Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-04-17
Pennsylvania Lesislature.

Pennsylvania Legislature.
April eth.--In the Senate, the supplement to
the act Incorporating the New Hope, Doylestown,
and Norristown Railroad Company, came up in or
der; was debated by Messrs. Crabb and Malone
read second and third time, and passed by a vote
OF ~ to ~ message was received from the
Governor nominating the Hon. George Chambers,
of Franklin county, as an Associate Judge of the
Supreme Court, In the place of the Hon. Thomas
Burnside, deceased.
In the House, the bill to authorise and empow-
er the receivers of the New Hope Delaware Bridge
Company appointed by the Chancellor ofthe State
of New Jersey to sell and convey the real estate
and franchises of the company and to pay the debts
of the same was passed. Also the bill incorporat-
ing the Bridpetown and Newtown Turnpike Road
Company.
April 9th.-In the Senate, the nomination of
Judge Chambers was confirmed. The general ap-
preparation bill was under discussion.
The bill incorporating the Dukes Ferry and
Buck Turnpike or Plank Road Company was pas
sed.
In the House, various bills of no general inter-
est were disposed of
Apru 1Oth-The Senate was occupied the en-
tire day with the General Appropriation bill. The
section appropriating $4,000 for the repair ofroad
and farm bridges OH the State Works passed.
The House was occupied with the consideration
of Senate amendments. Among those concurred
in was one directing change of venue In several
suits brought in Carbon county, against NJ. h. Tay
lor & Co. directing them to be tried in Bucks coun-
ty.
April 11th-The Senate finally passed the Ap-
preparation bill
In the House, the, bill to provide for the regis
traton of births and marriages passed. The bill
for the re-charter ofthe Easton Bank was detected
by vote of AT to 36. The bill consolidating the
city of Philadelphia and district was indefinitely
postponed.
The Joint resolution authorising the Geological
Survey Of the State to be published, was passed
finally.
April 12th.--In the Senate, the bill Incorporating
the Anthracite Bank of Tamaqua, and the Far
mers' Bank of Pittsburg, were passed. The bill
re-annexing parts of Montour county to Columbia,
was passed.
In the House. the Senate amendments to the
general appropriation bill were discussed. The a
mendment authorising the banks to issue one mil
lion of small bills was disagreed to. The supple
ment to the act to incorporate the New Hope,
Doylestown, and NorristoWn Railroad was taken
up and passed.
Mr. Brindle asked and obtained the unanimous
consent of the House, to move to take up the res
olutions relative to the death of General Zachary
and the House went into Committee of the Whole,
Mr. Brown in the chair. The resolutions passed
Committee of the Whole and second and final read
ing.
April 14th.-In the Snate, the bill repeating
certain laws exempting property from taxation was
taken up, discussed, and postponed until the 4q of
July, 1851.
The Judicial District Bill Fetoed.-The bill
dividing the State into Judicial Districts has been
vetoed by the Governor, this morning, because of
obvious bunders, such as requiring all associate
Judges to be learned IN law requiring courts to be
held on the same days in different courts in the
same district, and other errors of the same sort.
bearing evident marks of hasty and inconsiderate
legislation.
The following bills were taken up and passed
finally =
Bill to prevent the landing of foreign convicts,
Bill Incorporating the Keystone Mining Com
pany.
HoUsE.-The bill to repeal certain laws exemp-
ting property from taxation was taken up, amend
ed and passed.
The resolutions relative to the tariff came up in
order and were postponed for the present. Yeas
AZ, nays Al.
AFTERNOON SEss1oN-The bill repeating the
sixth section of the anti KIDNAPPING law of IS47
passed the House finally.
The House refused to take up the Free Banking
Bill-yeas 45, nays 81.
The Susquehanna Railroad Bill passed the House
as it came from the Senate, with the privilege to
build on either side of the Susquehanna river.
The bill relative to the election of Judges and to
regulate certain Judicial Districts the northern
part of the State, passed finally.
Adjourned.