THE TELEGRAPH iIiZIPPLBHED EVERY DAY, (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED,) By GEORGE 13ERGNER. TERMI - - . Simna Smommiiis The DAILY TlELZailaaPti is served to subscrlhers in the forough at 6.,t4 dente e'er week, Yearly subscribers A 11l bo charged $4.00. WICARLYANDAIMI-WRIRLY The Thunessit-bialtielintdished , twitea week during the session ,of the Legielature, and weekly during the re mainder Of year, and fttrxdshed to sultecribers at the solowine o rates,.vis ; . Riegle Subscribers per year Seven 4 ' CM Ine IkARNIM - IVAN t subscribers onion the. discontinuance ot , their news papers, the publistietil 'noitY 'continue to semi them until s I arrearages are pad. If enteiWberietiegicet Or reline to take their newspa bersfronethe.offlee to which they are directed, they are responsible until they have settled the hills and ordered them disoontinued Peunsylvarna Legislature. • dtar/ (:, : , SENATE. ' TtitmartaY, April 11, 1861. Thelainrats - taet at 10 b'clock„ A. M., Mr. PENNaFthille_Dhoty. • - Prayer liftlie Rev. D. Gans - . Taikfmthitt Of the ! Mortals of yesterday was displeisied 'with:. - *.plq!! /*1,51 ii74NDma cox=mmi .111r. , YABDLEY, (Jadicary,) as committed, an Aot to extend Paradise street in the borough - of Tukbetvitie, Ncktlinnaberiand county, • _ Also, (sank) las .cemmitted, House bill No. 801, entitled!'haisupplement•to the Act relative to . courts, 'Union and Snyder counties. Alsop (same,)' House bill No. 1088: entitled "anAbt to ttuthorize the burgess and town council 'Of the borough of Tioga, TiegOorkgtY,: to an additional tax." Alsa,.(same,)! as committed, House bill No. 688, entitled Parr Act relative to assessors and assAiikviietitslaithii city of Philadelphia." 4 4 , 00 -;( ¢ 4-ie,) with a negative recommenda tion, louse bill No. 682 entitled "an Act for for* EinFe'conyenient dispatch of public bus intir'Ll:keen:lts of Philadelphia." (itinie,) with a negative recommenda tion, el. .Aot relating to appeals from justices and aldermen..- • lifi:-EINNEY,-(Finance,) with amendments, House bill , No. 420, entitled "an Act to.provide fox the ordinary expenses of government and other general and specific appropriations. AT,T y attdicianyi l as committed, an Act relaff4l6 l -Waliti at 'alio ''oil in Northampton cof,nitfi I .YI , . AIsc A ISF4O,) with a negative recommenda tion, House bill No. 717, entitled "a supple rmeritifo anAtit •incorporate the borough of New cOurnbus, LuSerue county. AlSo, (iame,) with a. negative recommenda tion, House bill No. 700, entitled "a supple meta to'the Act incorporating the managers of thenies'of the township of Germantown, and changing the manner of electing managers of the poor, and auditors." ibo,' , ksaine,) as committed, House bill No. 616 3 entitled° an'Act•relative to the pay of ju roi 114,4eutra and Clinton counties. Shin, .(same,} as committed, House bill No. 820, entitled "an Act to vacate certain portions of 7 1‘ipipSon street, in the city of Philadel- P 1444 iilsov.(iiine,), with a negative recommenda tion House bill No. 4SB, entitled "an Act to reek. intelligences office in this Common- Aisoi (same,) as committed, House bill No. 817, entitled an' ct to authorize the Board of Marls of tke Marietta and Maytown turn plke-read-comiffitur,-to borrow money. Mr. KETCH&M,I *,(same,), as committed, a supplement to an Act to consolidate, revise and airtigltirid./4Wa of this Commonwealth, app,rov, arch 31, 1880: - 'Also; leanie,y as committed, an Act to author ial Wales:novel of 'the dead-from the burying gro&sibided_ to a society_ of_the tahnxel, _of England, August,27, 1772, by Patterson and Ler:mien, south east corner.of King and Second streibi ituthe borough of Northumberland. :,:(Sarne`„);as committed, an Act repealing the- -of:April - 13thi -. 1858, repealing an Act a , , .13ingzbonitniesioners .to , review and lay aut,afit r ate road fr 93. Waynesburg in Greene' count', ', to Benjamin Covets' in Fayette county, and reVribigltbiAct of April 12, 1856.- Also, (same,) with a negative recommenda tied; tv supplement=-to the • Act'to consolidate, rovta-e end aknendtheTenal laws of this COM.- Mbilwalill, aprkevef March .30, 1880. -- Also, (same,) as , committ4 ••House bill No. 1088 entitled *iii‘ ettp plentent to an Act approved , 1 A a1tjt,,,1843, entitled - a -further supplement tq ept,t4ineiorpOrate the district of South- e 4. i Also, same,) as committed, House bill No. 918, ent -Van Act to repeal an Act appro printing 'Amin taxes towards the making of a certain road in Jefferson county." Also, (seme,)" as , committed, House bill No. 796, entitled =Act appropriating part of monies arising fang fines and forfeitures in Schuylkill eountyffillti .!i;:i•s, ,;" Also, (=CO as coniinitted,.Hoise bill, No. 847, entitled..." an Act authorising the Chief kat Aisdatiint. Burgesses and' Town Council of the borough of Middletown, Dauphin county, to, erecti-lOcri-up bongo in said borough." Ilicilliiiithit4) as Cdminitted, House bill, No. 1.018; erititled'" a supplement to an Act. to in cOrPorrite . the borough ; of Patterson, , Juniata Mt HafILTON, (Corporationad h commit ted, a'reppleinent to en Act to