Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

PENN SYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.

HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES.

February 7.

Mr. Preston presented several petitions from the citizens of the County of Delaware praying that a law may be passed making the poor of that county a county charge, and authorising the erection of a house for the employment and support of the poor, which were read and referred.

Mr. Hemphill presented a petition from a number of the citizens of the State, praying that the law against horse stealing may be rendered more efficient, as this crime has increased to an alarming extent; which was read and referred.

Mr. Bonnett reported a bill authorising the governor to appoint commissaries to run the line between the counties of Bedford and Huntington, which was read and made the order of the day for—

Mr. W. Maclay read a bill in his place for limiting the time upon which judgments shall continue liens upon real estates and suits may be brought against public officers and their sureties, which was presented and made the order of the day.

The bill for raising a sum of money by lottery for finishing Lower Dublin Academy was read a third time and passed.

The bill to authorize Archibald M'Guire to erect a wing dam on Connemaugh river in Westmoreland county was read a third time and passed.

The bill to provide for the recording the several roads which have been and which hereafter may be laid out in the county of Philadelphia was read a third time and passed.

The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the supplement to the act to prevent the exportation of bread and flour not merchantable and for repealing at a certain time all the laws heretofore made for that purpose, Mr. Preston in the chair.—

After considerable debate the first section of the bill was negatived.

The committee rose and had leave to sit again, and the house adjourned.

February 8.

Mr. Evans presented a petition from a number of the citizens of Huntingdon county, praying that the Legislature may take into consideration the propriety of exonerating them from the payment of taxes levied during the late war, which was read and referred.

Mr. Hemphill reported a bill to confirm the road from Fox's tavern to West-Chester, which was read and made the order of the day for this day se'nnight.

Mr. Hannum reported a bill to vest in the heirs of William Rankin deceased, such parts of his forfeited estate as have not been sold by the Commonwealth, which was read and made the order of the day for this day se'nnight.

Mr. Hoge reported in favor of an election district at Canonsburgh in Washington county.

Mr. W. Maclay reported against the petition of a number of the citizens of Lancaster county, praying leave to erect fish-dams.

The amendment by the Senate to the bill to provide for paying the expenses of certain tracts of land granted to Cornplanter,

The house again resolved itself into committee of the whole on the Bill supplementary to the Act to prevent the exportation of bread and flour not merchantable &c. Mr. Preston in the chair, which bill was agreed to with sundry amendments.

The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill for granting a sum of money to the Academy at Newtown in Bucks county, for the purpose of erecting a school house Mr. Preston in the chair, which bill was agreed to.

The bill for altering certain election districts in the county of Berks was read a second time and agreed to.

The bill to declare Pine creek in the county of Lycoming a public highway was read a second time and agreed to.

The bill for altering an election district in the county of Dauphin was read a second time and agreed to.

The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole on a bill to authorise the raising 500 dollars by lottery for a school in New Hanover Township, Montgomery county, Dr. Leib in the chair, which bill was agreed to.

Adjourned.