The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-04

HAERrsRuRe. Feb. 8. 1ss.

HARRISBURG, Feb. IS 1885.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Very little of special interest has been
done by the Legislature this week, but the
different committees have been working in
very industrious manner-dissecting some
/ bills, amending Others. approving some and
burying others in oblivion, and have now
gotten the calendar in such 9 shape that
work in The House aud Senate can be done.
The hardest part of legislation is done in the
committee room. and that is why so very
| little has been done in the Senate and House
| thus far.
| Several bills have been passed, and pre-
sented to the Governor for his approval.
One was bill requiring the County Com
missioners to bury the deceased soldiers
sailors or marines who are in INDECENT cir
cumstances. Another was bill to allow
Judges to draw pay for holding courts in
other than their own districts. The other
bills have a mere local than general inter
est.
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was granted to the friends and enemies OF
the anti-diserimination bill; very little was
said but what bad been SAID at the other
hearing, and it Is hoped by this time the
different Judiciary Committees will know
that the people of the State demand that the
provision of the Constitution shall be en-
forced which says, s. No discrimination IN
CHARGES or facilities for transportation shall
be made between transportation companies
and individuals, or in favor of either by
abatement, drawback or otherwise, and no
railroad or canal company, or any lessee,
manager, or employe thereof shall make
any preferences in furnishing cars or motive
power" Thus plainly does Art XVII Sec.
ject. " that the wayfaring man, though a
fool need not err therein" and why men
ofbrains and abilit, shoald hesitate and put
of the passage of a bill that simply demands
the enforcement of the Constitution. which
every day is grossly violated, is harder to
solve than the 15-puzzle
But the measure that transcends even this
in importance is the reconstruction of the
Congressional, Senatorial and Legislative
districts of the State This will be mighty
task, for in both Senate and House there are
several who were swept into the Republican
side by the presidential tornado last fall and
who despair of getting back again in an or
dinary election these gentlemen have al
xaady axp-.sSad tho;r ip.ant;oo Of t;cl;p~
against any bill that docs not render their
election certain, and make their district Re
publican This was plainly demonstrated
in the House caucus on Thursday night,
where anything but peace and harmony
reigned supreme, and had it not been for the
strong steady hand of Chairman ColDorn,
there might have been several "set-to's as
that pugilistic expression you re another"
flashed from the eyes and trembled on the
lips of several hot and fiery participants; but
the modern Ajax like the Ajax of old.
was equal to every emergency. and had his
ability as leader of the House tested to its
full capacity and in no respect was he
found wanting
In most every Congressional apnorlion-
ment bill ten members are conceded 10 the
Democrats and eighteen to the Republicans,
and yet the Democrats are denouncing each
measure as infamous and unfair If these
critics were TO go little farther South than
Pennsylvania and do little figuring, they
will learn something to their advantage it
will give them lots of scope to dilate on the
subject of equality of representation. Let
them take the vote Of the Southern States
cast at the last Presidential election and fig
ure,on the relativ representation in Congress.
There were cast for Blaine and Logan ID
the Solid South l,25o. $50 votes. At the same
time twelve Republicans We're elected to
Congress in the same States, or one represen-
tativc for every 1o4,66l Republican votes.