incorporate the boraughtolEasten, Northampton county. P;COH i firg 4 l , , aßeill'Oadsi) as committed, a' l a embigt - to e ar Act to incorporate the Sen ora and Third streets Passenger Railway corn-' put* thrcityuf Philadelphia. ,(siiiiii,)`as cOmmitted, an Act to incor porate the lieigtielionirig ',Valley Railroad com pany. Also,. (same,) es committed, House bill No. 746, , eaUtied " a firther supplement to an Act to incorporate the Erie and Pittsburg Railroad °W )Y." . ,:csanie,) as- committfti, House bill No. 784. entitled "a further supplement to an Act to incorporate the Fayette° County Railroad 00niPanYe F Jr. PARKER, (same,) as committed, House bill -- No: - 842;" entitled "an Act relative to 'les of locations of railroads ill certain cases bi 544441 3 9w1tY." - oJ(sttaei) as, committed, House bill No. 787, eislitled , bian Act to extend the charter of the, 'ett?Aiificii, Improvement and Railroad otaiipithf 4 ' Also, (same,) as committed, an Act to incor poratOlut )Na -Yard, Broad street and Fair meinlttliiirwayicompany. ' - ' Mr. BLOOD, same,) as. committed, House All No. 818, entitled "an Act to incorporate the DelitWe:and SchuDitill Passenger Railway company." , _ Also, (same,) as committed, House bill, No. 859 ;entitled an Aot to incorporate the Nittany VOW „allAisicli....ll4a Railroad company. _ , smeori, itiolitP,y , a§ committed, House - bill, No. 475, entitled an Act to incorporate the Mifflin and.,o,mtromajenti Rail oad comPany.: Also, (aam.e,) as committed, a supplement to an Act td incorporate the Philadelphia and Olney Rrilroaii company, approved April 1869. Also;:(fie;) as committed, a supplement to axi : Aet to incorporate the Schuylkill and Sus quithsAna Railroad 'company, approved April 1, 1869. 11807. (mme,) - As committed, an Act incorpo rating .tha Wyoming county Railroad company. 4.33017 ND, (Compare Bills,) presented a Which was read and approved. egult,(Finance, ) as committed, an Act for. 411fl£4£ the suretits of Jacob M. Strick ler, late oolleetor.of tolls at Columbia, Lams * • v k 1 I ~:.• \ / - - .......,....L.,.. --a-.._7•, .. 10 ,--,,,--,,,,, Ft e,..: ~ • . . , . _ f : . 4 ~. , .. . . 4i, f .Qc -.:-, •-_ , e • $ 2.00 12.00 16.00 VOL. XIV. BILLS HEAD IN PLACA Mr. LUSH read, in place an Apt conferring upon Caroline glizabeth, Nate : and Nicholas W: Hughes, minor cttildreA of .John litigh!m t B,l4 the rights and privileges of children born m Referred to the 'Committee . on the Judicini - y. Mr. NICHOLS,a supplement to an Act' con- , solitlatinethe city oi•Philltdelphia. - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. PARKER, a !supplement to an Act teau thorize the Controller and City Treadurer ofthe city of Philadelphia to audit and settle' the military accounts of H. B. Yeag,er, late Brigtide Inspector, approved December'6, 1860. Referred to the Committee on the Militia? System. , t Mr. SMITH, a supplement to . = Lot to con solidate, reviswand amend the penal laws of this Commonwealth, approval:l.March 81,.1860. Referred to tint,committee on the Judiciary. Mr. PARKER, an. Act to inompOtate the. Great Commit of Improved„order of Red Men Of the State of Pennsylvania. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. ORIGINAL RIROLUTIONS. Mr. FINNEY offeredthe following resolution: Resolved, That the Committee on Finance be instructed to consider and 'report, by bill or otherwise, upon the appointment of, commis sioners, whose duty it ; shall be to examine into. the condition and necessities of the several institutions of. the State to which ' , money his been appropriated by the Legislature and, to report to the next session of the Legislature as to the propriety and necessity Of such appro priations, and whether and ,to what extent, the same should be continued. , , The resolution was twice read, considered and agreed to., • Mr. III'CLURE offered the following resolu-, • tion, which was twice read Resolved, That the Senate will hold a session commencing at half• past seven o'clock thif; evening, to consider the bill . providingfer the proper defence of the State.' - • " Mr. M'CLITRE. I would State that the Say lect Committee, to whom was referred rues sage from the Governor, received iesterday, together with the subject which is set forth, will be prepared to report to the Senate at the,, ses sion of either this afternoon or this evening. need not remind Senators of the necessity which exists for our early consideration of this ques tion. . . Mr. WELSH. I trust that the resoltttion will not.be adoilted. It occurs'' to ineis one allie strangest proceedings 'that has ever occuirecl'in. this Senate, that a.