The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-17
THIRD EDITION
HARRISBURG
Enactments in the Senate and
House of Representatives.
TIE STATE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

HARRISBURG, Feb. H.-Mf, HensEey read
bill TO incorporate the Imperial Fire anS
Merine Insurance Company OF Phi,anelpnla.
COMMERCIAL Weighing Company for The pur-
pose oi weighing coal or other merchandise,
and charging such rates Tor the same as may De
agreed upon-Lhsy shall have public scales 90
any street, and pay for the use of the streets one
cent for every ton weighed. The ineorporstOrs
are John j. KeTsey, j. ID. Mckee, w. Q. LRwsen,
q w. Carpenter, Charles j. Wolbert, and j. B.
Also one for the protection of the poor, and
foI the prevention OF buying stolen goods in
Philadelphia, appointing an Inspector of Gil
BY Mr.. Connell, one empowering the Laurel
Hi Cemetery Company to hold all lands In
the Twenty first ward between the southern
line of said cemetery ana the northern OF Fair
mount Park and the west side OF Ridge avenue,
not exceeding in ali six acres
Also one TO Incorporate the Fiscal Agency
and Improvement Company OF Pennsy ylVauIa.
last " ar and was defeated in the House.
Also, one authorizing the Pennsylvania Aca-
DENY of Fine Arts TO occupy and use the south
west quarter of Penn square.
Also, one To provide for old ana faithful pub.
lie school teachers, who are discharged for OJner
causes Than moral delinquency, one half their
usual pay out OF the school fund of their dis
trict.
Also, one relating to apportioning city claims
after fling thereof In Philadelphia,
Mr. aenszey, one to allow the Schuylkin
River Passenger Railway Company TO convert
their road wholly or in part into a freight rail-
road, to transport freight as well as passen gers
may be deemed advisable, and to conneot
| with any other road, provided their road snalI
! be in close proximity to the Sohuylkil River
! Railway, aud shall not extend at auy point
| east OF Twenty. second street, and provided the
change OF location shall be made under the di.
rection of the Chief Engineer and Surveyor of
BY Mr.. Coleman. one to pay six hundred and
| fiftY.seven dollars TO Elizabeth Trap, OF Har-
| risburg. for property destroyed by a mob OF
| tyoops, June 10. 1868.
| By MIR. Fisher. one extending the provisions
of the act of 1868, for the pay ment OF gratuites
| and snnuities TO the soldiers OF 1872 and to the
soldieIs Of said wsr tv or the WdoTs OF such
I BY Mr. White, one allowing the Cambria Iron
! Company TO change lis name TO the Cambria
| five millions TO issue bonds, and authorize the
| purchase OF real estate.
House of Representatives.
Mr. Vank1rk offered q resolution dischargi ng
the twenty seven extra employees OF tue
House who had been az pointed without The
authority of an act of Assembly.
| A discussion arose as TO the possibility o
getting pay for the men, the Senate havin,
I absolutely refused to sanction their appoi ut
| ment. The House has no power to draw none,
| from the Treasury except with the concurrenc
| of the Senate, and IL was held that IL would b
unjust to discharge the men without providing
| for their payment.
Mr. Nicholson suggested thatthe men be nov
| discharged by simple resolution, and that
| joint resolution be then approved for thei
Mr. strang, of Tioga. made q speech Explain
| Ing In very earnest langubse tho posi- on whic
5 he had assumed during this session In re
gard to the appointment of these otiicers, II
party, and expressed Its will as indicated At
caucus meeting.
Mr. MeMiller of Montgomery. as one OF tn
| Democratic mem oers of the Hous se, defe ud ~
The position which he had assumed In oriei
Dally voting for au Increase of Ulcers IN
| incresse bad been necessary, the men haviui
been appointed should now bs paid, and IL tn
Senate refused TO make the appropriation, n
(McMilleT) would personally assist iu maSn
them compensation bvaDprOprlstng a OortiO
| OF his salary as a member of the House. IL
| regarded the matter as au implied contract be
| tween the egislature and he officers em plNyGt
and would consider II itaSt'ShOnestaot on the par
| of the Legislature to refuse payment, tue cues
tion having degenerated into political argu
| ment.
Mr. Davis, on behalf OF the Republican party
said that since 1869 that party mad reduced th
State de bt more Than six millions OF dollar
and he'd contributed largely To State charities
| MIR. Playford (DemocraJ) replied that the in
| tereBt now paid was two hundred thousan
| dollars per annum more than IL had been befoY
| 1859, and that OF eleven millions which h a
been raised, SIX millions mad been used tn pa
the State debt, and five millions had been pu
| ia the pockets OF the Republican party.
Mr.. DAVIS tRepublicsn) replied that the In
| ereRfe In Interest was owing to the difficult
| of raising money In time of war.