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Pennsylvania Legislature.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TIMM - AY, March 14, 1861.
The House was called to order at 10 o'clock
A. hi. by the Speaker.
The Clerk read the Journal of yesterday.
RECONSIDERATION.
Mr. BREWSTER moved to reconsider the vote
on the final passage of the bill entitled an Act
relative to the claim of James Condron of Blair
county.
The motion was agreed to ; and,
The question recurring on the final passage
of said bill,
The yeas and nays were required by Mr.
HILL and Mr. BRODHEAD, and were as
follows, viz :
Ycxs—Messrs. Abbott, Alexander, Ashcom,
Austin, Bartholomew, Bisel, Blair, Blanchard,
Brewster, Burns, Byrne, Cowan, Craig, Duncan,
Elliott, Frazier, Gibboney, Goehring, Gordon,
Graham, Rapper, Harvey, Hayes, Haus, Irvin,
Lawrence, Leisenring, Lowther, M'Gonigal,
Marshall, Mullin, Patterson, Peirce, Preston,
Randall, Ridgway, Robinson, Roller, Schrock,
Seltzer, Shafer, Smith, (Philadelphia,) Stehman,
Teller, White, Wilson and Davis, Speaker.-47.
NAYS—Messrs. Acker, Anderson, Barnsley,
Bliss, Boyer, Brodhead, Butler, (Carbon,) Cald
well, Clark, Collins, Cope, Dismant, Divins,
Donley, Douglass, Ellenberger, Gaskill,
Huhn, Kline, Koch, Liehtenwallner, M'Don
ough, Manifold, Moore, Morrison, Myers,
Osterhout, Reiff, Rhoads, Smith, (Berks,) Stone
back, Taylor, Thomas and Wildey.---35.
So the question was determined in the affirrua
tire.
I=
Agreeably to order the House resumed the
second reading and consideration of bills on the
Private Calendar, when the following were dis
posed of as stated :
No. 863. An Act to repeal so much of the
fonrth section of an Act, approved the twenty
third day of March, A. D. 1859, incorporating
the borough of Schuylkill Haven, as relates to
the election of supervisors.
Passed finally.
Sen. 110. An Act relative to the cemetery of
Miners' Lodge, number twenty, of the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows of the State of
Pennsylvania.
Passed finally.
Sen. 74. An Act to alter and amend the Act,
entitled "an Act to establish a public ferry across
the Clarion river, at or near Armstrong's mills,
in the counties of Jefferson and Forest, and for
other purposes," approved the second day of
April, 1850.
Passed finally.
Sen. 189. An Act to incorporate the Olney li
brary company.
Negatived.
No. 370. An Act to incorporate the Excel
sior Steam Forcing Hose company of Philadel
phis.
Passed finally.
No. 380. An Act for the protection of dogs
in Delaware county.
Passed finally.
No. 391. An Act to repeal an Act to tax
dogs in tho county of Allegheny.
On the final passage of the
The yeas and nays were required by Mr.
HUHN and Mr. WILDEY, and were as fol
lows, viz :
Yu/a--Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Ash
com, Austin, Ball, Bartholomew, Bisil, Bixler,
Bliss, Boyer, Brewster, Burns, Caldwell, Cope,
Cowan, Craig, I)ismant, Divins, Donley, Doug
las, Duncan, Ellenberger, Elliott, Gaskill,
Goebring, Gorden, Graham, nipper, Harvey,
Hayes, Heck, Hill, Hillman, Hotitts, Koch,
Lelsenring, Lichtenwallner, Lowther, McDo
nough, Manifold, Marshall, Morrison, Mullin,
Myers, Osterhout, Patterson, Pierce, Preston,
Pughe, Randall, Rieff, Rhoads, Roller, Schrock,
Seltzer, Shafer, Sheppard, Smith, (Berks,) Smith,
(Philadelphia,) Stelunan, Strang, Walker,
White and Wilson-62.
Nays—Messrs. Abbott, Barnsley, Brodhead,
Huhn, icily, Wildey and Davis, Speaker-7.
So the question was determined in the af
firmative.
AFTERNOON S&SION
Mr. BARTHOLOMEW offered the following
resolution :
Resolved, That for the purpose of considering
bill on the file of the House of Representa
tives, No. 411, entitled "an Act to incorporate
the People's Passenger Railway company of
Philadelphia," and such other business as the
House may direct, this House will hold an af
ternoon session, commencing at three o'clock.
On the question,
Will the House proceed to the second read
ing of the resolution ?
The yeas and nays were required by Mr.
