Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-04-23
LEGISLATURE.

The Legislature OF fenhsy i'ani' Was
to adjourn yesterday,
April II, Gov. Packer stated in mes
sage that he had approved and sigDcd Gan
act changing the venue of a certain action
from Union to Northumberland county
| TQaiun's, or Secbold's y
In Senate, April 10, "Mr. FiOney called
up House bill No. 757 TO change the venue
of certain case from Uuion to Northum-
berland county. Passed second reading
and laid over for tho present Louinns,
OK Seebold's?l
/ ExpLANATIoN.-In Senate, Apl 10, Mr.
GREGG, on leave, made statement
That, on the Sd inst, a bill came into The
Senate Qrom the House Of RepreSeuiatIVeS)
entitled An act to change the venue IN certain
case from Union TO Northumberland county. y
! motion was made by The Senator from Perry,
! mir. Feuer0 TO proceed 10 its consideration.
/ He Nh. Gregg0 objected, because he knew
no,hing about the case and desired an op-
norrunity 10 INQUIRE into il; and on his mo-
/ iion II was referred 10 the Judiciary Commit
tee, and subsequently, taken up and "Je'te"
by vote of - nays, 10 ii yeas. ieS'Ct"'y
The Senator from Crawford, (Mr. lhheyD
made 4 motion 10 re-cOnsiGtr The vote. ana the
. ,p,i,ol was laid over. To-day the Governor
sem in a message, stating the titles OF num-
Der of bills he had approved and siSned,anon%
which, 10 his utter astonishment was tn"
ia,.aiicai bill lriich has nero posS,d the Senate
How the bill got the hands OF the Goverhor'
/ he was at loss 10 say, except through mis-
take Of The Clerk. He was oPposedto the oIi
-lhcre was no merit in il-and he did not
desire to see bill Of this kind, affecting ms
+ district, pass, especially under such circum-
Stances. He desired TO correct the error, and
1 with this object read in place bill 10 rtpeGt
the act in question.
Mr.. SuALFFER moved TO lay the bill on the
/ tah!c,wiih view 10 give an opportunity to call
il up at an early period.
Mr.. WELSH. (Speaker) being on the hoor'
moved that II be referred 10 the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Mr.. Flrrru made a statement IN regard TO
the circums tances of the case, and his conhec-
ton with ii, corresponding substantially as 10
the facts with that of Mr.. Gregg.
The bill to repeal the act was then referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
TSull in the dark-was it the Quinn 5,
or the .Sc.JolTs application y
Ia House, Aprii 10, Mr. h'rr'' ""-
nounecd as presented to the Governor
(among others "An act to incorporate the
Lewisburg building association"
Kansqs Rlports.-In the House, April
10, Mr.. Calhoun, Chairman of the Special
Committee on Kansas, made report, ac-
compauied by resolution. The report is
AntiLccompton in its bearings, and Is
signed by Messrs. Calhoun, Miller, Jack,
man, aud Lawrence.
Mr.. Goepp said he would make minor
ity report tomorrow, signed by himself
and Messrs. Rhodes and Turner.
The House passed an act to repeal an
act relative to fishing in Middlccreek, in
the county Of Snyder. And aiso, an act
relative to running the boundary lines be
tween the counties Vi Centre, Union, aal
Gay artcrnoou, passed. tnc resoiut;on tc
purchase the house of Mr. Bevins, in Sec
oad street, for $4,000, as residence for
the Governor. 1t has now gone through
both branches.
The bill for the erection Of Monumcn,
in honor Of the Pennsylvania soldiers who
fell in the Mexican War, passed.
A message was transmitted from the
Governor, nominating Ellis Lewis, Chas.
L. Buckalew and John c. Knox, as COM
missioncrs to revise the penal codo Of
Pennsylvania. Tho nominations were
unanimously confirmed.
Judge Wiimot has published pamphlet
handling bis jealous accusers without
gloves. The attempt is to drive him from
the bench for hating oppression and fraud,
will probably fail, unless force and cheat
ing are resorte1 to. The most rcspo cable
Of his political opponents def.,ad him in
his rights-Messrs. Ingram, Randall and
Wilkins voting ag2.inst the bill to oust
him BY abollSAlng his district, which passed
Senate oy > maj. tm ta:2ed IN tie House'
The bill to sell the remaining State In
proyements to the Sunbury & Erie Railroad
Company, passed the Senate, IS to II,
and, having previously passed the House,
will doubtless become law This is a
very important movement. If well man
aged, the Company will become rich and
useful; if badly managed, an engine Of
corruption and extravagance-perhaps as
bad as the State management of the Pub.
lie Works =!
The Militia Bill,we understand, passed
The bill raising rates Of interest, failed.
/ APRIL 20-Mr. GREGG, on leave read
in place bill relative to the borough of
Lcwistown, and the Lewistown Gas Com.
pany.
The New Liquor Bill
The Supplement to the Liquor Law of
1886, was passed by both Houses, and