Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-10-17


The Sen tie then adjourned TO meet again a
3 o'clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SEssIoS.--The Senate took re
cssses from time to time, during the after
noon, till six o'clock, when the Committee o
Conference reported that bill had beer
agreed upon by the Committees Of the two
Houses
The Report was rend, and on motion it was
adopted; yeas l8 nays, ID.
On motion the Senate then adjourned till
half past seven o'clock.
EVENING Session The Senate met at
half past seven o'clock when resolution was
adopted to adjourn sine die at ten o'clock TO-
night.
The Committee Of Accounts reported tie
accounts of members and officers, which were
adopted and the Senate took recess till
nine o'clock.
The Senate met at nine o'clock, aud adop-
ted resolutions returning thanks to the
Speaker ard other officers.
A message from the Governor was received
stating that he had signed the bill to provide
for the resumption cf specie payments, and
several other bills, aud that he had no further
communications to make.
On motion the Senate adjourned sine die
at ten O'Clock, p. NJ.
Houss-Mr. Moerhead moved to recon
sider the Bank Relief b i'll which was defeated
yesterday.
The motion prevailed BY the following
vote:
YrAs-Messrs. Anderson. Augustine Bab-
cock. Blckus, Beck. Benson, Bishop, Browne,
Calhoun, Campbell Clcaver, Crawford, Dock
Ent, Eyster, Foster, Gebbony, Hamilton,
Helms, Heistand, illegas. Hine, Hoffman Of
Lebanon iIousckeeper, lmbrie, lnnes, Ja-
cobs, Kaufman, Kerr, Longaker, Manear,
Moorhead, Mumma. Pearson, Penrose, Pc
ters, Pownel Ramsey, Of Philadelphia;
Ramsey. Of York; Reamer, Reed, Shaw,
Sloan Stevenson, Struthers, Thorn, Tolan,
Vanvoorhis. Voeghtly. Wagonseler. Warner
Williston, Wintrode, Witherow aud Wright
-55.
NAYs-Messrs. Arthur, Bower. Brandt,
Car,y, Fausold Gil1ea, Damil, Hancock.
Hoffman. Hill. of Berks; Jenkins, Johns,
johnson, Knight Lebo, Leisenring, Lovett,
McIlvan, Nichols, Nunemacher. Roberts,
Rupp. Smith Of Centre; Smith. af Luzerne;
Vail Vickers, Walter. Westbrook. Wharton,
Yearsley, Zimmerman and Getz, Speaker
90.
Mr. Helms culled the previous question,
which was ncgatived by the following vote:
Yeas Al nays So.
Mr.. Hoffman move to extend the time OF
suspension to February, 1858. Negatived-
yeas 40, nays AZ.
Mr.. Stevenson moved to go into Commit
tee Of the whole, to extend the time to the
third Monday of next July, which prevailed
by the following vote--yeas 46, nays AZ.
The Committee rose and reported progress
and the question recurring on the adoption Of
the report it was defeated, the vote standing
yeas As, nays 46.
Mr. Imbrie moved proviso suspenGing
the law prohibiting small! notes, which was
lost:
The question recurring on the fual passage
or the bill. the vote stood as follows--yeas
So. nays SO.
The bill as passed was sent to the Senate
for concurrence. 1t fixed the third Monday
of April for the resumption OF specie pay
ments.
The House then took up and passed the
bill for the mechanics and operatives Of GER
tain companies.
Adjourned, to wait the action Of the SEN
ate, until o'clock, p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION. The House met at 3
O'Clock. and insisted upon the amendments.
Committee Of Conference was thereupon or
tered, and the Speaker appointed Messrs.
Longaker Bishop, Ileistand, Zimmerman,
and nderson. TO confer with the Committee
appointed by the Senate.
The House then adjourned to meet at five
o'clock, but the committee not being prepar-
ed to report, n recess till o'clock was taken
At that time the Conference Committee re-
ported the bill with amendments, including
two new sections.
The bill was read and the vote stood yeas
IS. nays 36.
YEAs-Me.srs Anderson. Augustine Bah
cock, Backus. Ball, Beck, Benson, Bishop
Brown, Campbell, Ceaver, Crawford, Dock
Eyster, Foster, Gibbony, Hamilton, Helms
Heistand, Uillegas, Hne, Hoffman, of Leba
non; Housekeeper, Imbrie, lnnes, Jacobs
johnson, Kaufman Kerr. Longaker, Manear
Moorhead, Mumma Pearson, Penrose, Pc
ters, Pownall Ramsey, Of Philadelphia
Reamer, Reed, Shaw, Slean, Stevenson
Struthers, Thorn, Tolan, Vauvoorhis Voeght
lp, Warner, Williston, Wintrode, Witherow
Wright, and Zimmerman-55
NAYs-Messrs, Arthur, Bower, Brandt
Calhoun, Carly Eut, Eausoid, Gidea. Ham
el, Hancock, Harper, Hill, Hoffman, Of Berk
jenkins, Jehns, knight, Lebo, Lelsenring
Lovett, McCalmont, Mcllvain, Nichols, Nj
cholson, Nunnemacher, Roberts, Rupp Smitl
of Centre Smith of Luzerne, ; Vail, Wick
ers, Wagouseller, Walters, Westbrook
Wharton Rearseley, and Getz, Speaker-36
The House then adjourned, to meet at
o'clock this evening.
The Relief Bill as passed by both Houses
is substantially the same as reported by tn
Senate Committee, and which originally pa'
sed that body, with the addition OF four see
tions, and the substance of which are os 10
lows:
Section authorizes the collection OF take
tolls. SC, and the County Treasurers' to II
ceive for State purposes, the notes OF solver
Banks though not specie paying.
Section reserves the right of the Legsl'
ture to alter. revoke or annul the charter I
any Bank accepting the provisions OF this a'
Whenever in their opinion the same ma
prove injurious to the citizens Of the Con
monwealth.
Section 10 prohibits Banks and Saving i
stitutions from purchasing the notes of oth'
Incorporated Banks at less than par
Section IL prohibits the sale Of stock
bonds, promissory notes and other securiti
that have been bypothecated, from being so
for period OF six months, without the CO
sent OF the debtor being frst obtained.
The time sf1ixed for the resumption is Il
second Monday of April, the same as it pa
ssd the Senate.
The House while awaiting the action