The chair named the following as said
committee:
E. V. Everhart, D. Blair, J. Gammel,
S. M. Green, Dr. J. Dorsey, James lump
son, S. McVitty, J. Temple, D. M. Car
others, 'Thos. 'league, W. Hudson, Jas.
Walker, Andrew Allison, James Boggs,
A. Sangree, - Hershey, H. Knode, J.
Porter, Jno. Seeds, Benjamin \V allace,
3. Zenimire, 11. Potts, C tpt. W. Johnson.
The executive committee were empow
ered to act as a committee of finance, and
take up a collection to defray the inci
dental expenses of the convention.
Or motion, Resolved, That the con
vetttioa adjourn until 61 o'clock, P. M.
Evening Session, 6} o'clock
Convention met.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Peebles.
A report from the committee on reso..
lutions was received, and on ►notion laid
on the table.
On motion, Resolved, That a commit
tee of one from each delegation be ap
pointed to draft a preamble, constitution,
and bye-laws for the county society, and
to nominate officers for the same.
The chair appointed 'l'. P. Campbell,
Esq. D. McMurtrie, J. Cree, Jas. Wray,
A. Sangree. Henry Knode, Benj. Wal
lace, incl. Zentrnire, Dr. J. Gemmill, A.
Stitt, Jno. Potts, T. T. Cromwell, W.
Hampson, Henry Faus, to act as said
committee.
An address was then delivered by E.
V. Everhart, Esq. in pursuance of the ap
pointment of the executive committee, on
" the superior utility of the Wasliingto•
nian system over all others, in the sup
pression of intemperance."
Addresses were then delivered by John
Scott, Jr. of Alexandria, J. S. Stewart,
B. E. Betts, J. Morgan, and S. Holliday.
The addresses were interspersed with
temperance songs, and occasionally by
music from the Wateratreet and Alexan
dria Bands, which were in attendance du. ,
ring the session of the convention, and
"discoursed most eloquent music."
On motion of Mr. Porter, the preamble
and resolutions as reported by the com
mittee, were taken up and read as follows,
viz :
Whereas in the Providence of God we
have been permitted to assemble in county
convention fur the purpose of speeding
the onward progress of the Temperance
reformation, we feel it a duty as well as
a privilege to publicly express our grati
tude to the Supreme Ruler of the universe,
under whose guidance and blessing the
friends of humanity have been made in-1
strumental in achieving one of the most)
signal and beneficial moral reforms known'
to the history of the world since the ad
vent of the Saviour of mankind. And
whereas we look upon the glorious results
of the past year as the seals and eviden
ces of the correct nnlirsE
duty at this time to return our unfeigned
and heart-felt thanks to the apostles of
this society—those men who first put the
ball in motion which has rolled from one
extremity of the Union to the other, car
rying with it a balm to heal the stricken
heart, and a charm to dispel the gloom
and misery that brooded over so many so
cial hearths. Many of us can, in the ful
ness of our hearts, thank God, that dim'
these men we have been snatched from a
drunkard's grave, and our families and
friends delivered from the contamination
of a drunken father, husband, or friend.—
That this cause may be more widely ex
tended, and that our principles may be
clearly understood, we desire to send forth
to the world the policy upon which our
association is based. Therefore
Resolved, That we the members of the
several Washington 'lemperance socie•
ties represented in this convention, do
most unequivocally disavow all connec
tion with any and all the political and
sectarian parties of the day, and hereby
declare that our only object is the moral
reformation of our fellow men.
Resolved, That in carrying out our de..
sign we acknowledge no other weapons
than those of moral suasion and correct
example, all others being in our opinion
contrary to the spirit of ruth and benev
olence.
Resolved, That we deprecate, and will
discountenance any recourse to any legis
lative action in carrying out our holy
cause, arid that we ;look upon it as too
pure and sacred to be in any way connect
ed with, or in the remotest sense made
subservient to legislative enactments;'
but on the contrary we will cling to the'
pacific and persuasive policy as the only )
instruments which under God can ever
achieve the triumph of temperance.
