PENNIA, LEGISLATURE, SENATE Thursday, Jan. II , 1844. The Senate was engaged chiefly in the discussion of the folloWing joint resolu tion, offered by Mr. Stewart: Resolved, That Wm. M. Meredith and Geo. M. Dallas, Esqrs, be employed as counsel for the Commonwealth in the case of the Commonwealth vs. Thomas Weaver and Frederick Fritz, now pend ing in the District Court of the city and county of Philadelphia, with instructions to bring the same to a speedy temination. After being amended by striking out the name of Win. M. Meredith the reso• lution was passed. Several private bills were reported, when the Senate Adjourned. HOUSE Ater the presentation of petitions, memorials, &c. this morning, the House proceeded to nominate candidates for State Treasurer. A large number of gentlemen were bominated. The bill for the removal of the Seat of Justice of Columbia county from Danville to Bloon►sburg, passed through committee by a vote of 72 to 52. Several resolutions were-submitted and bills reported, A message was received from the Gov ernor transmitting the report of the Com missioners appointed for the sale of the Delaware Division of the Canal. The re port was ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. M'Caslin, the reso. lotions of instruction to our Senators and Members in Congress in relation to the Oregon territory, were taken up, which were under discussion when the House Adjourned. SENATE. Mr. Dars;e submitted the following: WHEREAS, it appears Iron` the journals of 0349, page 1167, that John B. Bratton rendered an account for printing . the En glish journal of the said session, in which there appears an item of $917 3711 for an alleged balance due him for printing for the House of Representatives at the ses sion of 1840; And whereas, it appears that said item was allowed by the commit tee on accounts, and passed by the Senate without detection ; Therefore, Resolved, That the State Treasurer be requested to demand forthwith from John 11. Bratton. the repayment of the said sum of $917 37i, thus improperly drawn tro►n the Treasury, and that he report the result to the Senate. A lengthy discussion ensued on this res cind" in the course of which the pro of investigating all the accounts of the printers since 1835-36 was urged, and a motion to this effect was made by Air. liecktnan. The motion was lost, and the resolution was finally referred to the committee on accounts, by a vote of ]7 to 12. The Speaker laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Commonwealth informing the Senate that lie hail appointed Thomas L. Wilson, to be Deputy Secratary of the Common wealth, and that the appointment had been approved by the Governor. Adjourned. HOUSE. A large number of petitions, dm. were presented. . . . . . Mr. Rounifort submitted the following resolution which was considered and Adopted. Booked, That the State Treasurer be requested to report to this House, the va rious Acts of Assembly of this Common wealth, under which the disbursements of last fiscal year have been made. The bill to Jiutlwrize the removal of the leatof Justice of Columbia county from Danville to Bloomsburg, was read a third time and passed, yeas 65, nays 28. OREGON TERRITORY. The resolution relative to the Oregon Territory came up in order, when it was read a second and third time and passed. The resolution offered by Mr. Roumfort for the amendment of the Corstitution so as to prevent the Legislature from legal izing a suspension of specie payment; and making provision for levying a tax for the payment of interest on all loan bills that may hereafter be passed by the Legisla• lure, were taken up and passed through committee of the whole. It was taken up on second reading, and alter a long discussion, was referred to the Judiciary Committee ANOTHER MESSAOE. The following extraordinary Message was received from the Governor: To Me House of Ilepresentatites of the Commonwealth of Penns Omuta. GENTLNMEN :-1 have the honor to ac knowledge the receipt of the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 11th instant, requesting me to transmit to that body the annual reports of the Auditor General, State Treasurer and Canal Com missioners. It will, at all times, give me pleasure to comply with the request of the House of Representatives, when I can do so con sistently with my sense of public duty; but in this instance, a compliance on my part, with the resolution of that body, would be a manifest violation of public duty tor which 1 would be liable to be held amenable' to the proper authorities. The Bth section of the