Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-10-15

Mr.. Johns moved to cut down the salary Of
the Commissioners to examine the accounts
of ,discredited, Banks, from $40 to Sc per diem
Carried
Mr.. Nicholson moved that all Banks receive
the notes OF all other solvent Banks in the
Commonwealth, not only during the suspension
but for all future time. Carried.
Mr.. Thorne moved to strike out the word,
in the 4th section, "made and declared such
by this act, and insert in, lieu, though not
special banks" Carried.
r- Mr.. Calhoun moved to add to the end Of
5th section the words "where stay of exeen.
ton has been obtained already under existing
laws or on judgments or warrants of ATTORNEY
or where stay of execution has been received
or re 5ulated by the parties" ..-....-..-.-
Mr.. Eyster offered as further amendment
where the time of the stay Of execution has
already expired" ..
Mr.. Calhoun's amendment was adopted, but
Mr. Eyster's was negatived.
Mr.. Mumma moved a proyiso to eighth sec
ton, providing that no suits pending shall be
affected by this action. Carried.
The Bill having gone through the Commit.
tee of the Whole, the House then proceeded
to consider it on a second reading. Mr.. ThorDe
moved to extend the time of suspension to the
lst of July, 1853, and made strong speech
in favor of his amendment.
Without taking any action upon it the House
adjourned till tomorrow.
HARRISBURG, Oct 10, lS5
SENATE met at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
Mr.. Laubach presented q petition from cit.
zens of Carbon county for the passage of a
law for the relief of the Banks and the people.
Mr.. Harris read bill in place for the re-
lief of the Clerk of Butler county, which, 90
his motion, was Immediately taken up and pass
ed its several readings.
Mr. Jordan, from the Select Committee o.
Seven, reported, as committed, MIR. Lewiss
bill relating to Banks.
Mr. Browne, from the Select Committee Of
Five, reported, as committed, his joint resou.
tions, as follows :: .a
JOINT RESOLUTIONS RELATIVE TO THE CONTROL OF
RESTRAINT BIZ CONGRESS OF THE CIRCCLATlW
OF PAPER MONEY. ......
ResOlred. Bu the Senate and House of R,y
rescntatires Of tic Commonwealth Of PeRNI
rania in General assembly met, That in ta.
opinion of this Legislature, the time has arriF
ed when it becomes the duty of Congress 10
exercise any constitutional power it may pOr
sess to control and restrain the circulation o.
paper money in several States of the Union:
or, if it shall be found that Congress possesses
no adequate powers for such purpose, then that
| the Constitution Of the United States Shout
| be so amended as to confer such power.
Section g That the Governor be requested
! tn 70 of those
our Senators and Representatives in Congress
to be laid before their respective houses.
| The resolutions led to a discussion, who'll
of political character, which was participt
/ ed in by Messrs. Taggart, Scofeld, Brown
Welsh, Myer and Gazzam.
In the course of the discussion Mr.. COfE
/ submitted the following, as substitute for
resolution
Resotred, That in the opinion Of this Ler-
| lature, the present financial embarrasslnenb1
! the country have resulted from the operate
of the tariff a,t of 1916, and the modifcata
thereof made at the last session of Cougre2
whereby all the interests of American laI
have been stricken down, and the gold an
silver of the country has been exported toW
for those things that should have been malG
! factured at home.
The whole subject was finally POSTPONE /.
and the Senate adjourned till 3 O'Clock t4
afternoon.
The Senate met again in the afternoon, b1
no business of Importance was transacted.
HoUsE.-The House met at 10 O'Clock
Mr.. Foster, Chairman of the Committee
Ways and Means, reported, as commit&
Senate bill, No. A." Resolution providing Il
the payment of printing, of the late Board
Revenue Commissioners"
Said bill was considered and passed fna.t
Mr.. Kaufman moved that the house p
ceed to the consideration of Senate bill No.
which was agreed to.
The first section of the bill was read.
MIR Calhoun moved to amend in the III
line by inserting the words, q" since the rs
day of September, A. ID. 1885," making I'll
suspension of penalties to run from that cst
which was agreed to.
Mr.. Johnson moved to strike out the secN /
Monday of April, 1858, as the time dur4
which the suspension of specie payment b!D
Banks shall be legalized, and to insert thel ln /
Monday in January, 1858.
Mr.. Kaufman moved to amend the anS
ment by extending the period of extensiol' 1
the second Monday of April, A. D., 1882
less otherwise enacted by the Legislature
The subject was discussed by Messrs. No I
ma, Kaufman, Longaker, Calhoun and L!a
and the amendment offered by Mr. kauf@
was not agreed to.
The question recurring upon the first Set' 4
of the bill
Mr. johnson moved to amend by strD
out the I'd Monday of April and insertlns'
Cd Monday of February next, which was
agreed to. .....,- Il
Mr. Abrams moved to amend the section
providing that the Banks shall redeem U
issues of five dollars in specie, which y
agreed to, as follows ID
YEAs-Messrs. Abrams, Arthur, Beck, p
er Brandt, Calhoun, Carly, Ent, FausoH,IGj
q ac- Il /Dnrl-c nl