Resolved, That we earnestly recom
mend to all who have enlisted under the
banner of the Washington temperance 50..!
cieties, to persevere in the good cause--to
extend the blessings of sobriety wider
and wider," until the last inebriate shall,
have taken the pledge and resolved to sin
no more.
Resolved, That we enjoin upon all who
may publicly advocate our cause to refrain
from denunciation, and to mingle with
their reproofs that spirit of kindness and
love which may disarm opposition, and
silence objections. Our object is to seek
and save that which was lost, and not to
assume the prerogative of heaven by jud
ging our fellow men.
Resolved, That it is the imperious duty
of every Washingtonian to be " instant in
season," particularly so in relation to those
over whose passions the monster rum has
thrown his iron fetters.
Resolved, That we deem it inexpedi
ent to recommend any course to be pur
sued by our members in relation to giving
their encouragement to public houses—,
believing this to be a matter on which
each man's judgment should be exercised.'
Resolved, That we invoke the co•oper
alion
of the Ladies in this glorious cause.
IThe design of temperance fully matured,
will confer manifold blessings upon the
! fair daughters of our land, and must elf-1
ectually shield them from the distress,
poverty and misery to which the intern-
Iperance of our land exposes them. We
therefore solicit their influence and their
!active aid in developing fully the substan.
'fiat blessings bound up in the triumph of
!Our cause.
And on motion were unanimously ad•
opted.
Adjourned, to meet at 9 o'clock, to•
morrow morning.
ednesday morning, Feb. 23rd, 9 A. M.
Convention met in pursuance of ad
journment.
Prayer by Rev. Mi. Keefer.
The committee to draft a Constitution'
and bye-laws fur the government of the
courty society, by their chairman, T. P.
Campbell, Esq. reported as follows, viz:
WHEREAS, we deem it a duty we owe
to mankind to lessen, so tar as power has
been given us, the sum of human misery,
and banish from our midst all destructive
vices, under which mankind have been
suffering. And it being admitted that in
temperance is, of all others, the very
greatest moral, political, and social evil—
the most disastrous in its consequences,
and the most deeply rooted in society; it
becomes us, as the friends of humanity, tu,
adopt such measures, as Will most effect•
sally accomplish its overthrow, and has•
ten the end which is nearest our hearts.—
And whereas, impressed with the truth
that iii union there is strength," the
Washingtonians of Huntingdon county, in
convention assembled, through their dele
gates, hereby resolve to form a county
'Washington Temperance Society, by a
union of the different Washingtonian so.
cieties, in this county, for the purpose of
concentrating our action, zeal, and ener
gies in the glorious cause in which we
have heretofore so successfully labored.
'And we hereby solemnly declare, that this
union is formed alone for the promotion
of temperance, by the pacific and persua
sive means, peculiar to the Washingtonian
principle--that it is free from all political
parties or designs, religious sects and de
nominations. But that it is based alone
on the design of the moral reformation oh
mankind.
CONSTI FUTION.
Art. 1. This society shall be known by
the name of the Washington Temper
ance society of Huntingdon county.
Art. 2. The only object of this society.
shall be to promote temperance in our
selves and others, and no other business
or discussion shall be had at any of our
meetings, but such as are evidently cal.
Art. tne officers shall consist of a
President, 13 Vice Presidents, 1 corres•
ponding secretary, 2 recording secreta•
ries, an assistant secretary, a treasurer,
and an executive committee of seven
members, who shall perform the usual du.
ties of such officers. Their term of office
shall be one year.
Art. 4. It shall be the duty of the exec-,
utive committee to devise means to make
the meetings of this society profitable and
interesting, and to promote the interests
of temperance generally. They shall
have power to make bye-laws for their
own government in the transaction ofbu
siness, provided they are consistent with
this constitution. They shall have power
to call meetings of this society, having
first obtained the approbation of a major
ity of the local societies attached to this
association. They shall be a committee
of ways and means for this society, and
shall from time to time examine the funds
of the same.