RIDGWAY and Mr. SHEPPARD and were as
follow, viz :
YEAS.—Messrs. Armstrong, Ashcom, Bar
tholomew, Bisel, Bixler, Blair, Bressler, Brod
head, Clark, Cope, Cowan, Divins, Donley,
Duffield, Duncan, Dunlap, Elliott, Gibboney,
Heck, Hill, Kline, Lawrence, Lowther, M'
Gonigal, Manifold, Marshall, Myers, Patterson
Peirce,Pughe, Randall, Reiff, Ithowls,Ridgway
Roller, Strang, Taylor and Davis, Speaker-88
NAYS.—Messrs. Abbott, Acker, Alexander, An
derson, Austin, Barnsley,Blanchard,Bliss,Brew
ster, Burns, Butler, (Carbon,)Butler, (Crawford,
Byrne, Caldwell, Collins, Craig, Dismant,Doug
lass, Frazier, Gaskill, Goehrin g , Gordon, (ha
ham, Rapper , Harvey, Hayes, Hillman, Hood,
Beaus, Huhn, Irvin, Koch, Leisenring, Lich
tenwallner, M'Donough, Moore, Morrison, Mul
lin, Ober, Osterhout, Preston, Reily, Schrock,
Seltzer, Shafer, Sheppard, Steinman, Teller,
Thomas, Tracy, Wildey, Williams, and Wil
son-52.
So the question was determined in the nega
tive.
PRIVATE CALENDAR.
The House resumed the second reading and
consideration of bills on the private calendar,
when the following were disposed of as stated :
No. 892. An Act to prevent catching fish in
Slipperyrock creek, in Butler county.
Passed finally.
No. 394. A supplement to an Act relative to
the selling of the repairing of .the public roads
in certain townships in Schuylkill county, ap
proved 19th January, A. D. 1860.
Passed finally.
No. 396. An Act relating to roads in the
townships of Hartley, Lewis and West Buffalo,
in the county of Union.
Passed finally.
No. 396. An Act declaring Jackson's run, in
Warren county, a public highway.
Passed finally.
Sen. 3 6. A supplement to an Act appoint
ing Commissioners to lay out and open a State
road in the counties of Potter and M'Kean, ap
proved on the eleventh day of April, A. D.
1869.
Passed finally.
Sen. 86. A supplement to an Act anthoria:
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VOL. XIV.
ing the Governor to incorporate the Larrie's
Creek Plank Road company, et cetera,' approv
ed the eighth day of May, 1850, and the sever
al supplements thereto.
Passed finally.
No. 401. An Act extending the provisions
of au Act relating to the selling of the repair
ing of the public roads in certain townships in
Schuylkill county, approved 19th January, A.
D. 1860, to the township of North Manheim.
On motion of Mr. COLLINS the further con
sideration of the bill was postponed for the
present.
No. 402. An Act to extend the time for
rompleting the Butler and Freeport turnpike
toad.
Passed finally.
No. 407. Supplementary to an Act to incor
porate the North Philadelphia Passenger Rail
road company.
Mr. SHEPPARD offered the following amend
ment :
Add at the end of the first section the follow
in pr ovided, That no cars propelled by steam
upon said road shall be permitted to run south
of Columbia Avenue.
The amendment was agreed to.
The bill and title was agreed to ; and
On the question,
Will the House suspend the rules and read
the bill a third time?
The yeas and nays were required by Mr.
BARNSLEY and Mr. TAYLOR, and were as
follows, viz :
Yana—Messrs. Abbott, Anderson, Austin,
Bartholomew, Blair, Burns, Butler, (Carbon,)
Cowan, Divins, Douglass, Duncan, Elliott,
Gaskill, Gibboney Gordon, Happer i Heck,
Huhn, Irvin, Kline, Lawrence, Leisenring,
Lowther, McDonough, Manifold, Marshall,
Moore, Morrison, Osterhout, Patterson, Peirce,
Preston, Randall, Rhoads, Roller, Seltzer,
Smith, (Barks,) Smith, (Philadelphia,) Thomas
and Davis, Speaker--40.
NAYS—Messrs. Acker, Alexander, Ashcom,
Barnsley, Bisel, Bixler, Boyer, Brodhead,
Butler, (Crawford,) Byrne, Caldwell, Clark,
Collins, Donley, Duffield, Dunlap, Ellenberger,
Frazier, Harvey, Hayes, Hill, Hillman, Hood,
Hams, Lichtenwallner, Mullin, Myers, Ober,
Pughe, Reily, Schrock, Shafer, Stoneback,
Taylor, White, Williams and Wilson-37.
Less than two-thirds not having voted in the
affirmative, the question was determined in the
negative.
Air. DUFFIELD. I desire to submit amo
tion for the reconsideration of the vote just
taken ; and if that motion be seconded, I de
sire to make a statement of facts connected with
this bill which I think will exhibit its proprie
ty to those gentlemen who have been disposed
to vote against it. I move that the vote just
taken be reconsidered.
Mr. DUNLAP seconded the motion for re
consideration.
