The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-05

1t required two thirds to suspend the
rules.
1t Is more than probable that this is
equivalent to the defeat of the bill, as it
will be almost impossible to reach IL
again this session..
Agreeably to order the house pro.
ceeded to consider bills on the private
calendar.
Bill No 1l2, entitled an act defining
legal holidays, was read, providing that
January 1st, February 22d, July 4th, De.
cember 25th and Thanksgiving day, as
the same may be appointed by the gov
ernor or President, shall be legal holi.
days.
Mr.. Latta moved to amend by insert.
ing Good Friday, which was not agreed
TO.
Mr.. Lamon moved to amend so as to
make notes, etc payable on Tuesday in
stead of Saturday in case legal holiday
is observed on Monday, which was
agreed to, and the bill passed as amend.
ed.
Bill entitled an act to relieve laborers,
workingmen and journeymen from GER
tain prosecutions and indictments for
conspiracy under the criminal law of
this commonwealth was amended SO as
to protect the rights of those who may
elect to work for employers regardless
OF organizations, was agreed to, and the
bill passed.
Senate bill No 17G, entitled ga sup.
plement to an act to provide for the
election OF judges of the several courts
of this commonwealth, aud to regulate
ainjudicial disiricIs,approved A jril
10, 1851, to Increase the number of
judges Of the supreme court to six"
was read, considered and passed.
Bill entitled IAN act 10 extend the
competency Of persons to be witnesses
in certain criminal cases." was read,
considered and passed.
Mr.. Brockway moved to consider the
joint resolution relative to the pubica.
tion ofacts Of assembly.
The bill provides that in publishing
laws, the signatures olspeak ors and gov.
ernor, shall be omitted and in lieu of
the entire enacting clause to use only
the words "Be it enacted, etc., and
thus savea considera amountof printing.
Passed.
Also, an act ctsecuring to married WON.
en- their separate earnings-yeas A.,
nays 3S.
a motion to consider the joint reso-
luton in relation to removing the Capt..
tai Buildings was defeated by vote of
33 to 80.
In the Senate on Friday last the
majority report in the Mcclure Gray
case was submitted. II is signed by
Senators Buckalew, Davis, Dill and
Brockway.
In the House the following bills were
passed:
An sct to authorize the Danville, Ha.
zleton and Wilkesbarre railroad com.
pany to borrow money and to issue ad.
ditlonal shares of capi tai stock.
9 To lay out q state road in tho coun.
ties Of Schuylkill and Colum bia.
10 provide for the erection of a Door
house in Madison township Columbia
county.
a large number OF private house bills
remain undisposed of, and cannot be
reached without suspension of the Joint
rules.
In the Senate on Monday las! the FOL.
lowing bills were passed:
by Mr.. Buckalew, appointing com.
nlssioners to lay out road in Sullivan
and Columbia counties.
BY Mr.. Buckalew, extending he
lime for paying certain insol vent taxes.
The report of the conference commit.
zee on the econstitutionalc con vention bill
vas presented. 1t makes the BODY con-
list OF 133 delegates, twenty. eight at
arge, each voter voting for fourteen.
hree from each senatorial district and
TX additional from Philadelphia, elect.
ID at large in that city.
Mr.. Buckalew offered resolution to
eier the report back to the committee,
With instructions to insist upon full re.
Presentation Of the people of senatorial
districts, moro in accordance with the
principles of the senate am endments-
a decrease in number 10 two
rom each district.
Mr.. Buckalew said ne considered this
ne worst bill! ever yet presented to this
'ody, because it most manifestly propos-
ID to constituted party convention. He
vas willing to concede that the secre.
ary OF the commonwealth should be
member Of the convention.
Mr.. Mcclure spoke in favor ofthe
o; the Senator ftoa! CJ!un bia |
ounty.
The resolution was then agreed TO |
unanimously.
The House was not in session.
In tho Senate On Tuesday last Mr.,
iraham reported from the committee
# conference Of the appropriation bill,
making numerous amendments, among
which were:
The Danville hospital appropriation
Or an additional wing is cut down from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The Southwestern, Bloomsbury and
lansfeld normal schools receive SIC, 600
ach.
Mr.. Buckalew expressed his surprise
{ tho action upon the Danville appro.
The report was adopted.
a message from the governor anounc-
d that the aulitor general bill had be.
ome law.
Anatternoon session was ordered from
alf past three to half past five O'Clock.
In the House Mr.. Hewitt, on part of
of conference, reported the
eneral appropriation bill as agreed up.
n by said committee, which report was
greed to.
A message from the governor was
1aQ stating that the hin rrO,yidinn