Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-03-04


the consideration of the bill to incorporate
the Lewisburg Savings Institution; which
was agreed to, ard DIR. Hammer took the
chair in committee OF the whole The biz
passed the Committee, was taken up in the
House, and the question recurring, shall
she first section Of the bill pass, the yeas
and nays were called and were as follows:
Yeas, 40, Nays 43.
Yeas-Messrs. Abraham, Alexander. Apple
ton, Barr. Beale, BergStreSser Chamberin,
Cowan, Eysler, Flanigen, Gray, Gwln Ham
ner, Harris, Harf Henderson Herr. Hickman,
Hiestand, Hill (Fayete) James, ke,so, Lands,
Mcconnell. M'Dona!d. Mei!inger, Mefriman,
Pownal, Raney, Richards, Seiizer, Strong,
Slruthers. Taylor, Walker, Waterbury, Whar-
ton, Williams-iO
Nays-Messrs Arnold, Atherton, Barton,
BigeIow. Brock. Bryant, Chase. Collins. Demers,
Dengler, Denison. DunninC. Foster. FreiZ, Full
ION, Hague, Herbert, Hook. Hu,chi>on. Xii
bourn. kilgnre, Kingsley, K:nnear. knight.
Lancaster. Lowrey (Tioga), Leech. Msgec,
M'Granahan. Meany, Moore. Mott, Passmore,
Piper, Rubicam, Scott Skinner, Nicklein,
Wright, fost, Schell. (Speaker)-43.
Mr. M'GKANAEAN subsequently moved
to reconsider the vote-which will be taken
,up at more favorable time.
The Senate amendments to bill supple
mcutal to the act incorporating the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, was taken up,
and the whole question of Bing gham 4
Docks contract discussed until the hour Of
adjournment.
MONDAY, Feb. %.
In the Senate, Mr. SLIFER read in place
bill to authorize the opening Of a drain
in the borough of Selinsgrove. Also, a
supplement to the act incorporating the
Swatara and Good Spring Railroad Com
pany. Also, bill to authorize the execu-
tors of DIR. Jacob Wagonsellcr to lease GER
tain coal lands
The bill to relieve the York and Cum
berland and the Lebanon Valley Railroads,
from State Tax, passed.
The bill to authorize the Coal Run
(NcrtL'd Co. to connect with the Catta-
wissa Railroad, passed.
In the Hoase, the Senate amendment
eondemnatory Of the contract between the
Canal Commissioners and Bingham \
Dock, was disagreed to. (It appears tina,
the Penna. Central Railroad Company have
compromised with Bingham g. Dock,
and the two firms, with the Canal Com
missioners to back them, are pretty for
midable combination of interests
A message was received from the Gov
ernor, vetoiug the bill relating to the Ian
easter, Lebanon and Pinegroye Railroad
company, which was on motion postponed
for the present Also, message vetoing
. supplement to the Pennsylvania Coal
company, which was postponed for the
present.
TUESDAY, March l.
A drizzling rain, to-day, but not suifi-
cient to dampen the hopes of the many
bound Tor Washington who stopat Harris
burg for reiutorccments Both Houses
after two hours labor III the morning, ad-
journcd over until Monday next. To-day
and tomorrow the State Democratic Con
yenticn will absorb attention, and occupy
the Hall Of the House, and Frlday is nau-
guration day a: the National Capitol. The
Senate has not adjourned single day since
the week the session commenced, until
now. 4 maj jority of both Houses thought
that under these circumstances, business
would progress quite as fast, and as cor
rectly, after season of rest aud refresh
ment about this the middle Of the session
and accordingly, many of the Legislators
and Officers who are so blessed as to live
on any line of Railroad have gone to sing
practically the song Of :. Home, sweet
Home"
In the Senate, after rambling discus
sion, q Wings absent the Senate amend
ment to the Canal Commissioner bill vir-
tually condemning the bingham Il Dock
contract, was receded from by the Demo
cratic party vote.
Mr.. L. W. Hamliu presented bill to
amend the charter of the Pennsylvania
Coal Company in place of the one recently
vetoed which passed without opposition.
In the House, considerable private or
local business was transacted, and the Hall
was yielded to the use OF the State Con
yention.
For the LewIsburg Chronicle
County Commissioner.
Mr. ED,ToR: saw ,ece in the Cniop