Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-16
Teltgrapbit We(us.
Pennsylvania legislature.
HARRISBURG, January

HARRISBURG, January IL.
SESATs.-The Senate met at three O'Clock
this afternoon, pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Randall read bill to establish Gen.
eral Banking Law.
Mr. Scofeld read bill to remove the dis.
abilities OF witnesses on account OF their reli-
gious belief.
Mr. Myers read supplement to the oct
relative to the commission Of frauds and per-
juries.
Mr.. Coffey called up the bill entitled sup
plement to the relief law passed at the extra
session. lie explained that the object of the
supplement was to extend the provision rela-
tive to stay Of executions to all judgments,
irrespective of the time entered.
Mr.. Randall opposed the measure. He
was of the opinion that such an extension
would operate injuriously to commercial in.
tegrity, and hoped it would not be entertain
ed
Mr. CofTey explained that it was not de.
signed to enlarge the stay of execution, but
merely to place proper construction on the
law, as designed by the last Legislature.
The bill was further discussed by Messrs.
Cresswcll, Wilkins, Finney, Coffee and Sco-
field and was on motion, referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
HARRISBURG, January IL.
SEsATE.-A few unimportant petitions
were presented
Mr. Buckalew, from the committee on the
subject reported a contract made with j.
llaldeman for the publication of the Daily
Legislative Record, similar to last session.
Adopted.
MIR. Buckalew reported against the recon.
mendation, in the Governors message, for
the erection of an executive mansion accom-.
panied with bill appropriating Sll 900 for
the purchase Of house and lot on Front
street, in this city, for the Governors resi-
dence. The bill was taken up Immediately
and passed, finally, without opposition.
The bill relative to the stay of execution
under the sixth section Of the Relief Law OF
the extra session was reported from the
Committee of the Judiciary, and ordered to
be printed.
MIR. Randall read o bill relative to the
Bank Of Pennsy ylvania, to enable it to make
on assignment, and transfer its charter to
| new parties.
Mr.. Labash read supplement to the act
relative to Deputy County Surveyors.
On motion, that part Of the Governor
message which refers to the erection of O
monument to the deceased soldiers Of the
Mexican war was referred to special com
and Turney
A special committee of three (Messrs
Brewer, Gregg and Craig) were appointed
on the part of the Senate, to escort the Gov
eruor elect to the Capitol, on Tuesday next
on the occasion of his Inauguration. Ad
journed.
HousE.-The Speaker announced the fol
lowing Standing Committees -
Ways and Means-Messrs. Calhoun, Jack
man, Struthers, Smith (of Cambria,1 Craw
ferd, Turner! Rhodes and Imbrie.
Judiciary-Messrs. Grepp, Mills, Chase
jenkins, Smith (of Berks,l Lawrence, Owen
Calhoun and Mcclure.
Corporatons-Messrs. Yearsley, Hamill
Ent, and Mcdonald.
Observation-Disclosures. Westbrook, Jackmau
Laurence, Lauman, Wilcox, Williams, Shaiu
Mellor, Smith (of Wyoming) Donovan
Pownell, Askius and Benson.
Bills were read in place by Mr.. Lawrence
TO erect an Executive Mansion, and to repea
the act consolidating the Lebanon Valley
and Reading Railroad Companies.