Mr. DUFFIELD. Ido not submit this mo
tion with any intention of being factious, and I
do not propose to offer any inducement for the
passage of the bill, except such as may honeatly
convince the judgment of this House. Some
members may be disposed to regard all these
railroad bills as liable to suspicion—as being
traps or snares. • I - `can assure them that this
bill is not of that-character.
This road is built oier the plank road, with
which gentlemen living in the neighborhood of
Philadelphia are, familiar, running from Broad
street and Turner's lane to 'Germantown. In
1868, a charter was granted for laying a plank
road under the name and title of the "North
Philadelphia passenger railway company." The
track of that road was laid by Emanuel Peters,
whose name appears in the second section. In
order to construct that road, he expended of
his own means about eighty thousand dollars,
and by this expenditure he was reduced from
comparative affluence to beggary. He lives in
my town ; I have known him from childhood ;
he is one of the most honest and upright men
in our community. He has a largo family, who
are dependent upon the success of this bill. If
we refuse to pass it, they will be beggared, and,
I think, without any just cause. The man
ner in which Mr. Peters became involved in
this difficulty was, that he was induced to take
the stock of the company as his remuneration.
This was a foolish proceeding on -his part, for
the stock is now worth nothing, because the
road cannot be put into operation without the
introduction of steam as a means of propul
sion.
We, who live in the neighborhood of this
railroad know, perhaps, more in regard to this
proposed introduction of steam, than some oth
ers. It is not proposed to draw the cars by lo
comotives. It is intended that there shall be
attached to the car 'what is called a "dummy,"
which runs along without making any noise.
In the section of country through which this
road runs, there is no objection from property
holders. Cars propelled by steam go through
that section three or four times a day. The
Reading road is on one side, the North Pennsyl
vania on the other, and the Pennsylvania rail
road not far off. These all come further into
the city and make a noise by their locomotives.
This is a section of country which requires just
such a road to be put in operation. Ris a.road
beautifully adapted for the purpose of riding
out of the city into the suburbs.
By allowing steam to be used on this road,
the company will be placed in such a position
that this man will be able to reimburse himself
for his great outlay. The bill is altogether a
relief bill. It contains a provision, the effect
of which is that his claim cannot be superseded
by bond-holders coming in andsueing out their
bonds.
I appeal to members personally, for the sake
of this man, who has been, I was about to say,
robbed of nearly all his property. Perhaps
this is to some extent the result of his own im
prudence ; but human nature is not infallible.
I hope the House will place reliance upon my
statement, and will support this motion to re•
consider and then pass the bill.
Mr. BARNSLEY. The only objection which
I have to this bill is founded upon the provi
sion which allows the use of steam on our pub
lic highways: If that provision be stricken
from the bill I shall not object to its passage.
I have no doubt that, if the gentleman will
withdraw his motion and allow this bill to lie
over for a day under the rules, it can be put in
such a form as to be entirely unobjectionable.
I hope the gentleman will withdraw his motion.
A delay of one day certainly cannot be of any
great consequence to him or those interested in
this bill,
Mr. DUFFIELD. If I could see any neces
sity for such a course I should be perfectly will=
mg to withdraw my motion ; but I cannot see
any such necessity. The objection offered by
the gentleman is no doubt urged conscientious
ly' but it is not applicable to this bill. The bill
not interfere with the interests of the peci
pl of Bucks county or any other eounty. This
road is one which was constructed more for a
private road than for public use ; itia t more of
,
a feasure'rOaq than my thing else, Every,
"INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS - NEUTRAL IN NONE•"
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 15, 1861
body knows that who is acquainted with the
subject.
Mr. BARNSLEY. I rise to explain. This
road is one of the most public roads in that
part of the rural districts of Philadelphia. It
is much traveled by my constituents. I state
this from my own knowledge. I myself have
traveled over the road for the purpose of tranS
acting my own business.
Mr. DUFFIELD. I think the gentleman is
mistaken with regard to its being this road. In
addition to that, all the locomotives, at any
rate, cross Broad street right in the neighbor
hood. So that Ido not think the gentleman's
objection is valid. I hope he will not urge it.
The motion of Mr. DUFF.I.LD was agreed to;
and,
The question again recurring will the House
suspend the rules and read the bill a third time
by its title ?
On the question,
The yeas and nays were required by Mr.
BARNSLEY and Mr. SMITH, (Philadelphia,)
and were as follows, viz :
YEAS—Messrs. Abbott, Alexander, Ander
son, Armstrong, Austin, Bartholomew, Bisel,
Blair, Bliss, Boyer,Brewster, Burns, Butler,
(Carbon,) Byrne, Cope, Cowan, Craig, Divins,
Donley, Douglass, Duffield, Duncan, Dunlap,
Ellenberger, Elliott, Gaskill, Gibboney, Gordon,
Graham, Heck, Hillman Halal', Irvin, Mine,
Lawrence, Leisenring, Lowther, M'Donough,
M'Gonigal, Manifold, Marshall, Morrison, Ober,
Osterhout, Patterson, Peirce, Preston, Randall,
Reiff, Rhoads, Roller,Schrock, Seltzer, Shafer,
Smith, (Barks,) Smith, (Philadelphia,) Steh
man, Strang, Thomas, and White—GO.
