The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-03-13
LEGIsLATrvE.

LEGISLATIVE.
HAAaissuau, March 4th, 1851
Mi. Ftailey presented ~thiry.twos remon
stfancss from Montour County, against The
~annsxation Of thai county 10 the county o.
Columbia; also, rsmons,rsncss from Colum'
bia county, on the same subject.
Mr.. Buckalsw, from Luzerne county, in
favor Of the repeal and utter annihilation O
tho CHATTER Of the Montour Iron Company.
Mr.. Sandefsor, from S~usqushsnna 60, re-
monstfating against the proposed removal o
the county seat Of said county.
Mr.. Guernsey, from Tioga county, in favol
of a law prohibiting the sale Of Intoxicating
drinks in said county. except to licensed inn
keepera
Mt. Shull, two for the repeal of the laws
sxemPting properly from taxation.
Mr.. M'Reynolds, for a law TO determine
and fix disputed corners and lines ; also, fol
the repeal Of the state road from Berwick TO
the foot Of the North Mountain.
HARaIsBuRa, March s.
On motion of Mr.. Brindis the Hoase took
up the bill relative to the WilliamspoN and
Elmira railroad, (Mr. Robertson in the chair. }
The bill passed finally.
On motion Of Mr.. Shull, the House took
up the report of the Committee an Inland
Navigation relative to the State keeping up
the bridges oyer the canal.
Mr.. Mowy (of Somerse,) moved TO
amend by excepting township and county
bridges from the caro- Of the State.
The whole subject was debated by Messrs.
Lilly, Shull, A. E. Brown, Mowry Of Somer.
set, Bowen, Bnndle, Linton and Hunsecker,
when the amendment was disagreed to.
The resolution was then adopted:
The following is the resolution !:
Resolved, That the sense Of this House is
thai tho bridges which cross the public works
should be kept in good repair by the Com.
n,onwealth, in accordance with The provis.
ions Of an act entitled Gan act prov iding for
the repair Of the bridges over the canals and
railroads of this Commonwealth" passed on
the 18th of March, 1895.
Harrisburg, March 8, 1851.
Mr. Buckalew read in place q further sup
Plement to the act incorporating tho Little
Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad com
pany, and for other purposes /; also, a bill 10
authorize the heirs of Francis Millen, of
Philadelphia, to sell certain real estate.
On motion of Mr.. Buckalew, the bill to
incorporate the city of C~arbondale was taken
up and read a second and third time and pas
sed. :
In the House, the bill TO incorporate tho
Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Easton
came up on motion of A.E Brown and pas
sed second reading by the following vote.
YEAs-Messrs. Armstrong, Baldwin, Bent,
Bingham, Blaine, Broomall, Brewer, Alex
ander E. Brown, Joseph Brown, Cooper,
Downer, DUNCAN, Ely, Evans, (lndiana.>
Fife, Freeman, Gossler, Hsldemau, Ham,
ton, Hart, Hunsecker, Kunkel, Larry. Lee,.
Lily Linton, Maclay, M'clss.c.s,, M'Curdy'
MKee, MIean, M'Rs.uolds. M,sherry,
N'.slsy. o'Nels Psl.sn, Reid, Riley, Riddle,
N0O 0su's0"' '@.assfer, Slifsr, Smith, S,ru,hsrs,
van ocSrne mud Wstks-rr-
Ntfs-Messrs. Benedict Bigelow. Blai,
sonhaH', Rtindle, Caasiday, Demess, Dol
bins, Feather, Fegely, Frsz, Gabe, Gibbs,
Guaey, Hemphill, Huplet, Asekson. LaughIin,
M'Kean, Monroe, Mowry ~(sonAerset,) Nov
r, (Wyoming,) Divine Packer, penaimau,
Reckhow, R~eiisnyder, Rhoads, Ros., scol
field, Scouller, Simpson, Skinner, Soudel
Steward, Trone and Cessna, Speakes-37.