The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-29

cOminanu, anu at great expense 10
the people of the comm monwealth.
On motion of Mr.. Brockway, the COM
mittee rose, and the speaker ha wing re-
sumed the chair, the house resolved
that the committee shall have leave to
sit again.
Mr.. Hewitt reported Joint resolu tion
proposing an amendment to the con-
stitutiou of Pennsylvania, making the
state treasurer elective by the people
which passed yeas 81, nays, none.
The following joint resolution, was
referred to the committee of ways and
means:
| JOINT RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO THE
| STATE CAPITAL BUILDINGS.
WHEREAS, The present capital and
executive and land Office department
buildings are untitled for the purposes
designed, being too small, and crowded
! with documents and public archivesand
take large sums annually to keep the IN
in repair;
And iohereas, The buildings are not
fire proof, and documents of immense
value to the state are daily exposed to
complete destruction;
And lCheredS, The erection of new capi-
tol buildings cannot longer be delayed
without danger to the public interests
and dishonor to the legislature OF this
great and growing commonwealth !;
therefore, be it
Resolred by the Senate and House of Rep.
resentatiUeS,
First. That q commission, consistin q
| -
tives, be appointed by the speakers OF
the respective houses, whose duty it
shall be to obtain bids for suitable and
plans for new capital buildings to be
constructed of fire proof materials, as
far AS possible, and to be of such
grandeur OF design, and and of
such capacity, convenience and dura-
bility as to answer the purpose design.
ed, and endure for centuries to come.
ifovided, That those furnishing plans
shall be limited to buildings costing
not over five millions of dollars.
Second. That said commission be in.
structed to inquire of the authorities of
the city of Philadelphia on what terms
a suitable site for state capital buildings
can be procured in that city of not less
than thirty acres in extent.
Third, That each commissioner while
in the discharge of his official duties
| shall receive compensation of So per
day and the necessary travelling ex.
| penses, to be paid by warrant on the
treasury drawn by the auditor general
| after the amount is properly audited,
and that $4,000 or SO much thereof as
may be necessary is hereby appropriat.
| ed to pay such expenses and for pre-
iums of appropriate designs, and said
| commissioners shall make full report
| of their proceedings and hand over all
| designs and estimates procured by them
to the legislature at its next annual
session.
In the Senate on Thursday the fol-
flowing bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Brooke, required county COM
missiOners to furnish assessors with
blanks for agricultural statistics.
BY Mr.. Wallace, act to cure certain
defective acknowledgements of deeds.
The governor sent in a message con-
corning Mr.. Watlace's bill to authorize
the state treasurer to collect certain
moneys heretofore improperly paid.
The governor says he did not feel jus.
tilted in vetoing the the bill, and could
not approve it, believing it was not
sound policy. The bill has become law
by the expiration of ten days. time.
In the House similar message from
the Governor was received.
| Agreeably to order, the house proceed
ed to the consideration of bills on the
public calender, and the first bill in
order, No. 80, entitled an act for the
reorganization, regulation and discip.
line Of the National Guard of Pennsyl-
vania, and to provide for the cnro, ,lment
of the militia.
The bill was discussed by secti0 ) and
disposed Of by the Committee D! the
whole.
In the Senate on Friday bill was in
troduced by Mr.. Buckalew, providing
for repairs Of Susquehanna and Tioga
turnpike, in Luzerne and Sullivan
counties. Passed,
The act incorporating the Danville
and Roaring Creek railroad co mpany
was recommitted.
Mr.. Davis, of Berks, offered a Joint
resolution instructiug the special COM
mittee on the Rothermel picture of the
battle of Gettysburg to dispose of the
same to Joseph Harrison, jr., esq, of
Philadelphia for $25, 200. Referred to
committee on finance.
The constitutional convention bill
was taken up. Mr.. Strang withdrew his
substitute, and the house having non
concurred in the senate amendments,
on motion of Mr.. White the senate in-
sisted upon them. and Messrs. White,
Billingfelt and Buckalew were appoint.
ed a committee of conference ON the
part of the senate.
The general local option bill came up
on third reading and was amended by
Mr.. Humphreys inserting a clause re-
lative TO boards of license commission
ers; also by Mr.. Findlay, by attaching
a second proviso to the first section.
1t then passed finally yeas 1G. nays
IA, with the following proviso added
to section one by the senate:
And provided further, That all licenses
granted after the first day of January,
1873, shall cease, determine and become
void on the first day of April, 1878, ifthe
district for which they shall be granted
determine against the granting of license
and the treasurer Of the proper county
shall then refund to the holder of said H.
cense the moneys so paid therefor, for
which the said treasurer shall be entitled
to credit in his account with the COM
monwealth.
The Governor sent in the following
nominations. Rev. q. II. Miller to be