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Pennsylvania Legislature.
SENATE.
ritISDAY, February 26, 1861.
The Senate met and was called to order at
11 o'clock A. M.
I'myer was offered by Rev. William Bishop,
of Harrisburg.
The Journal of yesterday was partly read,
)% hen
The Clerk of the House of Representatives
lk.iug introduced presented an extract from the
Journal of the House.
The reading of the Journal was then con-
Omled.
SPIAKIR' 8 TABLE
The SPEAKER laid before the Senate a com
munication received from the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, transmitting a table of the
population of the State of Pennsylvania by
counties, under the census of 1860, from a
statement received from the Superintendent of
the Census, in the department of the Secretary
of the Interior, Department of the United
States.
Laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. FINNEY, ordered to be
published in the Record.
The communication is as follows :
POPULATION OP THE STATE OF PBNNSTLVANTA.—
CENSUS, 1860.
I=l
Adams...
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver ....
&Ilford
112133
Blair
Bradford
Bucks..
Butler..
Cambria
Carbon.
Centre..
Chester
Clarion
Clearfield
Clinton
Columbia
Crawford. .. .
Cumberland. . . .
oCameron
Dauphin
Delaware
Elk
Erie
Fayette
Forest
Franklin
Fulton
Greene
uutingdont.
I ndiana
Jefferson
Juniata
L aucaater
Lawrence
lA•banon
Lehigh
L uzerne
Lveoming
McKean
Mercer
Mifflin
Monroe
Montgomery .. .
Montour.
Northampton .
Northumberland
Perry
Philadelphia.... .
Pike
Potter
Schuylkill ......
Snyder ..... .
Somerset
Sullivan
Susquehanna...
Tioga
Union
Venango
Warren
Washington .
Wayne
Westmoreland;
Wyoming .. . .
York
Total po' s vulation of Pennsylvania, 2,906,870
"'Comer on county is not returned separately,
but is included in the counties out of which it
was created.
The &MAKER also laid before the Senate a
commuasication from the Secretary of the Girard
College, transmitting the Annual Report of that
institution for the past year.
Laid on the table.
Also, a communication from the President of
the Monett Carbon Railroad company, trans
mitting tua abstract of the accounts of that com
pany for the past year.
Laid con the table.
..
P&T/T/ONF I, RNICONISTRANCIS, MEMORIALS, ac., PRE-
BINTID.
Mr. PALMER, Speaker, presented a petition
from citizens of East Brunswig township,
Schuylkill county, asking for the repeal of cer
tain road laws.
Referred to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges.
Also, a petition of citizens of the same town
bkip, tusking for a change in the place of hold
ing elections in said township.
Referred to the Committee on Election Dis
tricts.
Mr. NICHOLS, one from citizens of Philadel
phia, asking for a law taking from the Supreme
Court the power of certain appointments.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Also, a remonstrance from citizens of Phila
delphia, against the page of a law author
izing the laying of railroad tracks on Lombard
and South streets, in Philadelphia, without a
provision providing for compensation to omni
bus proprietors running on said streets, which
was read, and
Laid upon the.table.
Mr. SMITH presented a petition of citizens of
Philadelphia, praying for compensation to own
ers of fugitive slaves when rescued by mobs,
violence, etc.
laid upon the table. .
Mr. PARKER presented one of like import,
signed by citizens of Philadelphia.
Laid upon the table.
Mr. THOMPSON, one of like import, signed
by citizens of Blair county.
laid upon the table.
Mr. GREGG, one of like import, signed by
citizens of Bellefonte, Centre county.
•
laid upon the table.
Mr. BALL, one of like import, signed by cit
izens of Blair county.
laid um the table.
Mr. BLOOD, one of like import, 400 bY
citizens of Blair county.
Laid upon the table.
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VOL. XIV.
Mr. SMITH presented a petition of citizens
and tax-payers of Philadelphia, asking for the
passage of the bill to erect new public buildings
in said city.
Laid upon the table.
Mr. PARKER, two of like import.
Laid upon the table.
Mr. SERRILL, one of like import.
Laid upon the table.
Mr. MEREDITH, one of like import.
Laid upon the table.
Mr. CONNELL, one of like import.
Laid upon the table.
Mr. PARKER, also presented a remonstrance
against the passage of said bill.
Laid upon the table.
