The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-14
Thursday, Mar. Ia, 1895,
Letter from Harrisburg.
HARRIsBuRo, Pa, Mar. 13, 1895.

good earnest on Monday evening
and kept up lively pace during the
week.
The resolution, fixing the 25th of
April as the date for final adjourn
ment, is lying on the table. No one,
or Mt least very few expect to get
away by that time. Bills are being
introduced every day and as long as
they are coming in to load down the
already burdened calendar there is
little prospect of getting away before
the crows appetite is whetted by
the sprouting corn.
The introduction of bills may be
denied after next week, u matter
which is absolutely necessary in or
der that the work may be properly
systematized and inspected. In or
der that the business may be more
vigorously pushed, three sessions
will be held each day instead of two.
Steering Committee.
There is some talk of the appoint
ment of Steering Committee whose
duty it would be to sift the calendar
of all useless and trashy bills and
iirect legislation in general. One
great objection to the appointment
of such committee is the fact that
almost every member that has a bill
on file deems it of sufficient merit to
receive the endorsement of the
House, and consequently would be
opposed to entrust the iudgme ent of
the House into committee of three
or five persons. As for myself 1 pre-
fer to do my own steering.
DIR. Warren's Bird Book got il in
the neck.
DIR. Warren was again disGppoint-
ed in not roceiving the g. aor's
approval of the bill, providing for
the publication by the State for gra.
tuitous distribution of "a, 600 copies
of his valuable work on the birds
and mammals of Pennsylvania. DIR.
Warren is recognized as one of the
leading ornithologists of the country
and many will regret that the reve.
nues of the state would not permit
the necessary expenditure of money
to publish the book at this time.
The Governor has the following to
say in explanation of his veto:
Notwithstanding the popularity
and value of the work and the gen
eral demand made upon me, espec-
tally by the farming people of the
State, to sign the bill, / am of the
opinion that in the present condi-
tlon of financial and business affairs,
it is not economy to expendt his sum
ofmoney for such purpose: This pro-
posed edition, valuable and popular
as it would be, can be dispensed
with, and place the withholding of
my approval upon the ground that
the finances Of the State will not
warrant the expenditure of the mon
ey at the present time"
Under the plan of distribution
about fifty copies would have been
allotted to each member, scarcely
n sufficient number to make a start.
Persons will know, of course. why
there will be no Bird Books" to
distribute this year.
quay County. 1
The wary junior United States {
Senator is to be honored in way ,
that does not appear to be extreme. {
ly acceptable to him if newspaper 7
reports count for anything. A new
county, is to be carved out of that
O. Luzerne and Schuylkill counties G
which is to be called Quay. The s
bill has been favorably reported Il
a sainst the protest of great num- +
Der of people from that section and d
rumor has it that it may pass. A I
Week ago several hundred "No New a
County men appeared before the n
to protest. q
The Compulsory Bill passed the O
House. The bill, compelling attend. L
luce Mt school of children between a
he ages of eight and thirteen wears II
)r sixteen weeks in year, passed NJ
he House finally on Tuesday. fl
Several speeches were made h,
gainst its passage although only Il
hirteen otes were recorded in the O,
IeGative, the democrats refrained e,
rom voting. N
Before the vote was taken little
crap took place between Lytle of gr