MECHANICS' LIEN.
Mr. LENFESTY'S bill [H. R. 136] to amend section 647 of the Practice Act of June 18, 1852, was taken up on the third reading.
Mr. L. said this bill becomes necessary under a recent decision of the Supreme Court, in which the Court takes a view a little different from that intended by the Legislature. The bill provides that, in order to make the party liable under the mechanics' lien law, he shall have notice; otherwise, the man might have to pay for his work more than once.
The bill finally passed the House of Representatives, yeas 93, nays 0.