(The bill passed finally yesterday.)
Mr. CONNELL presented four petitions,
signed by two hundred and fifty citizens of
Frankford, Philadelphia, praying for the pass
age of a law authorizing the use of steam power
on the Southwark and Frankford Railroad above
Berks street.
Referred to the Committee on Railroads.
Mr. THOMPSON presented the remonstrance
of one hundred and twenty-four citizens of
Kippack and Perkiomen townships, Montgome
ry county, against changing the place of hold
ing their elections.
Laid upon the table.
Mr. YARDLEY presented a petition, signed
by citizens of Bucks county, asking for such a
change in the common school laws of this Com
monwealth as will enable parents to send their
children to school in adjoining districts, the
same length of time in the year as they can in
their own immediate district.
Referred to the Committee on Education.
POPULATION
28,012
178,836
85,797
29,144
Also, the memorial of members of the con
sistory of Indian creek and Tohickon congrega
tions, of Bucks county, asking authority to sell
certain real estate.
26,737
93,819
27,829
Referred to the Committee on Estates and
Escheats.
48,736
63,679
85,596
29,166
21,083
27,100
Also, the petition of Caroline Lambert and
others, praying for a law for the assessment of
damages done their property by the raising of
the banks of the Delaware Division, Pennsyl
vania Canal, in 1858.
Referred to the Committee on Private Claims
and Damages.
Mr. SCHINDEL presented a remonstrance of
citizens of North and South Whitehall town
ships, Lehigh county, against , the formation of
a new election district'out of parts of said town
ships.
74,688
24,994
18,768
17,722
26,086
48,766
40,098
Referred to the Committee on Election Dis
tricts.
46,767
30,697
6,916
49,425
89,909
Mr. BENSON presented a petition of citizens
of,Homer township, Potter county, asking for a
law to collect additional road taxes in said
township.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
. 898
. 42,128
Mr. GREGG presented six petitions of citi
zens of Lycoming county, asking for the pass
e of the Sunbury and Erie railroad bill, now
padingisi: the Senate.
leferredlo Abe Finance Committee.
Also, three of like import from citizens of
Clinton county.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr. GREGG also presented a petition of citi
zens of Lyooming county for the repeal of a law
relating to noxious animals in said county.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
&c.
. 9,181
. 24,848
. 0,201
. 88,687
. 18,267
16,986
.116,815
22,996
. 21,831
. 48,754
. 90,243
. 37,398
. 8,869
. 86,857
16,841
. 16,759
Mr. BOUND presented a petition of citizens
of Conyngham township, Columbia county,
asking for the extension of a certain road law
to said county.
Referred to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges.
Mr. BOUND also presented a remonstrance
of citizens of Penn township, Snyder county,
against the repeal of the tonnage tax and
against granting relief , to the Sunbury and
Erie Railroad company.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
70,600
... 18,068
... 47,904
... 28,892
... 22,794
-665,681
... 7,166
... 11,470
... 89,616
... 16,086
... 26,784
... 6,687
... 86,267
.... 81,046
... 14,146
.... 26,044
... 19,190
Mr. CRAWFORD presented a remonstrance
of citizens of Mifflin county against the repeal
of the tonnage taz on the Pennsylvania Rail
road.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr. WHARTON, one of like import from
citizens of Huntinvion county.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr. MEREDITH presented the resolutions
and a copy of the proceedings of a county con
vention, held in Indiana county, remonstrating
against the repeal of the tonnage tax.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
46,804
. 82,279
. 63,786
. 12,640
. 68,200
Mr. FULLER, one against the same from
citizens of Fayette county.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. ROBINSON, one of like import from citi
zens of Mercer county.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. BOUGHT= presented a petition of citi
zens of Lebanon county for a law authorizing
and directing the county Ownrake:loners of said
county, to appropriate T6OO towards erecting a
bridge across a certain deek.
Referred to the Committee on Roads, Bridges
and Canals.
Mr. HAMILTON presented the memorial of
Ruth McCoy, widow of an old soldier, asking
for relief.
Referred to the Committee on Pensions and
Gratuities.
Mr. WELSH presented a petition of citizens
of Springfield township, York county, praying
that the school directors of said county may be
directed to erect a new school-house in said
township.
Referral to the Committee on Education.