act of the Gen eral Assembly, of the 24th March, 1843, entitled "An Act to create permanently ti e o tiv c e if State Printer," directs the Governor to deliver these reports to the printers elected under the provisions of that act. The reasons which preclude a performance of that duty are stated in my an nual message. The resolution of the House, therefore, asks me to disregard a positive injunction of law. \V hilst the House asks for the reports I as delivered to me by the proper officers, I have this morning received a resolution of the Senate, requesting me to furnish that body with these very reports. It is thus manifest, that if 1 were even to con sent to violate the law, it would be impracti e able to grant the requests of both Houses. The documents are voluminous, & it is wholly impracticable for the Executive self to furnish copies of them—there be ing no clerk allowed him by law. Allow me to reiterate my earnest desire to comply with the requests of the Le gislature, when the same are at all corn. patible with law ; but it must be apparent for the reasons stated, that I cannot com ply, in this instance, with the resolution of the House of Representatives. DAVID R. PORTER. EAECUTIVE CHAMBER, January 12, 1844. Mr. .Macroanus moved that the Mes sage be referred to the committee on Printing. Mr. Snowden (Speaker) and Mr. Coop er, spoke in reference to the Message which they regarded as a most singular and extraordinary document. The Speaker in the course of his re marks, urged the propriety of taking the approval of the bonds of the printers out of the Governor's hands and assigning the duty to the Speakers of the two Houses. Mr. Cooper said, it was altogether a most strange document. This house had made a call on the Executive, to transmit to it, for its own information, certain pa pers to enable it to legislate properly ; and the Executive sends fur answer that he will not transmit them, because the law of the last session requires that he shall furnish these documents to the State Printer. Now, sir, it will be recollected that he has refused, before this time, to acknowledge the existence of any such officer as the State Printer. He refuses. in the first place, to recognize such an officer as the State Printer- —withholds from that functionary the documents that ought to have been delivered to him, and when the House calls upon the Governor for the information that it ought to havere ceived through the State Printer, he re fuses to transmit it. Sir, is this not a most extraordinary state of things ? and in what terms shall we characterize such a course of conduct as the Executive has pursued in regard to this matter ? What are our duties here ? To legislate for the benefit of the people of this Common• wealth. Well, in order to do so, it is ne cessary that we should have such facts as are necessarily communicated by the various officers of the Commonwealth to the Executive. We cannot legislate in • telligently unless we are put in possession of facts, and lie declined to furnish them upon the frivolous pretext that he himself has heretofore refused to perform his duty. He went on to review the facts in re lation to the electing of State Printer, and commented with just severity upon the opinion of the learned and intelligent Attorney General. Jan. 12. When Mr. C. closed. Mr. Macmanus withdrew his motion, and Mr. Roumlort submitted a joint resolution declaring the bonds of the State Printers, now on file in the Secretary's office, approved pro vided the sureties agree to the same in a communication to the Legislature. Mr. R. moved to proceed to the con• sideration of this resolution but the House refused, yeas 44, nays 48. Mr. Luring then submitted a resolution requiring the speaker to approve the bonds. Adjourned. . - SENATE: A number of petitions, 4-c. were pre sented,antl several private bills passed, when, On motion of Mr. Sullivan, the Senate took up the bill entitled an Act to contin ue the act graduating lands on which the purchase money is due and unpaid to the Commonwealth, which after some dis cussion passed committee second reading and consideration and Vali finally adopted. Mr. M'Lanahan moved that the com munication of the Governor, read in the Senate yebterilay, relative to his inability to furnish them with the annual reports of the various departments of the Gov ernment, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, be referred to the commit tee on printing. Mr. M'L. accompanied his motion with some remarks relative to its propriety. Mr..Cliainpneys moved to amend by re