Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-04-02
Darrisbmg Ne@s.
Pennsylvania LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


Speaker at the usual hour. "a.
Mr.. Bell. called up Senate bill No. 4, an
Act to alter the districts OF the supreme
court" on second reading.
The first section being before the oensle.
MIR, Brewer moved to amend, by striking
out all after the enscting clause, ana ipse''
ting the following >o.,horr
aistr;cts of the supreme court and abolished,
bn, the protbouotary Of the nisi prus court
Src . That all records and papers rela. |
tipp 10 apy cause pending aud undetermined
in either of said districts, shall be- transferred
70 the custody of the prothonotary OF said
court at Harrisburg
SIC That the regular sessions Of said
court in banc, shull be held in the capitol ut
Harrisburg. ,-,.
SIC, A, That the Judges if they think it me-
cessary, may sit elsewhere to hear arguments,
bnt ali final orders judgments and DEGREES
shall be made and recorded at Harrisburg
and all writs shall issue from thence.
SEC 8. That the ordinary and proper ex.
nepses of said court at Harrisburg, shall be |
maid by the Commonwealth upon legal ap- |
propiations; but when the judges bear argu.
inents elsewhere, the expenses shall be paid
by the proper county, as heretofore.
Src G. That the court shall meet at Har-
,isbure on the first Monday of May, in each |
vear. and sit by continued session as long as
may be necessary.
SEc : That the court shall have power,
as heretofore to FIX the return days oil wits
for the respective counties, and the time lor
bearing the causes therelrom.
SEC. s. That this act shall take effect on
the first Monday Of May next but neverthe- |
less, the regular September term Tor one
thousand eight hundred and ffty-nine, shall
he
acts inconsistent herewith, shall be and are
hereby repealed.
On which amendment.
The yeas and nays were required by MIR.
Brewer and Mr.. Miller, aud were as follows,
viz:
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Brewer, Fetter.
Finuey, Gregg, Myer, Palmer, Scoheld, Shae-
fer, Steele Welsh aud Cresswell, Speaker-
II.
NAYs-Messrs. Bell, Blood, Cofley, Craig,
Francis. Gazzam, Harris. Keller, MarSelis,
Miller Nunemachei, Parker, Penney, Ran.
dali, Schindel, Thompson, Wright aud YARD.
ley-lS.
So the question WAS determined in the ne
gatve.
On motion Of Mr.. Cof.y, Blair county was
attached to the Western district.
And on motion of MIR. Finney, Erie county
was added to the Eastern district.
Upon the first section Of the bill, as amen
ded, :
The yeas aod nays we're required by Mr..
Randall aud Mr.. Shleffer, and were US
follow, Wis
YEAs-Messrs. Bell, Cohey, Finney, Fran
els GaZzam Harris Marseis. Miller, Palmer
Parker Randall, ScotelJ, Schindel Thomp-
son aud Wrisht-l5.
NAYS Messrs. Baldwin, Blood, Brewer,
N
macher, Penney, Shaetier, Steele, Welsh
Yurdley and Cresswell, .Spedkcr-l5.
so the question was determined in the ne
gutlve.
And the bill fell.
Mr.. Finney called up Senate bill No. s.,
AN Act to make the sessions Of the supreme
court permanent at Harrisburg" which was
so amended. lin committee Of the whole as
to simply abolish the No7therD district Of the
supreme court, ard attach it TO the Middle
district.
The bill, as amended, went through its
various readings
The title WAS amended, so as to read, An
set TO abolish the Northern district Of the
supreme court !" and, as thus amended, WAS
agreed to.
Mr.. Keller, said, every Senator appeared
to cling with great pertuacity to his own dis
lrIct is the only one to be ughtered. Now
Mr. Speaker. said Mr. keller, ] can see no
Just cause for this; and | hope tue Senate
will not pass this bill. | consider it unjust
aud unfair, for there is no cause for this dis.
position to lay under the ban of censorship
nay little locality. Our beautiful town of sun
bury is situated on the banks of the SuSque-
hanua-a site uneaquslled 70. beautiful see
merry, heAlthiness or advantages. lndePen.
dent Of these advantages, the accommoda-
tlOus are unsurpassed, and the citizens are
kind aud hospitabe. But there are other
Inducements in its favor. The town of Sun.
bury is convenient Of access, being only two
hours ride from the capital Of the State. |
can, therefore, see no just cause for abolish
ing the district and hope the Senate will
do not ouly itself, but the distrtc: which |
represent justice, by voting down the bill.
On lis hual passage,
The yeas and nays were required by Mr..
Keller and Mr. Flnney, and were as follows.
VIZ:
HEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Bell, Rrewer,
Cotfey, Craig, Fetter, Pnney Francis, Gaz-
2am, Gregg, Marselis, Miller, Myer, Nunema-
cher, Palmer. Parker, Penney, Randall,
Scofeld, Shaeifer, Steele, Thompson, Welsh,
Wright, Hardley and Cresswell, Speaker
&c.
NAys-M MossrS Blood, Harris, Keller, and
Shndel-4.
SO the question was determined in the
Affirmative.
On motion Of Mr. Scodeld, the Senate pro.
Cecded to consider House bill No, 7SI, IAN
Act to authorize the overseers Of the poor in
the counties Of Tioga, Potter and Northum-
berand to levy poor tax on unsested lands.
Said bill went through its various readings
md passed finally.
Mr., Keller called up House bill No. 728,
AN Act to pay the clerk aud sergeant, at
arms employed by the committee appointed
to investigate the condition of certain banks
of this Commonwealth" upon which the Sen
ate resolved itself into committee Of the
whole, (Mr. Penney in the chair.)
HOUSE OLE ESENTATINES