The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-26

( increases the numDcf Ol represent
atiyes from 293 TO BOT, should be
amended so IS to make tie total
rumbcr 3J6, Pennsylvania would
lretaia her present nmIerlcai repre-
sentation. By the b;H she loses
one member. It would le q happy
riddance II u could only lea DeHo-
crat. There are losses. There al-
ways viii be during iapse OF ten
years Tho larrC House we ever
had before 1853 VAS under the CEN
sus OF 1890 Mas as-achUse-ts then
had twenty members, pov she has
eleven. New York then had forty
meml crs: bow she VIII not hold
her present number, 30. Virginia
at one time had twenty thyle: now
she has nine. New Hampshire
once had six; now she has three.
! The losses are comparative, and eve
Try apportionment has witnessed
such reduction.
1t is reported here to-day that
Wallace, Randall and Stcnger, were
lin conference last night on Capitol
/ Hill IN regard TO the situation in
Pennsylvania. Mr. Wallace'5 visit
to Harrisburg has been interpreted
/ by the Pos as mission to ascertain
what representation thc Regular Re
publican organization VIII accord
/ the Democracy in making the next
apportionment If the democratic
members of the Legislature turns in
and elects Oliver Senator over the
heads Of the Grow people Politi-
clans here generally believe that
Grow has killed himself politically
in the Republican party and not
withstnading the bolt Oliver viii be
the Senator.
/ Representative C0lborn and
Mier are to be c0mplimented In yot-
ing for General Ko0ntz In caucus.
and then when defeated TO accept
the situation philosophically and
assist in making the choice of tie
majority unanimous.
1t is reported about thc Capitol
that Chairman Sparks of the militia
/ ry committee willTeport to the House
1 favorably on our member little bill
making it unlawful for sons of Sen
ators, Representatives and Judges to
/ be appointed to West Point and ed
ucated at public expense. What is
the matter anyhow? Can.tthey pass
the Board ? Or are they too bigto be
,. educated with the niger? under
General, oh Oh . Howard This is G.
good thing for congressman but Bad
for the judges.
William Watson Schen, sol @.
| Mr.. Abram Z ScheI,sof Schclls5Urg
/ Bedford county, Pa, has been ap-
pointed to the Naval Academy, hy
/ General C0froth, and VIII r-poE,
/ there for examination in the carly
part of February next
l dropped in on the House Pen
sion Committee on Monday rim
formation in regard 20 the possibili-
ties of a deserving soldiers widow
residing in Somerset county, obtain
ing a pension through a special bib
drawn By that committee and p.ac-
ed upon the calendar of the House
last June. Major Snyder kindly
/ gave me q copy Of the calendars Of
. the House, which are printed in
| book form containing IS paccs.
Looking through the titles ottIous-
iands of bills there noted l found
. House bill 517j buried by actual
count underneath 42S bills Of the
sort. besides sraddicd and wcI-ed
in by q thousand other bills for re-
/ lief compensation re-iqaisLcd
rights Of the United States pr0vid-
ing for sale Of lands ; restoring army
officers refUndin- taxes; Tcmov-
I ing political disabilities changing
names OF scAooners. tag boats. steam
prope.iers. creating railroad COM
panies; confirming land titles and
land surveys, dc. &c.
/ Pointing TO the case / asked the
gallant Major when cthouclt tho
bill would be reached. Cautiously
measuring his words he said. 'iywas
hard to tell as the House had relus-
ed to grant night sessions for
J the consideration Of these bills as
requested by the Pension commit
tee There my readers are the
facts. No use for the old soldiers