NAYS.—Messrs. Ashcow, Barnsley, Bixler,
Brodhead, Butler, (Crawford,) Caldwell, Collins,
Dismant, Frazier, Rapper, Hayes, Hill, Hood,
Lichtenwallner, Myers, Reiley and Williams
-17.
So the question was determined in the affirma
tive.
The bill was then react a third time by its
title.
Mr. ABBOTT moved that the House go into
Committee of the Whole for, the purpose of
special amendment, viz :
To strike out in the first section after the
word "cars" in the Bth line, the words "any
law or ordinance to the,contrary notwithstand
ing.•
The House gave its unanimous consent to the
amendment, and
The bill then
Passed finally.
No. 408. An Act to incorporate the People's
Pasgenger Railroad company.
Passed finally.
No. 410. An Act to incorporate the Harris
burg City Passenger Railroad company.
Passed finally.
No. 413. An Act declaring the West Fork
of the Clarion river, above Bliena Vista, in Elk
county, a public highway.
Passed finally.
No. 421. An Act to regulate proceedings in
foreign attachment, in the city of Philadelphia.
Nr. RANDALL offered the following amend
ment :
In the first section, after the word- "writing"
in the Bth line, insert "under oath or affirma
tion."
In the sixth line of the 2nd section, strike
out tlie word "thirty" and insert "sixty."
In the eighth line of the same section, strike
out the word "thirty" and insert "sixty."
The amendment was agreed to, and
The bill
Passed finally.
No. 426. An Act legalizing certain dockets
of the justice of the peace of the borough of
Brookville.
Passed finally.
No. 427. An Act to regulate the sale of
stone coal in the city of Philadelphia.
On the final passage of the bill, . '
The yeas and nays were required by Mr.
RANDALL and Mr. SMITH, (Philadelphia,)
and were as as follows, viz :
YEAs—Messrs. Abbott, Alexander, Anderson,
Armstrong, Austin, Ball, Bartholomew, Bisel,
Blair, Blanchard, Bliss, Bressler, Brewster, Brod
head , Burns, Butler, (Carbon,) Butler, (Crawford,)
Byrne, Clark, Collins, Cowan, Craig, Douglass,
Duncan, Ellenberger, Elliott, Frazier, Gaskill;
Goehring, Graham, ,Hopper, Harvey, Hayes,
Hill, Hillman, Hood, Hofius, Huhn, Koch/
Leiscnring, Lichtenwallner, M'Donough,
.M'-
gonigal, Manifold, Marshall, Moore, Mullin,
Osterhout, Patterson, Peirce, Preston, Reiff,
Rhoads, Ridgway, Robinson, Roller, Schrock,
Seltzer, Shafer, Smith, (Philadelphia,) Steinman
Stoneback, Taylor, Thomas, Tracy, White, Wil-.
llama, and Wilson-69.
NAYS—Messrs. Acker, Barnsley, Caldwell,
Dunlap, Gordon, Morrison, Randall-7.
So the question was determined in the affirm
ative.
Mr. MARSHALL moved that a Committee of
two be appointed to conduct the members of
the Senate into the Hall of the House of Rep
resentatives at 12 o'clock u.,for the purpose of
pro-ceeding to the election of a United Statei
Senator, in the place of. Hon. Simon Cameron,
resigned.
The motion Was agreed to, : •
And the Speaker appointedlffessrs. ,MAR
Kama. and LEISMIRING said Committee.
DIVORCE OF JOKY P . AND MARTHA PRINGLE-
No. 428. An Act to annul the marriage con
tract between John P. and Martha Pringle.
Mr. MUILIN. This is an application for di
vorce which does not come within the cogni
zance of our Courts ; and the facts as they are
exhibited in the testimony which was before
the Committee, are such as to satisfy me that
this House should pass this bill. It is certainly
a very meritorious measure ; and I trust that
before the question lib taken on its final pass
age, the testimony will be read for the inform
ation of the House. I have here the testimony
which was produced before the Committee.
[Several members suggested that the reading
of the testimony was not necessary.] If the
House do not wish to hear the testimony it is
perhaps proper that I should state the acts.
John P. Pringle and Martha, who is now his
wife, were united in the bonds of matrimony,
on the 26th of January, 1860. They cohabited
together until the 80th of August, of the same
year, at which time Mrs. Pringle gave birth to
a fully developed child. This was only seven
months after their marriage. The physician
who attended in the confinement, pronounced
the child to be fully developed, and Mr. Prin
gle therefore disclaimed being its father.
Eight days after the birth of this child, Mrs.
Pringle went before a Justice of the Peace and
made information, on. which the father of the
child was arrested and held to bail for his ap
pearance at Court, to answer the charge of for
nication and bastardy.
