The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-03-20
PENNSYLVANIA LEcIsLArURE.
H.saIspu.o, March a.

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Hovsr-The bill for the ~regisrdtion Of
births, marriages, and deaths, was made the
special order Of the day for Wednesday,
March 20.
The Canal Board and Superintendent Of Pub
lie Works.-Thc Bill TO abolish the County
Board, and providing for the election of a
Superintendent Of public Works, was cor.
sidered and killed, by an indefinite ~dostpone.
men. The friends Of The proposition voted
against the motion 10 postpone, Thesfollow-
ing is the vote
yeas-Mes.rs. Benedict, Bigslow, Blaine,
Blair, Bonham, Bfindle, Brewer, Joseph
Brown, Cooper, Downe, Dunn Ely, Evans,
of Bsrks, Feather, Fesely, Ffs,z, Gale, Gnf-
fey, Haldeman, ::Hemphill, Henry, Huplet,
jackson Lowry, Leeoh, Lent, Lilly, Mexican,
McReynolds, Monroe, Mowry, of Somerset,
Mowry, Of Wyoming, Divine, Parker, Pat
ten, Reifsnyder, Rhoads, Riddle, Roberts,
Scoullor, Shugert, ShulL, Skinner, Souder,
Steward, Thomas, Trone, Cessna, Speaker
81.
Nays-Messrs. Armstrong, Baldwin Bent.
Bowen, Broomall, Alex. E. Brown, Cassiday,
Cowden, Demers, Dobbins, Dorian DUNCAN,
Evans Of Indiana, Fife, Gibbs, Gossler,
Griffin Hague, Hamilton, Har, Hunsecker,
Killinger, Kunkel, L%aughlin, Maclay, Nc
Cluskey, McCune, Mckee, Mclean, Morris,
Nisley, O'Neill, Penniman, Ceckhow, Reid,
Riley, Robertson, Simpson, Slifer, Smith,
vanhorne, Walker-42.
Bills passed-The bill to charter the Far
mers' and Mechanics Bank, at Easton, was
taken up and passed finally. Yeas Is, nays
40.
The House then adjourned.
HARRIsnuRc, March Is.
SENArE.-Free ~Banking.--On motion of
MIR. Walker the Senate resumed the consid.
Grafton Of the bill to establish a sys lem of
General Banking, based on State stocks, the
question pending being upon the adoption
of the twenty-frst section of the bill.
Several new sections were then added TO
the bill-one relative to Bankers under the
provisions of the bill keeping their notes at
par in Philadelphia and PItisburg, &c.
The title was agreed to, and on the ques-
ton, Shall the bill be transcribed for a ,hird
reading?" it was agreed to by the following
vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Brooke, Carothers, Carson
Cunningham, Frick, Guernsey, Haslett,
Hoge, Ives, Lawrence, MMunrie, Myers,
Robertson, Savery, Walker and Matthias,
Spsaker-l6,
Nays-Messls. Bailey, Buck alew, Crabb,
Fernon, Forsyth, Frailey, Fulton. Jones, Kon.
igmacher, M'Caslin, Muhlenberg, Packer,
Sanderson and Shime.-14.
The bill was then ordered to be printed, as
amended.
HovsE.-Mr. Penniman, on leave, moved
that the Canal Commissioners be requested
to communicate to the House the name of
each officer, mechanic or laborer on each
line of the public works, Designating the
office, the duties, AMI compensation and To-
cation, and the practicability of reducing the
number; which was agreed to.
Reports Of Commitses-Mr. Bigham, Gu.
diciary,) a supplement TO Ike $500 exemp.
tor law; also a bill for tho appointment of
three examiners of accounts in PHILADELPHIA
city and county, With negative recommends
ton.
Mr.. Cassiday, (same,) with amendments,
the bill requiring persons taking transcripts
OF Justices dockets to pay justices and con.
stables lees.
Mr.. Riley, (same,) with a negative re-
communication, a supplement 10 the act rel.
alive 10 the $500 exemption law also, with
amendments to prevent frauds in the putting
up aud sale of manufactured goods.