Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-02-05
Pennsylvania Legislature.
January 26.

roe county.
House-A large number ofpetitons were
presented-a number of them for new banks
in various parts of the State.
January 27
| SenGte-The bill authorizing special loan
of $SOO,000 for the immediate completion of
the North Branch Canal, was taken up and
passed Committee of the Whole.
/ The bill repeating the 4th and 9th sections
of the act to prevent kidnapping, was taken
up and passed Committee of the Whole. but
the Senate refused to proceed to its second
reading.
House-Little of importance was done. A
bill to provide for the immediate completion
of the North Branch Canal, was introduced.
January g.
Senote-Not much was done. A bill was
introduced for a charter of Bank at Allen
| town.
| House--A similar bill was introduced
The Committee on Elections reported that
the seat claimed by Solomon Derneres be-
/ longs TO Jacob s. Painter. A motion to re-
commit the report to the committee was pen
ding when the House adjourned
Harrisburg, Jan. 90.
SESATE.--Quite number of petitions
were presented, and among others, from the
Southwark Bank for an increase of capital
petititition for the abregation of all the IL
cense laws of the Commonwealth; for law
to prevent frauds in the weighing of anthra-
cite coal; for a law to prevent the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Company from running their engineres east
of the Schuylkill river.
The following bills were introduced:
A bill TO increase the capital stock of the
Southwark Bank, in Philadelphia; a bill ex-
tending the powers Of the courts OF this Com
monwealth a bill makinga special appropri-
alton for the payment of the creditors of the
State on the Delaware Division of the Penn
sylvania Canal; bill incorporating the Broad
Mountain Railroad Company
HoUsE-The Speaker presented the annu-
al report of the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company.
The bill authorizing the sale of real estate
of James A. Pennipacker, was taken up and
passed.
| The bill making an appropriation to the
House of Refuge was taken up and PISSED.
A motion was then made to consider the
vote by which the resolution was adopted. for
the appointment ofa Committee to examine
into the situation and management Of the
Railroads, TO avoid the incline Plane, and
the Allegheny Portage Railroad.
Some discussion ensued. and without COM
ing to vote.
The House adjourned.
! Harrisburg, Jan. 81.
SESRTE-By Mr.. Packer--A bill 70 incor.
porate the Clinton County Bank. q
Mr.. Frailey, from the Committee on Banks
reported bill Incorporating the Mauch Chunk
Bank and also bill Incorporating the Far
mers' and Mechanics Bank of Allentown.
Mr. Sinner, from the same committee, in.
troduced bill TO recharter the Easton Bank
Mr. Carothers introduced bill incorpora.
ting the Erie City Bank.
The following bills were taken up anc
passed finally:
/ A bill in relation to certain election dis
tricts.
A bill relative to the State Library
A bill for the relief OF Daniel Grass
Several other private bills were acted on
and the Senate then adjourned.
HoUsE.-The matter of the contested sea
of Solomon Demeres. from the county of Phi
adelphia, was taken up and after debate, th'
House decided jacob S. Painter to be entitle.
to his seat, and Mr.. Painter was accordingly
sworn and took his seat.
Mr.. Hart's resolution, called upon the Ca
nal Board for information relative to the ex
penses of the Portage Railroad, with an estl
mate of the additional expense and time re
qured to complete that portion of the worl
necessary to avoid the use of the Inclined
Planes, Nos. 2 and 3, with continues roat
TO the foot Of No. 4, was taken up and passed
The following b ills were introduced -
A supplement to the act relative to ex
ecutors and administrators.
The supplement- to the act incorporating
al D..
taken Up.
Congress.