The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-25
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURES.

- Senate.
HARRIsBuRe, Jan. IS = The Speaker an
nouneed that a number Of letters had been
deposited in the post Office by members without
stampe Qaughter) All efforts to restore the
ranking privilege have so far failed.
Inc following petitions we're presented
MT. Nagle, from thirty thousand citizens OF
Philadelphia, irrespective of party, against a
Metropolitan Police bill.
Nearly one-half of the Senators presented pc
titions for the abolition of the death penalty,
ana IN taVor OF allowing local districts to vote
upon the question of licensing drinking houses
within their limits.
The following bills we're reported:-
Senate bill authorizing the Girard Coal Com
pany TO transfer Its real estate.
Senate bill repeating the act creating an in
spector OF petroleum for Lancaster county.
senate bill authorizing the Citizens Associa-
ton to change its name.
Senate bill to ratity the charter of the Della
ware Bridge Company granted by New Jersey,
and to authorize the company to hold real
estate. e' '4 th =
The special committee to report upon some
means of publishing proceedings reported q
contract with George Bergner at fourteen dol
lars and fifty cents per page, providing that no
speech shall exceed four squares in length.
. Mr. Lowry made speech denouncing the
contract and the Record and moved the indef-
mite postponement of the whole subject. Agreed
TO by 10 ayes to Is nays. ... ... ..' a..
The yeas were Billlngfelt Brooke, Broadhead,
Davis, Duncan, Graham, Howard, Kerr, Under
Wallace, and Warfel.
The nays were Allen, Beck, Brown, Connell,
Henszey, Mcintyre, Miller Mamma Armistead.
Osterhout, Randall, Robson, Watt White, and
Stinson. -ef
Mr.. Mumma offered the follewing:-
ReSotUed, That the Clerk is hereby instructed
to have all the pastors and folders discharged
from any further attendance on the Senate.
Laid over for one day.
Mr.. Beck offered the folowing:-
RESOLVED If the House concur, that all the
officers of the Senate and House of Representa-
tivee, except clerks, sergeant-atarms aud assist
ants, doorkeeper and one assistant, postmaster,
messenger and assistants, be discharged from
further attendance upon the Legislature, and
that they be paid up to the present time.
Mr.. Heistand inquired what use there was
keeping officers here unless the printed reports
and the records were to be sent out.
Mr.. Billingfelt said there was some nineteen
or twenty pastors and folders who ought to be
discharged; there was no use in keeping them
here.
Mr.. Connell moved to refer the matter to the
Committee on Retrenchment and Reform. They,
and not the Speaker or Clerk, should discrimi-
nate in the discharges.
House.
Mr.. Adaire introduced an act incorporating
the Pennsylvania and European Telegraph Com
pany, with the following corporators: james
NJ. Sellers. Charles ii. BIN, David b. Mckinley
james s. Carths James p. Missick, and others.
The lines are ostensibly to be constructed in the
counties of Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware
Montgomery, Bucks, Monroe Northampton
and Pike, and to the coast of Belgium or any
other kingdom or couutry but the bill actually
authorizes the construction in any part of Penn-
syvania, with Unlimited capital stock, the
power TO purchase or make any connecting or
side lines,or to take any private property which
may he deemed necessary by the company. Re-
ferrcd to the Committee on Corporations.