The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-01-16
Que HARRISBURG LErTER.
Prom our spseiai cgrss9onaent.

HAREIsnrRa. Jan. Il. 1883.
The week was OF no importance whatever
here. Slowly the members and Senator
came oa "Wednesday, and AZ aoclock both
branches met.
The President pro ter Of The Senate had
his c3almitte ; ready and lsy were
ced. In the House Speaker Boyer said they
wonld be ready on the following morning If
an opportunity was given hin TO continue
his work. as much yet remained 10 be done.
Accordingly the House adjourned until
Thursday morning. at which time they were
announced. This was less than N week
afer the meeting of the House, and vas con
sidered a very short time in which to COM
plese the difficult task. The placing OF S92
members upon SO different committees so as
10 give general satisfaction. Is no easy task.
Representative Pugh is Chairman OF The
Legislative Ap-portionment Committee which
| is a Committee Of considerable importance,
inasmucli As the lssf Legislature faxed to
pass a Senatorial Ap-portionment bill. He
is also on the Judiciary General, Railroad,
Federal Relations. and Printing Committees,
which will give him plenty TO do.
Representative Miller is Secretary Of the
/ Committee of Constitutional Reform and
Military. He is also N the Committees OF
Agriculture and Judiciary Local. The plae-
ing Of the members by Speaker Boyer gives
general satisfaction.
Alter the committees were announced.
the vote for Auditor General was canvassed
in the presence of both Houses, and Thomas
! McCamant was declared duly elected for
three years from next May.
The Sepate gent into executive session
and confirmed the appointment of Notary
Publics made during the i%stsrin, some 7e0
in number. among them being W. II. Wei
Hey, of your county.
Z AT the forenoon session Thursday, there
were quite a number Of bills read IN place in
the Senate, among which was one presented
! BY Senator Steele, OF Allegheny, entitled
An act 10 continue existing charters, and
tinle for completing railroads This is be
l. eyed to be in the interest ofthe South Penn
r. ilroad. or rather ia the interestofthe ?. L.
| rotd, and 10 prolong the completion Of the
soufa Penn. Unless the stockholders ofthe
soath Penn can give some very good assur-
anee that the road will be built, the time of
the charter should not be extended. So Rep
reseniatiye Pugh says, and he seems 10 be
! pretty well .posied. In his opinion ii was q
mistake to present the bill, at least so early
in the session. and there will likely be con-
siderable inieFes taken in this bill when it
gets into the House.
On Friday morning a large number Of
bills Nerc read in place and referred 10 the
proper committees. Among others the ton
stitntional Amendment Resolution for Pro-
hibition was presenteiby Mr. bravo, of Bea-
yer, and will likely pass the Hous with lit
tie or no opposition, but there seems 70 be
some doubt as to lis getting through the
Senate.
Representative Pngh presented a bill for
/ an act to change the time for bass fishing.
The excitement, or worry, rather, Of the
! members, seems to be the Bird Book. -
Each member has about ten applicants for
every book he gets, and hence the demand
cannot be supplied. inasmuch as each mem
Der gets but ten books. The book is not yet
ready for mailing. but viii be in a short
time. There was a resolution offered l9r an
additional edition. but there seems % be
some doubt lit will be signed by the Gov
ernor. The original act was bad legislation,
and should never have been passed. Why q
book on birds should be published at the ex-
pense Of the State, any more than any other
book, IS hard to imagine.
The Legislature is now under fuIl head
way, and whether it will be the grand re-
form and model Legislature predicted, re-
mains TO be seen. Bat we shall have more
70 say about reform legislation, and how IT
was brought about, hereafter.