The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-01-09
GOVERNOR BEAVERS MES
SAGE.

minurdy from Frafagf3
tim ofhisservlce and an acknowledge
men, Of she gratitude cf the Common
wealth therefor. such a certificate would
he especially gratifying 70 those who
haye neither commission nor warrant 70
testify TO the'rseryhT.
The commission appointed under the
n,ar;sions 81 the act Of the 18th oiJune'
iss he saws. making an appropriation
Gar she erection Of memorial tablets Or
monuments 70 mark the position Of
psnnsylsaais commands en- the battle
aess ~ Gettysburg, has madecommenda-
bic progress in is work. Many Of the
monuments have already been erected.
for others contracts haze been made, and
it's believed that most Of the organiza-
lions entitled 10 The benefit Of the act
All be ready to avail themselves there
al ~ to delicate their monuments on OF
before the 2ist day Of May next it Is
oroposed to hold general services in con-
nertion with the dedication Of all Penn
s~vlsania monuments on the day named.
w-EsruosrHASD's APPEAL FoR MILITARY
~AsIsrAScs
on this subject the Governor says
During the month Of July, 1887, seri-
oas disturbances occurred in the coke
regions Of Westmoreland County which,
If was feared. might lead to trouble The
sheriff of the county made formal appi-
cation Z, the executive for military inter
feqence. He the Sheriff was confined
to bed BY the result Of a serious accident,
and was probably influenced by exaggefa-
ted reports which were clrned to him.
Careful inquiry as to the nature OF une
disturbances led to the belief that the
civil authorities ought 10 be entirely able
10 ouell them. The Sheriff wal 50 IN
formed, with the further information
that the military must not, under any
circumstances, be used, except IL a case
Of clear and dire necessity. This deter
mination led to the employment Of the
resources at lis command, and the dis
-tnrbanoes were queiled without blood
shed OF serious difficulty. No other for
mai demand has been pqade during the
past two years for military assistance.
MINOR NArrERs CONSIDERED.
The Governor commends the work Of
the Board Of Health and the Board Of
Charities. and asks Tor them continued
consideration. Attention is called to the
growing importance Of the work OF the
secretary ofthe Commonwealth, andthe
Necessity forsome provision for preserv-
ing documents. The Department Of In
ternai affairs, the State Library, and the
Board Of Rardons receive proper atten-
ton. and under the head Of Law and
Practice the Governor has the following
to sag on
~sARRIAGE o
The American Bar Association has, for
several years, agifa,sd the necessity for
the adoption AMI enforcement of laws
regulating marriage and divorce in the
several States An act to prevent frandu-
lent divorces, which has already been
passed by several OF our sister States, is
30 brief and pointed and its provisions
10 wholesome. that 1t is commended to
vonr favorable consideration. The same
may be said Of an act concerning foreign
marriages, BY The provisions Of which
the cases in which the validity Of mar
riases celebrated abroad viii be recog-
nized in this state are fully set forth.
These several laws, as vel as an act rela-
ting 70 acknowledgement oflnstguments
affecting real estate, by which il II sought
70 secure uniformity Ia the several States
in this important particular are cordially
commended 10 your careful consideration.
GENERAL lSsumANcE ANp mn INSURANCE.
The Governor recommends legislation
that viii fx some standard Of ire lnsu-
rance 70 which all policies issued within
the State mast be made 70 conform. The
vexatious and ~burdens0me litigation
growing out Of disputes in regard 10 the
payment Of policies which insure against
fire makes this necessary. ON the sub
jset oicaiii. insurance. the Governor says:
Your serious attention is also called 10
the existence of what is known as child
insurance. IT is liable to grave abuse.
Measures are being taken in England and
elsewhere for the prevention Of the abu-
ses which grow out oft, and it is believed
that these abuses can be best eliminated
and prevented by a total abolition Of the
right to insure the life Of a child under
sixteen years ofage. Infancy is helpless.
Itcannot protect itself against greed: and
our laws should not allow the opportuni-
u for satisfying avarice at tie expense Of
cAild-lise. Late developments within
our own state upon this subject must
bring us to the conclusion that action
thereupon cannot be tasen too soon.
C~oNCLusfoN.
In conclusionth e Governor makes some
unimporhant communication in regard
to the coming centennial celebration in
New York and the Worlds Exhibition
in Paris, and pays well meriied tribute
20 the memory OF Col A. Wilson Norris,
late Auditor General Of the Common
wealth, ana Hon. John Turnkey, late a
member of the supreme Court Bench.
Pennsylvania, he says, has few such mel
10 lose.
With groans and signs, and eizzied
ewes.
lie SEEKS the cough and down he lies,
Nausea and faintHess in him rise,
Brow-rAcking pains assail him.
Sick headache, But ere long comes