(Zh4 CARLISTJE; Wednesday, February 91141539 PENNSYLVANIA ERE Harrisburg 111otulay Jam 31. 7 - 11,41 i I !MISTS met at. 3 o'clock P. M lu the St'llilloq immt her of private bills Rene passed: In the house. several 1)1115 5' re: reported from . theStatidingCommitlees, Ilitrpra ceedings.were-not-of much. tnport Tuesday Feb'. 1.--tltt the Senate, !lte:llcutse bill authory.inga new eentraet - I(1 he entered jute for printing the Legislative Iterortj..vrts taken up, tiiid after eentAtierable • wtts rel'erred to a cotinnitt es of three by a - unanimous vole, • - In the !Ouse, n resolution of inquiry WAN , adopted directing thpt the : Afiditor llenernl fiirnish .the. h be amount. or capital of hanks and brokers, and the amount ofiai paid . by.• etich:• A ntinaer of private bills, were pa'ssed, finally—one of theta author izes the Aeriff.of Philadelphia county to ad vertise the Sberilrs sales in three daily papers. -Anesdoy We, Shaeffer read, in place a hill for the titore.offec- 1 , teal milifiye!odon of counterfoitjog. - Tlic,:pro• vilotio of illio. - . 1)ill aro lo offer a, F t al) (1 i n . .u - re 'ward lo officer's,ortweniy.-live dollarsfor the ' •arrest of tiny' Person pm.sing or offering . to pass'a counterfeit note: and one hitndred.del.... lain for the arrest •and conviction of any,OIM engaged in the ontannla . ctine ol Bank not Cs. ' Thi: second section provides that the•llanks y and brokers ' sliall stamp ell . spurious no tes "PPMilcrfeit, 7 offcrod..toAdmi_ler_tedctliPtio _. or examination: • In the House. Kt , m;pgi . offered a . lutioji that. the Jullieinfy Committee he in• fitrucledin enquire • into the expediency of passing a Registry Law for tliebet t erProven lien- of frauds nt iffier being c.istetttlt d to telex 10. Cot.ttiiitee en /TA( ettetl lliatii it IA 118 I\ lost 'cif tbe ally WHO rrtnpird in 1?.. It vas fully .beldyl to hint 100 e'ouics al, every bill of'tlii= 1.1l 4 101:( !Ir. Hod not to' net on Elia bills vatil tl i.y Were so ',hilted'. 'lltursdity Feb. 8 - - --In the Fetutte, fovoroble reix.rts I%et.e-ntittle'on bills • relal then ; to nine the scssions of the uplunc Court pernotnent o,...lllrrit.htug; to ostottlit tiriefieral-bnitilnd luw ;,'give Deg:olive reports on, the bills reloti‘e to 111 bitrations, rind to 1111- 11furizp tel filitd et pies of lie 'rceot (Is 'of Insu donee cowponies to . 1m natoit fed ns evidence: The supplement to the Gut ninntoll n l'ossenger Ititilivny bill iros tletat«l on sCYund retling. In the House, the Cl,ll.llllike on the 01111- ',Via county corltet-tetl elceiitu CI rrpotteil Ihnt Ilichni (1.1 huntllt , ot, J Futilely!, oils uniitl«l to. his rent, and he - 1% tn: neeoulingly =MED he bill Pt est nt o' the or the Cl touw nliealtli, pi °Midis loons or 1/i!reyll.l ' S 1'N( . 1,1.1 1 y direction 14 the Section 2. r«itiiresinli toitintee to be rept if till jiri et ti . lities. the e,gtnditute if ill ttionies, 'lulu's 'nevi: misty appropriated hy the Directors, ..ect ion 4, retoPiresthe President and enshier to pre. -- sent vanmils iti detail. nt every meeting of. the Minn), verified ninth or II f1)1 motion. Feb. 4..ln—tile EI Mlle the Truett dings were tinimportlint. In the llouse: the_Conanittee on Ways and Means reported as committed, o res'olution ex lending the time and ronlinuring the snlnry 01 'the editor of the Colonial Beemds; and anoth • cc relative to the paiiitimt of certain motley into the State Ti'cast4t by the Manufactur ers Mid Mechanics' Punk of Philadelphia The. judiciary Committee reported acts increasing the salaries of the Judges oflhe Court of Com mon Pleas of Philadelphia; to abolish the Board of Ilevenne Commissioners ; relative to the collection of taxes, ttuthorising the Sheriff of Philadelphia to advertise the sale of real estate in dace daily papers, one of which must be printed in Get !ran ; for the registrie lion of births, Mullin-get; and deaths inPhiln delphin; relative to the fees of aldermen and constables in criminal cases, in Philadelphia concerning certain climbable corporations; about nieehnnie's limns; to abolish the Phila delphia Board of Health. - The Committee on Banks reported an act to incorporate the Mit'. tlin County Bank. The Committee on c0rp0..4 In thyllouse, 1I r. Taylor of LimiOana,tried rations reported an act .to incorporate the ineft •dually"tu get leave to illikiduCe a bill .American Improvement Loan Company.