-resolution sheuld be offered requiring us to proceed to a, consideration of perhaps the most. important _bill:that, luta ever , been offered An , the .Senate ot Pennsylvania,, without that bill having beemreportAid, or print-. ed, or its character arid imporizknown. to a 'sin-, gle. Senator. I ask for no:uniaecessarydelaY, - but I merely that this metuntre, of.ao greatimportiume and of such vitallinterest,to Pennsylvania, will be permitted, to receivem proper ;consideration.; Mr. SMITH.,-I hope that theyreaolution-will' i be adopted, and i tbat :we .wilbaunr.rAteAre-not; only in earnestabout - this: matter,tlM, that we mesa--to grpreissolar - astritimerktatin solution -to , it,at as early a day as practicable.. The delay of the National Administration in attending,to, this business, has given rise:to .all of:the present, g e neral apprehension of; dangers and difdailties,' and :I hope that we will ,not,•by any delay .of ours, aggravate the case.; The object of theibill, in plain English, is to declare.Ourdeterminatiort to do all we can to:protect our government. Mr. RAU , . L agree wi,thi the Senator, litm: York that the subject for the consideration of which it is proposed to hold an eveninglessioni is the most important of nny.which has occu pied the attention of the Legislature during .the present session. The Speaker of this.body; sp.: pointed a Committee to ackinconnebtita with*/ similar Committee of the House for, the purpose cif reporting: to the Legislature what ahould be done in regardto the matter. Asa member of. that Conimittee4 feel called upon to state to the Senate. tliat I :have ito ,knowiledge of. any bill on the subject having been framed; and am not *Ming Vote to fix.a - special:session' for. its considerationlmtil properly nui-• timed. 7 6 it : J Mr. SCHINDEL. As a member of-the Com inittee referred to, I must , say that I have not attended any meeting. Mr. IMBItIE. - 1 agree with-the Senators from ;York and Blair that - Alit is'a very important bill ; and I think that is the strongest reason that could be given why we should proceed to the consideration of the ,bill Tho Legislature has:already fixed theaighteenth stant as the time for fuml adjourninent ;andwe have barely time to consider other mathqm:m importance. I consider this bill, howeier, of vast mornenti,of far,lngrezprtespi,thiwAt.o. propriatioif Mr. LANDON:said thiithe Watt ready to:act upon the bill at any time, whenever the special committee appointed for the:purpose ofCould,: ering the subject have reported - ,the result of their labors. • , . • • : Mr. Ii'CLCBE. I beg to state to the Senat4i in explanation of that which might tithe/v - se be deemed discourteous to.the Committee, that I have no bill on this subject, - and that Ihere has been no meeting of;he committee. I would say in reply to the Senators' from York and Beafer,,that this subject is not one of such vast-importance: — The" - bill does not con template the raising of means arid appliances in order to carry on waf t but shiply, - ,PrOvittSs that the State shill be: put uponyeapectable peace footing—nothing more. •I have no doubt that the committee will be entirely harmonions in -their action. It is a mistake to saY, that this is a question requiring great. deliberation; it is merely a proposition to place the - . State in that position which her importance rigid*, . We now have a State Without arms, a nanitity organization without efficiency: We need to have both these requisites. Mr. r[ALL. I desire to repeat what I said li regard to this subject, that it will be the most important of all the measures which will come before us during the present session. ".I 'do not mesh to say that the.bill which will be present =,_ ed to us will of itself; be so very important; bEtt that the results flowing out of it will be extremely important. In answer to the Senator from Beaver, Iwould say that .I am as the Senate, but I do not wish to act precipitate willing to act upon thissubjeet,-as any man in IY. The Committee appointed on this subject may report this afternoon,:: when we Will be able to appoint a time for the consideration of this bill. Mr. SMITH. I move to amend the resolu tion by striking out that part which refers to the consideration of the bill in question. The amendment was agreed to. The resolution as amended was agreed to. TOTE EBOMIDERICD. Mi. BLOOD rnevad that the Senate recomdd er. the final vote had upon bill entitled an Aet authorizinga re-examination of the clairas_J, Sherman Bills and ikeorge D. Forman • a,. l * tie- Commonwoltb. "IN.D.V.,PNDENT IN .A.l,._L.:..TrtA,i*,,Q;§,.7,='N..ig.-.V.T::.17.t.:-A.-L.,--INH-N,iO.',NV lIAREISBITRG I PA:. FRIDAY Mr. FINNEY. Thepassage of so miTybills referring old claims against the Coinmonwealth to the Auditor General and other ofticers; con stituting t.hose gentlemen an arbitrary commia siontO settle all the claims of the CoMmon- Wealth, his so entrenched upon their labors that they have not time to discharge, their ap piopria' te'Cohstitutional duties. The' Auditor General complains of such , a practice: vu our pint. Here is.a bilLproposing.to.refer to him , gild, his associates, claims, that were examined b i t: the proper' officers of the Commonwealth t entryeers ago. An investigation of them at this time, if properly attended to, will.oocupy several e'iveeks. Moreover, they are, probably,' c his neverpoiiiessing any merit, whieh have been resuscitated at this time, when . all ,evi- denoein regard to them may have passed ewer and no`knoviledge can be obtained but - what:ie. received from-interested parties... •i d • Now we had better have a Board of Exam - inert; aPpointed, in . which case we Might. instil. 