Considering all the circumstances, I think it
would be a great hardship to compel• John P.
Pringle to live with this woman and to father
this, bastard child. • I hope the House will take
this subject into serious consideration, and will .
paw WS bill. ' ' •
Mr. AUSTIN. As a general principle, lam
opposed to Legislative interference with mar
riage contracts, and heretefore, I have almost
invariably voted against bills before the House,
for annulling such contracts. But, I have been
made acquainted with some of the circumstan
ces of this case, midi think it is one of extreme
hardship . to the hnsband. I have learned these
aircumtancett from gentlemen who are well ac
quainted with the facts, and who, I know, would
not state what was not strictly correct. I think
this House should give its sanction to the an
nulment of this marriage contract. I shall vote
for the bill, and I hope that it will pass.
Mr. GORDON. I suppose that it is not the
disposition of this House to trifle with a case
of this kind. The question of divorce is, I be
lieve, considered by all right-minded persons,
very solemn subject; and I hope that this
House will not sanction the divorce of these
persons from the bonds of matrimony, unless
sufficient proof be offered to demonstrate the
propriety of such action. I, for one, as a legis
lator, cannot take the dixit of any one on a
subject like this. I understand that there is
someZtestimony which has been laid before the
Committee, and which seems to have satisfied
the Committee with regard to the merits of this
case. Whether it will satisfy me and other
members of this House, lam unable to say. I
apprehend that this. House will not sanction a
divorce in this case, until they have that evi
dence read. I would, therefore, call for the
reading of that testimony.
Mr. ROBINSON. As a member of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary Local, it was my im
pression that this bill had been reported nega
tively.
Mr. GORDON. The bill appears to have been
reported affirmatively.
Mr. MILT. In regard to this case, I will
say, that the birth of this child seven months
after the marriage, is not, in my judgment, pri
ma facie evidence of the infidelity of Mrs. Prin
gle. Many a child is born at seven months
and is, to all appearances, perfectly developed
I know a family in which the wife—lawfully
married—has given birth to six children ; and
never, in one instance ) according to her state
ment, has the child • gone , more than seven
months. I myself attended her in the birth of
two of those children ; they were matured, and
have lived.
The idea that Mrs. Pringle has cohabited with
another man is probably mere surriaise. We
know also that there are some women who will
go before a Justice of the Peace and swear in
such a way as to criminate men, for the purpose
of getting money. This,is probably a precon
certed plan to carry opt, their wishes. I know
not what they are--4 am not acquainted with
the partlei—but I -think that the mere birth of
the child within this time, is no evidence of the
wife's infidelity—is no good reason why a di
vorce shOuld be decreed.
Mr. ELT lOIT lam a member of the local
Judiciary Committee, but I am wholly unable
to tell how this bill has come from the Commi
ttee with au affirmative recommendation. I un
derstood that it ve , rit . pto be reported negatiyely,
if at all.
. These parties are both well advanced in
years. Both h,sal been married previously to
thin union ; both had grown up children. It
does seem to me strange that one of them
should now seek a divorce for such causes as
are here assigned. '
[The above proceedings were occasionally in
terrupted by laughter among the members.]
Mr. GORDON. I rise to protest against the
spirit of levity which is manifested in re
gard to this proceeding: It is perfectly shame
ful, that in the 1410810u:re. of Pennsylvania,
we cannot discuss so solemn case as a divorce
case, which in a Court of Common Pleas would
be treated in its right character, without having
this House convulsed with laughter. I hope
that there will be' no more manifestations of
such a spirit. It seems to me very strange
that a case like this cannot be treated with the
proper degree of seriousness. It is a case
which appropriately comes before us and one
which we lawyers consider a solemn case. I
hope it will, hereafter be treated in the proper
manner.
The Clerk then proceeded to read the testi
mony ; but was -interrupted by the . following
pry.;
CONVENTION.-ELEOTiON OF UNITED STATES
SENATOR
The hour of 12 M. having arrived, the Ser
geant-at-Arms of the House announced the
Speaker and members of the Senate,; and they
entered the" hall, prijcided by Mr. - Harman
Yerkes, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, Who
made'the following announcement :
Mr. Speaker; the Senate of P • nuaylvania ap
pears before your honorable body for the pur
pose of going into an election of United States
Senator to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Hon. Simon Cameron.
Hon. R. M. huarsa, Speaker of the Senate,
having taken the Chair, said :
Gentlemen of the Conventibn, you have con
yened for the purpose of electing a Senator of
&he United States for the State of Pennsylvania
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the re.signa
tion of HOI2L. Simon Cameron. Is it your plea
sure et proceed to that election ? {The re
sponse was aye.] The Clerks will call the rolls
of the names of the Senators and Members of
the House of Representatives, and the Tellers
will tally the vote.