Art. 5. The annual meetings of this so.
ciety shall be held on the 22nd of Februa
ry in each year, at such places as shall be
agreed upon by the executive committee
under the provision of the 4th article of
this constitution. And special meetings
may be held at such other times and pla
ces as may be agreed upon by the execu
tive committee in the manner aforesaid.
The meetings shall be governed by the
ordinary rules of deliberative bodies.
Art. 6. This constitution may be alter-,
ed or amended at any time by a vote of
two thirds of the societies composing this,
association.
BYE-LAWS.
Ist. Any Washingtonian society in
this county not represented in this con
vention, may become ltttached thereto by
sending a request signifying their wishes
to that end, to the recording secretaries.
And it shall he the duty of the said secre
taries to enter the same upon the minutes.
end. No member shall speak more than:
twice on any motion. •
And having been considered fully, 011'
motion, the preamble,
constitution and
bye-laws were adopted.
The nomination of persons to fill the'
offices designated by the constitution, ha
ving been referred to same committee ;
they reported the following as officers of
the county society, viz:
Officers for present year.
PRESIDENT.
ALEX, GWIN, Esq. Huntingdon.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Dennis Buoy, Esq. Huntingdon.
Israel Grafius, Esq. Alexandria.
William Mills, Dublin.
David N. Carothers, Cromwell.
John Price, Shirley.
Henry Hogmire, Porter.
Samuel Mattern, Colerain.
Henry Faus, Barree.
Abraham Sangree,_ McConnellstown.
George Fee, Henderson.
Moses C anon, Mouth S. Creek & U. Fur.
William B. Hampson, Mill Creek,
Col. Jos. S. I'. Harris, Duncausvillc.
SECRETARIES.
Recording, M. McConnell, Huntingdon.
John Gemmill, Alexandria.
A st. Sec'y, Jacob Mattern, Spruce Creek.
Cor. Sec'y. E. V. Everhart, Huntingdon,
TREASURER.
John Bumbaugh, Huntingdon.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
David McMurtrie, Jr.
Peter Simope, Huntingdon.
William K. Rahm,
John Porter, Alexandria.
Benjamin Leas, Shirley.
David Stewart, Spruce Creek.
liugh Seeds, Mouth of Spruce creek.
Adopted.
. . . • •• - •
Addresses were delivered by Rev. Mr.
Keefer, John Porter of Alexandria, and
S. M. Green, Esq.
On motion of T. P. Campbell, Esq.
Resolved, That temperance men be
hereby recommended by this convention,
that instead of subscribing for foreign
Temperance periodicals, to extend their
support to the newspapers of their own
county, when their conductors are tem
perance men, and advocate through their
columns the moral principles of our cause.
On motion,
Resolved, That the executive commit
tee be directed to call a special meeting of
the county society, to be held in Alexan-'
drict, on the fourth of July next.
Adopted, unanimously.
On motion,
Resolved, That the thanks of this con
vention be most respectfully tendered to
the Trustees of the Presbyterian church,
for the use of the same for the accommo
dation of this convention.
On motion of E. V. Everhart, Esq.
Resolved, That Messrs. Emig -BELL &
BLAIR respectively be requested to fur
nish copies of their speeches on the deliv
ery and reception of the Banner, for pub
lication; and that Mr. CAMPBELL will
also furnish a copy of the eloquent eulogy
delivered by him, for same purpose.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
convention, signed by the officers, he pub
lished in the newspapers of this county,
[Signed by the officers.]
Pennsylvania Home Indus
try Convention.
The Delegates of the Tariff Convention
met in the Court House in Harrisburg, at
12 &clock, yestesday the 22d instant, and
organized by appointing the following
officers :
President—Gen. THOMAS C. MIL•l
'LER, of Cumberland county.
Vice Presidents--Hon. VALENTINE
Hymns, of Dauphin, Gets. Assam'
GREEN 01 Union, CHARLES BROOKE Of
(Chester, BENJAMIN HERR, (Manor,) of
,Lancaster, and PETER BALDY of Columbia
Secretaries—F. W. RAWLE of Mifflin,
and SIMEON GUILFORD of Lebanon.