ferring to a select committee, and after considerable debate between Messrs. Champneys Sterigere, M'Lanahan and Sullivan, the amandment was disagreed to and the original motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Spackinan, the San ate took up the bill entitled An act author izing the President and Managers of the Philadelphia hisuraoce Company to wind up their affairs and distribute the assets among the stockholders, which passed committee second reading and considera tion, when its further consideration was postponed. Adjourned. HOUSE. The Speaker presented the first annual report of the Engineer on the Erie Canal Company. Mr. Lung presented a joint resolution calling upon the Governor for the original copies of the reports of the State Treas urer, Auditor General and Canal Cum• missioners, which was immediately taken up in committee. Mr. Roumfort opposed the motion, and entered into a lengthy review of the whole contest in regard to the printing, and the extraordinary course of the Gov ernor on the subject. He regarded it as disgraceful to the legislature to make any further appeals to the Executive for the documents. Mr. Bright moved to strike out the Bth section of the State Printer law, and request the Governor to transmit the doc- uments to the House. Mr. Laning moved to amend, to as• sign the duty of approving the bonds to the Speakers. On motion of Mr. Toland the commit tee rose, and the subject was taken up on second reading. Mr. Edson then moved that the Speak ers he authorized to contract for giving out the printiing to the lowest bidder. Mr. Bally moved to amend that the State Treasurer be authorized to approve the bonds. An animated debate arose on this mo tion, in which Messrs Brady, Cooper and 11 , hitman participated. Mr. Cooper made an able speech in defence of the printers. He assumed the position that the State had made a solemn contract with the printers, which could not be violated, and sustained it by an array of unanswerable arguments. The Senate was chiefly engaged in the discussion of a joint resolution offered by Mr. Sterigere, for a repeal of that part of the State Printer law which re quires the reports of the Heads of De partments, In be made to the Governor, and requiring the Governor to furnish the reports for the present session to the Legislature. The question was finally postponed till Thursday next. In the House a number of petitions and resolutions were offered. ELECTION OF STATE TREASURER. At 12 o'clock the Speaker and mem• bers of the Senate were introduced, and the Convention proceeded to the election of a State Treasurer. Messrs Black of the Senate and Tustin of the House act ing as tellers. Job Man received 105 votes—Robert Smith 17—John Gilmore 2 and Edward Shoemaker 1. JOB MANN was accordingly declared duly elected State Treasurer for the en suing year. The Senators then withdrew, and the House Adjourned. SENATE. Jan. 16. Mr. CRABB, from the committee on corporations, to whom was referred A supplement to an act to incorporate the Mount Carbon and Port Carbon Railroad, reported the same without amendment. Mr. Hill A supplemen tto an act rel ative to the incorporation of a certain Turnpike Company in Montgomery co. ; also an act to incorporate the York Coun ty Mutual Insurance Company, reported the same without amendment. Mr. Champneys, from the committee on printing, made a report in reference to the refusal of the Governor to appear be fore the committee, whereupon Mr. Stewart offered a preamble and res olution, to the effect that the investigation be suspended and the committee dischar ged. On this resolution a debate sprung up, which consumed the entire morning. A motion was made to amend by directing the committee to proceed with the exami nation of witnesses, which was pending when the Senate Adjourned. HOUSE, The bill authorizing the mayor and cit- izens of Pittsburg to rebuild or repair the Aqueduct across the Allegheny at that city was taken up and passed committee and second and hnal reading. Jan. 13, A message was received from the Gov ernor declaring his determination not to appear before the committee of Investi gation in the case of the printers, which was read and ordered to be printed. Mr. Hinchman submitted a joint reso lution instructing the joint committee of Investigation on the printing to proceed to examine first the witnesses sent to the committe by the Governor. Mr. Roumfort opposed the resolution warmly, and Messrs Hinchman and But ler sustained the resolution. Before the question was taken the House adjourned. SENATE