The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-04
For Cleveland and Hendricks there were

For Cleveland and Hendricks there were
members of Congress were chosen. or one
membe- for every. 1877 Democratic votes
This is an example of Democratic equality
of representation. yet il the Republicans
were to carry this kind of representation
into PenBsylvania--woaldn't Rome howl
Another desk is draped in mourning, this
time Hon. Henry C. Fails of Lawrence
County has been called away TO the l'egrIie
from whence no traveller returns Mr..
Fails was hale sHd hearty man at the be-
ginning of the session bat contracted pneu-
monia while here and died from it at his
home in New Castle. Sunday morning OF
all the members none was more ofa fayorite
than he-always ready with friendly shake
of the hand and kind word for every one
he won the hearts of all. A man Of strict
integrity, irreproachable character, and Of
no mean ability, his death brings forth
protests from all over the State against re
quiring two hundred Representatives to sit
in the horrid atmosphere Of the imperfectly
ventilated Hall of the House. Any one
who has ever visited it wher in session need
not be told that there is considerable reason
for complaint so far as ventilation IS con-
cerned, and great amount of money has
been spent in efforts to remedy the evil, but
without success. The simple, stubborn fact
1 is that the room Is too small 1t is anus
I ing though. to hear members, who spend
more time in car travelling than at their
desks. vendlating themselves and attributing
every complaint to the horrid atmosphere of
the capitol While there is good deal of
humbug in all this, every one will agree
that the old capitol building, as also the
department buildings utterly unfit TO be oc-
cupied. They are disgrace to the great
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, and every
dollar spent in trying to improve them is
only so much money wasted. Ifa fire were
20 break out these buildings and everything
in them would go like paper. The State
has grown immensely and can well afford to
spend few millions in erecting a capitol for
the Legislature to meet in and to accommo-
date the several departments-a building
that will be worthy the vast Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania instead Of the old sweat
box that now stands as her capitol.
On Wednesday evening the Senate Judi
ciary General Committee gave hearing TO
all interested in the bill forming court Of
appeals to help relieve the Supreme Court.
Mr. Hennepin, of Carlisle almost smashed
this little scheme of creating more Judges
by showing that Pennsylvania had far 100
many Judges now, most of whom did moth
ing but assume judicial air and draw a
har dsome salary.
Governor Pattison showed his good sense
yes terday By signing the resolution passed
by the Legislature instructing our Senators
anC requesting our representatives in Con-
gre:s to vote for the bill placing Gen. [. S.
Grant on the retired list. The resolution
may not do any good, but this act of the
Governor shows him to be above the petty
souls Of his own party who hiss every prop
osition to do Grant justice. and when his
approval was read in the House it was re-
ceived with hearty applause while the old
inquiry went around, ''oan there any good
thing come out of Nazareth ~
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