Mr. WHARTON, a petition of citizens of
Huntingdon county in favor of a stay law.
Referred to the CoMmittee on the Judiciary.
Mr. MEREDITH presented one from citizens
of Armstrong county of similar import.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. WHARTON, three petitions from citi
zens of Camille, and of other portionsof Hunt
ingdon county, praying for a liberal appropria
tion to the starving poor of Kansas.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr. WHARTON, also . presented three peti
tions of citizens of Hunt ingdon county in favor
of the repeal of the tonnage tax.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr. 'HALL, four of like import from citizens
of Blair county.
Referred to the Finance Committee
Also, one of similar import from citizens of
Bedford ()minty.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Also, one of similar import from citizens of
Huntingdon county.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr. Inatmat, one of like import from cit
izens of Armstrong county.
Referred to the :Finance Committee.
Also, one of similar import fr= citizens of
Indiana county.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
litr.lLAlbrewnted two petition' of eitions of
Blair county, asking for alaw for the , protection
Of fruit e 4 fruit trees in said county.
Refer:4lo the Oteihnittee on Agriculture,
Also, a remonstrance of citizens of Cambria
"INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS-NEUTRAL IN -NONE."
HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 28, 1861.
county, against the incorporation of companies
to sink wells for oil.
Referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Mr. MEREDITH presented a remonstrance of
citizens of Pittsburg, against the repeal of a
certain Act for the widening of Virgin alley in
said city.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. LAWRENCE presented a petition of citi
zens of Washington county, praying for a
change in the mode : of collecting taxes in said
county.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Also, a remonstrance of citizens of BellsAlle
borough, Washington county, against any
_al
teration in their borough limits. .
Referred to the Committee on Election Dis
tricts.
Mr. PENNEY presented the remonstrance of
the Commissioners of Allegheny:county against
the passage of Senate bill, entitled `•an Act re
lating to Allegheny county."
laid upon the table.
Also, a petition of citizens of Pittsburg in fa
vor of the passage of the bill, entitled "a sup
plement to the Act incorporating the Quardians
of the Poor of the city of Pittsburg."
Laid upon the table, as the bill has already
passed the Senate.
Also, a remonstrance of citizens of Moon
township,Allegheny county, against the passage
of an Act to change the place of holding their
elections.
Referred to the Committee on Election Die
triots:
Also, a remonstrance of citizens of Allegheny
county against any change in the lateral rail
road law.
Referred to the Committee on Railroads
Also, the petition of citizens of Veinuigo and
Crawford counties, in favor of a State road from
Titusville to the mouth of Oil creek.
Referred to the Committee on Roads arid
Bridges.
Also, a remonstrance of citizens of Ross and
adjacent townships, against any law increasing
tolls on plank roads.
Referred to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges.
Also, a remonstrance of citizens of Pittsburg,
against the repeal of an Act opening Virgin al
ley, in said city.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. IRISH presented one similar to the last
named.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. ROBINSON presented a petition of the
school directors of the Mercer school district,
praying for the passage of a law providing that
the said directors shall not be required to keep
open the schools in said district more than six
months in the year.
Referred to the Committee on Education.
Also, a petition of citizens of Meiver county,.
in favor of a revision of the general road laws
of the State.
Referred to the Judieiary Committee.
Mr- BLOOD presented two. remopstriukces
from Citizens of llk county, against the awl:r
ation of Benezet township, !aid county, to Ca
meron county.
Referred to the Committee on New Countieo
and County Seats.
Also, a petition. from citizens of Jefferson
county, setting forth that they are in favor of
the Compromise measures, known as the Crit
tenden amendments to the Constitution of the
United States.
Referred to the Committee on Federal Rela
tions.
Also, a petition from citizens of Clarion
county, in favor of the repeal of the ninety-fifth
and ninety-sixth sections of the revised pena l
code, and for the restoration of certain prow.
sions of the Act of 1780.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Also, one from citizens of Jefferson amity, o
like import.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. KETCHAM presented twenty-live re
monstrances from citizens of Luzerne county,
against any division of said county.
Referred to the Committee on New Counties
and County Seats.
Also, a petition from citizens of Blakely town
ship, Luzern county, in favor of the erection
of a poor house in said township.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Also, a petition from citizens of Luzerne
county, in favor of the repeal of a supplement
to the Act incovorating tle Milford and Owe
go turnpike road company so far as the same
relates to said county.
