Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-04-24
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
HARRISBURG, April 16.

section oil The Delaware and Hudson Canal,
was then taken up, and discussed al great
length and with much animation.
Mr.. Muhlenberg's amendments, authoriz-
ing the State Treasurer 10 advertise for and
receive proposals for the sale Of the right 10
resume ibe Delaware and Hudson Canal, was
negatved yeas l2, nays 81
Mr. Packer moved an amendment TO the
bill, not 10 take effect until the Company pay
five per cent. on the capital employed in the
PENNSYLVANIA section of said Canal 10 the
Commonwealth.
Pending the question, the Senate adjourn
HARRIsBuRc, April 20.
SENATE. The bill to incorporate the
Wriahsvie, New Holland and Conewago
Rail Road Company, was taken up and pas
sed TO a second reading, and was then laid
aside. This is rival road 10 the Harrisburg
and Lancaster Rail Road, and will run
parallel with it on the west bank of the
river.
MIR M'Caslin introduced bill TO ncorpo.
rate the Pit,sburg Medical College.
The resolution in favor of the renewal
of the patent for Parker's submerged re-
action water wheels was taken up aud pas
scd
Mr.. Fernon called up the bill introduced
yesterday, supplementary TO the act incorpo-
rating the Pennsylvania Rail Road Company
and which authorizes the Company TO hold
land not exceeding 80 acres, in or near
West Philadelphia, for the purpose Of a
depot.
The bill was debated at some length, and
passed finally.
The bill relinqushug the right of the
State in the Pennsylvania section of the
Delaware and Hudson Canal, then came up
in order.
Mr. Packer moved an amendment, provid-
ing that the bill shall not take effect until
the company shall have paid TO the State
the same amount of bonus on its capital,
as is paid by the Pennsylvania Coal Com.
pany.
The amendment was nega,ived,
Mr.. Packer then moved that the Provis-
ions of the bill shall not take effect until the
company shall have paid to the State two
per cent of the amount OF capital invested in
the works by the State.
This also was rejected.
The bill was then passed finally without
amendment Yeas IS, nays Il.
The bill closing the trusts created by the
Bank of the Unitel States, came up in order
and passed iiually, without a division.
The Governor this morning returned the
following Bank bills, with his objections,
viz -
The MeadvlIe Bank, Of Crawford county.
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, of Allen.
town.
Anthracite Bank, of Tamaqua
Carlisle Deposit Bank.
Commercial Bank, of Pittsburg.
Erie CITY Bank, at Erie.
To increase the capital stock of the South.
wark Bank, of Philadelphia.
The Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Of
PhGnixvile.
The Bank of New Castle, Lawrence coun.
ty.
The message having been read in the
Senate, was ordered 10 be printed, and the
consideration Of the subject was then post.
poned,
HoUsE-The House resumed the consider.
alton Of the General Appropriation bill, which
was amended by inserting provision, in
creasing the pay of members of the Legis.
lature 10 the regular rate of SO per day, af.
Ter the expiration of one hundred days from
the commencement of the session, aud then
passed.
The bill TO allow the Pennsylvania Raj
Road Company 10 run cars and locomotives
Of other than their own road, was reported
mendation.
The message of the Governor vetoing q
number of Bank bills was received and read
when motion was made TO postpone the
further consideration of the vetoed bills
which was disagreed 10.
The several bills then came up under the
requirements of the Constitution, requiring {
iwo-third vote 10 secure their passage.
The question was first taken on the
bill Incorporating The Mauch Chunk Bank
and it was defealed-yeas 26, nays 49,
The bill Incorporating the Valley Bank o.
Monongahela was next taken up and lost
yeas 25, nays SO.
Mr.. Hart then moved to make the bill
providing for system of free banking The
special order of the day for Saturday which
was disagreed TO.
The House then ad djourned.
AFTERNooN SESSION The bill from the
Senate, authorizing the Pennsylvania Raj
Road Company to hold 80 acres of land in
West Philadelphia, for the purpose of de,
pot, was taken up and passed finally.
The House then adjourned
THE New Orleans papers states that young
woman, rare beauty, was a few days
since found wandering about that city, ask.
ing every one she met for her child
Though one and another told her they
knew nothing of her child, still she pur-