On motion of Dr. George N. Eckert of
Schuylkill, the 1-011 "Woilintisqor the
the Convention,
aatoption of te viz :
David Krause of Dauphin, James Mc-
Gowen of Perry, Samuel R. Wood of
Northumberland, Robert Kelton of Lan
caster, Dr. James Gardner of Chester, N.
Hughes of Franklin, Jonathan Seidle of
Berks, M. Criswell of Mifflin, L. Fisher
of Perry, J. Whittaker of Chester, H.
Musser of Cumberland, B. Haywood of
Schuylkill, Benjamin Etting of Philadel
phia, Jacob Weidle of Lebanon, Jacob
Hauer of York, and Gen. S. Alexander of
Cumberland.
A resolution was adopted to invite the
Governor, Heads of Departsments and
Members of the Legislature, to attend the
sittings of the Convention.
The following gentlemen were appoin
ted to draft a memorial to Congress, and
an Address to the People of Pennsylvania,
setting forth the views of the Convention,
viz : Henry K. Strong of Dauphin, Or. G.
N. Eckert of Schuylkill, and Dr. James
Gardner of Chester.
Adjourned till 7 o'clock P. M.
In the evening, Gen. Alexander, from
the committee appointed to prepare reso
lutions for the consideration of the Con-
vention, presented a brief synopsis of those
in preparation, which would be presented,
to the Convention to•morrow morning, and
' addressed it for some time in favor of the
views they would embody.
The Convention was also addressed by
Mr. Strong of Dauphin, Mr. Manly of
Lycoming, Mr. Cochran of York, and
'others, it, favor of the Resolutions, which
were adopted as follows:
Resolved, 'That a Tariff of duties, suffi•
i cient to raise revenue adequate to meet
all the reasonable expenses of the Govern-
i nvent of the nation, ought to be laid on
foreign importations,
itiso/n>;/, That in adjustingsuch tarifF, a
discrimination ought to be made, so as to
protect all the objects of home industry,
from successful competition by foreign
manufactures.
Resolved, That the amount of duty to
)e raised ought to be such as to produce
such a balance of trade, as at least to
effect the payment of the price of all for
eign goods imported, as well as the intent
of ultimate payment of the principal of
our foreign debt, without exporting our
old and silver.
Resolved, That no duty ought to be
collected on such foreign goods as are
necessary to our comfort, and as auxiliary
to our home industry, and do not come in
competition with our home products.
Resolved, That to cat ry out more effec
tually the object of this Convention, a
Central Committee of thirteen members
ought tobe appointed, to receive the reports
of County Committees and associations,
and make such use of the information ob.
tained as may be most likely to effect that
object, and to aid and assist in the est,b
lishment and ;support of a periodical publi
cation at Ilirrishur with the same view,
Resolved, That a committee of three be
appointed in each county of the State, to
procure and furnish to the Central Com,
'rnittee all such statistical and other infor
mation relative to their respective coun
ties, as may be deemed useful.
Resolved, That the County Committees
be requested to bave associations formed
for the purpose of carrying out the views
of this Convention.
MR. TALMADGE'S REPORT ON THE
FISCAL AGEN 1
The report of the Select Committee of
the Senate on the Fiscal Agency occupies
upwards of six columns in the National
Intelligences. As we cannot give the
whole, we coppy a few passages which
seem expressive of the views of its author.
This paper circulation, based upon
specie, dollar for dollar, will not add to
the circulating medium of the country.—
The committee have heretofore shown that
it ought not to add to it. But it has many,
advantages over specie : among those ad
vantages are the following:
1. It will be the means of drawing forth,
from its hiding places specie that has been,
hoarded, to the estimated amount of seve-1
ral millions; and which, in its present,
condition, is of no use to its possessor nor
tc the country. The lack of confidence
in individuals and banks as safe deposito
ries, which caused this retirement of
specie, will yield at once to the unbounded
confidence inspired by the Exchequer.
where specie notes are issued on a depo
site of specie, and the safe custody of the
deposite is guarantied by the Govern,
ment for the redemption of the notes.
