The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-01-17

NJ
or CoNCFRN TO his CONSTITUENTS
PRESENTED IN An INTERESTING
STYLE.
,ro,st ATtRE SOW ~ ACTivE ITERATION. A
yrScr BILL. COMPULSORY EDUCATION. AND
mtt REGULATING TuE TAEiSG or EEis ~
BASKETS, rRrsESrED.
The law making department of
. great State of Pennsylvania met
tbe first day of January precisely
70 o'clock in accordance with re-
s;rements of the constitution.
Promptly at that time the Chief
ERIK called the House to order after
bich the Secretary of the Common
Ialth presented the returns of the
Iction of members.
4 list was prepared and the roll
h showed that but few were alb
BIT.
1udge Mcpherson of the Dauphin
courts administered the oath.
AZ the Republican caucus the pre-
bus evening Hon. Henry T. Walton
Philadelphia was unanimously
reed upon as the candidate for
eaker and Hon. Jerome b. Niles,
Tioga Co. Statesman, placed
in nomination by n forcible
eech to the House.
Mr. Fow Of Philadelphia, speaking
the Democrats placed Hon. Fritz
columbia county in nomination.
Mr.. Walton, of course was elected
strict party vote, the political
keup of the Iouse being 17j Re-
blicaps and 30 Democrats. We
rht Just as well have made it
hnimous.
The report of the Slate Committee
adopted by party vote.
e Slate Committee was
imposed of thirty members,
from each Congressional dis
ct. Hon. Lytle represented our
trict. 1t is proper to say that
S committee tugged away all night
select n force from the hundreds
10 had enlisted in the struggle for
place from the Reading Clerk
wn to page. Many more went
ay bemoaning the fate of politics
An those who remained to praise
fortunes of the political star.
ter the House was organized in
its departments n resolution to
Iourn until the 9th prevailed.
Promptly at 8 o'clock p. NJ. on
bit day the legislative mill started
rather spirited and if the same
yement is kept up the grinding
y stop at the end of ninety or Q
hdred days. 1t is rather singular
u the work is drawn snail-likt
Fough FIVE months which could be
Fefully done in three months.
great deal of anxiety was mani.
tied on the part of most mem.
s as to their assignments to the
ious committees.
he writer was placed on the fol.
Eing committees; Centennial AZ
is, constitutional Reform, Bureau
Statistics, and Educational. |
AN to use my position and intlu-
e on the Educational Committee
make good my pledge to the
bple. | invite the most careful
utiny on all questions that pass
Fough that commit tee as well as
Sc of any Other. Persons, how
tr, must understand that / am
y one of about twenty five tha
lally compose committees and on
pne of two hundred and four that
Fe n vote in the House.
he bills fairly poured in Wednes
night. Almost every county
from one to a half dozen to its
dit. These bills cover a wild,
hge of subjects, many of which dc
affect the interests of our county
ence Bill.-The committee OF
iculture is now considering {
ce bill. Whether the committed
report it affirmatively is not GER
p since the opposition to it il
te formidable. There seems tc
a disposition on the part of q
nber of the members of the com
tee not to disturb the matter. /
pose to watch the progress Of
bill and if it comes before tn {
use | shall be glad to furnish
lies to as many citizens as pos
e so that the provisions of it may
fully considered.
Compulsory Education,-Several
We're introduced the first sec
ps providing for the compulsory
hndopoa of ccbool of oil obil1rau