Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-02-18
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HARRISBURG, Feb. 5, 1858
Correspondence OF the Lew:sburg Chronicle.

HARRISBURG, Feb. 5, 1858.
The Governor to-day announced his ap
proval of the following (among other) acts
The supplement to an act relating to ex'
ccutors and administrators, passed Febru-
ary24, 1884.
An act to aid the erection Of Monu-
ment commemorative of the Declaration Of
American Independence.
An act to incorporate the Penn Medical
College of Philadelphia.
An act for the relief of John Baughncr,
of Centre county, 4 revolutionary soldier.
An act explanatory of the Sd and 4th
sections of the supplement to the act III
cooperating the Susquehanna railroad com
pany.
An act to extend the charter of the Car
Isle Deposit Bank.
Supplement- to the act of -5th March,
1924, entitled - an act to re-charter Ger
tain banks"
Mr. Myers reported bill for the erec-
ton of the new county of d" Ligouicr' from
the southern portion of Wcstmoreland.
Mr.. Hendricks for new county to be
called " Anthracite FROM the North part
Of Schuyikili, ana liaz.e IN Luzcrne.
The bill to incorporate The CHARTERS
Valley Railroad-trom Washington Bor
ough, Washington county, to Pittsburg,
was taken up, and opposition offered to
that portion allowing of Cunty Subacrip-
tions He would no, oppose City or Bor-
ough subscriptions, but moved to strike
out the clause allowing the counties Of al
legheny aud Washington to subscribe stock
for said road. A lengthy discussion be-
tween Messrs. Buckalew, Darsle, Crabb,
Myers, M'Ca.iin, and kunkie ensued,
when the question was taken aud the
amendment lost by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Baliy, Buckalew, Hal
deman, hendricks, Qulggle, Sager, ean-
derson, Carson, Speaker-S
NAYs-MeSsrs. Barnes, ,Garothcrs, ,Crabb,
Darlington, Darsie, Evans, Frick, Hanii-
ton, Ephraim w. Hamlin, lloge, klnzer,
kunkel, Myers, NJ Caslin, NJ Farland, Ro-
bertson, Skinner, Slifer-le.
MIR. Qmggie then submitted an amend
ment, that before the Commissioners OF
any county shall subscribe to the stock OF
this company, the question shall be sub
united to a vote OF the people OF the eoun-
ty proposing to subscribe.
Tins led to another ram biiug discussion,
in which the amendment Was opposed by
Messrs. Darsie, Myers aud Evans; and
supported by Messrs. Quigg'e and Bucka-
lew. In the course If the discussion,
Mr.. Darsie moved an amendment to the
amendmen,-providiug further, that no
county shall make any subscription to the
Sudbury aud Erie Railroad, until the
question shall first have been submitted to
a vote Of the people of the county.
Mr.. Darsie finally withdrew the amend
ment, stating that he was not serious IN
offering it, but only did it to show up the
Inconsistency Of tue Senator from Clinton,
(Mr Quiggle,) who resisted the very pro-
position embraced in his present amend
ment, when proposed to be applied to the
Sunbury and Erie railroad.
The amendment Of Mr.. Quiggle was :hen
lost by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs Baily, Buckalew, Hal
deman, Ephraim W. Hamlin, Quiggie, Sa-
ger, Sanderson-7: >,
NAYs-Messrs Barnes, ,Carothers, ,Crabb,
Darsie, Evans, Hamilton, Hoge, kinzer,
Kunkel, Myers, N'Caslin, NJ Farland, Ro-
bertson, Skinner, Slifer, Carson, Speaker
-l6.
In The House, a little local business was
done, when, on account of the absence of
many Members, an carly adjournmen. took
place.
MONDAY, Feb. T.
In Senate, the bill to incorporate the
North Western Railroad Company was Ia
ken up aud passed finally.
The bill authorizes the construction OF
a railroad commencing at or west of Johns
town, by way Of Butler, to the Pennsylva-
MIA and Ohio State line, on the Western
boundary line of Lawrence or Mercer coun-
ty, with capital Of 81 600, 900, to be in
creased if necessary, with single or doub-
ie track, and Of any guage or width the
company shall deem advisable; and with
authority 20 connect with other railroads
and construct branches, not over ten miles
in length, In either Of the counties through
which it passes. Crhis is deemed AN i'm
portant Railroad.)
Messrs. O'Neill, (Philadelpia) Kunkel
(Dsuphiu) and Haldeman, (Ycsk) rcs