Mr. BOUND officiated as Teller on the part
of the Senate.
Mr. STMEIMAN officiated as Teller on the
part of the House of Representatives.
The convention then proceeded to ballot for
a United States Senator, which resulted as fol
lows:
Mews. Benson, Bonghter, Bound, Connell,
Finney, Faller, Gregg, Hall, Hamilton, Hies
tend, Imbrie, Irish, Ketchana, Landon, Law
rence, M'Cltme, Meredith, Nichols, Parker,
Penney, Robinson, Serrill; Smith, Thompson,
Yardley and Palmer, ,Speak'eo--26 members of
the Senate voted for avid Wilmot.
Mesas. Blood, Clymer, Crawford, Mott and
Schindel-5 members of the Senate voted for
W. H. Welsh.
Mr.' Welsh-1 member of the Senate voted
for Wrn. Wilkins.
Messrs. Abbott, Acker, Alexander, Anderson,
Armstrong, Ashcom, !Austin, Ball, Barnsley,
Bartholomew, Eifel, Bliley, Blair, Blanchard,
Bliss, Breader, Brewster, Burns, Butler,
(Crawford,) , Clark, Collins, Cowan, Craig,
Douglass, Duncan, Elliott, Frazier, Gib
honey, Goehring, Gordon Graham, Hai
per Harvey, Hayes, HoOd, Hofius, Irvin,
Koch, Lawrence , Low ther, M'Gonigal, Mar
shall, Moore, Mfflin, Ober, Pattersen Peirce,
Preston, Paghe, Be ll y, Ridgway, R o binson; n
Roller, Schrock, Seltzer, Shafer, Sheppard, Steh
man, Strang, TaYlor, Teller, Thomas, Tracy,
Walker, White,Wildey, Williams, Wilson and
Davis; Syeaker--69 members of the House voted
for David "Wilpiot. ,
Mann. Bop*, Br.. . Butler, (Carbon,)
Brite,Qadiren,9olo_,Dieu DPnley,.
Vuktaii; Gatidir; 'Beat,
Hill,Kline, Leisenring, Lichtertwallner,M'Don
ough, Manifold, Morrison, Myers, Osterhout,
Randall, Reiff, - Rhoads, Smith, (Becks,) Smith,
(Philadelphia,) and Stoseliack---29 members of
the House voted for Wm. H. Welsh.
Mr. Hillman-1 member of the House vote d
for Wm. W. Ketcham.
DAVID Witmer having received amajority of
all the votes cast, was declared, by the Presi
dent of the Convention, to be duly elected a
United States Senator, to fill the unexpired
term of Hon. Siinon Cameron, resigned.
The President and Tellers having signed the
certificates,
On motion of Mr. SHEI'PARD the Conven
tion adjourned.
The members of the Senate having retired,
Mr. STEDMAN, Teller on the part of the
House to officiate at the election of a United
States Senator in the place of Hon. Simon Cam
eron, resigned, reported the result thereof.
TUB PRIVATE CALM/DAR.
The House resumed the second reading and
consideration of the Act to annul the marriage
contract between John P. Pringle and Martha
Pringle.
The question was on agreeing to the bill.
The CLERK concluded the reading of the tes
timony in the case.
Mr. TELLER. As a member of the Commit
tee, Ido not know how this bill come to be
reported with an affirmative recommendation.
It was certainly my impression that it was to
be reported negatively.
I consider that this bill involves a very grave
question—one that should not be treated with
the least levity. To sever the bonds of matri
mony is certainly a most solemn proceeding.
What do we know about the circumstances of
this case? What is the testimony before us?
Is it such testimony aft would convince
an ignorant justice of the peace that
there has been infidelity on the part of this
woman ? I presume that on such evidence a
case could not be made out before any alder
man of our State. I care not whether the
Courts have jurisdiction in this case or whether
they have not—l believe that there is not suf
ficient evidence to justify this divorce. If the
Courts had jurisdiction, I do not think the
the case could be made out on such testi
mony.
What are the circumstances as exhibited in
this testimony ? This Mr. Pringle is probably
a very clever man, but perhaps a very weak
minded one.. He is an old man—a man who
has lived to raise a family. The testimony says
that he became acquainted with this Martha at
a camp-meeting. - The evidence is vague as to
the time when that camp-meeting was held.
t must have been not later than September for
these camp-meetings are not held late in the
fall, as the nights are cold. It is also said that
she had an acquaintance with McCann. No
doubt she had known McCann, as she had
known other men; but there is no proof of any
thing improper in the relations between her
and McCann.
What is the-testimony? It appears that in
January a child was born. That child was
horn within the bonds of wedlock. We cannot
go back of the record. There are many things
to be considered in this case. This man Prin
gle is said to be a man of property. Here is a.
child born ; and it is entitled to a father. It
has, by the laws of this Commonwealth, .a le
gitimate father, and I hope that this House will
not take any action which will illegitimate or
bastardize that child.
