Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-03-08

HARnrspuno. Feb. 20. 1856.

HARRIsBuRo, Feb. 29, 1856.
SkSArE.-Mr. Taggart, from the Judici
ary Committee, reported bill to abolish the
Western District Of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. wilkins, from the same committee
presented quite an amusing document as an
adverse report.
Mr.. Taggart read in place bill to incor
porate the Chulaskey Iron Company.
The bill to incorporate the Bank OF Craw.
ford County passed finally-yeas II, nays 9
The bill to incorporate the Central Bank
Of Pennsylvania, at Holidaysburg, also
passed-yeas 81, nays IL.
The bill to abolish the Northern District
Of the Supreme Court was ordered to be
transcrbed---yeas l6, nays Is.
IlousE.-Tbe Speaker presented the an.
nual statement of the Minehil and Schuyl.
kill Railroad Company also, the annual re.
port of the Norristown Insurance and Water
Companies.
The bill relative to Justices Of the Peace
and Aldermen was reported negatively.
The following bills were considered and
negatived Relative to the purchase of the
annual report Of the Pennsylvania State
Agricultural Society relative to attach.
ments; a bill relative to cemeteries; o bill
relative to the collection of fees.
The bill relative to Sheriffs passed Com.
mittse of the Whole, and wns laid over
The bill relative to the recording of deeds
executed in bar Of estates tail. passed finally
The bill for the more speedy cancellation
Of the relief Issues of the State was debated
at length and negatived-yeas 30 nays So
Adjourned.
HAnRrsBuRc, March l, 1856.
SESArE.-The Speaker presented memo
rial from members of the Bar Of the City Of
Philadelphia, in favor of an increase of the
Salaries of the Law Judges.
Messrs Crubb and McClinktock presented
remonstrances against City Passenger
Railroad
Bill Reported Favorably.-To extend the
charter Of the Philadelphia Bank to in.
corporate the Downtown Bank; supplement
to the Germantown Savings Fund to incor.
porate the Union Bank Of Philadelphia; to
alter the Lewistown Savings Institution into
a bank ofissue to incorporate the Strands.
burg Gas Company; to consolidate the Ire.
verton and Susquehanna and Mahanoy and
Shamokin Improvement Companies relative
to the claim of the Montour Iron Company
provide for the collection Of taxes for licenses
in Philadelphia.
Reported Negatively.-To incorporate the
PhGnixvlle Bank; to annex Ph9nixvile
county; to repeal the act erecting Snyder
county.
The bill to abolish the Northern Distric,
of the Supreme Court was called up. Mr.
wilkins made speech in its favor, when il
was postponed, at the request Of Mr.. Tag.
gart.
House Resolutions Adopted.-That the
House will meet on Monday, at 10 A. NJ.
that when the House adjourns on Monday, il
will meet on Thursday, ut 9 A. NJ. 4; that the
Se.ect Committee on the Liquor Question
have power to order TO be printed the Senat,
amendments to the House bill to repeal the
Restraining Liquor Law, with the amend
ments Of the said Committee; that the use
Of the hall be granted ON Tuesday or Wed
nesday next. to the Democratic State Con
vention, and to the Union Convention on the
26th and 9th inst. that the private calen,
dar be made the order for Thursday next.
Mr.. Mumma moved that the House go into
Committee of the Whole, to add to the sec
ond section an amendment, that the Dauphir
and Susquehanna Coal Company, and the
Northern Central Railway Company, shal
have tie -lght to run their engines and cars
over the said railrGad at the same rates o.
toll charged the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany on the Harrisburg and Lancaster Rail
road, aud that said extension from Harris.
burg to Dauphin shall be subject to the same
tonnage tax now paid by the said Harrisburg
and Lancaster Railroad Company-whicl
was discussed until adjournment, to Monday
Of 10 o'clock,
HARRlsnrRG, March 3.
SENATr-A supplement to the act relativ,
to the manufacture Of iron with coke or min
eral coal, was read in place. and also q sup
plement to the general manufacturing law.
The following bills were considered ant
passed: A bill relative to the Cstawissa
Williamsport and Erie Railroad relative I,
the Wiliamsport and Elmra Railroad rela
tive to party walls TO incorporate the Ches
nut Grove Association Of Delaware county
HousE-The Speaker presented petition
for the repeal Of the Restraining Liquor
Law. and the memorial Of the members o
the Philadelphia Bar for an increase of tn,
salaries of the judges of the Supreme Cour
and other law Judges.
The general appropriation bill was repor
ted aud directed to be printed
The bill to repeal the Sd section OF the &C
Incorporating the State Agricultural Societ,
| passed finally-yens 40, nays sc.
The further consideration of the joint res
olution relative to final adjournment wa
postponed for the present-yeas 80, nays 81
The bill to abolish the Office Of Count
| Superintendent of Common Schools, wa
then taken up and debated upon variou
amendments until one o'clock. The lious
then adjourned till o'clock
afternoon SesSiOn.-rhe House resume
the consideration Of the bill TO abolish tn
office Of County Superintendent Of Comno
! Schools.
Messrs. Bell. McCalmant, Manley, Ing
ham, McComp, Wright Of Luzerns an
Others spoke in opposition to the bill, an
Messrs. Laporte, Hill, Scott and other
supported it, when, finally, by vote Of yea
45, nays 36, it was recommitted to the Con
mittee on Education.