The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-27
THIRD EDITION
Proceedings in the Senate and
House Of Representatives
Bum Sworn in-The
Work of the De-
mOcratic Re-
peaters.
TIE STATE LEGISLATORS.
Senate.

HARRIsBURe, Jan. 27.-In the Senate the fol-
lowing bills were read in place.
nf The tax Se tom ONE ON coal nur
chased or mined by railroad, canal, or trans.
portation companies doing business in this
State, auth orjzed by the ninth section OF the
act Of May /, 1868. entitled an act etc., to re-
wise and consolidate the several laws taxing
corporations, hRwkers ahd b 'okers, shall be
fifteen cents instead of four cents.
BY Mr. Davis, one creating additional law
judge ship for the Second Judicial district.
BY Mr.. Coleman, one incorporating the Pub
lieatiOD Board of the Reformed Church In the
Ry Mr. Osterhout, one allowing the Pennsyl-
vRnia and New York Canal and Railroad Coms
pany to issue preferred stock to enable them
TO finish and equip their road.
BY Mr. Connell, one TO enable the Philadel-
phia end Trenton Railroad Company to hold
river and Water street aud Walnut aud Spruce
streets, in PhiladeIphis, not exceeding, one
further west than Water street..
AlsG5 5 Ton one ySGsI1g az part OF Green iane IN
Also one to authorize the Managers OF tue
House of Refuge to compensate their Treasurer
and Secreg@aryi; o,,c a oo,,ro ,bo ,rov,.o ~
the third section of the act of April 20 1858, in-
cooperating the Beneficial Savings Fund So
BY Mr.. Burnett, one providing for the enrol
ment of the militia organiz alton of state
Guard, etc. This is the New York State militia
BY Mr.. Renszey, a Registry law, applicable
BY Mr.. Searight, one for the profession of per-
sons who are charged with being insane or non
compos mentiS. No person is to be received In
obtained under the act of June l3 1888.
By Mr. Wallace, joint resolution, protest.
ing in the name of the State, and people thereof,
against the passage by Congress of any laws
Incorporating railways within the State, as
snch aets are contrary 70 me Gonsutlon OF
BY Mr.. White, resolution, which was passed,
requiring the Committee on Rerenchment and
Reform to examine into the manner OF con-
ducting business in the public departments OF
the state. and to see If the expenses of such de-
partments can be reduced.
BY Mr. Errett. one, " h C i was passed. request.
ing the Attorney-Generai to give hia opinion
as TO whether the act of February %, 1866, re.
pealing the taxes real estate is constttu-
tional SO far as II has been construed TO repeal
| the tax of half 3 mill on the dollar imposed by
act Of May 16 1851, and II unconstitutional, what
| steps shoEld be taken,
House Of Representatives.
The committee to try the contested election
case of VIM. N. Bum. Republican, vs. David
Witham, Democrat, made q report giving the
| seat to Mir. Bum, who sworn int Office. TIE
| committee say that five Witnesses testified that
| from poll to poll in the legislative district.
| They received their tickets from a man at each
J buItonhole and Democratic badge; they voted
| the tickets without opening them, and
managed to cast at least on hundred asd t6irty-
| five fraudulent votes. These FIVE witnesses
were supported,by by five thers, who had watched
| mentioned by the committee in their report.
| There was no evidence tending to implicate
| Mr.. Witham, the sitting member, aud on
| motion Of Mr.. Davis (Repuolican) the salary
| OF q member for the session was given him.
| The following bills were conalc ered:-
An act divorcIng II, seller from his wife
| cause money troubles, was passed, and sent ia
| the Senate. The wife deserted the husband
| aft Ell fifteen years of married lie.
| An act divorcing Elicott Hurlhurt from
| Olivia his wife was considered. Hurlburt mar
| ried widow with five children, and lived with
| her but for two months. The wife alleges thai
| while there her husband was not particular )
| unkind to her; he treated her children badly
! wished them to have different food from thai
| Of himself and the wife, and asked
| that one of them should be eunkindly treated be
| cause 1t was deaf. The question before the
| Legislature seemed To be whether the cour
| had Jurisdiction, and whether the cause as
| signed was sufficient for divorce
| IL was stated by member that the wldO7
was wealthy and had been married for h he
| money. IL also appeared that the man haC
| been divorced from his first wife.