Mr. Sterigere, from the select commit tee, reported against the memorial of cer. tam citizens of Bucks county, contesting the seat of Henry Chapman. Postponed for the psesent. The resolution to discharge the com. mittee appointed to investigate the charges of fraud against the State Printers, came up in order ; the motion to instruct the committee to proceed to examine witnes es pending. A debate again arose on the resolution and occupied the Senate till adjournment. HOUSE A large number of peiitions were pre • sentetl. The bill to change the time of holding the courts in Union county passed finally. The resolution instructing the commit tee on the investigation of the printing to proceed with the examination of .witnes. ses, qss taken up and passed. TRIENNIAL ASSESSMENT. Statement showing the aggregate value of the real and personal property within each township in the county of Huntingdon, taxable for County and State purposes, as returned by the several Assessors for the year 1844. Allegheny, Antes," Barre°, Blair, Cromwell, Cam, Dublin, Franklin, Frankstown, Henderson, Hopewell, Huston, Morris, Porter, Springfield, Shirley, Snyder, Tell, Tyrone, Tod, Union, Warriorsmark, West, Woodberry, Walker, • Not return, Jan. 15 PUBLIC NOTICE Is hereby given that the Board of Revision, composed of the County Commissioners and Associate Judges will meet at the Commissioners' Office in the Borough of Huntingdon, on Monday the 51% day of February, at 10 o'clock A. M., to revise, correct and equalize the valuation of all property taxable by law, and for finally determning whether any of the valuations of the assessors have been made below a just rate according to the meaning and intention of the act of 27th July 1842, entitled "An act to pro- vide for the ordinary expenses of the Government, payment of interest upon the State debt, receiving of proposals for the sale of the public works. and for other purposes." They will receive and consider the written communication of any taxable inhabitant of the county, relative to any property which lie shall believe to have been reduced too low, or if too high, reduce the same; and any taxable inhabitant has the right to examine the returns in the Commissioners' Office previous to the day of meeting. ALEXANDE I? KNOX, Jr. JOHN F. MILLER, Commissioners. NIORDECAI CHILCOTE. Attest. W. S. AFRICA, Clerk. Ua (U:1 .I.W. The subscriber offers for sale that valua ble property situate in Laurelsville, Sinking valley, Huntingdon county, consisting of about 20 acres of land with the following buildings thereon erected, One Dwelling House, with a large store room attached, one dwel ling house with a large wagon maker shop, BLACKSMITH SHOP, and a tinner shop. Also, two lots with a dwelling house and stabling adjoining. T here is also the necessary stabling belong ing to) the other buildings. All the prop city is under rent Om* the house and land occupied by the subscriber. Any person desirous of purchasing will please call as soon as possible and judge for themselves, the subscriber is desirous of selling. GEORGE S. SHARER. Jan. 17. 1844.—pd 3t. Estate of William Falls, late of The Borough of Huntingdon, dreamed. Tik ETTERS of administration on the said estate have been granted to the under signed. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims against it will pre sent theth properly authenticated for settle thent without delay, to THEO. H. CREMER, Adm'r. Jan. 17, 1844. Huntingdon. Juditorls Xolice. The creditors of John Dopp Jr., late of Hopewell, township, Huntingdon county, eec'd, will take notice that the undersigned, appointed to distribute the assets remaining in the hands of Jacob Dopp, his administra tor, will attend for that purpose, at his office in the borough of Huntingdon, on Saturday the 27th day of January inst., at 10 o'clock, P. M., when and where all persons interest ed are requested to present their claims or be debarred from coining in for a share of said estate. GEO. TAYLOR, Auditor. Jan. :7, 1844.—pd. Estate of Alexander Templeton' late of Tyrone tp. Huntingdon Co., deceased. OTICE is hereby given that letters of administration upon the said estate have been granted to the undersigned. All persons having claims or demands against the same are requested to make them known without delay, and all persons indebted to make immediate payment to DAVID 1 EMPLETON,, Adm'r. Jan 17, 1844.