2. In the ratio of the increased velocity
and economy which paper affords over
specie, and to which may be added the
high credit of this paper, it will impact a
great activity, and consequently effective.
ness to the circulating medium.
S. The local banks may be induced, to
a great extent, to substitute this paper for
their own
4. It will prevent the depreciation of
specie, by abrasion, whilst in circulation.
5. It will prevent its total loss to the
country and to the world by shipwreck
and other casualities.
6. It will afford the most convenient,
safe, and valuable currency for travel.
7. It will be the best and safest remit
tance by mail, from one end of the Union,
I to the other, for the payment of newspa
pers and periodicals, and other things re.
quiring small sums without the possibility
of loss by depreciation to those who re
ceive it.
8. It will tend to regulate the banks,
and, by a frequent settling of balances, to'
bring them up to a sound zirculation.
9. It will do much towards regulating
exchanges by means of its fayorable an•
lis rn"file k ;ieVNviiiCh the committee have
thus far taken of the plan of a Fiscal
Agent submitted by the Secretary of the
Treasury, they have suggested certain
important modifications, and in order to
give the Senate a more concise and con.
fleeted view of the system as they propose
to modify it, they submit the following
PLAN.
1. A board to be established in the Trea
sury Department, at the Seat of Govern•
merit, to be called the Exchequer of the
United States. The board to be compo.
sed of three commissioners, to be appoin.
ted by the President, with the advice and
consent of the Senate, and to be removed
from office only with the like concurrence
of the Senate, and for physical inability,
incompetency, neglect, or violation of
duty. 'lle President to communicate to
the Senate the particular reasons of the
proposed removal. For like causes the
President may suspend a commissioner
and appoint a temporary substitute, and
within the first week of the ensuing. ses
sion of the Senate lay before that body the
•reasons of such suspension, and, if the
Senate concur the commissioner to be
removed, it not, to be restored.
. The Board of Exchequer, to establish
agencies, as it may deem necessary and
expedient for the public service, limiting
the number to as few as the exigencies of
the service will admit, and in no case to
exceed two in any State or Territory.
3. The Secretary of the Treasury to
appoint the inferior officers of the board,
also the officers of the agencies, on the
recommendation of the board, and to re• l
move them for physical inability, incom
petency, neglect, or violation of duty on'
like recommendation.
4. The Exchequer and its officers to be
the general agents of the Government for
receiving, sale keeping and disbursing the
public moneys. The public moneys from
all sources received to be paid into the'
Exchequer and its agencies.
5. The Exchequer and agencies to re
ceive on deposite gold or silver coin, or
bullion, and to issue specie notes for the
same, to be redeemed at the agency where
issued. Said notes to be prepared by the
Secretary of the Treasury, signed by the
Treasurer, and countersigned ,by the
IPresident of the Board of Exchequer, and
made payable to the order of the principal
agent, and endorsed by him when issued
at such agency.
6. The Exchequer and agehcies on the
deposite of gold and silver coin, or bullion,
to draw and accept bills of exchange, and
'to receive a premium not exceeding two
per centutn. Also, to collect drafts or
bills, but to make no advance or payment
till advised of the collection, and to
charge a reasonable commission fur collec
tion and exchange.
7. All specie notes issued, either in
payment of the public creditors, or on the
i deposites of individuals, never to exceed
the actual amount of specie on hand for
their redemption, dollurfor dollar.
8. Dues to the United States to be paid
in Sold or silver coin, in specie notes,
or in the notes of banks immediately con
vertible into specie at the place where
received. The Exchequer and a2encies
to settle weekly, or oftener, the balances
,with the banks.
9 The Exchequer and agencies to keep
separate and distinct books; to enter and
record in one set all transactions respec
'ting the collection, keeping and disbursing
of the pulic revenue, and transmitting the
public moneys front place to place, for the
service of the Government; and in anoth
er, all transactions and accounts arising
from the operations in exchange and other
transactions not on Government account.
