Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-02-27
Pennsylvania Legislature.

read i'll place a bill for the regulation Of
the Public Works Heproposes the elect
ION next fall of Secretary of Internal
Improvements, TO serve for three years, at
S2500 per annum. He can be removed
for misdemeanor in office on the address
of majority in each House and has en-
tire charge of the public works. He is to
! appoint the different uPerntendents, su-
pervisors, collectors of tolls and weigh
masters, subject 10 the confirmation of the
Senate. He is to have the power of re-
moyal but is required to file statement of
the causes in each case III the office Of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth, whence
they are to be sent TO the Legislature for
| their information.
The Governor is TO appoint Civil En-
glneer for three years at an annual salary
| of $4,000, who may be removed by the
Governor, with the assent of majority
of the Senate. The Engineer is to have
charge of all repairs, alterations, surveys,
&c. Monthly reports, containing full de-
tails of all expenditures and debts, with
the object, name of person, &C., are re-
| qUired, and provision is made for the ex-
animation of all vouchers and bills. The
| superlntendents Of the Columbia and Port
| age railroads and supervisors of the va
rlous divisions Of the Canal are to appoint
all subOrGlnates, the number of whom is
TO be fixed by the Secretary of Internal
Improvements. All free tickets for persons
or property over the public works are
abolished under heavy penalties. 1t is
provided that the present Canal Board be
| abolished as soon as the Secretary is in
stalled in Office, and that a Canal Com
missioner be not elected next fall.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Crabb
read IN place bill to authorize the grant
ing of licences to venders of merchan-
die from boats and other vessels on canals
| and navigable streams i'll the Common
wealth.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Nc
/ Murtrie presented a remonstrance against
any law 10 prevent boatmen trading on
The canal.
Mr.. Evans offered a Joint resolution
authorising the Governor to employ coun-
sci 10 conduct the case of Rachael Parker,
colored woman, who is alleged to have
been abducted from Chester county;
suit having been instituted upon her pc
ttion for freedom in the court of Baltimore
county-passed, yeas %, nays B.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Carson
offered the following resolution, which
was adopted;
Res0tUed, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to enquire into the
expedlency of providing by law that il
legitimate children be lawful heirs of the
mother, and report by bill or otherwise.
JOINT resolutions, authorizing the Cover
nor TO open correspondence with the
Governors of neighborng States, relative
TO the circulation of small notes, passed
second reading and were then ordered to
be transcribed.
In the House, on the 18th, on motion
of Mr.. Acker, Senate bill 10 authorize
the employment of counsel by the State
of Pennsylvania, III reference to the case
Of Rachael Parker, a free person who is
detained as an alleged fugitive slave in
Baltimore county, Maryland, was taken
up, read. discussed, and
Mr.. GilIis moved to refer it to the
Committee on the Judiciary for invesli-
CATION which was not agreed to-yeas
10, nays 81.
And on the passage of the bill on second
reading, there were yeas 81, nays IS, and
The bill passed finally.
In the Senate, on the goth, the various
bank bills being the order of the day, the
following were passed through committee
of the whole:
A bill to incorporate the Anthracite
Bank Of Tamaqua.
A bill to increase the capital stock of
the Southwark Bank.
4 bill to incorporate the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank of Allentown.
A bill to incorporate the Mauch Chunk
Bank
A bill to incorporate the Erie City Bank.
A bill supplementary TO an act lncorPo
rating the Exchange Bank of Pillsburg.
A bill 10 re-charter the Easlon Bank.
A bill TO incorporate the Easton savings
society.
A bill to incorporate the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank of Phnnixvile.
A bill 10 incorporate the Bank of Potts
town, Montgomery county.
A bill to charter the Commercial Bank
Of Pittsburg.
A bill supplementary to an act regulat
ing banks.
A bill TO increase the capital stock of
the Bank of Commerce, OF the city of
Philadelphia.
A bill authorizing the Banks of the
Commonwealth to issue notes of the de-
nominations of one. two and three dollars.
A bill to incorporate the Bank of New
Castle, Lawrence county.