Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-04-14
NO. 15.

vote and the resolution was adopted.
| The Democrats had the best Of the
wordy warfare all through and succeed.
ed in making il very uncomfortable for
the quondam independents. In the
House Wolf outdid himself have
never seen him appear 10 better adyan.
tace. His speech in opposition to the
enforcement Of Malone and Riddle
1 berger was calm, logical and eloquent;
but 1t was "a waste Of time and he knew
il. No one io!iDacd Wolf Law simply
contcnting himself with rcmarking that
II WAS not question OF principles
with the Republican United States Sen.
ators. hut question Of pa,tcgs and
folders Wolf was frequently interrupt
ci hy Bliing.lcy. Of Washington, and
/ Meycr- of Ncnaneo. IN the most pro
ypkiug manner, but he Kept his temper
admirably which i something unusual
for him. The attitude % Vol, Law,
~.yerthoru and the few others who
stood 10y them was simply superb. They
could al iea-t say at the ehd with the
English Prince, 'all is lost. save honor
Cameron Aa. 80 la-t redeemed has pledge
90 hl. brother Senators that his lcCisla.
tuTc should endorse the action of
his party associates, but the end Is
not yet Malone IA his new cAarac-
ter Of Sir Giles Og,rrcach, as he
teaches his Republican aliiea, " a new
way to pay old debts has no; com
mcndcd himself to the country, as
hl- partners will shortly find TO their
cost The more ! see OF Blii.ng-ley. OF
. Warrington, the more am Impressed
with the conviction that hr IS not in
tended 'ur a legislator. ] can readily
imagine him winning distinction a. the
boss canyas-man Of a circus, but never
.s . Law maker He has q dci!clously
irresistible habit of believing like a
mad bull when anything Is going on in
the House tha, doesn't suit him. He Is
really oGc ol the most interesting ami.
NAL. iu The whole collection. Myers,
OF Neuaugo. !, another gentleman who
has evidently mistaken Als vocation.
T lie j. aguu. as much at home in the
House d. an OK IN lark's nest lie
offered Joint resolution the other
DAY fixing the adjournment OF the
Ieri-ntutc upon the - OF this month.
( He remarked, oTacularIy, that he wish
cd il distinctly understood that he
burg and work without pay. II do
not greatly oyeTrate the intelligence of
the peaule OF Ncnango county they
wouldn't have Myers here again II he
: .g5uii agree to work for nothins and
, board around among the neIehbors.
You cant drive a round stick into
square hole and make a real neat fit.
E Reform legislation received quite an
a impetus bY the passage Of the Record.
cr's bills the latter part OF last week.
This favorable result was achieved after
: the most persistent effort on the part OF
c Knesss, Law, Wolf and Faunce. The
I opposition was bitter and we'll directed.
The success Of the Malone resolution
cheered the despondeut spirits OF the
' boys" and made them look more hone
n fully to the future. These bills have
: gone TO the Senate and il Is confidently
asserted now that they will never pass
lbat body. ! know not what reasoz
= those who predict this have for the
j. faith that Is ia them unless IL be the
crincing attitude OF the Senate 20 Cam
eron and Quay. A bin regulating the
= salary Of County Commissioners upon
!. the basis Of population, has been offered
4 in the House. Its provisions are as
d.. follows In counties having popula.
ton of one hundred thousand and less
g than one hundred and fifty thousand.
G each commissioner Is TO have a fixed
salary o! s coo per aBnum; in coun-
ties having seventy five and less than
one hundred thousand, $500. aud in
d counties having less than fifty thousand
Q 500 There are few counties in the
a State that have the pay OF these Off.
cials fixed at a regular sum. but the
? large majority pay so much per diem
+ for actual services. with mileage. There
Z will be strong pressure brought 10
secure it. passage. Members here are
daily in receipt Of petitions asking the
y legislature 10 take some action in RET.
c erence 10 speculative life insurance. II
+, is certainly growing 20 be a great evil.
An old man died near Duncannon =
few DAYS since, very poor, who had over
r 100000 on bis life, held by outside
q parties. New companies are springipE
up with gourd like raPidiiy until this
: entire section Of the State i honey.
u combcd with them. I see Centre conn
h ty Is getting into line, two charter.
4 having already been granted for that
county. People are actually mortgag
ing their properties IN order to rsiss
n money 20 carry heavy insurance on
n other peoples lives. An old woman ID
Lebanon county was insured on Saiur
!" day for one hundred aud City thousand
g dollars aud died on the Monday follow
Ie ing, Business Of all kinds is neglected
|, aud insurance farming has become ths
chief industry in sll ihis belt OF coaa
ties. Il is surely time that this awfn
D, traffic in human life should cease.
n recently met the very gcntlemanis
Prothonotary Of Snyder county, Jerry
krouse, ESQ.,, who certainly Is living
monument Of the gratitude and esteem
n of his fellow citizens lie is nos serv
a ing his twenty. first year - prothcnotars
for that county, having been elected
seven successive times. Rotation ID
q Office must be a sealed book in tbal