Referred to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges.
Also, three remonstrances from citizens of
Luzern° county, against any change in the
mode of advertising sheriffs' sales, &c., in said
county.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. LANDON presented a petition from citi
zens of Sullivan county, for a change in their
road laws.
Referred to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges.
Mr. BENSON, (Finance,) as committed;
House bill No. 289, entitled "an Act to change
the name of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad
company and to facilitate the completion of a
raihresd - fromto -- Erie. -- - -
Mr. GREGG, (same) with amitidnumt,
,House bill No. 238, entifledV to author
ise the State Treasurer and Auditor General to
settle the account of the LewistownWater com
pany, the Lewistown and Tuscarora bridge
company and strike the balance due the State.
Also, (same,) as committed, House bill No.
267, an Act to extend the time for the payment
of the enrollment tax of the Act to incorporate
the Susquehanna Railroad company.
Mr. SMITH, (same,) as committed, House
bill No. 248, entitled an Act for the commuta
tion of tonnage duties.
Mr. WELSH, (same,) with a negative recom
mendation, an Act to exempt from taxation the
property of the Philadelphia city institute.
Also, (same) with a negative recommenda
tion, an Act to exempt from taxation the real
estate of the Union Temporary Home for
friendless children.
Also, (same,) - with a negative recommenda
tion, an Act for the relief of the sureties of. F.
Knox Morton, late Treasurer of Philadelphia.
Kr. HALL, (Estates and Escheats,) as com
mitted, House bill No. 68, an Act to authorize
the minister, trustees, elders and deacons of the
German Reformed congregation of Philadelphia,
to sell certain , ground rents.
Mr. PARKER, (Railroads,) as committed, an
Act to incorporate the Bald Eagle Valley Rail
road company.
Mr. DEBRIE, (Mention PWots,) as cow
witted, House bill N 0.142; enfitlM. "an Act to
change the place of holding elections in Rich-1
land township, Venango county.
• Mr. ROBINSON, (thime,ligar Mouse
Mil N0..888,uu• oe` of
holding. elections. in Rinegrovelownadp, Vey;
nan,go county.
Mr. ITICAPLS, (same,) m committed, an Ac'
airoirrs OP STANDMO COM:IiaMM
regulating elections and election districts in
Lyooming county.
Mr. CRAWFORD, (same,) as committed,
House bill, No. 322, an Act to extend the
limits of the borough of Mechanicsburg, In
diana county.
Mr. MEREDITH, (Agriculture,) House bill,
No. 206, entitled an Act to extend the provi
sions of an Act for the, better regulation of the
Mercer county, Shenango valley, Montour and
Allegheny county Agricultural Societies, to the
Erie county .Agricultural Society.
Mr. SMITH, (Finance,) as committed, House
bill No. 240, entitled "an Act relative to a cer
tain piece of ground in Berks county, belong
ing to the New Jerukalem (or so called Dun
kel's church), and for other purposes.
Mr. SERUM, (Agriculture, &c.,) as com
mitted, House bill No. 277, an Act repealing
portions of an Act to prevent the destruction
of fish within the county of Lawrence.
Mr. THOMPSON, (same,) as committed,
HMSO bill No. 255, an Act relating to deer in
Centre county.
Mr...teULLER, (Compareßills,)made a report
which was read and approved.
Mr. SCHINHN4 (Private Clainis and Dama
ges,) with a negative recommendation, House
bill No. 89, entitled "an Act to refund certain
monies."
BILLS READ IN PLACE
Mr. WELSH read in place an Act relating to
the poor of this Commonwealth.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. SCHINDEL, an Act to incorporate the
Fairview Cemetery association of - Kutztown,
Berks county.
Referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Mr: ThOMPSON, a supplement to' an Act re
ating to banks.
Referred to the Committee on Banks.
Mr. HAMILTON, ttn Act for the relief of
Ruth McCoy, widow of Daniel McCoy, a soldier
of the revolutionary war.
Referred to the Committee on Pensions and
Gratuities.
Mr. BOUGHTER, an. Act authorizing and
requiring the Commissioners of Lebanon county
to pay $BOO towards the erection of a bridge
across a certain creek in said county.
Referred to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges.