—pd. Tyrone tp. Second. Philadelphia semi- annual Sale of Boots 4. Shoes—Feb. 1844 On Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 6 and,7 The subscriber will sell at auction, at his' store, No. 208 Market street, for cash, 200 CASES OF BOOTS SHOES, BROGANS, HATS, comprising a general and complete assort ment of fresh and seasonable goods, now LIST OT LETTERS being received from the Manufacturers. Purchasers are assured that every case Remaining in the post office at Hunting offered will be sold to the highest bidder; don, January Ist 1844. If not called for and the catalogue will embrace the largest Previous to the Ist of April next, will be and,best assorted stock ever offered in this sent to the General Post Office as dead letters ity. , Barton Thomas Bowers Samuel M'Murtrie David 5 c the subscriber's arrangements with the 'Bell Robert M'Div it Miss Jane manufacturers are such, that regular semi- Moore Samuel monthly sales will continue to be held, as Barrick Henry Farrell John Reichart John Jr. they have been the past year; and on the Smith Thomas first Tuesday in February and August of Fee John Frayer John each year, a great semi-annual sale. , Johnston James R. Swoope Peter H. Catalogues will be prepared, and the goods Koller Henry Strong Benjamin opened for examination on the day previ- M'Nalley Thomas Whittaker Daniel ous to the sale. Witherow John GEO. W. LORD, Auctioneer. DAVID SNARE, P. M. 208 Market Street. Huntingdon, Jan. 10, 1844. Jan. 17. Philad. Jan. 17, 1844. CZ Ps: MIIM4 Job Printing. eITTORXEr JT .L. 111". NEATLY EXECUTE!) HVNTINSDON, PA, air THIS OFFICE: m o o o. 5 :1 g 9 r u g L .! r • p O 're ° .l t ,- E I Is 7,150 IS 402,368 /5,586 4,120 1,285 605 205 400 3,600 2,223 12,346 13,900 113,117 5,855 10,540 12,375 23,328 1,400 19,772 6,375 320 625 750 1,225 420 210 1,265 1,405 115 1,205 150 825 25,540 2,136 3,245 25,814 7,475 10,130 2,750 1,030 1,345 605 575 $340,002 57,644,601 $14,995 oz - HARDY & TiMolesale healers in Foreign & Domestic Dry Goods, No. 46 North second Street, (A few doors South of Arch,) ' PHILADELPHIA. 'WOULD respectfully invite the atten tion of country buyers to their large assortment of goods suited to the season. They have on hand a large stock of For eign and Domestic goods, laid in at lower prices than they can now be had, and arc prepared to offer inducements to the trade. We solicit a call from buyers before pur purchasing elsewhere, as we are s,ttisfied that the prices at which we can offer our goods cannot fail to give satisfaction. Philad. Jan. 17,1844.-3 m. Caution. All persons are hereby cautioned against meddling with, selling, distm Bing or remov ing the following property which we purcha sed at a constuble'ssale as the property of Pat rick Laughery, and left in his possession till we see proper to remove it, viz:— . 2 bay horses, 1 waggon, 1 cart, 8 acres, more or less, of grain in the ground, 1 heif er, 2 scups of bees, 1 sled, 5 sets of gears, 1 shear and 1 shovel plow, 1 sleigh and 1 clock. FISHER & M'MURTRIE Jan. 3, 1844. Six cents and one old Mule shoe reward. Tp4, UN away from the subscri e .A4l ber, residing at Hurting don Furnace, on the 4th inst., an indented apprentice to the Blacksmithing business, named JOSHUA B. MEADVELL. He had on when he left the subscriber, a velvit cord roundabout, snuff colored casimere pants and a new black wool hat. He is bet seen eighteen and nine teen years of age, six feet one inch high.— He is much given to unnecessary conversa tion, generally attended with a good deal of impudence. All persons are cautioned against harboring the said apprentice. Any person who will bring back said apprentice, shall have the above reward, but no charges paid. DAVID KINCH, Huntingdon Furnace, Jan. 10, 1844. ESTATE OF JAMES TEMPLETOIV Late of Tyrone township, Huntingdon county, deceased. wO - 1 ICE is hereby given, that letters all testamentary upon the said estate have beeqgranted to the undersigned. All per , sons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims or demands against the same are re quested to present them duly authenticated for settlement, to ARMSTRONG CRAWFORD, JAMES RUSSELL, 5 Ex'rs. Tyrone tp., Jan. 3,1844. The members of the Democratic Harrison party of Pennsylvania—those who unite with them as allies in the achievement of that glorious political victory in 1940, the result of which was the elec tion of that pure, venerated and much lamented patriot, GENEHA I, WI WAX 11a9 nr HARRISON. to the Presiderital Chair—those who have hitherto consistently battled for " the Supremacy of the Laws," who are opposed to all mysteriee, whether • of the Government or otherwise, which are mecca: ,3ible to the public eye—those who are opposed to favored classes and monopolies either of office