The woman, too, seems to be a person of
weak mind. She seems to doubt whether this
child is the child of M'Cann or the child of her
husband. At one time she looks at the child
and she thinks she sees some of the features of
M'Cann. At another time she thinks it cannot
be M'Cann's child. I ask, can we arrive at any
satisfactory conclusion, from those statements?
At the time they were made, she was probably
in a feeble, state. Her mind had undoubtedly
been harrowed by her husband, aad she was
probably weakened by confinement. What in
lluences were brought to bear upon her, I am
sure Ido not know. Neither do the members
of this House know. One thing Ido know—
that they were married. Another thing I. know—
there is a certain Book, by which most of us
profess to be governed. In that Book it is de
creed, "those whom God has joined together,
let no man put assuncler." I hope this bill
will not be passed without the proof of the in
fidelity of the wife.
Mr. RANDALL. As a member of the local
Judiciary Committee, I think it proper to, state
thecourse which this bill took before that Com
mittee. The bill was before the Committee at
every meeting during a considerable period of
time. At several meetings the whole testimony
was read for the benefit of one or another of
the members of that - CommitteO, who had not
been present at previous meetings. There was,
according to my recollection, a decided majority
in favor of reporting upon the bill negatively,
and like my colleagues on that Committee, I
am unable to understand how the bill could be
reported with a favorable recommendation.
Mr. WILSON. This bill was considered by
the Committee, as the gentleman has remarked;
and at one of the meetings, when there was a
quorum present, a majority of those present
voted in favor of reporting the bill affirmative
ly. There is no use of intimating that this bill
was reported clandestinely.
Mr. RANDALL: In regard to the question
whether the bill came from the Committee
clandestinely, I have only to say that, if the
Committee at one of their meetings determined
to report the bill affirmatively, I was not pre
sent at that meeting.
hlr. WILSON. If I mistake not, the -gentle
man from Butler (Mr. Ronnison) was present at
that meeting.
• Mr. BUTLER, (Carbon). I think the gentle
man from Philadelphia (Mr. RitsDALL) was al
so present when it was determined that the
bill should be reported affirmatively.
Mr. COLLINS. That is correct. The gentle
man from Philadelphia was present.
Mr. RANDALL. Then I must say that if
that be so the action of the Committee must
certainly have been taken in a very quiet man
ner, for the bill was certainly never reported
affirmatively with my knowledge.
Mr. WUSON. So far as my recollection goes,
the gentleman from Butler, (Mr, ROBINSON,) and
the gentleman from Philadelphia, (Mr. Ra
mat), were both present ; but I may be mis
taken.
Mr. RANDALL. All I can say is, that the
bill was certainly reported without my know
ledge. I presumed, when I saw the bill on tho
Calendar, that the words "negative recom
mendation" had been omitted. I expected that
when the bill should be read it would so appear.
I only rose for the purpose of saying that I be
lieve this testimony was thoroughly examined
by every member of that Committee ; and so
far as
. I heard them express their opinions, the
majority of the Committee were decidedly op-.
posed to reporting the bill with an affirmative
„recommendation. •
Mr. ROBINSON. I merely wish to say, in
Cum it Wats.
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NO. 60.
support of what I have already said, that the
chairman of the Committee is very much mis
taken, if he thinks I was present at any meet
lug when the Committee determined to report
this bill favorably. The bill was before us two
or three times, and if it was passed upon at all,
it was certainly passed negatively. I have no
recollection of the final action of the Corn.
mittee.
Mr. WILSON. I only speak from my recol
lection : but it may be possible that the gen
tleman understood the motion as being_ to
report with a negative recommendation. The
motion, however, was to report with an affirm
ative recommendation. I may further state
that for my part I was not at the time favor
able to reporting the bill affirmatively.
On the question,
trill the House agree to the bill ?
Mr. ABI3OTT moved that the bill be re-com
mitted.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. SELT72rat moved that when the House
adjourn it adjourn to meet at 3 o'clock, P. M, ,
and adjourn at 5 o'clock, for the purpose of
considering bills on the private calendar.
On the motion,
The yeas and nays were reqUired by Mr.
)3LIMSLRY and Mr. TNTSENRING, and were
as follows, viz :
Ymis—Messrs. Abbott, Acker, Aletander,
Anderson, Aschom, Austin, Ball, Bisel, Baler,
Blair, Blanchard, Boyer, Bressler, Brewster,
Brodhead, Burni3, Butler, (Carbon,) Butler,
(Crawford,) tßyrne, Caldwell, Clark, Cope,
Cowan, Craig, , Dismant, Donley, Douglass,
Rilenberger, Elliott, Frazier, Gaskill, Gordon,
Grahai;a, Happer, Harvey, Hayes, Hill, Hood,
Hofius, Irvin, 'Kline, Koch, Lawrence, Lich
tenwallner, Lowther, M'Gonigal,
nirilfold, Myers, Ober, Osterhout, Patterson,
Peirce, Pughe, Randall, Reiff, Reily, Rhoads,
Ridgway, Robinson, Roller,Schrock Seltzer,
Shafer, Sheppard, Smith, (Brks,).Sraith, (Phil
adelphia,) Stehman, Stoneback, Strang, Tay
lor, White and Wildey-73.
nil-a—Messrs. Armstrong, Bartholomew,
Duncan, Leisenring, Morrison, Thomas, Wit-
Hams, Wilson, and Davis, Speaker-9.
