The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-03-06
Harr..surg Le,,er.

The Governor vetoed the bills for an al
ditional law judge in each of the countie
of Washington and Westmoreland, an,
he was sustained by vote of % 20 y il
the House His message i'm regard 10 th-
financial condition of the state, and thu
exercise by the Legislature Of the strict
est economy in expenditures may call :
halt TO some Of the appropriation billi
and the creation of new offices, unles
there is absolute necessity therefor.
The total funded debt on the 1st day o
January. 1855, was S6,SI7, 7,GGl.2s; amoun
in sinking fund, S6i,3S853; unexpendet
balance in the Treasury, general fund
s., ,9SS. .S2S4i. The estimated revenue fol
the present year aud the year following
viii not exceed 81. As, 72j00 per annnm.
An estimate of the amount required
for necessary expenses OF the state for th,
current year, including the support of th'
charitable and penal institutions main
tanned wholly or in part by the state, and
the five and one-half millions for the sup
port of the public schools, VIII be 9,526,
200 for each year OF the next two years.
The appropriation bills must be pared
down or cut in half. and the question i,
where to begin. Ii is not likely that tho
appropriation for common schools will bt
touched, but the normal schools, which
are asking 81, ,S0o.Oe0, viii have to be con-
tent with less, probably one-halE Phila-
delphia's request for a million for Dela-
ware river Improvements and a universe
ty, and other bills asking for sums rang
ing from one hundred thousand 10 five
hundred thousand for the State College
new insane asylum, penitentiaTies, &c.,
viii suffer a reduction in the same pro-
portion, or be cut of entirely.
In response to a resolution adopted by
the Senate, the State Treasurer submitted
a communication showing that the nor
mai schools in Pennsylvania had received
the past five years from the state Sl,goG,-
500, of which s767,eoO was for improve
1 meats.
Mr.. Page, Of Dauphin, wants middle
peniteniiaIy district'to include twenty
five counties, Somerset, Bedford, Blair
/ and Cambria among the rest, but of
course It must be located AT or near the
city Of Harrisburg, and an appropriation
Of Sl00,000 for a site, DC.
The bulk of the petitions which are
presented are on the following subjects.
mainly: against the repeal Of the oleo-
| margarine law; in favor Of compulsory
education against teachers in our schools
wearing the garb or badge of any religious
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OH Memorial Day; for a fish and game
law; for a Department Of Agriculture
for Board Of Health in townships, and
an appropriation % the State Board of
! Health: for and against the Greater
| Pit,sbUrg' bin; against the formation Of
new counties, etc. The question is often
asked: Do petitions amount 10 anything,
and after being presented and read and
referred - the proper committee or laid
on the table, are they taken note of by
that committee in their deliberations -?
Who knows? II Is likely that the GOV
| ernor VIII veto the Bird Book bill, on the
score OF economy, and the Marshall Pipe
Lire bill. which passed the House 10y a
1 vote Of Us 10 -; ~ were absent and not
voting. Senator Critchfield voted for.
and Representative Miller against il;
| Mr.. Maurer was among the - This bill
repeals the act to prevent the consolida-
tion of competing pipe lines, and is
! regarded as an act to present to the
Standard oil Company OF Ohio and New
York the small portion Of the Pennsylya-
| MIA oil business il docs not already pos
/ seSS."
There is much talk among newspaper
! correspondents about the time lost in the
| House in fighting and wrangling over
trifies, instead of going ahead with the
work the members have been sent here
| To do-wastiug precious time. the greater
| portion of two sessions wasted over bill
which should have been passed in an
/ hour, etc.
Here l. statement which shows that
the boys" are doing pretty well, consid-
! eriEg: In the session Of 50, up to March
/ !, there were reported nom committee
10 bills; session of 81, up TO the same
! time. :Zl; session of '93, 30: session of
%, f01; total number Of bills reported
Sg3 Of ~. 9i7; Of '9}. ll2a. Number of
bills sent TO the Governor, up to March !.
~, ?; '9I, ,; '9j. 6. House adjourned,
-, May 9; 81, May 2S; 'g3, June l. This
shows good enough average, hut people
must talk and growl.
That was very beautiful gift to the
Hon. Louis \. Watres, ex-Lieutenant
Governor, from the Senate of Penusylva-
mia, sl099 silver tea set, but it was de-
served in every sense of the term. II
ever there was fair presiding officer,
courteous official, a polished gentleman
in the chair, that man was Louis 4.
Watres, and the whole State congraialates
him on the magnificent token of esteem
from the Senate
The House Committee on Education
has killed the bill forbidding school di-
rectors t. employ relatives rs teachers.
That's all right. II there is a good teacher
who is a distant relative of a school di-
rector it would be sheer folly to turn that
teacher down because of the relationship.
1t would not be fair
General Gordon's lecture on ''The Last
Days OF the Confederacy" was listened to
by large and appreciative audience al |
the opera House. on wednesday even |
ing. lie Is a born orator. and tells an |
aneedoie 10 perfection. His praise of |
Union and Confederate soldiers and citi-
zens was loudly cheered. His apostrophe |
Il the American flag mus; be heard 10 be |
appreciated. No opDortunitv shou!d be 4
lost 20 hear the General.
Gov. Hastings reception at the cxecu-
tive mansion on the occasion OF his |
birthday viii long he remembered by /
those who participated for its 5Tiliiancy |
and At the same time it, Republican sim
plieity- The reception rooms were law
iShly decorated with palms, ferns, T.asier
lilies and yellow narcissJIs. Dancing was
one Of the main features of the evening. |
Fineen hundred invitations had been
sen; ont over thestate, one-third of which
were issued 10 personal friends of the
Governor.
Many of the members OF the Senate
and House took themselves % Williams
port 10 attend the Grand Army encamp-
nent, which lasted two days of last
week, while certain others and many of
-he above took in the commencement at
-he Carlisle Indian Training School.
Both were highly Interesting occasions.
The g. A. r. Of Pennsyl7aaia.
The Pennsylvania Department of the