Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-02-25
LEWISBURG CHRONICLE WEST BRANCH FARMER.

it was unjust that the Company should be
obliged to go to distant county, simply
because wandering Agent had procured
single policy there. He deprecated any
attempt to arouse popular feeling against
a corporation. He stated that the grounds
of the refusal on the part of the Company
to pay, were, that Mr.. M'Fadden had not
given his proper age in the policy of insu-
rance. Itwas not question of character,
but question of vital if not wilful mis-
take. He did not urge the trial Of the
suit in Dauphin county, but opposed it in
Union, for the very reason urged by the
Senator, that the deceased was SO we'll
known in that county. A fair and impair
tial trial could not be had, under the cir
cumstances, and for that reason he desired
to remove the case to Northumberland,
which was only s or 10 miles from the
residence of the deceased, and where he
was as well known as he was in Union
county.
Mr.. HALDEMAN spoke briefly in favor
of removing the case to Union county.
Mr.. KUNKEL replied, and after some
further discussion the amendment was lost,
and the bill passed second and final read
ing On final passage the vote stood Yeas
I26-Nays 5.
| (Col. SLlFER was accidentally led, by
this discussion, nearer to the production Of
a speech, than his modesty contemplated.
1t was well delivered, and little more
opposition would have warmed him up, and
brought him out in full. Its influence
upon the Senate, may be seen by the vote.
MIR. KUNKEL managed the case extremely
well for his constituency, but the alleged
facts were against him.
In the House, Judge Beale reported a
bill against the taking of fish in certain
streams.
Mr. Torbett, bill to authorize Jabcz
Stone to clear the channel of the West
; Branch of the Susquehanna river.
A Militia Bill was taken up, and passed.
(Another bill relating to the militia, is be-
fore the Senate.)
Judge Beale presented several liquor
law petitions, one from 203 citizens Of
Lewisburg.
The bill to keep the Union together
few days longer, by allowing Shareholders
to hold slaves certain number of months
in Pennsylvania, was taken up, and post
poned for the present, (Have mt heard
of any crack in the Union croekcry since,
and as the 4th Of March will soon pass by,
the bill may never be called up AGAIN.
SATURDAY, Feb. 10.
In the .Senat., bills to which no objec-
tion was made we're taken up, and large
number passed. Among them afe-
Bill TO incorporate the Methodist Epis:
copal Church Of Lewisburg, and to vacate
certain State Roads, in Juniata county.
Bill to incorporate the Lewisburg Water
Company.
In tie House, the Hempfeld Railroad
and the Pittsburg and Steubenville Rail-
road Companies had the time to themselves,
and hour for adjournment arrived before
they had concluded
On SUNDAY, Feb. 20, the Harrisburg
". f. house of worship was re-opened,
after having undergone, outside and in,
extensive repairs. The passage ways are
made much more commodious, by the sac
rifice of one tier of slips; new cornices &C.
on the outside; new pulpit ; fresh painted;
and the walls frescocd. The expense was
upwards of $1,000, every cent of which
was met on the morning of the Ie-openipg,
after sermon by Rev. Mr.. Ryan. Rev.
Mr.. Bastine preached in the Afternoon ;
and in the evening, the eccentric but often .
truly eloquent Rev. William Barnes, for
mer pastor, preached to an overAowing
house. The church have within two years
wiped off debt upon their house of up
wards of $4,000.
MONDAY, Feb. 81.
In Senate, Mr. Slifcr presented petition
of citizens Of Union county for prohibi-
tory liquor law.
Mr.. Hamlin of M'Kean read in place
bill supplementary to the act incorporating
the Sunbury & Erie Railroad company
The bill allows an Office to be opened in
the city of New York, and Directors, but
not the President, or majority of the Di-
rectors to be chosen out of the State. 1t
was stated tha, money could be procured
elsepaere than in Philadelphia, provided
share in its government could be had. The
bill was referred to a special committee,
consisting of Mr.. Hamlin, Quiggle, Skin
ner, Crabb and Forsyth. t
PaJiic Printiny.-Both Houses again
met in Convention, when, without discus
sion, a motion was made to adjourn until
the 2lst March, again. The House have
I'D bill, different from that which passed
in Senate, providing for House Printers
and Senate Printers-a double sett