So the question was determined in the
affirmative.
No. 429. An Act relative to sales at auction
in the county of Beaver.
Mr. BUTLER, (Carbon,) moved to amend by
including'the county of Carbon.
The amendment was agreed to.; and
The bill then
Passed finally.
Sen. 203. An Act to authorize the .appoint
ment of additional notaries public in the city of
Philadelphia.
Passed finally.
No. 431. An Act to regulate the fees of
justices of the peace of Cambria couuty.
Passed finally.
No. 432. An Act relating to the election, of
supervisors and overseers of the poor in Old
Lycoming township, in the county of Lydon:l
ing.
Passed finally.
No. 433. An Abt authorizing the county
surveyor of the county of Somerset to trans
cribe the official record .. .of the drafts of all aur
veys in said county.
P.lssed finally.
No. 436. An Act authorizing the Governor
to commission auctioneers in the city of 'Har
risburg, Dauphin county.
. Mr. 'HECK moved to postpone - the bill for'
the present.
Mr. BUTLER, (Carbon,) moved to amend by,
postponing the bill indefinitely. " '
The amendment was agreed to ; and'
The motion as amended was adopted.
No. 437. An Act to authorize the erection of
a poor-house by the township of Blakely,. in
Luzern county.
Mr. BYRNE moved to amend by adding af
ter the name of "James G. Stevens"' the name
of "John M'Coy."
The amendment was not agreed to.
Mr. PITG.TIE moved to amend by striking-,
from the fourth line the name of "Patrick
Welsh" and inserting " Michael Flynn:"
The consideration of Mr. PUGHE'S amend
ment was postponed to afford the Speaker time
to clear his table.
sum SLIS3SAGED FROM TILE SENATE.
The Clerk of the Senate being • introduced,
presented for concurrence bills numbered and
entitled as follows, viz :
Sen. 177. An Act authorizing the State
Treasurer to pay to the Towanda Bridge Com
pany albalance remaining in the Treisury due
them, in, pursuance of a contract made with the
Board of Canal Commissioners July 12th; 1866.
Sen. 239. An Act to exempt the Yates Insti
tute of LanftSter county from taxation.
Sen. 242. An Act to exempt from taxation
the American Protestant Hall building in Phil
adelphia.
Sen. 264. An Act to change the pla.ce of
holding elections in Allegheny township, Ve
nango seunty.
Sen. 271. An Act authorizing surviving ex
ccutors and Administrators to execute and de
liver deeds Of conveyance in certain cases.
Sen. 292. An Act to incorporate the Oak
'land .Park Association.
Sen. 298. A supplement to an Act to incor
porate the Farm Stock Association of Dela
ware county.
Sen. 348. A further supplement to an Act
in reference to running of locomotive engines
and cars on connecting railroads, approve& the
thirtieth of March, one thousand eight-hun
dred and forty-seven.
Sen. 359. An Act to amend the charter of
the borough of Catasaqua.
Sen. 365. A further supplement to an Act
to incorporate the city of Philadelphia.
Sen. 366. An Act to change the name of
Mary Ann Margaret Eichar.
Sen. 400. A further supplement to an Act to
perfectthe charter of the Samaritan Beneficial
society, of the city and county of Philadelphia..
County Sen. 412. A siipplement to an Act to Incor-
_
porate the Potter Railroad company,
*proved the 2d day of April A. IX, 1860.
Sen. 426. An Act relative to the collection
of taxes`in the county of Lanceste?.
Sen. 428. A supplement to an Act to,Auqor
porate the Northern Home for Priendlliss'Chil
then, passed the 28th of January, 1854:- . •
Sen. 427. An Act relating to roads in To
boyne township, Perry county.
Sen. 431. An Act tito change the limits of
the borough of Bellsville,. in . the , county of
Washington. -
Sen. 373. An Act relating to 'the office of
Interpreter for the several courts in the county
of Allegheny: : . -
Sen. 489; An Act to incorporate the Farm
er's Mutual Fire Insmance company, of Mon
roe county. '
• Sen. - 442. An Act to , incorporate the Jeffer
son Turnpike company. - . - •
Sen" 436. A'fntther• Supplement to the Act
relating to roads and, bridges ; in•the • county Of
York, 'approved February, 1860.
He also returned bills from the House of 11e , •4
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