Also, an Act to change the place of holding
elections in the sth, ward of the city of Harris
burg.
Referred to the Committee on Election Dis
tricts.
Also, an Act relative to the Harrisburg and
Hamburg Railroad Company.
Reierreol to the Committee on Railroads.
hfir RA LL, an Act appointing Commission
ers to lay out a road through the old Union
burying ground in Logan township, Blair
county.
Referred to the Committee on the Jndiciary.
ORIGINAL RZ3OLGIIOIO3-RREGIAL SISSIONS.
Mr. SMITH offered the following resolution,
which was twice read
" That for the purpose of considering -bills
from the House of Representatives, No. 248,
entitled " an Act for the commutation of ton
nage duties ;" and 239, entitled "an Act to
change the name of the Sunbury and Erie Rail
road Company," the Senate will hold special
sessions, this afternoon and evening, commen
cing at three o' clock and half-past seven o' dock.
Mr. PENNEY. I move to amendby making
the resolution read that an afternoon session
be set apart for the consideration of private
bills:
k the amendment is a proper one. It
was a common rule adopted by the Senate last
session, to appoint special seasons for the con
sideration of private bills. I suppose that we
are more behind hand in the number of private
bills considered than of bills of a public nature.
The bills named in the resolution were report
ed from Committee, this morning ; and I. hope
that the intention of Senators is not to hurry
them through in the manner of-which we have
lately had some examples._ I believe, however,
that if a special session is to be held, at this
time, the business of the Senate would be best
facilitated by a consideration of private bills,
to the exclusion of all others. •
Mr. SMITH. I think that the progress we
have made in the consideration of private bills
would not justify tke adoption of the proposed
amendment. It must be apparent to that San-
Stor i es to every other here, that we adjourn al
most every day, while Senators are passing or
transferring their "calls ;" not having sufficient
business to keep us regnlarlyinsession. Wheth
. er this state of affairs is occasioned by backward
ness on the part of the Committees, or
otherwise, I am unable to • say ; but the
,every day experience of the Senate demon
strates the t ruth. fwhat I have stated. So fax
as the alle ged design of hurrying through this
bill is concerned, I would state that there is no
such design; nor would I be aparty to any mea
sure calculated to force these bills out of time
and to hurry them through, indecently. I
hope that they will have a fair and proper con
sideration. So far sal sin concerned, in rela
tion to one of the bills in which my constitu
ency feel a particular interest, it shall have a
thorough and fair examination, and every Sen
ator-4 speak for my colleagues as well as
myself—shall have an opportunity to fully ex
press his views for or against those bills.
Mr. M'CLURE. I take it for granted that
this Senate has too much respect for itself, to
attempt to pass any bill out of order, to which
a single Senator has an objection. he Sena
tor from Allegheny need have no apprehensions
on that score. It cannot be done.
Mr. WELSH. lam glad to hear the Sena
tors from Philadelphia and Allegheny , express
the sentiments they entertain on these two
important bills ; and now, in order to test their
sincerity on this quesilon, I move further to
amend by inserting in the resolution, that the
afternoon session adjourn at five o'clock and
the evening session at ten.
Mr. M'CLURE. By way , of explanation, I
would state that the Senator from York pro
poses to defeat the very proposition which those
acting with him in reference to this subject ask
for,
viz : that there shall be ample time for a
discussion of these measures. He proposes to
limit the time of the session, and surely for no
other purpose than to limit the, disoussion. Let
every Senator on this floor have ample time to
express any views he may ,have to advance on
these or any other important bills, because the
Senate, with a decent respect for itself, will not
prevent any Senator from , expressing his opin
ion on any subject that may come before the
Senate., Let the sessions last as long as ,
the
Senate chooses to sit in session.
Mr: WELSH. The Senator 'from Franklin
misunderstands the object I have in view. It
was to hold an afternoon session,and if deemed
necespory an evening session, of Oniinary length,
meeting at three o'clock and adjourning at five
o' and.then. meeting 4 seven o'clock and
alliQuriVt ten 0 . .a0Ck.; so Quit we via - not
bp keit ere laieshotic,jadino lie forenj
to remain on this four for the purpose of -pass
ing these bills against the wishes of those Sena-
tors opposed to them. I think that this is a
very proper amendment.
