The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-21

ceedings indicate a cross between a
mutual admiration society aud an
indignation meeting. DR.. Mary
Walker and her irrepressible pants-
looms appears to have been, this time,
temporarily reprcssed through the
hercGlean efforts of Prof Alphabet
Wilcox. who declares her and her
forked extremities nuisance The
Prof himself has 50 long held the re-
lation Of whipped-cur to public as
sembles in this city, that it is re-
lief to him to shift the honors of
martyrdom upon DIR. Mary, to her
ineypressible disgust The recalci-
trant desperation of her inexpressi-
bles has been only partially exposed
to public view. She will break out
in fresh place very soon, and again,
as at the last Convention, show that
most of the leaders of the fray were
originally bloomers, but backed down
through pressure of public sentiment
which DR.. Mary, being of more wiry
and unbending frmness, is enabled
to treat with sovereign contempt
The ladies of the Convention are to
be arrested to-day for charging n
fee for admition to their evening per-
formancc without first procuring a
license.
The Naval Appropriation bill
passed the House yesterday after a
hard fight made upon it by Democrat
ic members Their proposition to
make it a misdemeanor punishable
with $4,000 fine for any officer or
appointee of the Government to con
tract for, or authorize, a greater
amount of expenditure during the
fiscal year than the appropriations
made for that year, is a specimen
brick of amendments with which
they tried to load il down. Thus in
any national emergency the hands of
the Government would be tied, and
no proper preparation for war could
be made during q recess of Congress,
though acts of war be pcrpc-
tratcd upon us by the most in-
significant Of the nations, and though
the lives of our citizens should be
sacrificed to this spirit of fuc;ional,
pin sticking opposition. How could
a contract be made at all, il it is to
he restricted to the exact sum appror-
plated in accordance with estimates? ?
The fact is the courtesy Of Mr.. Hale
who had charge of the bill was abus-
ed as is quite usual when too much
good nature is manifested by the
majority Of the House, and much
valuable time was nerdlessly lost
in putting up scare-crOw5 and knock
ing them down. 1t is to be hoped
that the Senate will not let the bill
sleep till the end Of the session, and
then permit it to pass at the last mo-
ment with some such ridiculous RI
der upon it. This is one of the old
time abuses which ''Is more honor
ed in the breach than in the observ-
ancc.n
A reunion of the surviving veterans
of the Mexican war took place here
yesterday at Wizards Hall The oc-
casion was happy one, and cannot
but warm the hearts and kindlc fresh
patriotism in the breasts of those
who witnessed it whether veterans or
only lockers on. Great numbers of
delegates were present from all parts
of the country. Sessions of the con-
vcntion will be continued for a day
or two and q national association
of the veterans will be permanently
established Gen. Negley delivered
q stirring address 70 the convention
this morning aud Gen. Pike read
poem. Gen. J. W. Denver was the
temporary, and is also the perma
nent, President. with Vice President
and Secretaries from each of the
states
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