The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-11


made the tombstone and against The Poor
woman who made the SD 7oud.' Let the
bill be 50 amended. said the ohjeciing sem-
ber. "as 10 give The woman a lien upon hei
work also, and will give il my support
A question that daily grows in ialsnsi
among the members OF the House, is tie
loss Of Representstivcs thar must be sustain
ed bv some of the counties 10 making the
new apportionment This question, while
interesting to all. is specially 50 TO the aewly
elected members from counties having more
than one Representative, and it IS no un-
usual thing to see such members during the
hours Of recess seated in some quie; nook or
corner intently studying tables Of the last
census. Somerset is one Of the counties that
stands a good chance 81 losing EePFssen-
tstiye in the next Legislature, and her mem
bers are wide awake to see that their county
shall have fair play, and that il Represen-
tative is lost, II shall not be- on account Of
any inattention on their part.
A bill presented by Senator Woods, Of
Mifllin county, providing that tse money
expended by the several counties Of the
Commonwealth in repairing bridges destroy
ed by the floods Of 1889, shall be paid into
the county treasures by the State, is looked
upon with favor by all the Representatives
OF counties lying along the valley of the Ju-
niata. Such 3 measure, If passed, viii prove
quite an advantage to Somerset county. and
your Representatives in both the House and
the Senate are carefully watching its pro-
gress.
The many applications received by Rep
ressntatiyes for the 0rniihological Report Of
the State Board OF Agriculture. commonly
known as the Bird Book, give rise to
great deal of merriment. These applications
are daily pouring in, the new members get
ting about as many such applications as the
old In a number of instances the statement
is made that the parties had applied TO the
ferred to the new members, showing dis
position to shift the responsibility and place
it where it does not belong. The appropria-
ton for the edition of the Bird Book re-
Gently published was made at the last ses-
sion, and the books have gone into the
hands of the members making the appropri-
alton, so that the burden placed upon new
members Of answering these many applicants
and explaining their inability to respond,
/ is becoming one Of The standing jokes Of the
I session.
The new Governor already shows his dis
position TO maintain the reputation he
gained during his former term Of service By
the frequent use Of the veto power. Among
his vetoes thus far, is one expressing Lis
dsapproval OF the concurrent resolution in
structing the L. S. Senators from Pennsyl-
vania to use all honorable efforts TO secure
the passage Of the Federal Elections bill now
pending in Congress. The message Of disap-
proval shows the inconsistency 50 often
noticeable in yetOes that are purely partisan
in their purpose The platform upon which
the Governor was elected made declaration
in favor Of fair and honest elections and
the principal Democratic speakers includ-
ing HIMSELF duung the campaign insisted
upon the evasion Of every true issue, that
they might air themselves upon this ques
tion. and that he should now set himself II
opposition to granting TO the citizens Of al
the States the rich boon Of blessing he anC
his political friends so recently held up a
the one thing most needed by the freemer
Of Pennsylvania, is thing hard to under
stand, unless it is set down as a aconsummat
piece Of demagoguism.