Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-04-10
pon,,svsyania Legislature.


March 3E.--In the Senate, the bill incorporating
the Farmers and Mechanics bank of Easton, pas
sed n second reading. The correspondence be-
tween Gov. Johnson and Daniel Webster relative
- tho Hulsemann letter. was transmitted to the
Senate.
In the House. the appropriation bill was under
discussion, $4,000 was appropriated to the Della
ware Division.
AorH mo business of general interest was
before the Senate Messrs Brooke, Packer and
McMurtrie, were appointed a committee OF recep-
to the Hon. Daniel Webster
The supplement to the various acts relating to
tavern licenses came up in order, was amended,
and passed final reading, by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Brooke, Carothers Carson, Cum
ingham, Fernon, Forsyth, Guernsey, Huge, Law
renee, Malone, Myers, Robertson, Sanderson, Sa-
very, and Matthias, Speaker-i5.
Nays-Messrs Baily, Buckalew, Crabb, Fraily,
Ives, Jones, Konigmacher MCaslln, M'Murtrle,
Muhlenberg, Packer and Walker-H
In the House, various private bills passed first
reading. Among them one to incorporate the BY
berry and Andalusia Turnpike Road Company a
resolution was adopted to receive Hon. Daniel
Webster in the hail. in the evening at y o'clock,
as the guest of the State. Messrs. Runkel, Pack
er, A. E. Brown, Armstrong, Henry, Brindle, and
Monroe, were appointed the reception committee.
April 2.--In the Senate, the bill providing for
the election of Judges passed in the Committee of
the Whole.
In the House, private bills were the order of the
day. The bill amending the charter of the Fire
Insurance Company of parts of Philadelphia, Mont
gomery, and Bucks counties, passed finally.
April 3. In the Senate, the bill re-annexing
Montour to Columbia county, was lost-Yeas IA,
nays Is.
Various private bills were passed finally.
In the House, the bill to recharter the Easton
Bank was taken up and discussed without coming
to vote.
April 4.-In the Senate, the bill relating to the
election of Judges passed second reading.
In the House, the appropriation bill was discus
sed. section approprlatlng $250,0O0 to the
North Branch Canal was adopted.
April 5.-In the Senate, the bill relating to the
election of Judges was passed. The bill revising
the militia system was ordered to be engrossed.
In the House, the General appropriation bill was
discussed till adjournment.
April In the Senate, the bill granting pen
sions and annuties to soldiers and widows Of sold
ers, of the Revolutionary and Indian wars, Ia
ken up and passed.
Mr. Brooke submitted resolution, providing for
a night session every night through the week,
which was adopted
Mr.. Myers moved that the orders of the day be
suspended, for the purpose proceeding to the
slderation of the bill authorizing the Banks of the
Commonwealth to issue notes of the denomination
of one, two and three dollars, which was not "a
greed TO.
The bill revising the Militia system ofthis Com
monwealth, came up in order and was passed
yeas l6, nays Is.
The bill to incorporate the Allentown Savings
Institution, passed final reading. Yeas IL, nays
10.
The bill to increase the Capital Stock Of the
Southwark Bank from two hundred and fifty thou
sand to four hundred thousand dollars was passed,
Yeas II, nays IL.
The bill supplementary to the act providing for
the reduction of the public debt, was taken up,
discussed, and postponed indefinitely Yeas II,
nays, l3.
In the House, Mr.. A. E. Brown rose to a per-
sOnal explanation, denying the statement in the
PennSylUdaidn, that he was secretly opposing
and openly fayorng the passage of the bill for the
recharter of the EastOn Bank