10. The Exchequer may appoint as
agent any specie T a .) ing bank ; but such
bank is not authorized to receive private
depusites, or to accept or sell bills or drafts,
on account of the Exchequer.
11. The Exchequer and agencies to act
as commissioners of loans and pension
agents, and generally to render all facili
ties in transferring and disbursing the
public funds. Full and exact accounts of
the board and agencies to be furnished to
the Secretary of the Treasury, and he to
report to Congress. Necessary room s
and vaults to be provided. Surities to be
taken, and penalties prescribed, and strict
examinations made.
The details of the above plan are fully
carried out in the bill which accompanies
this report.
FATAL. PorsoNixo.—The Troy Whig
states the following case of poisoning,
through the negligence of an apothecary,
which occurred in the village of little
Troy.
On the evening of the 14th inst., Mr.
Terrance Reilay, of this village, took the
solution of two table spoonsful of Oxalic
Acid which the apothecary had sent him
that evening, by mistake, for salts—and
his wife would have taken a similar dose,
but the effect on him was instantaneous.
He was sensible of his situation, and vom
ited up part of the dose. His wife called
in the nearest neighbors, who arrived only
in time to see him breathe his last. He
died in five or six minutes after taking
this most potent of all poisons. A coro
ner's jury returned a verdict of accidents
al death by taking Oxalic Acid supposing
it to be salts.
It appears that the acid was procured at
an apothecary's shop, of a young man who
'could not read, while the roprietor was
gone to his tea, about six o'clock the same
evening ; that the apothecary was immes
diately apprised of the fact on his return,
and he made some enquiry for the little
girl who got the salts. Doubtless blame
is attached to him that he slid not alarm
uy telling them he had sold
this large amount of poison; for in a
lage like this, had a serious alarm been
made, there is little doubt that in the four
hours that transpired between the sale of
the article and its fatal effects, the unfor•
tunate purchaser would have been found
out and this dreadful accident averted.
ANOTHER HORRIBLE OUTRAGE—The
New Yerk papers contain the account of
an attack made by a man named Moffatt,
residing in Sheriff street, upon his wife,
whom he struck several times on the head
with an axe. A woman in the same room,
raised the call for assistance,
when Moffatt
attacked her also, and broke several of
her ribs and an arm. A police officer an
the neighborhood succeeded with assist
ance, m securing the wretch, who had
hidden in the cellar. The wife, tt is sup
posed, cannot possibly survive.
TORNADO,..—The Cleveland Herald
liyes an account of a tremendous tornado
which passed through Lake county, in this
State on the 11th February; twenty-two
houses'and barns were demolished in the
township of Mansfield, and six or eight in
Kirkland. The course of the tornado was
from S. W. to N. E., and such was its
power and force that it swept almost
every thing within its range. Provider.
tially no lives were lost amidst the falling
timbers, &c., though several were severely
injured. A child was blown through a
window and carried some distance frem
the house, by the force of the wind.--
Urbana Ohio Citizen.
••••••• .Nril
' 0:7" It is said that the Bank of Hamil
ton, Bank of Chillicothe, and Bank of
Cleveland, have each made assignment of
their assets, and shut up shop.—lbid.
SPECIE FOUND.—Soine little boys, while
playing on the Monongahela river, near
the Gas Works, on last Friday, discovered
a bag of silver coin, which was deposited
there by some person or persons unknown.
The amount was, we believe, between 800
and 81000. In the general scrabble for
the spoils, quite a number came for a
a share--the largest amount secured by
one person being about 8250. The Mo.,
nongahela river, and not the Harrisburg
Resumption Mill, was inflJential, in re-'
moving this deposite and putting the specie
into circulation—the bank having been
encroached upon (luring the late freshet.
—Pittsburg Intelligences.
The expenses of Coles tnol amounted to
about s2,ooo—ot which $22 50 were for
segars! and 19 for beer! furnished to the
jury. The Board of Supervision have!
resolved that hereafter they will not be
responsible for beer and segars furnished,
jurors..
