The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
Thursday, July 80, 1897.


representative aernans S Ae00fo'
Elsewhere we publish the names
of the members Of the Elections
Committee Of the last Legislature
who have been called upon to item
ize their bills of expense. We do
not wish to do an injustice to Repre-
sentative Herman, but to let the
taxpayers and constituents Of Sny-
der county know the situation.
When Representative Herman con
cluded his first term in the Leglsla-
ture he said he was willing to stand
on his record. We presume he IS
willing to do this now, although he
has not said so. If he has any de-
Tense to make the columns Of the
Posr are open for his use.
He is called upon to itemize bill
of expense amounting to S3Ol for
''carfare, carriage hire, kilograms,
etc"
Even admitting that he paid his
carfare which of course is against
the rule, as all members are supplied
with passes, who in Snyder coun-
ty is willing to believe that S30i was
expended for the items mentioned ?
The hotel bill of the committee is
S773.SO and the Sergeant-at-a
bill for the use of the committee is
$l935.34. If these two last mention
ed amounts were actually expended
for expenses it shows at least a lack
of economy at time when the char
tiles and public schools are in need
and if all was not actually expended
what became of the balance?
We recall of having read of sever
al instances where several members
of committees arose and ask ksd unan-
imous consent to strike out their
own bills of S43.2O for carfare, etc.
These men said they had no right
to accept 10 and that they would not
accept it. We have no record of Rep
resentative Herman repudiating his
bill OF the nine members who are
asked to explain, only two bills are
higher than Representative Her
mans and one of these is the chair
mans. The bill of Representative
Pry of Washington is Si2 aud our
representative wants S3OJ Aud for
what! "E,ctyd c0rtdre, carriage
hire, te'egrGU,S, etc. probably more
than the average legislator pays for
the same things III an entire life.
Then we must not forget that
SG1l. 80, the amount of the bill for
extra carfare, carriage hire, tele-
grams, etc, for attending DR.. Nc
Cooks funeral. Representative
Herman was along. They were alb
sent about days and the expense
bill is little less than 800 each fol
those who attended the funeral.
On page 1899 of the LegiSiatiye
Record is Representative Herman's S
vote FOR the Infamous Becker bill
that the Governor vetoed for the
reason that it had nothing to com.
mend it.
On the evening OF the 2Sth of June
Mr.. Coray of Luzerne county made
the startling statement that the
House pay roll had been padded to
the extent of $4,000. Representa-
tive COray offered a motion to go in
to committee of the whole. In
support of his motion, he said
I'm the early part of the session found act,
ing rs door-kccpcr man from Wilkes Barre
named loncy Bower, whose name did not ap-
pear ON the employees list. asked him how
ho got there IIc said it was through Senator
Quay. That hc had sent me down here with
orders that was to bc taken care OF, and was
given place The pay roll of the House."
declared Mr.. 'oray, has been padded Gy putt
ing on political bummers from all parts OF the
state. A. the pay roll stands to-day it shows
AN increase of over 81 900 more than in 1895
would like To know what this means. Codnt-
ing every officer of the House that under au-
thority OF law can draw pay, the total amount
that i due them j. SIS $50. The total amount at
the very outside that can figure up from the
official statement is Slj,qSu, Instead OF this
amount, however, the sum demanded is S75, iOi
would like TO have the increase explained"
In the same lime the senate asked
for S5i,9lS for employees. Mr..
Coray's official estimate makes it
S39,4S0. Here was the attempt of
Mr.. Coray to go into Committee of
the whole to investigate the padded
pay roll and if possible to kill the
grab for $4,000 and save that
amount for the state. Mr.. Herman
voted AGAINST the proposition
WHY!
Here are four things for Repre-