[The Clerk of the House of Representatives
being introduced, presbnted an extract from
the Journal of the House.]
Mr. CLYMER. I would suggest to the Sen
ator from Allegheny as an additional reason for
the adoption of his amendment, that one of
the bills proposed to be considered is not upon
our files as lakerol by the House. There cer
tainly has been no reprint of it, and. in exam
ining this question we may have great difficul
ty to arrive at any conclusion in regard to
what was passed by the House.
Mr. PENNEY. I have a word to say in re
ply to the Senators from Allegheny and Phila
delphia, and I am glad to hear that they have
determined to manifest no disposition to act
hastily in regard to these bills. But, Mr.
Speaker, the - very fact of this resolution being
offered is an extraordinary proceeding. What
other bills before the Senate, either in this or
other sessions, have been reported in the morn
ing, and two extra sessions resolved upon before
those bills were printed as amended? I say
that that is forcing the bills in an unusual way.
I have no objection to their 'consideration in the
ordinary manner, but I do object, at this time,
when I am obliged to attend a meeting of a
Committee. The remark of the Senator from
Berke is entirely applicable in reference to the
Sunbury and Erie bill. I hope, therefore, the
night session will be dispensed with, and that,
after whatever progress may bemade with these
bills this morning, they may be laid over on
the orders. The proper way, in my opinion, is
to treat them as other bills are treated.
Mr. IRISH. In answer to the allegation of
the Senator from Philadelphia, that there are
at present no:private bills before us for action at
this time, I would state that I have in my
charge at this time, a sufficient number of bills
to consume the entire time of the proposed
afternoon and evening sessions. That is not,
however, my chief objeation to the resolution
as originally presented. lam not prepared, for
my own part, to examine these bills at this
time.
Mr. SMITH. It is singular that the Senator
from Allegheny, who has just taken his seat,
has not offered a resolution, long ago, to pro
vide for an afternoon sesaionfor the comddera
of his own private bills. I would have voted
for such a resolution. But these are important
bills and they ought to be fairly, fully and pro
perly discussed, and it is with that view I have
offered the resolution providing for extra ses
sions. In regard to the proposition of the
Senator from York, to adjourn at a particular
hour, I am satisfied that that that Se,nator does
not mean to defeat those bills by rules. They
should be defeated, if at all, by votes. That
is the way in which I propose to defeat any bill
that I may comiider obnoxious; and lam in
favor of every measure being at least properly
discussed. The staving off of the consideration
of a'subject is not:a fair way of treating" . it. -
On the question, - • - -
Will the Senate agree totunend as proposed
by - Mr. TEN-NY,
The yeas and. nays were - required ; by Mr.
CLYMER and Mr. SMITH, and were as follows;
viz:
Yras--Messra. Boughfer, .Clymer,
Crawford, Fuller, Hamilton, Riestand,
Mott, Penney; Robinson, *Wait slid Yardley
—l3;
Nsrs—Messrs. Benson, Blood, °Connell, Fin
ney, Gregg, Hall, Imbrie, Ketcham, Landon,
M'Clure, Meredith, Nichols, Parker, Schindel,
Benin, Smith, Thompson, Wharton and Palmer
Speaker-19.
So the question was determined in the nega
tive. • - -
Mr. WELSH. I now renew my amendment:
That the Senate adjourn at five o'clock and ten
o'clock, P. M. The reason why I propose the
amendment is, that I am oppoaed to having
any sesssions of this Senate of an indeterminate
length of time. Ido not wish to defeat. by
unfair means, any measure which Form,r before
this Senate, but I am opposed to - meeting here
without knowing at what hour 'ware to ad
journ.
Mr. LANDON. I believe it isjiprinciple of
Democracy that.the majority shouldtule ; and
I, abiding by that rule, when five o'clock comes,
if a majority of the Senate wish to adjourn, I
am satisfied ; and if they wish to continue
longer in session, I will try to be satisfied, at
all events. I think that instead of sktling this
question in advance, we should try to settle it
when it ought to le settled.
On the question,
Will the Senate agree to the amendment of
Mr. WIRTSH ?
The. yeas and nays were required by Mr.
