The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-23
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
senate.


HARRISBURG, March 23.-Among the bills reported
were the following:-
Senate bill regulating marriages. amended SO as
not to apply to Philadelphia.
Senate bill TO perpetuate the evidence OF certain
conveyances in the Bush Hill estate. Philadelphia,
Senate bill to change the mode OF eecting certain
ward ofticers OF the Twenty second ward Philadel-
House bill relative to fees OF the eriers of schuylk
county courts, as committed fs4sB
Senate supplement- to the acts authorizing the
erection OF public buildings in Philadelphia with a
negative recommendation. This is the bill intre-
dnced by Mr. Connell and known as the Compromise
Mr. Connell moved to have the bill recommitted to
the Local Judiciary Committee, where It should
have gone at first, instead OF being sent to the
General Judiciary as 1t was purely local. The yeas
and nays being called. 20 voted for the recommt-
vote on reco mmittal was follows:- NJ
Ayes+Messrs., Allen, Anderson. Bnlingfelt,
Evans, FIndlay Graham, Henszey, Knight Miller,
Mumma, Osterhout, Randall, Rutan, Warfel,
Noes-Albright, Brodhead, Buckalew, Davis.
Dechere Dlll, Nage, Petrken, Purman, Turner,
MT. Dechert presented petition OF ten thousand
citizens IN favor OF repeating all acts authorizing
ns 6 t N,
Susquehanna and Hanover Junction Railroad Com
paDy 70 build road from McCall's Ferry and Safe
Harbor TO Hanover junction. n Fari i4..
Mr.: Buckalew, enc supplementary to Bloomsburg
Mr.. Dechert one to incorporate the Protection In
delphla. .ft e'c slt 81 3r.slr
Mr.. Crawford. one to incorporate the Silver Spring
Coal Company.
Mr.. Brooke one supplementary to the act TO pro-
vide fer the extinction OF irredeemabe ground
rents, approved April 10. 1863 g,
Mr. Duncan, oLe authorizing the State Treasurer
to pay Edward X: Biddle nve thousand one hundred
and sixty six dollars and twenty-four cents, with
interest from July II, 1860, In full satisfaction OF
his claim upon the State arising out OF the sale OF
the Franklin Railroad.
60 tHouse.
The following public bills were considered:-
House bill relating to canals, railroads, and incOr-
porated companies, which are authorized to con-
struct railroads, ana authorizing such companies TO
purchase and hold stock and bonds to lease roads
and property OF and consolidate with each other,
was amended by combining its operations to WyO-
ming, Wayne, and Luzerne counties.
Mr. Craig afterwards moved TO strike out Luzerne
county, believing the bill TO be a combination
against the mining laboFefs.
Mr.. Keene asked II the w. Is. A. ana the Miners
Union were not consolidated.
The motion was disagreed 10 and general dis
cussiOp followed on the interest OF capital aud labor
Mr.. Reyburn endeavoring to incorporate an amend
holder Of any company merged becomes dissatisfied
he may on Sax months notice receive the full value
OF his stock
The debate nnallv drifted into debate on the
OF the w. b. A. opposing the bill as calculated to
build up railroad monopoltes whlch would oppress
the miners. Finally the House refused by vote OF
AZ ayes to 80 noes TO pass the bill to second reading
and it was lost.
Mr. Miller introduced an act extending the limits
OF the income OF the Trustees OF the University OF
Pennsylvania, authorizing them TO hold real and
personal estate OF the clear assessed value or thirty
thousand dollars in addition TO that which they now
hold. Passed finally.
Mr. Elliott presented petition from 1900 clti-
Zens OF Philadelphia for the repeal OF the creating
Public Buildings Commission for Philadelphia.