,
= % end in smoke DAUPHIN