Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-01-16
Pennsylvania legislature

nrohi6i,ing the use of our jails for the de-
topt;on of fngitiYe slaves, which was read
with the bill.
On the question shall the bill pass, the
yeas and nays were as follows: Yeas,
| l9-nays, IA. There not being two
thirds in the affirmative the bill did not
pass.
/ In the House, on the 9th. on motion Of
! Mr.. Blair, il was Resolved, that the Canal
| Commissioners be requested TO furnish this
| House, as soon as possible, with lntorma-
| ton relative 10 the progress of the work on
! the Shamokin schute. what has retarded
its progress, and what legislation, II any,
! is yet necessary.
Mr.. Blair introduced bill to prohibit
| the emigration of free negroes and mulat
toes into this Commonwealth.
! Mr.. Schell bill to continue the acts
graduating lands on which money is due
! the Commonwealth.
! In the Senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Packer
read in place a bill to repeal the fourth and
sixth sections of the act of lS47, entitled
.' An act to prevent kidnapping"
Mr.. Sanderson bill to provide for the
immediate completion Of the North Branch
Canal.
Mr.. Sliler a bill to enlarge the powers
of the courts of Union county.
The Senate proceeded to the election of
officers. Jno. Nj. Sulliyen, whig, was
elected Chief Clerk Jacob c. Bomber
ger, Assistant Clerk VIM r. Thomas.
Sergeant-at-Arms John Essg and VIM
P. Brady, assistants; Thos. II. Waram,
Door-keeper; John Il. Rcigle and James
NJ ElWain, assistants; Andrew Young,
Messenger Edward d. Evans, assistant;
A. W. Benedict, Samuel Snyder and
George Raymond, TraRscribing Clerks.
Mr.. M'Murtrie presented 4 petition from
the citizens of Hollidaysbufg, for an
amendment to the Constitution to prevent
the sale of intoxicating drinks; also one
from the ladies of Hollidaysburg and Vi
cinity for the same purpose.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the Speaker
announced the following standing commit
tees
Muhlenberg, Packer, Meyers, Frai-
~, AlCaslin
J,raiciary--Kunkel, MMurtrie, Guernsey,
Muhien5erg, Crabb.
.1ccounts-Forsyth, Evans, slifer, Hamlin,
Haslett
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Kunkel, Hoge, Sanderson.
Pensions aud Grattiiies-Carson, Hamilton,
M'Farland kinzer, Sinner.
orporations-lIaslett, Matthias, Jones, Fer
non, Buckaew.
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announced the following standing commit
tees for the present session:
Waps and .Man,-NTessrs. Bonham. Hart
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