'trite some other reference. L The Canal Board IL'ving been abolished, wedi'riveixr - officers...to lyi om we can, refer these„matters 7 .excePtPAs, A=uditor %Mild andihVaSsoaiktfitbyliosediitM is not to discharge these L r ,fundt4irs when the mayamepettbeii.YOfiiii i cliranidiurd;esetherevis 41 strong necessity for it;veuilr-diities iihoulft'initi be imposed upon them. :On the motion of Mr. BLOOD to reconsider, The yeas and nays were required by 'Mr. BLOOD and Mr. EITIISTAND, and were as fol low, viz : . .. - 1 Mai—Messrs. Blood, : Crawford; • Fuller, Gregg,,Hall,Hamilton, Imbrie, Ketcham, Lou den, I.awrence,..Mexedidi, Mott,. Nichols, Par ker, liobinion S'cliindel, Wharton, Yardley and Palmer; ~Yrhyric'er-19: I‘Ts.vaLMesers. Clymer,, •FbaneY; :Hiestand., Irish, PenneY, Serrill,' and , Welsh-7: L ''. l '. . 0 ~ So the motion to reconsider was agreed to. ;The question. recurring iiiiiiii finalpagsage of tie bill, IMr: IRISH said. I deilie to know if there is a Single Senator on this floor who` knows:ank thing about the merits of this bill. Has there been-even a prima facia case made' oat in!favor of these clainiants ? ' I think its becomes; the Senate to know whether there is such - a claim before we trouble the accounting officers with a consideration of any mere alleged claim. ; Mr' MEREDITH. • In answer to the Benet& from- Allegheny, I would state that I. have charge of the bill before the Senate ; and I ask that the same courtesy. maybe-extended to Me ,which has been given 'tci.otlibr Beuatoreon this 'floor, _ who have had bills,ef precisely the same character passed during Ibis session, • I believe that Bills has a just claim against the Commonwealth. lam not, ever, aware of, its extent, and 'll2ave full dente in the _gentlemen ayfllercLit is_proPosed =to refer this claim:oB4d I hope that Bach refer -enoe will be made. , Mr. BLOOD. In explanation of my vote on this . _ question, I detSlit' tO state that one nf2 th'e -gentlemen named in 'the AMIE - receives' a: an: Aient justification from the citizens ofiArtestzong' Countyto i3141k4r - f#37,14t1i13791p,p417,41wat and • 4 Tr' TT - Lava &Limy. -trAnsk •bills'of a a3mfar chalactet 'paient that there'wes-nAllyany The bill then passed finally. ws t 2UPPLEM:I2"-TOMSRtiIkLAORP. Mr: !EAU ogled - up *mate bill No. 945, en titled ‘ 4 a, airpplenient ,tgr l an4at weisolidate, , revise and arnend , thellleUal /M 11 34 418.. 00 /4^. inonwealth; apprexed- Mewl),," In Committee_of-thelTtiole..(llL.Laiimadi in the Chalr),the at and: only mtion was read and agreed to,a6. r.:eppiteA; and PabAd•fhiallY• ;401ukwArni:a Atin,l4/g0393497.9# Mr. THOMPSON moved Ao-113211Me the con sideration of Senate bill: No. 447, entitled_ supplenaent to the Act to incorporate the Lack awanna and Railroad company." I The motion was agreed to. • ;The bill being on second reading, the section. . , Mr: IKATCH4M.inited to imend'sard ration . by, reducing the niunbei O,risCres'of - laiid - trink. seven *ousawl Al/47.° hundred, to thine ihon-. The f • • „ The sinindniene,iffikstig „„ On the question; ' Will the Senate- t9s: ll iii:liition as The yea's - raid nays Were, required by Mr. r r° AP I -„ aaldlif• 403 11 '700N, and Were as opal!, yrs : • r • . I Yiras.hfairs, 13ehiOn; Baugh*, ciaineil, Hiestarid; Imbrie, Landon; r Lawrence, M'Clure, Merepth, Nichols, Penney, Thomiebia; IThaftca, Yardley and Palmer` Nava.-= - Minins. B lood, 'Clymer, - Crawford, Xetcham, Mutt Arid Weleli I Sotthis section was:Agreed to. •The second and last section was read. and agreedto.. )1' ( . 7 aa Anotidu of Mrs.".:TE6/.[Pkt , l, the, rules ere suspended,.: thA bill read,tietbid time were its title. r °nth() quesilon; _ • , Shall the bill pass.? r _ -The , yeas and nays were required by P".l Hh'TOlLS.Mrand , Mr. THOMPSON, and were as follow, Ids ' ; Yrus--llesisnf. 'Henson, Bough*, Connell, Palter,. _Gidgg, Hamilton, , Hiestand, imbrief Mandan;: Lawrence, Meredith, Nichoy, Penney, Robinson, 'Benin, fm th, Thompson, Wharton, ardley. and Palmer, Speakarrr-18,-., Nevs-,-Mossrs. Clymer, Crawford, Ketcham, Mott and Welsh-5. Bo the bill passed-finally, mums OP "JACOB V. tiTHAELER. Mr. SliliTH.'•iiilleif`UP' Senate bill, entitled ‘.`tin. Act, for the relief of the sureties of Jacob 31 - .' Strickler, late collector at "c oltimhia,,Lart [ 0 0 4 r county t' ': 1. ?I: :' : ::: sl , . the first and only SeetiOn of the bill mat! i Mr CI.XMER. I desire to" have an' €4larat....,‘ Sion of. the bill.. ' 1 ' • ' - . , 'Mr. SMITH.' I believe that the Senatoiii from Franklin and Sclinylkill'are nktie fireiliar than Ism With the facts of the case. The gene .m 1111.663; as I understand, are these : The per:', ties named in the bill were securities for Mr; Strickler, who , heosane,a 'defaulter to the Com monwealth. .A. portion _ o fthe amount in. default, _. over S 81,000) has skew:Vixen peAcl, leaving some . eight or nine ihousand , do ll ars still rem:011114. due.:.lt has been deemed by the Finance Com-' Mittee to be , a proper-bill and has so reported othei Senate. Mr. D I 'CLI:II3,E. The fac ts of this case may ls :1 stated very briefly. Mr. .Strickler was ap-; Wed collector of tolls at Columbia, .by the . F.oard of Canal Commissioners. The gentle= Men for whose relief this bill is intended were liissnreties. At the expiration ofa year 16., L • vWO re-appointed Cana - %tad, W4o' ' !!!!.;i9Lfire 4l ° o.olYecliii bo4dii 0 1 ' 4 •§ o3 ".' . e• ;..ULO,f ol l44;,Suregekt , of; the 'Oitle**, M AFTERNOON, APRIL 12, 1861.