or power—those who are tired of experiments upon • the Commerce. Manufactures and currency of the country, and all others who are convinced of the necessity of so reforming the abuses of the State and National Government as to secure their prompt, economical and energetic administration, With a strict accountability to the people, on the part of those by whom they are administered, are requested icy the State Central Committee of the Democatic Harrison party, to meet in their several Counties and Districts, and in conformity with former usages, to elect Delegates in proportion to the number of Senators and Representatives in the State Legislature from such Counties and Districts to a STATE CONVE NTION to be held at Harrisburg on MONDAY, the 4th clay of MARCH next. at 12 o'clock, M., to nominate a suitable candidate or Governor, to he supported by the friends of coo 4 order at their next General Election, and to do su,•li other acts and things us may he deemed necestl, The several County Committees will be carettd to give the proper notices in their respective countic, GEORGE FORD, Lattermfe, HENRY MONTGOMERY, Dauphin. HARMAR DENNY, Alleclantr WILLIAM M. WATTS, Eric. JOHN 0. MILES, Huntingdon. JOHN TAGGART, Ninlhumbtrland.. WILLLAM HUGHES, Phil'a county. JOHN RICHARDS, Birks. JACOB WE YG A NT, Northampton. Lancaster, December 8, 18.13; 02 © ri g ~ 1,000 1,500 160 1,430 1,875 152 1 $7,615 January 24, 1544, MAS removed to Huntingdon, with the intention of making it the place of his fature residence, and will attend to such legal busi ness as may be entrusted to him. Dec. 20, 1843. HOTEL. No. 200 MARKET STREPT, (Ab.vc 6th Street) Pitiia ei pitica. BOARDING $l,OO PER D.V. lIE subscriber, thankful for the libel al 1 / 4 11,1, support of his friends and the public generally, rebpectfully informs them that he still continues at the old established house. where he will be pleased to accomini.,liq, all those who favor him with their patron:4m.. CHRISTIAN BROWER.. Dec. 14, 1847;—tf, Democratic Ilanison ST.IT E COAPE.i . TM* .• List of Letters Remaining in the Post Office at Alexandria; Pa., on the Ist of January, 1344, which if not t:lien out within three months, will be sent to the General Post Office as dead letters. Bro, ke Davis, Irvin James, Biben John, Johnston Thomas; Butts John R. 2 Kaufman Reuben B: Baker John, Kaode Henry, Uresswell Nicholas, Kinports Gideon, Dewalt Peter, Miller Mister, Davis Patric k, Miller Samuel 1). Deen John P. M'Donald Joke, Drenkle Henry S. M'Chire Andrew, Davis Nefflsaac M. _ _ Furll John, Neff Julia A. Gardner James. Porter J. ho, Green Miles S. Stitzer Houselmlder Mirk el,Walker John Esq. Hamel' Samuel, Wristar \V illiam. Herrencane Jamb, l'‘aing Gen. B. JOHN GENIIMILL, P. M. Alexandria JAIL 1, 1344. aTS At the store in Allegheny Sir(fi, nettrly opposite the " Washington Hotel." in the ()trough of liithttngdon. The subscriber has received in addition to his former stock, a splendid assortment of New and Seasonable Merchandize, con sisting of every variety of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, i f - Al 41t* CQ , CD au .csQ,PoaLpc.9a Roots, Shoes, &c. &c, The selection has been made with great care, and wil! be sold on the most reasonable terms, for cash or country produce, The public are respectfully invited to call and examine his stock, fueling confident that his goods cannot fail to please both as to quantity and prices. Thankful to his friends and customers for past favors, he respectfully solicits a contin uance of public patronage. NO persons indebted to the subscriber for a longer period than six months, are hereby notified that if their ac counts are tint paid forthwith they will be lett in the hands of the proper officer for coll,ction. Attention to this will save costs. In this step the subscriber is prompted by a desire to pay his w .sr EwAß't Huntingdon, Jan. 10, 1841.—1 t. Estate of JOHN FLASHER, Zr, Late of Croniu,ll township, Huntingdon' county, deed: Notice is hereby given that letters - or adz minstration upon the said estate haVe been granted to the undersigned. All persons having claims or demands against the same are requested to make them known without delay, and all persona Indebted to imke im mediate payment to 17 - 10. E. ORBISON, Cromwell tp January 10. 1844.—pd )- -taciabmq., The dwelling and store house now occu pied by Mr. David Hayrick, in the village of Manor llill, Huntingdon co. , l'a, For terms enquire of the subscriber re siding in the obuve named village. DAVID STERRETT. Jan. 3, 1843 ISAAC rusizzi. ATTORNEY AT LAW .4(lner