WELS and Mr. SMITH, and were as fol
lows, viz.:
YEAs—Messrs. Boughter, Bound, Clymer,
Crawford, Fuller, Hamilton , Irish, Meredith,
Mott, Penney, Robinson, elsh, and Yardley
—l3. - •
Nara—Messrs. Benson, Blood,Connell, Gregg,
Hall, Hiestand, Imbrie, Ketcham, Landon,
M'Clure, Nichols, Parker Schindel, Senill,
Sp Smith, Thompson, Wharton, and Palmer,
eaker-18.
So the question was determined in the new
tive, and
The question recurring on the resolation,
lifv. IRISH moved so'to amend as tifinake it
read, "that the specialsessions be held to-n2or
row instead of those proposed, and that the
bills as amended be = printed and placed upon
the files of the Senate."
Mr. IRISH. I would stator that • - •I propose
this amendment not out of any factiousopposa 7
lion to either of the bills, but I say frankly that
it is impossible for me • to be prepared! to Act
upon them this afternoon, esPecially, as one of
them has not been printed I do not see any
good reason why the. Stirytte should not -give
this much time to their consideration. I sub
mit the proposition in good faith and, hope the
Senate will agree to it.
BOUND. Ildeeire to say a few words in
regard to the amendment offered by the Senator
from Allegheny (Mr. Inner). So far 'as One of
the bills indicated is concerned; I eta :inclined.
' to support it ; and I shall offer no factions
_oppo
intim:to either of these bills. 'wish them to
be. discussed fairly and candidly, :disposed ,of
by the Senate in a way comporting with decen
cy and legislative-Practice.' I think that neither
of the bills can gain any.fftrength hr this cham
ber, or in any portion of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, by their being 'forced through
without Senators having time and opportunity
for a full, fair and satisfactory investigation of
thein. I am willing to meet Senators
here to-morrow to consider those hills and die-
pose of them if they must then be disposed, of,
but I liaveleen necessarily absent on a commit
tee Appointed by the• Senate andlimise of Rep,
Tesentatives for several .days. One of the bills
I desire" to P and Iv to hlive time
'conipatio It zwith..tholiilLagA Poised 143 ii !Wm*
Of Representatives. ~ !plasm, are_ t gr p it
different printed copiesOf the bill kn , '
mutation of the tonnage tax. After that bill
thaw Itinting
Having procured Steam Power Presses, we are
prepared to execute 308 and BOOK PRINTING of every
description, cheaper that it can be done at any other ea
tabitehmentin the country.
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advertisements.
had passed through the House, I asked a num
ber of the members of that body what they
voted for,
and not a man of them could tell me
which of the bills they had acted upon, and
passed through that House. Now, while I act
here as a man and a Legislator, I wish
to act intelligently in accordance with what I
believe to be the best interests of my constitu
ents. lam always willing to accord to every
member of the Senate a full and fair considera
tion of every Pleasure that comes before this
body, and I ask the same courtesy to be ex
tended to me. Now, lam in favor of the Sun
bury and Erie Railroad bill, and am willing to
see it pass with the restrictions placed upon it,
but I wish to understand it, also the bill for the
commutation of the tonnage tax. I can sit
here as long as any member of the Senate, but
I wish some little time to collect the thoughts
which I wish to present on that bill, and also
to investigate each of the provisions enacted by
the House.
Mr. SMITH. Every Senator must know that
these bills cannot pass under any circumstances
within three days. It requires, according to
the rules of the Senate, three days to pass these
bills; unless a suspension of the rules is given,
which is not likely to take place, and which will
not be asked for. We can pass them to second
reading to-day, through second reading to
morrow, and to third reading on the following
day, at which time I was in hopes that all dis
cussion would take place. The rules of the
Senate prohibit a hasty passage of bills, and we
now merely propose in this case to go on in the
regular way. They are important bills, and all
the rules of the Senate should apply to them:
On the question,
Will the Senate agree to the amendment pto
posed by Mr. IRISH
The yeas and nays were required by Mr.
IRISH and Mr. PENNEY and were as follow,
viz::
Yana.—Massers. I3oughter, Bonnd, Clymer,
Crawford, Hamilton, Hiestand, Irish,Ketcham,
'Lawrence, Mott, Penney, Robinson, Welsh and
Yardley.-14.
NAYS.—Benson, Blood, Connell,Finney,Hall,
Imbrie, Landon,. M'Clure, Meredith Nichols,
Parker, Serrill, Smith, Thompson, Wharton and
Palmer, Speaker.-16.
