Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-04-11
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

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tTessrs. Bowman Caldwell. Cum
-m;ps 1Somerset. Roster. Fry, Guy, Kirk
natr;ek. Laporte. ,Leas. I4nder1nan. DI'Con-
nell. Reese Simpson, Smith, fBlair, We'd
dell. and Witrner-16
The bill then being before the House on
second reading.
Mr.. M'Connell said this project had been
agitated for the last ten years, and hitherto
unsuccessfully Cambria is small county.
and ought not to be dismembered, to build up
a place ike Johnstown, which had grown
rapidly in the last few years, OWING e the
immigration of Irish. German, and other
foreigners. The member from Canprla' fir-
King who was urging this bnl, was deep.y
interested in that borough, and would un-
doubtedly be proiited by the erection OF the
new county, and fixing Johnstown as the
! county seat Indiana IS also small county
where people live by their honesty and INDUS
try. The new county bill includes one town
ship of Indiana county Damed Wheafheid
which contains about f25 voters, and has
prayed this Heuse not to De separated ifom
that county. The county of Indiana had re-
Gently subscribed Size, 600 to one railroad.
and issued bonds to the amount of Loo 900
more for the North Western railroad In adj
dition, they had recently butt new court
new poor house. Their taxation was heavy.
and they did not wish any of their territory
| to be taken from them. The part to be cut
| off was but one and half hours ride from
| the borough of Indiana. Mr. MIC. continued
at some length in opposition to the bill. ex-
| planning his past course and present position
towards Pine county, &c.
Mr.. M'Connen moved to amend the bib. !.
4 by striking ont of the bill all the territory in
| ciuded within the bounds of Indiana county,
which was briefly debated by Messrs. King,
was agreed to, as follows - Yeas SO. NAYS 81
/ 1EAS-ueSSrS- AllegoOQ, Doai, DONman,
| Caldwell. Craig. Cummins (Somerset, Down
| ing, Eyster, Fletcher, Foster, Franklin Free,
Fry, Guy, Harrison, Herr, Hodgson, Hol-
comb, Hubbs, Laporte, Leas, LInderman,
Lowe, M'Conne |, Magill, Morrison, Penny
packer. Reese. Sherer, Smith, blair, Thorn,
Weddell and Witmer-33
| Nays-Messrs. Avery, Bush. Christ. Clapp,
Crawford, Daugherty, Donaldson, Dunning,
! Gross, King, Kirkpatrick krepps, Lathrop.
Mclean, MCombs, Mccullough, Maxwell,
! Morris, North, Orr, Page, Powell, Ross,
Rutter, Stehley, Sturdevant, Wright, Yorks,
Megler and Strong, Speaker-31.
Adjourned.
/ "Wednesday, March 21, Messrs- Harrison
and Eyster moved to reconsider the vote on
the amendment offered by Mr.. Mcconnell, to
the first section of the bill to erect the new
county OF Conemaugh; which was agreed to,
| as follow :-f cas- a. nays u.
fEAs-Messrs- Avery, Baker, Barry, Berg
stresser, Boal, Carlisle, Christ, Clover, Craw-
ford. Cummings, (Phila co., Daugherty,
Donaldson. downing fearon' Fletcher
feust Fraliey, Fry Gross' uwinner' Harri-
son. johnson, hing, hrepps, Latnrop, Lowe,
Nj M'Calmont, MCombs, Maxwell, Mengie,
Morris, North. Orr, Page, Palmer, Powell,
Rittenhouse, Sailade, simpson, Stehiey, Stur-
devant, Waterhouse, Wright, Alegler and
| Strong, Speaher-45.
NAYs-Messrs Aliegood, Baldwin, Cald-
well, Chamberlin. Crisweil Cummins, (Som-
erset, Foster, Franklin, Free, Herr, Hodg-
son, Holconib, Hubbs, Linderman, hICon-
key, Mcconnell, Magill, Morrison Muse
/ Pennynacker. Reese. n,