- ; for the purchase of Cuba. In Committee of Ihe Whole the legislative, judicial, and execn- I live appropriation bill was discussed, .and af ter some di bate, the clause appropriating ,:$20,000 for the mileage perquisites of the members of Congress . was stricken out. Feb. the Si nate the Judiciary Corn mil tee reported adversely to the claims of Messrs Lane and McCarthy as Senators from • CONCH, ESSION Ali The present Congress is within three weeks of the end of the Session, andwith a large rip cumulation of business ,on .the files of both louses, the members are procrastinating anil "staving off,"-,tho consideration of measures of vast consequence.to the country, with seem ing indilTdrenco to tin; wants of the nation,and their'own convictions of duly. One of otiQx „changes, in speaking oft Ito discussion of the Pacific Railroad in,the SentiFesnys:— • It is strung out in eongrestlonaldisquisitioh like an everlasting clothes line upon which every inenther'n.ny hang up 00111 C little bit of his•wardrobe he has wished • out. in 801111.• ore tional or perional puddle, to dry in sight or the nation. . . .-, TuesdarFt , b. t 159, .wante, the bill donating, land to ,Agricultahl-:Colleges was discussed, but no. decided actioirwas taken upon it.—ln the House, Mr. Grcw's stead Bill was passed by h.vote of 120 yeas to 76 nays. It pi ovideii that any fierion'iNtis the head of a family, over twentr:one years of age, and a citizen of the Uitited States, or who has.filed -his intention to become-such. according to the naturalization - laws, shall be entitled to enter a quarter section of any vo cal-4 or unappropriated land, and bold-Jhe same on .condition. of actual settlemenr-aiid cultivation. The House Committee on Ter ritories agreed to report a bill tar the estab lishment of a territorial government called Jefferson; embracing the gold country of Pike's Peak. The Freitch spoliation bill was also called up in the House, and aft Sean in effectual effort to table it—which motion failed by a vote of 76 to 106—the Speaker decided that it must go to-the Committee of the Whole in consequence of its maltingon appropriation end it was so sent. This is considered to be conclusive evidence of its defeat, The Democratic nuti protection members of lha calicos in felatitai to the yariff, Cochran, of New York officiated' ns obairmmLi About fifty members Were present,' prinei pally from_the send'. ' Of the north, two were from New York, two from Minnes , ta, one &tun Ohio, and five from Illinois: "Mr(Slillson, of Virginhi, Judd he was un willing to be bound by the 'action of the eau .....cus—The House of Representatives - Wasflie propel , piece for action- fie offered a series' 'of resolutions,...declaring it-to be inexpedient to diSturb' the prosenttoriT, and dgainst -pro-. tection.or specific duties. • - Mr. Phelps, of Missouri, was opposed to Specific duties and proteetion.in any forni,hot was in_fotooor.o, nfoditicatien.. o o l M..tar,itrlox revenue purposes, to sheet the'demands QE limo Treasury. He ,reintirked• that Hiere.should bo . a retienobinebt of expenditures. ' . • , ill , A Mr Blitkalllll3, of lilississippi,,iyas 5 oppotto4. to nll'dutios. iie fnvo d rree undo And di-. rdot. taxrition ' - , Mr. Miles, of South Can:tibia, spoke to Alio . , Mr. Stewart of Mnryland,,Alid not know whether lie Wll ' 9 ' properly present• under, the call i !as favor of a jff ty, dicioutarilf ' for - revenuepurposes. dio.thought the pres ent tariff was not per , and that a change might he made to he advantage.of the 001 ry.. Mr 'Crawford of Georgia, read the call, which 'invited •to the canons all members ,of the noose of Representatives who were op , posed 10 prlniction and Sneeitic duties, awl Wile Sighed by many of the gentlemen who are now present.,. • But the understanding was, • t all democrats' were invited 'to attend' - s Malta !nail° ughrdifferen ly. Ilc-was willing to confer wit h'those only who were .opposed to IW9leenun and specific ditties, and he did not care to attend a meeting 01 gentlethen 'entertaining variant eiduiona.fer; con ferene Mr Ileitis', of 'lllinois, woofed the Chair:. tntrOtr-Ways and Meows' (Mr7Phelps-of-Mis souri.):lo nolwer whether the colontititTe in tend_ to report • any' tariff bill, find ,so, of 1%l iI C Ips replied that he