- came to the Canal Commissioners and inquired whether the accounts of Mr. S. were , entirely square with the Commonwealth, and they were ii:iformed that Mr. : S. l Weal not be. arrears. Upon the assurance this given' *Vie inicount i.ng officers that Mr.. S. was not IY, defeulter, Siege gentlemen again went his seeerkey,. At 'tide time. Mr. S. was in ,reality, a, defiellter to, the Commonweeltk in the large, amount .of. 586,000- Ido not ask the Senate to, take these assertions Lies 40§,-rheroYl on PlY. , Pele, itit4 - - nient„ I have before me a report.,,mede to this Ilegishiture by Charles 1i . .. BuckaleW,-,wbo was at one Brae at the heafid Pile. body The Ter pint etatetrtaCet,at the , .thrue . oi his i'9,lPeiht - , Meat, according to the evidence from, 9 An thter Gerieral.',i3 office, Mr. S. was in default e amonnt of $19,977 96, _. I have also before'. me the evidence of Mr. S., , giverti undee oath, :that at the time of his last appointment his de l ., r o ation was thirty-five thopsand, * thirty-six thousand dollars: I have algolhe statement of , eneral Foster, of Westraerehind,coprity. :1 It was upon . the represeetatieee of the ae - „ epunting officers ,of Ake Commonwealth tlia:t, ithese gentlemem (Messrs. ,Shaeffe.r, Barefrrene ,• and Crane) were induced, to become the sure-, 's of Mr. Strickler, aka time when that gen eaten;was.a.defaulter t. 43 the Commonwealth. e - a l etha tia tnask v e e, aaso ft f ur ehists h 4: !r j3f ra ur. mre o ti r . e a sureties, ,traniildabery statement twiteerme p, showing xniv,inerto ed. into cash,,which was paid to the Commonl weelth, as absci ' $B,OOO out of . the . pockets of these gentlemen. There is still a balance due of $9,:883; and I submit to, the Senate whether it is right in law or equity to compel these sureties to pay such balance. Xi. CLYMER. ' I desire to ask the Senator from Franklin a question in order to understand this claim more, fully, as I tun desirous of vot ing for it. - If Mr. Strickler was a defaulter du-' neg . :the find, year and also during the two fOl lewirg Yesks'aralthe.,Feiltremen named as his sureties fer those two subsequent years hecame such through the nusrepresenfations of .the ac-. counting , efficers, they sleiuld not;; , be required to pay more than the sum in which: he was e, defaulter the first.ieer, I think that justice;to t the CommonWerdt.h reqeiies that, they shOidd pay that. amount. , Equity and . fair dealing would' indUw us to relieve , them Worn the Pay- Ment Of the amount in default during; the last two years; but does not justice to the State de: &MCI that they, elenild he held responsible: for 114.arecolgitt of, the first Y;eak'sdetarcatiehf • 1 Me.• 4' =LURE: By; a certified. statement filed in theof f ice of, .tho . Auditor General; I find` hatiiiix: Strickler Was a I .444 l :teiih.ltlie4etelt, f $24,440 2 4- i The Ttleties ,l7 4i,e,aimady paid. vex: thirtY-cre thousand . 10 lIarls,.. ~ ~, ' Mr. CLYMEII. I would - suggest to the:zap:, ato thatillt 3 Y-Ilav_9 Nis l ,!)... groat - porMon.ci that mteant, J out Of. the prop e rty of the defaulter , heitPet.F3eirtherKOWn Pockets ;:- therefere theY haVetteiltiPaid thefill aunt OA' Whieh they KerelheePiellea liatile.- -•.. , • ' ' Mr.XIMP This matter occupied the atten" i4iNY of tthfrlkerct ,Commissioners9f:ca 3 A4-_ he fere MileeVne.:,a reer , "te"'ef..-t4et lifa. , Cd. - . 3 gr mideretoodhig of. it Wes that the ; sureties - -were ileceiwiltfeltheitState , Treaa %ter., ,, ' -' , .)S4s.l.W#s4l l ffilesieee-tfe-34;ew;wilitherr 'after thetrisee yeeref_the ocourfeeee ,ot Vila ide7 taleation, •Mr , .fitrielder Was, 4 a rnAtion to makegood the amount • due t • •, - - 1 Sir.; PALMIai , In answer ,to-. the! Senator from Berke, f(Mr- - -CLYAK l 4:. l 'ireferl Mu .te, the report of Mx, ItnekaleW from tlig CO/Pinittee OA kittatice, taade ll oBs 6 o an abstract Pr which i brill read : -- . ~.: ...1 ~,.. , .. " At the thee of his . re-appointmet in,No 4rember, 1868,- according .tel ,the evidence 'tire kirditor GieueritY;s offiee i Strickler was in default, to, the amount of $19,977. 96.", Ake Senator. , inquires, whether Air, S. was is a:position to paythat much =any.. The mire- - tiest state ..that ' they!, have paid $Bl,OOO, the greater portion ,of which' tvaa-pidd. out of: the 'slimes* of Mr.. Strickler.. : It' mill thus he !seen putt those assets More than equaled the amount 'Butdefault. . , :,;..: . P ' , But Mr. -Buckalew again proceeds:: i "The sureties allege that in signing the.bonds ;executed, at .thht .time,ithey were ignorant of this fadt, and; were inform:thy members of the ;paha board that titrickler's actornit was square pr nearly 80. The evidence justifies • this state ment in the main ; bout the 'Committee are not : gepered to say that it is good .ground for a re leased the sureties...tem - the obligatioiipf their bonld.: 4 The accounts of public officeneare'open to inspection: by all persons, in _the proper offices, and if:any one hi interest is Misled regarding Pliehielit mirst - be Mr meat of dae , inquiry. Corr tainly a member.of the canal board cannot affect pi such his unauthorized declaration pi such a subject!, 'di. : _ _ ..