The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-04
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

Senate.
HARRISBURG, March 4.-The following bills were
Mr.. Connell, vacating part of woodpecker and
Rising sun lanes.
Mr. Watt supplement- for SchuylkIll River Passen-
ger Railroad Company.
Mr.. Henszey, relative to the courts Of Philadelphia
advertising.
Mr. Rutan relative to railroad companies and
common carriers defining their liabilities anu autho-
riZng them to provide means OF indemnity against
loss OF fe and with regard to the treasury investi-
CATION. MIR. Mumma introduced the fOowiog:-
Whereas, The late State Treasurer, w. W. Irwin,
has declined to be sworn before the Finance Com
mittee to make answer to such matters as the said
committee might deem important for the informa-
ton of the Senate, and is therefore manifesty in
expedient to pursue this investigation any further,
unless the Senate determines to compel parties to be
sworn before the committee; therefore
RESOLVED, The Chairman OF said committee is
hereby requested TO report the facts to the Senate
for further action In the premises.
Mr.. Lowry trusted this resolution was not going
to be adopted. This Senate should compel Mr..
Irwin to be sworn. II he was sworn and then said
questions without eliminating HIMSELF or any other
egal cause, he might then thus shield himself, but
could not stand up and defy the dignity and power
Of the Senate OF Pennsylvania.
MIR. humma said he had never had much conf
dence in these Investigations. This one it seemed
was just about to end where they all ended, but 1t
was fact VIGOROUSLY known and widely announced
in the newspapers that General Irwin had declined
to be sworn before the committee.
Mr.. Mackey had gone through long eXamina-
tion, though he had refused to answer some ques-
tions; 1t was now evident to every one that every
himself of the privilege assumed by General Irwin,
because nobody wanted to be put through such q
mill If he coHd avoid it by simply writing letter
strange. He would not, however, say anything
against the Senator from Lancaster, Mr. Bilngfelt.
MIR. BiLngfelt, interruptiDg, said the gentleman
had already impugned his character.
The debate continued at length, but terminated
without action.
Mr. Mooney and Mr. Carlin presented petitions
from five thousand citizens In favor OF selecting q
site for the public buildings by vote.
Mr. Carn also presented Others Tor and against
selecting Independence Square.
BILLS REPoRTED.
House resolution for the final adjournment on 8lst
| House resolution exempting the Northern Home
| from taxation on certain Dequests negatively.
House bill providing home for disabled soldiers
| and sailors, negatively.
House bill urging Congress to pay the claims for
border raid damages, afirmatiVely:
House bill eXemptlng certain DequestS or DR..
| James Rush from taxation, negatively.
House bill requiring treasurers of mining and
manufacturing companies to keep separate bank ac-
COUNTS under their Official title, afiirmatlyey.
House bill authorizing the Local & courts to exempt
| and a hearing in court, aftirmatively.
House bill authorizing tender or legal-tender
notes OF the United States in payment OF debts in
this commonwealth, and providing stay OF execu-
tlon affimatively as published
House bin repeating the act declaring Good Friday
| 10 be a public holiday, Automatically.
| Also. declaring that public holidays may be held
to occur for particular purposes on the day succeed
ing Sunday when the nolday iMis ON sunday.
House bill absolutely prohibiting evasion OF the
| 1900 exemption law, aflrmatively.
House bill requiring venders OF patent-rights TO
| obtain licenses, afirmal lively.
| House bill authorizing the Fifth and Sixth and
Second and Third streets passenger railroads 10 salt
their tracks north OF Berks and York streets, affirm
| ativey.
courts 10 keep cost docket OF their charges, to be
| open for Inspection negatively.
| house bill authorizing school directors TO be
| elected in the same manner other city officers
House bill absolutely requiring the owners OF real
estate to register their property and innictng fine
of rs per month for neglect, which fine shall become
| lien after six months, aflirmatiyey.
| Fhe House bill making the Recorders OF Deeds
| or erroneous certificates OF search, afirmatively
| The House bill repeating the General Turnpike
Road law so far as 1t relates to the Perkiomen road
! through Germantown, aftirmatively.
The House bill giving the powers OF the Receiver
| OF Taxes to City Councils, afiirmatively.
Adjourned until ~ O'Clock p. NJ. on Monday.