Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-02-13
Pennsylvania legislature.

enact lne JuSlCeS Ice oii vi 1Oif lePoIt
ed by bill.
Mr.. SIifer read in place, bill to incor-
porate the New Berlin and Susquehanna
railroad company.
In the House, on the 4th instant, Mr..
Reckhow, from Committee on Banks, re-
ported bill to repeal the forty-eighth sec
ton of the act regulating banks, which
prevents the circulation of small notes Of
other States.
Mr.. Hart, (same,) a bill TO establish
system of free banking, to be based upon
State and United States stocks.
In the House, on the 5th, Mr.. Ross
introduced bill for the relief of Bingham
& Dock; and bill declaratory of the act
relative TO assignees and others.
The House, on the 9th, resolved itself
into a committee of the whole, Mr.. Schell
IN the chair, upon a series of resolutions
in relation to non-intervention of one na-
ton in the affairs of another nation" and
after some time they were reported with
out amendment, and the resolutions were
postponed for the present.
On motion of Mr. ON ell. the bill rela-
tive TO entry to suspend the running Of the
statutes of limitation was taken up. GIt
provides that no entry shall be of force ,o
suspend the running of any statute of
limitation, unless an action be commenced
within one year and prosecuted with el-
feet. The bill passed two readings and
was postponed for the present
On motion of Mr.. Broomall, the bill
aulhorislng the courts Of common pleas to
change the names OF persons, was taken
up. 1t provides that the court designated
shall have power to change names upon
the payment Of SO, Of which sum 50
shall go TO the prothonotary and SO TO the
State, and after the decree is made the
court shall order lis publication for four
successive weeks, in two newspapers pub
llshed in the county of the resident of the
person having his name SO changed. Ii
was read and passed second reading-7G,
nays, 6; and the bill passed finally, after
being amended so as to allow courts TO
change or amend the charter of engine
or hose companies or of literary or chari-
table associations.
In the House, on the 9th, Mr.. Ross pre-
sented a petition, from citizens Of Gran
vile township. Mjtilin county, for the re-
peal Of road law relating to said town
ship.
In the Senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Slfer
presented two petitions, from counties
bordering on the Juniata, for the remission
of tax on the local business of the Penn
sylvania railroad and one for the i'm
mediate completion of the North Branch
canal.
The Sunbury and Erie railroad bill
came up in order, and on the question of
its final passage, the yeas and nays were as
follows:
4EAs-Messrs. Baily, Barns, Crabb,
Evans, Fernon, Fraiey, Ilamil-
ton, Haslett, Hoge, kinzer, kunkel, NJ
Caslln, NJ Mwtrie, Malone, Matthias, Muh-
lenberg, Myers, Robertson, Sinner, Slifer,
and Walker, Speaker-22.
NAYs-Messrs. Buckalew, Carolhers,
Carson, Forsyth, Fulton. Guernsey, Ham
lin, M'Farlard, Packer, and Sanderson-
10.
The bill for the relief of John M'Cord,
W 49, NHFNS'- anu I'AS'Cb 4itAbl4
In the House, on the 10TH bill to
the Bellefonte, Wikersylle,
and Warriors Mark turnpike-road COM
Pany. passed final reading.
Mr.. ellis, on leave given, read in his
place a bill to erect new county out Of
parts of Clinton, Clearticld, Potter, and
Centre. 10 be called Pine.
IN, IF 4 Lo 80,
resolution sreported from the committee on
the matter of the erection of the monu-
ments to the old Thirteen States, in In
dependence square, were taken up and
passed finally. They provide for the APP
pontment of delegates to a convention to
be held in the city Of Philadelphia, on the
Fourth of July, 1852, and name Governor
Blgler and A. G.. Waterman, as delegates
OIL the part of the State.
In the House, Mr.. Kilbourn offered the
following:
Res0iUed, That the Committee of WAYS
and Means be instructed to enquire into
the eXpcdiency of assessing State, county,
school, and road taxes, upon all ships,
vessels, steamboats,, railroad cars, loco
motives, and canal boats, used for trans
porting passengers or merchandise of any
description, which is owned by or in the
possession of any person or persons, char
tered companies or bodies polite within
this Commonwealth, and upon all real
estate owned or possessed by any person
or persons, company or companies, or
bodies polite, within this Commonwealth,
not now taxed under existing laws, and
that said committee report by bill or other
wise.
Which was read and adopted.
In the House, on the ! Ith, bill was
read in place to propihit the manufacture