- .; ... .., 1 . I do, not agree with . Mr. liackalew, and I submit to the Senate that it le not a fair 'and honest doctrinathat these sureties who went 'the members of the Canal Board, officers Of the Cheinionweidth, who were prohibited by la* 'freer: reappointing a:defaulter,•end were told by those officers that the accounts of. Mr. Strick-, lei' 'were'cOrrect, should beheld responsible for the consequences of such a mistake. I submit hat. the Canal Commissioners misled these Sinitidis'froni further investigation,' wheri' they declared that his account was square.;;.; , - ,i ; Mr. Morrison, President of the Canal Board,' hiiiing been sworn, testified as folloiei I "The Boardwas satisfied, from the production pf the statement referred toi and from interne , ' Lion' received 'from the' State Treasurer, that Strickler'S'affairs were right, and so informed the sureties in ' conversations with them before• they went on the bond." , • I Nor. Mr. Strickler was a defaulter, at the end of 'the.first Year, to the amount of $24,445 26, which' the sureties have paid; as also from their own. _pockets the difference between that amount and $31,000. The evidence showsthat the State Treasurer used the public MoneY . re- Ceived from Strickler, and indirced Mr. Stnek ler to purchase stock Strom him to the'amonat iof many thousands of dollars, at the rate of sl2 60 per share, which is to-day worth only 164 Icents: Mr. Morrison swears ,that Mr. Strickler brought a statement from, the office of the State Treasurer showing that he (Strickler) was not, indebted to the Commonwealth at the. very time he was a defaulter. , • [Here is, another extract to which, I- wish to ;call the, attention of the Senate: ' i .' "The Committee consider,the transaction to 'have been highly improper and censurable on the part of General Bickel, the State Treasurer; but they lire unable to perceive in , it any rea- Son for relieving the sureties. Security ,is re quired and taken of a public Officer to protect the Commonwealth: against ; his frauds, profii- PAY and X ill y, and generally for the prompt and faithful performance of his official duties. Thel obligationof the sureties is that their principal ' l3l Bi r th .be it in he all shall resPe n c o ts t f wi ai tt ful oi a n d i dor iii il ie P rt alti. th e e - Ptiblidiunds finer, their destination appointed by iaw,,, -in case of a conspiracy, even between a Setting officer'and the State Treasurer;_by iiillielinhts public moneys are Aiverted or , lest, the sureties of each ere, and ought to, be, held I responsible 46' -the' extent to which their respect ive principals implicated." • • i Mr. Fililtgr., The Senator from Perks may possibly "kit "bel,ble to vote far thoillichargeof these sureties on generallprinoipleit When we: discard,froin our minds thOse t ideas of f CegarAing, a measure of this'elearicter- as something -an tagonistic to: the interests, .of, the :.Commort- Wealth, awe can get at siettlement of tire ques tion. What la the a t bit an cig 4 gregation of bar. citizens"? iand the Object ptle- Ablation and. social organism is to do justice and rityto and pregerVe the rights of all Our Citi mus.; Itilsno part of the :duty of a legislator; to array .hfmself aping clabnau t who is' a O t itis& of the State, aid' Set itp - the" CiiiinxiOn.: Wealth Agairistrthe;citiseu ivho the plaitiliff, Dukifis his duty to look at the ,nghts of the daitheri:and'do justice acCordingly. A Contract= made by this shiarld be heldltuktindt. atut,racreil as that between man and man: present eitait'it*ii - the: duty' luk c 'the officers 'of the Commonwealth to. give Tnotice : Whether any defalcation e4sted in the account ,df Mr. Strickler. '• 'The sureties were inforiied; ; under the strict letter.of ,the law, that tife son • referred • to was not a defaulter, when, if the State Deemer had been honeit" enough to discharge his.. duty, the :contrary woulit-have, ,have been found to be the case. I believe it to be an act of justice and - duty, that we- should ielease these gentlemen as ipropoled in the bill: The first adn only section was agreed . to; the rules suspended;' and'the bill' read rilhitcl time:by its Attie. 3i. - - , On .the final passage of the bill, The' yeas and riayir wire 'required by Mr: ItAitimlON , and ..Mr.. FULLER, and were as follow: - . , Benson;Mood, Ron'ghter, Round,.Clymer,, Connell, ' ,Crawford; Finney, 'Fuller, Gregg, Hall, Imbrie, Ketcham, Lan don, Ilwrence, lit'Clure; Mott, Nichols, Par ker, Robinson Schindel, Serrill, Thompson 17Welsh, Wharton, Yardley and Palmer, Spectice; 2 -8. NATa—Nritaars. gamiltokatutHketaptt-2. Bo the bill passed, finally. PRIVATE BILIS PMEMID. 