Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-07-08
And the question was ncgativcd.

Thc question ngain recurring. will the
Uouso a~ree N tho section M amended
Tho voos and ,novs wcro rcnu;rcl, md were
as ioIlow.: M
Vonsh7 Abbott md Kline voting ven.
Novs AZ.
Sothe question WINS dctermint d in the
oty;rnat;vc md Tho fourth section agreed
an e
I'm tho oucst;on. viii tho House agree to
the 9Th section. motion was made by Mr..
Williams.
''To amend tho same, by striking there.
from ali niter tho word "That," where 1t
first occurs, and inserting in lieu thereof the
following words. viz:
"Inasmuch as tho State Of Pennsylvania
has, for the purpose Of developing her re.
sources. imposcd large obligations upon
divers of The counties and cities Of this
State. by authorizing their public function.
aries to make subscription to railroad stocks,
without the consent Of the people, to be ex-
pended, in many instances, in districts
which have been exempted from such i'm.
positions, whereby great losses have been
Incurred to the people Of the said counties
and cities, without any default Of their own;
and whereas it is the duty Of the State to
be Just before she is generous, that there
fore the proceeds Of the tonnage tax, paya.
| bic by the Pennsylvania railroad company,
including all present arrears, be distributed,
from year to year, rateably amongst the
said cities and countless in the proportion
! of their several subscriptions SO made to
the objects and under the circumstances as
aforesaid, allowance being made, however,
in the said distribution, for the actual pres
cnt value Of the stocks SO acquired and held
by them, whenever the same, or any OF
them, may be of any appreciable value"
| And on the question, Will the House
agree so to amend? A motion was made by
Mr.. Tracy, That the further consideration
Of the same, together with the bill, be post
poned for the present.
And on the question, Will the House
agree to the motion? The yeas and nays
were required by Mr.. Tracy and MIR. Cowan,
and we're as follow, viz:
Yeas 32.
Nays SO. Kline not voting.
The question was ncgativcd by the friends
of the bill.
And upon the question, Will the House
agree to the amendment, the yeas and nays
were as follows;
Yeas Is.
NAYS GG. Abbott and Kline voting nay.
And the amendment was rejected.
Upon the question, Will the House agree
to the section the yeas and nays were re-
quired, and were as follows:
Yeas 50. Abbott and Kline voting yea.
, Nays 81.
So the fifth section was agreed to.
A motion was then made by MIR. Williams
to amend the bill by adding the following
new section, viz:
That to supply the deficiency in the
Sinking Fund occasioncd by the withdrawal
of the revenues surrendered by this act, it
is hereby provided that an additional assess
mcnt of one mill per annum on the dollar
on all property made taxable for State pur..
poses, be and the same is hereby authorized
and required to be levied and collected
throughout the State"
The yeas and nays being called, were as
follows:
Yeas 5.
Nays 76. Abbott and Kline voting nay.
So the question was negatived.
The prcam bic and title were scyerally
considered an! asreea To- %nth 'G ni no"a M's
u'''u IN" ~ " "A"''''''" ~ viz ' ~
Feb. l6. The bill was read the third time,
and on the question, Shal! the bill pass, z
motion was made Oy Mr. Tracy Una. wv Whu, oi
IT. oman f"r ,ho " r,,rnos" ~, of add;nr thereto
"PoriIcd this act shall not 90 into effec,
until after the next general election, at whlel
time 1t shal DC submitted 70 inc people io'
'er lpp'vhta' 'ha rou;ou -. n"cston be;nc c.ll,c
, the yeas and nays were as follows:
! Yeas 81. Abbott and Kline voting yea:
Nays 80 .,
,o.o Un .''e s,1IOm. n,a. qu'S''o" '"' '"' anu '
Yeas 81. Kline voting yea.
!. Nays 50.
Q 80 the House refused to 60 into inc Com
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G tho veas 81 and navs were as follows:
Yeas 81.
Nays AZ. Kline voting nay.
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