Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-01-24
Pennsylvania Eegisiature.


sirucilon oil railway on the permanent bridge
a, Philadelphia, and to prohibi. the collection
oil tolls on the said bridge.
Mr.. McCaslin introduced set Of resolutions
lnsiruc,ing the Judiciary Committee to report
an amendment TO the resolutions of The las,
legislature providing for The election of Judges.
also amendments to The Constitution providing
for biennial sessions Of The legislature not ex.
ceedlng sixty days, prohibiting any ciry or
city and county from having more than fifteen
representatives, and the Legislature from pass
ing any bot general laws, and providing for the
election OF a Lieutenant Governor
his gave rise TO debate, and opposed
by ihe friends OF an elective judiciary as de-
sign TO defeat the amendmen. Of The Conslitu-
ZION, and as being uncalIed for by The people
The debate was continued nll adjournment
In the House, great number OF petitions
were presented, among them one for a re-char-
ter of the Easlon Bank, aud one for new
Bank at Easron.
Mr. TIone read in place bill to prevent
the sale of spiriiuoUs liquors on The Sabbath.
Mr.. Killinger submitted the following:
Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee
be requested TO inquire into the expediency of
conterrlng the necessary jurisdiction upon The
several courts of Common Pleas, of this Com
monwealih in order enable them 10 take
cognizance OF and pass upon all applications
for divorces and that they report by bill or
Otherwise Which was adopted
The bill 10 allow compensation 10 The Audi
tor General and Stale Treasurer, as cummis.
sioners of The Sinking and Internal Improve
menl Fund, (Il allows them each $500 addition
al salary from last sum,) was taken up; when
Mr.. Hoge stated that these officers had made
several trips 10 Philadelphia at their own ex-
pense, by which they saved The STATE some
$4,000, and the compensation ought TO be
made
Mr.. Porter submitted third section, proyid-
ing (ut he removal OF The Auditor General and
Surveyor General at The pleasure of the Gov
ernor, after the Alb of May 1851. Mr. P. ex-
planned his proposition TO be 10 enable the new
Governor (supposing him TO be democraric,) 10
remove those officers, who would be put in
by The present Whig Governor
Mr.. Allison said that if The ruth was told,
the gentleman from Northampton, had a cteaI
aversion to any Wings holding Offices, and that
The time had arrived when there was proba-
bilily Of their doing so IN Penn,yIvania he
asked for the yeas and nays on the section,
and IT was lo>i-yeas 81, nays Sc.
The bill was then read second and third
lime and passed inaly-yeas To- nays Il.
JAN. l5.-ln the Senate, many peritions
were presented.
Mr.. Forsyth, submitted The following resolu-
'ion:
Resolved, That The Committee on election
districts be requested 10 take into consideration
The proprIety OF aulhouZng The citizens of dif,
ferent wards and townships Of the Common
wealth, to change he place of holding their
elections, by vote Of The people, or in such
other manner as they may deem most expedi-
enr; and that they report by bill or otherwise.
The resolution was Twice read and passed
The resolution of Mr.. Mauhias was passed
afer being amended so as TO read,
Thai the Judiciary Committee be requested
10 examine into The report on, al as early day
as possible, The consiiuioDslny Of diviving the
Stale into one hundred separate representative
districts; each district 10 elect one member Of
The House of Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. King the Senate resumed
:he consideration of the preamble and resolu
lions reauve 10 an amendment Of The consitu-
uon submitted yesterday by Mr.. MCaslin.
MT. Walker, holding he floor from yesterday,
resumed and continued his remarks. He took
up in detail, lhe several amendments proposed
by The resolution, and opposed them all. The
lHAeitelS vi iIlS SiOoL commandments "CIC
TOO mOmentuous, to ALLOW Of biennial sessions
Of the Legislature. The powers of the courts
in reference TO local Legislation should moi be
increased. They were already sufficiently
onerous. We are bound 10 keep the courts
pure, even though these halls be polluted.
Mr.. w then proceeded TO reply al consid-
erabIe length 10 The arguments urged by Sena-
tors against The original amendment providing
for an elective Judiciary. He conrended that
il did not possess The many imperfec,ons which
had been alleged.
In conclusion he discussed The general prn-
ciple involved in the question of an election of
the Judges, and expressed his sincere hope
that when he amendment eDgrafted upon
the constitution, il would be carefully excluded
from The arena Of pattlzan politics.
Mr.. Packer EEK, took the floor, and proceed
ed briefly 10 review The question and display
its present position. He referred 10 lis origin
in the SenaIe; 10 lis passage there, after free
discussion, by large majority; TO The adverse
report Of the Judiciary Committee Of The House,
and it's passage there, in The very face of that
report, by vote Of sky TO twenty-five. 1t
had then been published by the Secretary ofrhe
Common eallh, and sent forth 10 the people. /
Shortly after lis passage Two conventions mel,