The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-04-26

the BIZ III executive session, and Chair
man Nitcr hopes TO bo able 90 report 1t by
he latter part of the week or early next
week. The country members will make a
uotcrnlined effort to get it through, and in
order TO meet the charge that the bill will
not produce enough revenue, IL may be so
amended as to postpone until next year
the time when the provision for turning
tVer to the counties certain revenues is to
go into effect.
Uncle Georges Big Horsebnck Ride.
Uncle George Lawrence, as he is affcc.
tionatcly called by his friends, served in
the legislature before n majority OF his
present colleagues were born, and It Is a
common sight to see the veteran sur
rounded by his young friends relating In.
cidents of his early public services. When
he was first elected to the house, fifty.two
years ago, tho transportation facilities
We're extremely poor, and he made the
journey of 2l0 miles from Monongahela
City, in Washington county, to Harris
burg on horseback. Many subsequent
trips were made the same way by the stall
wart young legislator before the railroads
superseded the old sorrcl horse.
Tho old man has frequently expressed a
desire to ride once more over the old route,
and rs he has an idea that this will be his
last term at Harrisburg he has determined
to crafty the longing at the close Of the
session and return to his homo in the old
way. A number of the members have ar
ranged to present their venerable colleague
with horse and trappings, and delcga-
tion Of them will accompany him on the
journey. The route after leaving Harris
burg will be along the old state road,
through Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton,
Bedford, Somerset and Westmoreland
counties to the waters of the Mononga.
heln. Arrangements will be made TO give
the veteran statesman hearty receptions
In some of the principal towns along the
route
The oil excitement has struck the mem
bers Of the legislature, and they 90 to
Representative Al Smiley for pointers,
and what he doesn't know about oil Is not
worth knowing. He laid the first pipe
line ever laid and has made and lost sew
eral fortunes. While on his way to Har-
risburg from his home last Monday he
stepped into the Exchange in Pittsburg
After he had taken his bearings he in
structed friendly broker to buy Ia "a
little oil. Thirty minutes later Al was
ready to leave, and told the broker to sell
The latter got his commission and rs the
Clarion county statesman left the Ex-
change he showed $50 into his pocket with
n smiling remark. That's my weeks ex.
pcnscs, anyhow" Smiley is still in oil,
but that was merely little sample of pick
ing up $50 in half an hours time on moth
ing
Northampton's Health Representative.
DIR. II. G. Zulich, u son of Representative
c. B. Zulich, of Northampton, has been
selected to represent the state board of
health in that county.
Very few bills of any Importance have
so far passed both branches of the lcgisla-
ture, and there arc still about one thou
sand bills to be considered, among them
being all the appropriation the revenue
and apportionment bills.
The senate is plodding along in the same
easy going manner that has characterized
It's proceedings since the opening of the
session. Its calendar is about cleared and
II necessary the senators could go home
for good the close of the week The senate
has the happy faculty Of working without
a quorum. This was done last Thursday
The senate appropriation committee will
be ready to report large amount Of bills
the last of the week. The subcommittee
have about completed tour of the various
state charitable and penal institutions
asking aid.