The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-28


reading with but few minor amend
ments.
The Custodian BiU.
The bill reorganizing the different
forces that are employed about the
Hill, such as director OF the grounds,
elevator attendant, policemen, gar
deners etc, passed the House finally
with but seventeen votes against it,
The administration is behind the
bill because it is said it will save
the State $4,000 a year in the pur-
chasing of supplies. The bill legis-
lates Maj. John Lockhart OF Phila.
out OF Office and lets John @. Delaney
in. 1t is generally supposed that
the governor will appoint the latter
to the position of general superin-
tendent which the Office creates.
Exhibition ofthe pupils ofthe school
for the Deaf and Dumb at
Mt. Airy.
On Thursday evening the man.
ayers of the school for the Deaf
and Dumb at Mt Airy exhibited by
class drills the methods by which
the pupils in that institution are
educated. The sign language has
almost entirely been discarded.
The more modern methods to teach
these unfortunate ones to talk by
educating their sensation and sight.
1t is astonishing how readily these
pupils can get language from the
shape and motions of the mouth.
A number of tests were made and in
variably the answers to questions
were correct. The questions were
put to them in words and not by
signs and the answers were in
words. The class drills proved most
conclusively that the deaf and dumb
can be taught to speak by this mod
ern method. The school of course
wants an appropriation of about
$250,000.
The Revenues of the State and Ho,o
They are appropriated.
} .fS BOARD of Public Charities is
!, - ,n....Iell thay by the enactment
of a law creating Department Of
Charities. The question of distri-
buting charity among the many in
stitutions seeking state aid is a seri-
GUS one and will have to be met
sooner or later. The bill providing
for the creation of such Depart
ment, is designed to meet this que
stion. The board as it exists at pre-
sent, L understand very frequently
recommends the appropriation of
more funds than the State has to give
and in addition to all their work the
State spends great deal of money
in paying the expenses of the men,
bers of the appropriation committee
to run all over the State to visit the
different institutions asking aid.
The estimated revenue, taking into
consideration the decisions of the
Supreme Court in interpreting the
provisions OF the Revenue act of
1891, have been fixed at S19, OOO, 600 for
the next two years. There may be
revenue from other sources of about
a million more, giving us about $40,
900, 600 to satisfy a demand for $34,
OOO,OO0 The State Departments
estimates are as follows:
| Executive Department, S793, 900;
Judiciary, $1,1s5, 200; Legislative,
S57s, 900; Public Schools, $11, ZOO, 900;
County Superintendents, $3.50, 600;
Education of Teachers, $780, 900;
Printing and Binding, $4l3.16 In
terest on Public Debt, $53s, 743; In.
specting Coal Mines, 81 43, 900; Pub.
lie Buildings and Grounds, $500
Water, Light and Heat, $50, 600
Harrisburg Fire Department, $4,000
Counting Vote, $1,000; Mercantile
Appraisers Mileage, $6,643; Adver.
tising, S6,O53; Stationery and Sup
plies. $7l,533; Legislative Record,
J S32, 100; National Guard, $1,000
State Library, $50, 900; INDECENT In.
sane, Sl,OO0,0OO; Nautical Schoo
: Ship, 800, 900; Soldiers Orphans
100000; Soldiers Home, 1924, 900
Penal Institutions, S1,l4,OOO; In
cidentals of various Departments,
S75, 900; making total of SlS,3O6,.
63S, and this is exclusive of the de-
mands for permanent improvements
at the various institutions belong
ing absolutely to the State, and the
finishing of the asylum at Polk foi
feeble minded children, for