The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-05-19
Harrisburg Correspondence.
HARRrsBURo, Nav 18tb.

HARRISBURG, may 10Th, 1914.
We have had two sensations here this
week, one being the gathering of the sol
diels and the other, the adjournment of
the Legislature. These gentlemen have
placed on record their doings, for which
they modestly voted themselves 81, 10000
each, and now the people will scan their
acts and pass upon the merits. The gather
ing of the veterans was not fully up to ex-
pectations, On Monday and Tuesday the
different army corps held their reunions
closing with the receptions at the Cover
nor's and banquets at the Lochiel Hotel in
the evening, followed ON Wednesday by a
grand army reunion and banquet in the
evening. Among the military personages
present were Gems. Sherman, Sheridan,
Hancock, Burnside, Mcdowell, Patterson,
Garfield, Mcmahon and Jardine. General
Grant did not make his appearance, though
it was generally supposed he would be
present. The promised parade was fail
ure. The next reunion is to be held in
Philadelphia.
Among the closing scenes Of the Leg
islature was the going through with the
You tickle me and / will tickle you,"
performance of presenting testimonials to
the officers of the House. The speaker was
presented with a eleven hundred dollar
silver tea set and a gavel, while the chief
clerk was made the recipient of a handsome
cane. If the members have desire to
spend their money in this manner, don't
know as any one ought to complain, but
venture to say that many Of the contribu-
tors to the purchase of these articles had
much rather have been excused.
The liquor men are not so jubilant over
the action of the House on the repeal of
the local Option Law as they were, as
when it came up on Monday the House
refused to take it up, and so there was no
chance of repeal this session. The House
also killed the bill providing for uniform
series of text books throughout the State.
1t is not known how much it has cost the
book publishers to accomplish this result,
but it is known they have been very active
in their opposition to the bill.
Both Houses have agreed to the report
of the Conference Committees and have
passed the apportionment bill. Under this
bill Franklin and Huntingdon counties
form the 33rd Senatorial District, Cum
berland and Adams the 32nd, and Perry,
Mifflin and Juniata the 31st. Each small
| county sends its own member as provided
for by the Constitution, while the larger
counties send according to the population.
Under this arrangement Cumberland sends
two, Franklin three, Huntingdon two, York
four, Harrisburg one and the balance OF
Dauphin county two, and SO on until the
200 members are secured.
The Senate closed its session by electing
George II. Cutler, of Erie, as speaker. The
doings in the House were not quite SO boy
ish in the closing hours, as they were at
the last session, but legislation was hurried
through in a manner to astonish, if not TO
please the tax payers. Perhaps the mem
bers had some qualms of conscience (if
politicians have such an article,) about TAX
ing the fifteen hundred dollars for the
show of work they had made, and so
thought to pile up quantity regardless of
quality. Time will tell whether the acts OF
the Legislature will meet the approval OF
the public. QUID NUNc.