The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-24
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURES.


BAREIeBURa January 2L-The following pet
tions were presented Mr. Connell, from cluzens
of Philadelphia, for watchmen to be stationed az
every place where any railroad crosses the public
street, and requiring yates TO DC ereoVeo ~ suoh
Messrs' tBillin S6oid, G atz sud,Fisher presented
petitions In favor of requiring tho PennsylVania
Railroad to rebuild the Columbia Bridge ana
thereby accommodate the public.
Mr.. Browne, Lawrence, read petition from the
Presbytory OF the Reformed Presbyterian Church Of
Philadelphia for the passage OF an act Tor the
license and register OF marriages:
Mr. Brown, Mercer, read petition from regularly
educated druggists of Mercer county against allow
ing any except regular graduates to sell drugs.
The Finance Committee reported tavorabiY on 9
bill authorizing loan to redeem overdue issues Of
The following bits were introduced.
MT RidRwaY offered bill abolishing the Office OF
Gram Measurer, etc., as fOllOws;-That from and
after the passage of this act all laws parts of laws
requiring the appointment of Gram Measurer for the
city ana county of Philadelphia, be and the same arc
hereby repealed That all laws or parts of laws re-
quiring the inspection Of -four and meal, bark,
leather, and other articles within the city county
OF philadelphia be and the same are hereby re-
pealed,s
Iron Company; also bin relating to the distrbu-
ton OF standards OF weights and measures in Mont.
MI schai read a supplement to the Allentown
Passenger Railway Company
Mr White bill dividing the borough of BethIe.
Mr. Coleman a bill incorporating the Dluphin
County Soldiers Monument ASSOCIATION
Mr. jackson offered resolution TO adjourn until
Tuesday n the House concur This was agreed to
Mr. white, while voting IN its favor declared that
did so because he believed that the less ogisla-
ton there transacted the better II was for the
Commo wealth,
Mr. Lowry offered resolution demo dncing the
practice of adiournIng each week on Thursday. Not
MT Landou offered resolution to appoints com.
mlttee three prepare bill for selecting places
for educating the orphans of soldiers now in charge
of the States TO select officers for the purposes and
! take charOe of the disbursement of funds.
Mr.. Lowry inquired where the power was now
| lodged.
had originally given fifty thousand dollars for the
| purpose; the State had subsequently appropriated
seventy-ve thousand dollars and in 1855 had gwen
| had been controlled by the Governor alone, who
had appointed the Superintendsnts of Common
sShoos to mature plan to carry it into execution.
Mr. White offered resolution fixing March 2O
| for the final adjournment Referred.
Notice gwen that the Senate was invited to
visit the public institutions of Pitsburg on this day
| two weeks.
Joint resolutions from the House, already pub
ished, protesting against the nomination OF ed gar
Cowan as Minister to Austria, were called up by
Mr. McCandless moved to refer the resolutions
back to the Committee on Federal Relations. This
motion was not agreed to- and the resolutions were
discussed.
House of Representatives.
| The Committee to provide new State Arsenal
was announced, and consists OF Messrs Woodward,
| Holman, Gallagher, WestbrOok, and Collins,
The House agreed to the Senate resolution recom.
mendng more equitable apportionment of tax on
| peTbOnal property.
MI Sims offered resolution that the Military
Committee, in conjunction with the Adjutant Gene.
raj and Governor, be requested to prepare general
militia law for the State, and that the COMMITTEES
call to their aid such persons as they may deem
! eXpedient, and shall obtain the sanction of the
AHOTneyGeneral to their bill before presenting if
| to the House.
Mr.. Boyle objected to the bill, because 1t called on
| the Governor and other officers.
MI Kerns said that the old militia laws were in
effective and that the above resolution was sane
toned by citizens of Philadelphia The resolu-
tiOn passed.
The use OF the Hall was, on motion of Mr. Sharp-
less, given to General John Frazer, for lecture on
the Condition of the Industrial Classes" on We'd
| nesday evening next.
Mr.. Whann's joint resolution instructing Senators
and requesting Members of Congress to vote for n
reduction OF tax on crude petroleum was passed