The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
ADDITIONAL
Light WANTED.
Additional Researches
Reveal Our Repre-
sentatiVe's True PO-
SitiOn.

Sent8tlVe'S lrue 70.
sitiOn.
The Governor veto axe fell on
Herman's Expense bill of 1904 last
Thursday. The Governor slaughter.
ed the bills right and left. Fridays
Phila. Press says:--
Two bills Of Sergeant-at-Arms Wyatt. OF the
House. In the Saunders Roberts and Shifrer-Leh
contested election cases for mileage at 20 cents
mile. amounting to 5000. are vetoed because
they are excessive and unwarranted.
Tine members Of the House Elections Commit
tee were also given the "icy hand" when the
Governor came to consider the bill OF expenses
In the saunders.R Roberts contest election case.
He vetoed the following items. all for extra car
fare. carriage, etc. -
Pm. Lytle. tss4: Charles W. Herman t3O&
J. 8. Wilson. S294 Clarence 7. Baldwin. t294
George sterr. Jr.. $3.50; q. N. Kerr. Sss4 Seth
Orme. Sass d, NJ. Pry. Sc; ;J.C. French. t3i%.
The Governors remarks are:-
"Having made inquiry Of all the members OF
the committee as to the character Of the charges
received replies from all. or nearly all OF them.
and learned that almost the entire amount ap-
propriared In each instance was for mileage
charged by them as members OF the committee.
One member, under date Of July 70. 1897 In 70.
plyt to my inquiry says. among other things
II desire to say that the item Is based ON q
claim Of mileage at twenty cents per mile for
eight trips from Harrisburg to Philadelphia"
"Another member Of the committee writes on
the same date n beg to say that the amount
includes items for extra mileage. livery hire.
boarding. extra postage. kilograms, etc. An
other member, In reply to my inquiry.
says: II never presented any bill to the com.
mittse. suppose they made the item 10 my IA.
vor on the basis Of mileage. which some CON-
mittees have been In the custom OF receiving
from the State.
"FOr these reasons, and for additional rea-
sons. the items are disapproved. but In with
holding my approval deem 1t only fair to say
that the appropriation made to the different
members Of this committee was made upon
what believe to have been the honest assump-
tiOn that they ". re legally entitled to mileage"
The appropriation to Sergent-at-Arms Wyatt,
OF the House to pay the expenses incurred by
the Senate and House at the Inauguration OF
President Mckinley Is vetoed for the reasons
that led to the veto Of the appropriation to pay
the expenses to the Washington and Grant
monument dedlcations, hlthertofore published.
From this it appears that Her
mans bill was made up of mileage
at 20 cents mile. Such a bill is il
legal. Read what Article II, SEQ
tion s of the constitution says. 1t
is as follows: THE members of the
General Assembly shall receive such
salary and mileage for regular and
special sessions as shall be fixed by
law and no other compensation
aohatever aohether for service upon
committee or otherwise. No mem
ber OF either House shall during the
term for which he may have been
elected receive any increase in sal
ary or mileage under any law passed
during such term"
When the bills for car fare, car
riage hire, kilograms, ETC." was un.
der discussion on June 26th we find
on page 1852 Legislative Record
that Mr.. Hesbit declared that the
bills were fictitious. Mr.. J. G. Will
son who had bill for personal ex-
pense withdrew his bill for the rea-
son that the law did not allow him
to charge for that. Charles j. Ped
Ter withdrew his bill of $43.2O and
Joseph Alexander withdrew his bill
Of $500. In the face of these with.
drawals and the constitution he is
sworn to uphold, Herman voted for
an appropriation for "car fare. car
riage hire, etc." for $1O46.4O "car
fare, carriage hire, kilograms. etc."
for the use OF the members of the
Elections committee in the Shiffer.
Leh contest. 1t was case OF you
vote for my bill and I'll vote for
yours"
His Bill Failed the First Time.
On June 25 page BIO Le0isla.
tive Record the expense bill OF Rep
resentative Herman and fellow
members failed to pass. Herman's
vote is recorded in favor Of the cp-
preparation. This defeat evidently
disconnected our member as he is
recorded
"Absent and Not Voting"
on the bill a. for 2 additional clerks
to make roll Of Penna. Volunteers.
(2 The aspiration for the Pennsyl.
vania Soldiers and Sailors Home at