could answer for hpaself: Ile IVIIS di po ed t(i. repo( I.i bill tz.oditying• the tariff, iu order to Ocrense re3enue of Hu; country ; hitt be had come to ,ipforin the geldlculen-that the committee had clinic to a dead lock., • • 1 llr. Garnett. of Virginia: oftppjed the motli tient-ion of the teeth'. Ile Jillmled- to-the ftiet-' 1=.1.10/I..ilm_pee.4l.44peaty:es....of...thd.4o.retonten.t. Ii more, tllOll tweet:Fury. ' Ile eoneitit;red it e cluiy.of the .1), moo ntie party to inattgur t.pirit of rem nani, OA 'relot to. Ile n reacloiion toy 'tile appointment. of :eontinitl,ve of ti , e, to report on the 50111110 . which the espent,es the governiltent cony be ..ilea I LectiL...... Mr. Lanier, of Miss., was opposed to speed'. tic ditties. Ile thought it high lime :for the denmerntie'pnrty to titline its pobdtion on the 0111.1 allow the present law to hove a lair It bd. ' der Stephens, of Grorgiii, Fnid ant wl en. lie int Congress, in 1843, the expen ses or the got eennrent were only twenty mib lions per unruly. The country' Lad gone , tlu,ongh•nu erpiosive 311xictih war. with .six iy-three thoprintd soldiers , in the livid. fbr filly-three,mil , icits. Now, in n Hine ofpenee - ,' Al(' OA jinni , seventy-three - millions. w holly untie( nod tervfoim woe • iudis peusoldy requisite. 'rile that, forty million). win 1111 rtl.undinive, for the' national expense. Ile wits, thelefore, opposed to nn ei•cabhlth he Intl...gin tl a present receipts. INIr. Clawl,ld, of Gun gin, n onion of u:.nlutiol.s: i.s a rubstilute for those (tier. tdty 1911. 6/1111(1t, Whirl] the hitter Roc( pled hy,litbt it'relution Avelino) , it inexpedlynt; Alfrtut lethe 897._•.T1ie beyond +3 0- tor tbe•-pi - Feb01)1110 -.of n et.» mittee• of tire to'repoit.tti tleNt meeting of the eau-. he 'n11 , 111117 , whieli 'Abe c..),perises,ol: , -the government, evil be edneed " • 1%110 f'rawfoid helloed, rind was advised to (lint 4.3011 111 il 1 Ti) lily tiepin Mehl ihnt .the rit a of the 1)1 1,1173' note law 'for one' 111' lull y 1.1.10. 11or1orizipg the reissue of the nobs lot, to ally fly( n anoint,. which ore loth t•Mi..ll'.l. 1/ 1 , Ni July, w (add •bo ti.flieienl. • to relieve the It ein•ttry. Mr. Taylor (.1 hoof:dam, expreOeed himself • stioirgly against' nity decided netion . .ol the present lime. lie I,elievediLto_ be due the dentecrittic l nt ty, and the cottony, to poi pone but her prt yettlisps-itnt gestaul meeliagof' the th Hts 11,e , 11,,0ure could le called to consider (lie rerolni ions. Si(lvat I, id Maryland, thadn . nil ins On WO ',lotion In tulle the resolutions. Mr. ErfigoO. 11t Phelps, of Ali] neFola; Mr ige, of Not ('ni °Eon, and (Alters. partici, paled in the fli bale. vs were then adopted by ilcar- . . st run tihr( Mr. Gun pt tor. of New Yolk. woo op posed to 1101 j ttr , « dines ni rhis time. Ile tentut e, and enlcttlnled to Once ' ventloot.ti 11.1:1be poriiititi helot e the coup try.- lie - -woo unwilling to bintiliiinself by the procerdirgs of tLio churns, rept et.totiovits it did, loon ILin: ore.holl of thedintoeintie cum bers of the Ili floe. Ile llttretot I wort trio econsider the cote by which llie . I.t , olotinllo' were natio ed, With :the view In lure the motion t otritd, 1..0 flint they ton'y be (nib d t.p .1 or cow:idyl talon nt the next 'prolog." ' 01. inntitn 61 Mr. net, of litntuthy v , the caucus adjourn] d till Saturday next. A pencil]] int haiku it in understood, in the meantime Fe t xtindcd to all the demo : era tie inembirs of the House, lo be pilt,ent at the next meeting. .11 will he seen front these proceedings, that there is kat, little hope, of a cecisien of the tariff, by' the .prt:tni Cengro-s„ Feb. In the resolution was pt:s'ed asking for the correspondence with ussin, relative to the icy, Cod unlit.tinent in the Pt us:ion fumy of per:ottH chinning Afueri efill protection. lutalnuse_bill for the pun irlanent of count erleiting . lnnd mnrrontei with passed Indiana. In the House, the Judiciary Committee woe instiucted to imitate into the 'expediency of reporting n bill to define and• provide for the . punishment of polygamy'in the Territories of the United Stoics, avd to restrain the people and. out its rein from interference with the Federal Judiciary. Ecto. 4.-311 the Semite, the - Committee on Territories reported bills to organize life lcr• ritories of Ihicotah and,