'Air. GREGG called up House bill entitled an Actrelating to Courte•.in., l7plon and Snyder csunties. • Passed ' - •,.. ' 11'fr. BOW? adled,up Sousa ; bill entitled illl. ',A.ct to extend Paradise street in the borough of Turbetville Northuinbeiland county': '1 Mr:"EETCHAM, for-Mr. Palanqe,called up a istirtheiiniiiplentent'tOthe - Act Mem'Palatine he;Dmmldeon Improvement ; nd Railroad Nm,- , pang.- • • In!Oonitnitte . ortlM`Whole,' (Mr. - Lardtdri • in' the Chair,) the bill was amended, so reported , and passed finally. ,„.„ Mr. THOMPSCIN oallel' up Ititure bill, No. 8133,'eittitleUrati, , Act'16 incorporlife the Line Lexington s ern k. 3 lt47lflsPOftti°,,n• . : • Passed finally . • " -,MC,)W!l.lcalled' rip a suppleMent. :to the Act authorizing the, GoKremor i to incorpo !rate the Wilkeishartelvater - cpnipalsf. ' -I,Parsred r - ; Mr. BOUGHTERTcaIed, up Senate 468; 'entitledjan 'Act to grade;' and" pave' Main or Market Wept: Ann.iillei Lebanon, I "Passed finally. county r Mr.: called , up aniAct tmildidata and , confirm .a deed of ,volunt4y assignment E feom Coinalliarinon M Eauffirlan kind Upton Wasbabaugh. s J s'' Passed finally. • • Mr. BOUND called up,a „p 1 e • - 811 "p 'erne • - Act 'to incorporate the 13hamokin : Steam' Ferry and Tow, Boat company. , . • 'Passed'finally. • ' ' - OLVILtER called up an Act:to:incorporate' the Reading, ,Farmers' mid -Miners', Insurance company of - Barks county' • ' *. -.Passed finally..• • • , Mr. CONNELL called up a supplement to the Act incorpoiating the managers of the " poor of: the late township of Germantown,• newm . the Twenty-second ward, city. of Philadelphia. "Passed finally : , :. ' • ' 'HOUSE AXHINDKIEMI ! , To ffinatU bill No. 15, 1 entitled •a supplement to an .4,ct for the : prwrfation of - • - Wire read'; and, on motion Of. - 31 r. 181,911, min-corterizie& in, an& Oimunittee of duffel , : once appointed on. said, blil; , •, r TO Senate 1:24; entitled ',51 further itipleinent to Act -th Corporate the 'city . of,Phtladelpa,", i were read and onfr. CONNAL concurred in. ' ; -;TO 'Senate 'ibill, NO, 463, - -`entitled "aa:Act yelatiyeito, the claim ofrßell t Johna9n,, ?tick&, •vtere rad,'EM . 4l ' ' ' ,On motion - Of Mr.' TrAili and a Committee of Cogercnce appohited, • The hour of, one ha:ibis g ( ttrii4ed'the 'SPEAK ER declared the i!4.4l.l9llpiett , - it l bitgUit(ki.'''':" '''.- . • _ The senate rziiiseriabled at 3 o'clock P. M Xi. PENNEY in the Chili% B iiLl '.4SOIIBIDZiED.. 1 . Mr. CRAWPORD called up House bill, en titled "an .Act to incorporatp_the Perry Warm Springs Hotel'COMpany." ' Passed finallY. • • • ,Mr. NI,CH.OLS. read. in, place a supplement tto the A.ct incorporating the' Richmond and Schuylkill - Piissenger Railway company. Referred to the, Cominittee on Railroads., ' Mr. -HALL moved to reconsider the residii . stion paced . this 'morning providing. for an eve-, ring session. The n:Lotion was agrepd to, and the question 'recurring, ' •! . - Shall the resolution pass ? . Was negatived. - • • (Med hp. House:bill, entitled Pa further, to the Act to incorpo 'rate' the Erie and -Pittsburg Railroad company," approved April 1, 1858. , . - Passed finally. Mi. GREGG called np tartee bill No. 477; prktiled "a further supplement to the Act to in corporate the Lycoming County Mutnal'lnsii trance company." • ;- • . i'aSsed fiscally l .. • : • . Mr. I3OUGHTER called up Senate UM NO. 814; entitled "an Act'requiring the State Treasurer to pay James J. Dull certain monies.". In Committee of the Whole, (Mr. Citiwrono in the Chair,) the bill was amended and so re ported. On the question, Will the Senate agree to the Snit . and only section? The yeas and, nays were required by Mr. CLYMER and Mr. BM:UWE:a, and were •as follow, viz' 711/437 - Messes. Benson, Bloo;;I, Boughte im r, b e ri ion e nal, - Crawford, Gregg, -Hamilton , - Ketcham, leaden, Larreece, 14 0 111 !?. , 4Pre dith, Mott, Nichohl, Parker; than Wm* flu. ,-4.4,StioVilioNsy Prams we are -prepat - ewemm. description, cbeaper that it can be done at any atiter tatillehmentin the country. RATES us' AVINKTESEKO. ..OSi-Pour lines °elope eonsatutanne:balf sonata De Saes or more than four eonstituleOluarn. Half Square, one day ac sot • 66 • one week:, i..... ~.. ..... , ... ... t or i ionem . ./ c.•,•,..., at iot . $ 00 ' v , .'• ' , thee InOntbe " ant months 00 4 a one year. - ..........., ... . .... 6 One Square one day ' • 60 a. 46 ono week.. ... . 1 a ; i 4, One N. three month . Z.'. 600 " eLt months.— . ............. B'oo. • one yaps lO.OO aa-Badnese rititieee Inserted in the -Lcera odetto!S__oo *ore Marriages And Deaths, FIVB CENIS PER Luta each insertion. • ggraterilages and Deatha to be charged ea regular salvertibenienta • NO: 84. 11... i a‘,l ...,.. —'' at:, ~i . , Y•N .• • • p:IR • •, -, 22. _ NkirsilfesSitt. Mound, Clymer, Finney, Fill - i Doi Halli_ZieStand f WI, Penney, Boldtxea, el,Weish-4.0. Sit the 'section Wasjagmed to. - Mr..LITANDQN,jwhen. his nanke•W,aB mi ll ed) a l : I ;bell Rote for this bill in order to give v:ei'peisori named an opportunity; to Make-out , '..claim, if he has one. I , can see nothing ong in this. On the question,- ' ' ' : I Shall: the , *wpm? . . i . , A The yeas and nays were required by Mr. }pit =dint. BOUGHTER, and were as fob cYa.f.a--Merars. Benson, Blood, Boughter, Con ell, , CrawfOrd, • /Latent= , Imbue, Ketclumi, tandoe, Lawrence, Meredith, 'Mott, Nichola, earker,Schindel, Smith, Thompson, Yardley nd Pamer, Speaker-20. I NATS-Xessre. Bound,Clymer,Fimiey,Fuller, Ball, Hiestand, Irish, Penney, Robinson and lir els li-10:' ' 13a,the. bill. 