The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-13
Harrisburg z Letter.

! can not be done eNpeditiouSly and thor
( Oughly AT the same time, especially by
/ leye! headed men, such ~ our legislators
are
Monday night Governor Hastings re-
| turned to the House with his signature to
the joint resolution requesting Hon. \.
| X. Mcclure, Of the Philadelphia Times,
10 deliver an address on the life of eN-
Governor Curtin, which is his first official
communication to that body. The ad-
dress was delivered in the hall of the
House, last Wednesday, to large and
appreciative audience. The meeting WAS
opened by Speaker Walton, who an
n0Unced Representative George V. Law
Fence, Of Washington, father of the House,
n the president. who. amid much ap
plaEse, introduced the Colonel 10 the au
dience. Governor and Mrs. Hastings,
General and Mrs. Reeder, Attorney Gen
eral and Mrs. Mccormick, Senators and
members Of the House, Of course. and
many prominent citizens. including Ia
I dies, were present. At the conclusion Of
the address Congressman Galusha 4.
Grow, who had come from Wash
ingtOn to participate, was loudly called
for. He was introduced by Mr.. Lawrence
and responded in an eloquent manner,
briefly alluding 10 the crisis in the coun-
try's history and the events in which he
had participated with Governor Curtin.
| After the address Colonel and Mrs. Ne
/ Clure and party Of friends were given
an informal reception at the executive
mansion.
The address brought together many of
/ the members Of the family of the famous
war governor. His only son. w. W. Cur
/ tin, of Philadelphia, was there, and also
[ DR.. Roland q. Curtin, of the University
/ Of Pennsylvania, whose father and the
I ex-gOvernor's father were brothers.
/ There j. a brother of the late ex-governor
I living in Bellefonte. COnStans Curtin, and
Z also a half-brOther, John Curtin, whose
! son. Harry Curtin, i a member of the
/ legislature. There are also two sisters Of
ex-Govenor Curtin living. Mrs. Clark
and Miss Julia Curtin. Ex-Governor
/ Curiin's widow and her two daughters,
| Mrs. Georse Harris and Mrs. kidder
| Randolph Breeze, the latter a widow Of a
naval officer, We're also present
the eighth State Sanitary Convention,
under the combined auspices Of the State
Board of Health and the Associated
Health Authorities. was held in this city,
Jan. a1ih and 3lst, and was opened 10y
Governor Hastings. The evening session
was held in the hall Of the House, and
was addressed by DR.. T. NJ. Brown,
chemist of the Massachusetts Stale Board
Of Health. No end OF talk a 10 the pres
ervation of the health of cities and towns
and the country was indulged in, and
among others having that end in view,
the following resolution was adopted, az
ter several whereascs:
Res0trcd. That the Legislative Commit
tee of this convention be authorized to
DRAFT a bill for presentation 10 the present
legislature. which bill shall offer prize
of 81, 900 % the discOverer Of n practical
means To- dispose OF all sewerage by pre-
cipitatiOn, filtration. or otherwise, and
have waste in a solid form that II might
be returned tO the soil.
The hfth annual convention Of the city
I and borough superintendent of the pub
/ lie schools throughout the state opened at
/ the High SehJoi BuilIing on Wednesday
/ last. City Superintendent B. +. Patterson,
of POttsville, presiding. The usual adj
I dresses were delivered and many subjects
were discussed. The evening session was
| an intellectual treat. Addresses were de
/ livered by Governor Hastings and State
/ Superintendent Schetfer. ON Thursday
morning the following officers were
/ elected: President, Ebenezer MacSey,
I Butler: Vice President, Matilda BOos,
/ Bristol Secretary. c. 4. BIbcock, oil
| City. 1t will NEE; next year at the call Of
/ the executive committee Altoona, CO.
/ lumbia and West Chester are not in ii
| and were turned down. Why can't SOM
| erset be the place?
/ The Porter educational bill was recon-
mitted TO the Committee on Education in
the Senate. All who want Il be heard
either for or against the measure VIII now
be given an opportunity 10 present their
views. but the chances are that the bill
will never be returned To the Senate, but
will bc allowed to die a natural death in
/ the committee.
Petitions and resolutions We're on We'd
nesday read in both Houses from the
| Municipal League of Philadelphia ask
ing for the appointment OF a committee "a
investigate the management Of municipal
affairs in that city. In the Senate the pc
] tition was presented by senator Thomas,
with the request that it be read at length,
Vt the conclusion Of the reading the Lieu
tenant Governor declared that it would
lie on the table. In the House Mr.. Ritter
presented the petition, which was read
and referred % the Committee on Munic-
ipal Corporations.
Mr.. Hickell, of Philadelphia. intro
duced a bill into the Hloase providing fol
an Increase in the pay of members of thc
Legislature from s., 800 to 500 per scs-
sion. Hear the Philadelphia Record on
that subject: THE bill offered in the
House at Harrisburg yesterday 10 increase
the pay of members of the Legislature
from Sl,JO To $3.50 per session will
scarcely fail 10 strike a sympathetic vi
b alton i'm the pocket-nerve of a body
which has been chiefly distinguished thus
far by the novelty ami variety of its de
signs upon the state Treasury. The ag-
gregIte increase of expenditure involved
by such bareiaceJ grab would exceed
S5Jo,0O. 'BI; what's s2I0,a)O t. this
grand old ComnoEw ealth p"
Both branches of the Legislature all
journed on Thursday afternoon until
Monday evening. The Agricultural
Committee and Others visited the eN'
perimental farm connected with the STATE
College. to view its operations and give
them an appropriation, perhaps.
The reception At the Executive Mansion
next Wednesday evening to State ofii-
cers, senators and Representatives ano
gentlemen of the press with their wive,
will be fashionable event
Assemblyman Woodring, of North
aIapton, in the House at Harrisburg has
presented bill which reads as follows
That any person who shall willfuliy state
or deliver or transmit by any meslns
whatever To the manager, editor OF re
porter of any newspaper, magazine, peri
Odical, serial for publication therein, any
libelous statement eoncSrn:ng any persor
or cooperation, or thereby secure the
actual publication of the same, Is hereby
declared guilty Of "a misdeIneanor. and
upon conviction shall be sentenced To pay
fine not exceeding 500 and undergo al
Imprisonment for period not exceeding
two years, or either, at the discretion o
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