The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-22
LEGISLATURE.


iating the qualifications of teachers of
public schools.
By Mr.. Anderson, supplement to act
relating TO liens ofmechanics and others
upon buildings.
BY Mr.. Randall, act repeating act Of
2Sth March, 1853, regulating rate ofiu-
terest, and revising act Of "a March,
1928, reducing rate from eight to six per
cent.
A. resolution of Mr. Bllingfelt was
adopted, that bills shall be messaged to
the house in the order of their passage,
and no priority given unless specially
ordered by the senate.
Mr.. Dill introduced a bill which pass.
ed as follows:
SECTION /. BE 10 eR0cted ctc, That in
all cases heretofore rs well as hereafter,
when the common law fern of adopting
Il child by deed has been practically
done, ii shall be lawful in proof of due
execution in proper Offices for recording
of deeds in the county where the adopt
ing parent resides at the date of its exc
cution, and duly certified copy there.
Of shall be received in evidence with
the same force and effect as the record
of adoption would have in the mode
provided in the act to which this is Il
supplement.
In the House n bill was passed to
incorporate theSullivan anthracite com
pany.
Agreeably to order, the house pro.
ceeded to the consideration Of bill No.
1!4S, entitled IAN act to reorganize the
congressional districts Of Pennsylvania
in accordance with the act Of congress
approved February ,, 1872"
Mr.. Latta and Mr.. Brockway desired
apostponement ofthe bill until Wednes.
day next, contending that there had
not been sufficient time afforded since
the bill was reported 10 examine the
same.
Mr.. Hewitt insisted upon proceeding
at once to consider the bill.
The house resolved itself into com.
mittee of the whole, Mr.. M'Junkin in
the chair for the purpose of considering
the bill.
The first section having been read
motion was made by Mr.. Brock
way that the committee rise, report
progress and ask leave to sit again.
Which was agreed to, and the speaker
having resumed the chair, Mr.. Mum
kin reported as instructed.
On the question, shall the committee
have leave to sit again?
Mr.. Hewitt hoped that leave would
not be granted, but that the bill would
receive consideration at this time. The
public demands that this bill shall re
ceivo speedy consideration.
The motion was further discussed by
Messrs. Moore, Mitchell (Tioga) ,Mahon,
Hancock, Brockway, Lawson, and
Elliott.
The question was decided in the neg.
ative
Mr.. BFockway said according tc
the bill reported by the committee one
republican would count equal to two
democrats. The average excess of popu
lation in the proposed democratic dis.
tricts is 16,3i3. He presented the figures
and geographical Inconsistencies of each
district, and favored the pendingamend.
ment.
Mr.. M'Connell pronounced the bill as
it came from the committee unfair, ua.
just and illiberal. On a m5j0rity of less
than twenty thousand it gives the
dominant party over two thirds Of the
entire delegation in congress, and such
injustice will never be sustained and
endorsed by the people Of the state.
The title was read and agreed TO, when
the house adjourned.
In the Senate on Thursday OF last ,Ttek
the following bill passed.
Senate No. G22, supplement ID the
Susquehanna boom Company. Mr.. Dill
amended, making the boomage charges
ninety five cents,and makiag the bill go
into effect April 10, 1872.
The bill pending for a Convention to
revise and amend the constitution was
discussed at some length, and after be-
ing amended by Messrs Billingfelt,
Bucka!ew and Wallace, was passed
finally.
This bill provides for the elcc.i0a on
the second Tuesday of October next, of
152 delegates, twenty of which shall
be elected in the State at large, each
voter voting for not moro than ten
candidates and the twenty having the
highest number of votes shall be de.
clared elected the other delegates (132)
to be elected from the different senator
ial districts.
The tickets to be voted for mem.
bers at large of the convention shall
have on the outside the words "dele
gates at large" and the tickets to be
voted for district members Of the con
vention shall have on the outside the
words "district delegates" and on the
inside the names of the car Hates
dvoted for.
The Convention is to meet in 80 hall
of the House of Representatives at Har-
risburg on the second Friday IN No
vember, and shall have power 20 pro
pose TO the citizens of the Common
wealth for their approval or rel ion,
a new constitution or amendmcn,s to
the present one. One third of the mem
bers shall have the right to require
separate and distinct submission to the
popular vote of any amendment pro
posed.
The 9th article OF the present consti
tuition known as the "declarati0n of
right" shall however remain uuchang-
ed.
The convention shall not create, es-
tablish or submit any proposition for
the establishment Of a court or courts
with exclusive equity jurisdiction.
The entire compensation and allow,
ance to each member Of the convention
shall be as follows: For salary, seven
hundred and fifty dollars; for mileage,
ten cents per mile circular, not to be
allowed at more than two sessions; for
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