'passed finally, . , Mi.. .I..STAND called up Senate bill, eti tatled in Aet• for the relief of the bond holders af the.Stuiqueliarma canal. I . Laid over on second reading; but subsequently taken up and-Passedfinally. -Mr. i IfULL/int palled up House bill No. 785, . entitled a .further supplement to an Act to in-, Offaiorata the Fayette County railroad cow .• In Committee of the Whole, (Mr. Yawn= in. the Chair,) the bill was amended, and so re p' orted. ' Passed finally. Mr. IMBRIE called up an Act laying , out a State road in. Butler and Venango counties. Passed finally. Pir. IRISH called upon: Act conferring upon Caroline-Elizabeth, Kate and Nicholas W. Hughes, minor childreuof John Hughes, all the righti and privileges of children born in lawful Wedlock. Passed finally. Mr.•HALL called up an Act declaring East and,West branch fork of Muddy run, in Clear field county, public highways. Passed finally. - Mr: BLOOD called up House bill, No. 674, entitled " an. Act to lay out a State road. in Pinion Mid 'Penang° counties." Passed - finally. Mr. LANDON calledup 'House entitled "an Act to authorize Jos. Webster to convey certain real estate." . Teased Mr. LAWRENCE called up Senate bill, No. 915, 1- entitled. " a supplcment'to the Act to Corporate the Easyiaburg Gaa company." Pained finally. 'HAM:ELTON called up Rouse Wile enti tled "an to : authorize; the Board- of: Kapagara: of the Marietta and Maytown toppike road cotapanyto borrow money.' - • - Planed finally.. • - - Mr. MO :IT called, up anAct laying out a krdail through parte of • Carlxna,. SchuylkillT Inkenm counties. Pawed 'fluidly. 'mill - called , up EED Act to incorporate theyultonfiro irumranci" company." Pula:1.111611y. * ' - • called up a supplement to the I - Aoi consolidating the, city of Philadelphia. • the final passage of' the bill, • - a Tb. 0 , yeas and nays were required by,))#i PAR/KER and Mr. NICHOLS, 'and were m '•• . : • .;' -- Affissrs Blood, .Boughter, Crawford, . . Hall, Hamilton, Imbri.e, Landon, :Lawrence - MtClure, Meredith, Nigh=ols Penney , Pchilid94 S.P4thp and • Thcaßect4 . Fuller, Irish, Mott, Parker; Serrill, and Welsh-6. SO ,the. bill ' : Tassedl.finally. • • • Mr. BOUND called up House bill, entitled ."an" Act to lair out a State road in Coluribli and Lycoming counties." , Passed finally. . Mr. LAWRENCE moved to reconsider the vote' negativing -House bill No. 555, entitled. :",an Act relative. to drawers and endorsers . ot Pr - OriniiabrynOtes." , , Mr:RMITH -moved to postpone the furth6i consideration of the motion for the present._ The latter motion was agreed to. - ;Mr-TAREER called np a supplement, to the- Wct authorizing the controller and city treu- Wer - of the'citY of Philadelphia to 'settle 'the acco unts•nf (11. B. Yeager, late brigade :in : - Passed SCHINDKI4 - called,up an Act organizing a nw election, district out of parts of North and South Whitehall townships, Lehigh county. ' Passedfmally. . • ' , Mr. SERWL called up Senate bill entitled,: an:Act relative 'to the escheated estate of Wm. Iforrison i late•of Delaware county, deceased. Passed finally. Mr.'CLYMEßmoved to extend the hour' of !adjournment until six o'clock. :. -- la: IRISH moved to amend by extending the time indefinitely. • Tlie.amenchnent was agreed to, and On agreeing to the motion as amended ; The yeas and nays were required' by Mr.' WELSH and Mr. YARDLEY, and were as fol— low, viz : YEss—hteissrs. Benson, Bound, Clymer, Con nell,Gregg,-.lrieh, .Mott, Nichols, Parker, Rob inson, Serrill,Thompson, Wharton,Yardley, and. Palmer Spealeer•-•15. - 1 , 1 - ari—Messrs.Boughter, Craivfonl,Hamilton, TaLtirie, Ketcham, Landon, Penney, Schindel, Smith and - • So,theLquestion was sletermined in the nega tive, less than two thirds having voted in the idEkmativa. - • • Mr. co.NITE,LL called up asupplernent to the Act to incorporate the Richmond and Schuyl killiPasseriger-Railway company. • On theTinal passage of .the bill, • • The 'seas and nays were required by Air. PARKER and Mr. WKLSH, and were ,as fol low,. viz : • YEss.,—Messis. Benson, Blood, Connell, Pin ney,' Gregg, Iliestand, Imbrie, Landon, Mere dith, Mott,, Nichols, Robinson, Schindel, Ser rill, Thcimpson, Wharton and Palmer, S'peakar • NAYS.—Messrs. Boughter, Clymer Hamil ton,' Parker, and Yardley-5. ' So the' bill' passed finally.., The hour of five having arrived, the Senate Adjourned. I num, said Mr. Breckinr' idge in the opening of-his Frankfort speech, "most profoundly - 4.r, the honor .of this distaidirga." , "Row xasr4Yare there ? ", said BolinglaWe, ona former diccos,am, "by whom these lidi4sof good news were never heard." , Mr.,Breckiraidge is forgivert.-:—.Thajr ougelietiff?o:: • . • .4E(al4irdllion iiacka.il cards are made Ma - #irkatOnd 4 44 . • ill '
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