The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-02-11

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HAxnnsune, Feb. Z, 1885.
From Our Regular Correspondent
There have been several very lively and
exciting scenes in the House this week, al.
though scarcely anything has been done. On
Monday evening the Governors veto OF the
first House bill. establishing four additional
Magistrates Courts in the city of Phiiadel.
phia was read, and then the fun began,
which lasted until the time for adjourn
ment Fillibusfering and political strategy
here resorted TO BY the friends and enemies
Of the bill, and the veto message was not dis
posed of until Thursday. when the bill was
finally lost for want of twelve votes to give
il the necessary two-ihirds. Mr.. Faunce, an
old Democratic member from Philadelphia,
and Speaker Of the last House, made the
most powerful and eloquent appeal for the
bill. He said it was not question for pub
lie opinion and newspapers to determine,
for the Constitution OF the State has deter
bers to consider whether they will act in
accordance with the oath they had taken to
uphold, defend and obey the Constitution
'of Pennsylvania, or to follow with the mob
who despised the mandates of the Constitu-
tion, and we're crying as of old, Cruelty
Him, cruelty Him.
Immediately after the natural gas exrlo-
sion in Pittsburgh, every member from the
Allegheny delegation seemed to have mat
ural gas bill to introduce OF course they
want liberal appropriation in every bill,
and to impress the necessity of such thing
upon the minds of the unsophisticated
members from the country districts. the
halls and aisles are filed with smiling, en-
ergetic, omniscient bill-pullers " 1t is al
most time for Pennsylvani.. to stop the un-
necessary appropriations that every two
years she is called upon to make. While
do not think it good policy for the legisla-
ture to promiscuously grant appropriations
to every public or private institution, nei-
ther would it be wise to go to the other ex-
treme, and refuse aid to all; but every ef-
fort should be made to find out what insti-
tutions are worthy and give them a fair
and just appropriation. but not one that
will fill the pockets and make rich the diff
ferent officers.
The only bills that have passed the House
this week were bills making appropriations
10 pay the Judges in Philadelphia, Berks.
cambria and Clearfield counties, as these
were cut cut in the general appropriation OF
1888.
A caucus of the Republican Senators was
held last Wednesday night to determine
upon q bill for the Senatorial apportion-
ment. Everything moved along harmoni-
ously, and the current of opinion favored
ratio to be determined by dividing the
population outside of the eight districts OF
Philadelphia by forty-two The PhiladeI-
phia Republican delegation of the House
have agreed upon representative appor-
tionment for Philadelphia, which gives
thirty-two Republican and seven Democrat
ic districts, and this it is believed the gener-
al caucus will accept.
The Senate has done very little this week,
except pass three or four Insignificant meas
ures. 1t cannot get properly down to work
until the House quiets itself. as il has been
quarreling and wrangling for nearly four
days over the veto message.
A bill has been favorably reported (and il
looks as though it would go through) whici,
prohibits the employment of school teachers
under Is years of age. This will be disas.
trous to great many young teachers. pre-.
sumo, in your county, as think the average
age Of your teachers is scarcely Is.
Pittsburgh's handsome statesman, Chris
Magee. has been here several days this week
moving around among the Legislators and
Senators in his usual genial and affabl,
manner II is singular to watch how tn,
reporters and newspaper men follow around
after him and constantly watch him, as i
ne were dynamiter.
Tim 0Leary. the big. fat. Democratic
ward politician, has been here in the inter
est of the natural gas companies.
All the talk now seems to be in regard tc
the different apportionment bills. The ir,
of Hon. A. j. Colborn was aroused the othel
day, when one Of the Senators sal d they
were going to make Congressional district
ont of Somerset. Fayette and WestmoreIanC
counties. He told the Senator he wonIc
fight such bill to the bitter end. and b,
knew the frosty SONS of thunder" would
stand by him. Westnoreland is overly
anxious to be tackled on to some Republican
district so she can forever throw off democ.
racy. and her Senator and Representative
seem to think Somerset, with her 5000 Re-
publican majority, Is the best county TO be
hitched to.
The general sentiment among Republic
ans, so far as have tested it, is that it will
be true wisdom for the Republican majority
to claim neither more nor less than they de-
manded during the former sessions, when
the Democrats controlled the House of Rep
and so rapidly and lengthy do they come
that the genial. smiling face of the good
natured transcriber-George Won BonhOrst-
is forced to wear a frown.
On Friday morning special train took
the appropriation committees of both Senate
and House to Huntington, to inspect the
reformatoFy there.
Our statesmen have most all gone home,
one of deserted village