Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-09-29
Pay OF MEMBERSHIP County superin.
tendent-and the County COMMISSIONS

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overthrow the principles of Freedom in tIis
county, great exertions are put forth TO b;Io
the real purposes of the corrupt maDaccrs
the scheme, by a systematic method Of mic.
resentation and falsehood. In pursuance Is
this plan the action of Messrs. HoLcoup AMI
LAPoRrE IN the last Legislature is inf irIro
falsely stated, to create in the minds Of tha
voters the impression that they had ncgIocto5
properly to attend to their interests.
The last Legislature passed a bill recuI,tinn
the pay of members, giving them a salary g
500 instead of the per diem allowance Of {,
For this bill, Mr.. LAroRrE voted In
judgment, it was the most meritorious act ot
that body. 1t is hardly necessary to alludc 70
the great expense of living at Harrisburr
which mas been more than doubled, since tbc
price OF IS per day was fixed, because we do
not believe there is one of our readers at 81,
conversant with the expense necessarily incDr
red by a Member of the Legislature who win
say that the amount is too high.
If then, the sum fixed upon was not foo
much, surely the last legislature was rs mrob
entitled to it, as the one we shall elect on fl,
second Tuesday of October. We hardly tb;nL
that prices of everything will be as near tbo
famine mark, in years, as they were last win.
ter. The session was necessarily prolongcdhv
the attempts to elect L. S. Senator, and y.
actually in being l26 days.
The act as passed, will result in y SAVING
the State. In the first place, it limits ,bo
number OF officers to be employed in thp l.
gislature, and Tops off a large number Win
have managed every year, to secure emnIor.
ment, at high salaries. 1t will have a Tendon.
cy materially to shorten the sessions, beconso
members will have the consideration Of ecoro
my to make their stay at Harrisburg as hriof
as possible. Now, the only expense of tba
Legislature, is not the pay of members. There
are very heavy items of disbursement attendant
upon every days session of the Legislature
officers pay, printing, postage, contingent ey.
penses, gas, &c, &c, which make up the great
bulk of the annual expense. Every dav the
session is shortened reduces these expenses
The men who briug this up as a matter Of
reproach to Mr.. LAroRTE, know themselves
that it is unjust, but they think the peoplecan
be made to believe that his vote was eiyenf far
mcrcenary motives. Mr.. LAPoRrE is an ipdns |
trious and frugal farmer, whose daily labor /
brings him his daily bread, and it is fair to |
presume has quite as much regard for the mp
pies interests as the idle politicians and brief
less pettifogers who bring such a charge against
him.
MeSsrs. LAroRTE and HoLCoNB are charged
also with increasing the pay of the County
Commissioner from Sl.5O to 81 per day, and
that the increase was unasked for by Their
constituents. The man who publishes this
falsehood, himself kROWS that a petition was
signed by a large number of citizens of Brad
ford County, embracing many of the heayia
taxpayers, asking that the pay of the County
Commissioners be increased. and that in aWr
dance with the prayer of that petition the act
was passed. We believe that no one objects
to the amount, and &c only allude to it. to
show to what desperate ends the HunkesvI
resort to trump up something against our car
dldates. In Tioga County the pay Of County
Commissioners has been for some years, Spa
day, and mileage /; here it is now s. per lI
lcith0at mileage.
An attempt is also made to prejudice Mess
HoLCoMB and LAPoRrE in public estimation,
connecting them with the late increase Of the
County superintendent salary. To do Tbs
the most unfounded assumptions, and tLenN
glaring Interpretations are rcSorted TO- !
brief history of their action is all We dear
give.
Early in the session a bill was intrafuT
and passed, which amongst other proT9@
allowed the school directors to abolish the %
flee of County Superintendent. This bill II
Governor vetoed, for reasons, which were
satisfactory, that but 5 votes were givenasa1
his veto. Among the reasons given By U
Governor was, that the aboliShing Of t-e~2
in some counties would throw the COl-'
School system into inexpIicable confusion
bill was then prepared under thesupers~
the Common School Department, SUPPOSE
meet the wants of the system. AmonsE
er provisions was one allowing the o'""
r~ectors, under certain regulations TO N"
the salary of superintendent. This was
to meet the wishes of people in counties W.
the salary had been fixed ridiculous!
Berks for instance, $3.50; Elk, So f%
$25 Juniata, 5000. These counties d@1"
pay the Superintendent a fair salary,
ny petitions had been presented praying
a law might be passed that they eoun u
The amendment offered bv MI. III"