FArrimEss DovEs.---Sarah A.Dove has
obtained ti om the . 4 1dr3land Legislature
a divorce from her husband William
Dove.
THE JOURNAL.
One country, one constitution one destiny
Huntingdon, March Qt, I 842.
We have on our table a Communication
from J. L. MAD3ON, J. R. REES and D. 0.
STUART, Committee of the Band of Will
iamsburg, which speaks in highly compli
, mental terms of the Temperance Conven
tion held in this boi ough on the 2nd and
3rd of February last. As considerable
time has elapsed since that Convention,
and our columns are burthened with other
matters, we have not published the Cam
:nunication.
Tavern Licenses.
Persons who intend to make application
'at the next Court or Quarter Sessions of
this county, fur license to keep tavern,
should bear in mind, that theact of Assem
bly of the 29th March 1841, requires
notice of such application to be given in
the newspapers for three weeks—the last
publication to be at least ten days before
the first day of the term of the court, to
which the application shall be made. The
notice must embrace a certificate of twelve
reputable citizens of the borough or town
ship in which such inn or tavern is propo.
sed to be kept, setting forth that such inn
or tavern is necessary, &c., and that the
applicant is of good repute for honesty and
temperance, and is well provided with
house room &c.
fit — The Senate of the United States
rejected the nomination of THOMAS Bnan-
FORD, as District Judge for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, by a majority of
five votes. Horace Binney had been ap
pointed to the same station, but declined
accepting the appointment.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
SENATE.
Friday. Feb. 18. A message was re.
ceived from the Governor nominating the
following persons to be associate Judges.
Stephen Barlow and John 11. Work for
Crawford county ; Wm. Siggins for War
ren ; Benjamin Adams for Beaver; Ziba
Bennett for Luzerne; Asa McClelland
for Greene; •Timothy Ives and John L.
Rooks for Potter; John Stewart and T.
C. Miller for Cumberland; Peter Schell
for Bedford; Geo. C. Welker for North
umberland ; John Shindel and Lyon Lem
berger for Lebanon.
Several bills were then reported; alter
which the bank bill again came up, when
Mr. Fleming resumed the discussion, and
was followed by Mr. Kidder, who spoke
until the Senate adjourned.
On Saturday the 19th the bank bill came
up again, and was discussed by Kidder,
badly and Strohm till the Senate adj'd.
On Monday the 21st, numerous peti
tions were presented, praying the legisla
ture to adjourn immediately.
Mr. Sullivan to whom was referred the
subject of abolishing capital punishment.
reported against the petitions.
The Senate unanimously confirmed the
nominations of John L. Rooks and 'limo.
thy Ives, associate Judges of Potter coup•
ty ; and also the nomination of Ziba Ben
nett, associate Judge of Luzerne county.
An afternoon session was held, during
which the bank bill was discussed, and
the first section, after being amended Bo
as to eftect an immediate and uncondi
tional resumption, passed by a vote of 2
to 8.
Tuesday, Ilednesday and Thursday
were spent in discussing the bank bill.—
Alter adopting several amendments the ,
bill passed third reading, and %vas sent to
the House, where it was ordered to be
taken up on Friday. The bill passed
third reading on Ii ednesday by the fol
lowing vote.
Yeas, Messrs. Bigler, Brotver, Coplan,
Crispin, Darsie, Diniock,'Ewing, Fegely,
Fleming. Gibons, Gorgas, Headley, Kids
der, Maclay, Mathers, McCully, McLan
alias, Penniman, Plumer, Smith, yeas 20.
Nays. Messrs. Brooke, Cochran, Far
relly, Gratz, lliester, Huddleson, Kline,
Spackman, Stewart, Sullivan, Strohm,
Speaker, nays 11.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday, Feb. 18. Mr. Roumfort submit
ted a resolution preventing the barritafrom
collecting moneys on execution until they
resume specie payments. This is not the
language, but the substance, of the resolu
tion. The rules having been suspendel
the resolution was taken up in cc,inmitte%
of the whole, . .