So the question was determined in the nega
tive.
And the question recurring on the resolu
tion,
Mr. • LAWRENCE said : Inasmuch as the
yeas and nays are called on this resolution I
desire to say a word relative thereto. I believe
by what has been said that the Senate is deter
mined to proceed to the consideration of these
bills. I agree with the Senator from Philadel
phia as-to their importance, and lam prepared
to eay with the Senator from Northumberland
(Mr. Boutin) that if one of those bills is pre
sented to me in the shape in which it was
drawn up in the House, I will vote for it. If
the other hill is presented ,to me in the shape
in which I noticed it in. the House, I shall vote
tigainst it. I refer now to the bill for the coa
-1 inutile= of tonnage duties. As at present ad
vised, I would not vote for the repeal of the
tonnage tax ; but I will not be found voting
against allowing the friends of these bills to
I have BIM* sessions set apart for the purpose of
considering them. They are the most import
ant bills of the session, and their friends and
opponents should be heard in reference to them.
I agree with the Senator from Philadeltohla
that it is not a fair way to kill a bill brat
teMpting to stave it off and prevent its consid
eration. There are a number of local bills on
our files, and I would-be slad to join with the
Senator from Allegheny in considering them.
I do not wish to be considered in voting for the
resolution, as declaring myself in favor of both
of thehills to which reference has been made.
On the question,
Will the Senate agree to the resolution
The yeas and nays were required by Mr.
1111iNEY and Mr. SMITH, and were as follows,
viz :
YEAs—Messrs. Benson, Blood, Connell, Fin
ney, Hall, Imbrie, Ketcham, Landon, Lawrence,
M'Clure, Meredith, Nichols, Parker, Schindel,
'Serriß, Smith, Thompson, Wharton, and Pal
mer, Speaker-18.
NArs—Messrs. Boughter, Bound, Clymer,
Crawford, Fuller, Hamilton, Hiestand, Irish,
Mott, Penney, Robinson, Welsh, Yardley.
So the resolution passed.
Mr. M'CL'altE offered the following resolu
tion, which was twice read, considered and
agreed to :
Resolved, That a select committee of five be
appointed to report to the Senate a bill appor
tioning the State into Congressional districts.
At the suggestion of Mr. WFLSH the num
ber of the Committee was increased to,seven.
The. SPEAKER appointed as said Ciiramittee,
Messrs. M'CLURE, FINNEY, GREGG, SCHIN
DEL, SMITH, LANDON and LAWRENCE.
EXTRACT FROM THE HOUSE JOURNAL
An extract from the Journal of the' House of
Representatives was read, as follows
"If the Senate concur, that the Governor b l e.
reqUested to return bill No SIOI, entitled , vs.
supplement to au Act to incorporate the Ooln
monwealth Insurance company.
Mr.II3OIJGHTER suggested that thetrovernor
had already signed the bill.
On motion of Mr. BOUGI;LTER the further
consideration of the extract was postponed for
the present. - • -
°SMILES OP TIE DAY-ALLEGIIRMY OIL COMPANY
Senate bill, entitled "an Act to incorporate
the Allegheny Oil company," came up in order
on second reading.
Mr. TEA .1 - , asked for the reading of the bill.
TIM bill was partly read, and pending the
same, the Senate; at 1 o'clock, p. m.
Adjourned.
THE SUBSCRIBERS offer at Pri vat°
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running order; 7 Horses, 2 afulea, 5 One Horse Wagons
and•Marness,2l large Spring Wagon; 1 'Complits wipe°
Trnek,Wagon, 1 Two Horse ,Carriage, 2 Frame Stable:,
.abOut 400 Iwp Bushel BASS, 700 Tilawier Siyhens Vall,y
Coal, 68 Souks of ..411t, 2 small Fire Proof _Spica, a large
amount of Office Furniture and poverty:roan - 0a d with
the forwarding Miramar, togeoler_ wtth an exttn•i% e
Itectifyiug apparatus in comideteoidii.
Also, the undivided hilt pail of 160 tc , rzs of Coil lauds
akin . ° in the Short Mountain, In LA hens' Valley, Dauphin
county, near Gra,ztown, the veins of Coil well dovellked.
Applicatio ., to be !tilde to the undersigned before tho
first day of March, 1861.
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