The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-02

special laws providing for this 1t Is
by no means general. number of
states in the Union require the rail-
roads to fence in all their tracks The
farmers are particularly interested in
this bill for the protection 1t would af-
ford their live stock This measure is
framed to give the state uniform
law providing for the fencing in of ali
railroad tracks.
The subject of revision of the tax
laws of the commonwealth has been
i reopened The Changers have been
contending that the corporations have
not been paying their proper share of
the expenses of the state government.
This sentiment is expressed in a reso-
luton offered by Representative Brown.
which provides for the appointment of
n commission to make careful inquiry
! into the matter and have report pre-.
| pared for submission to the legislature
| not later than March next, so that the
! members may have data upon which
! they may frame a new law If found de-
sirable. The raising of the tax on
| corporations may be necessary to finish
the new capitol building.
Members of the district school boards
will be interested in a bill which pro-
vides for the appointment of a COM
mission, of which the state superin-
| tendent of public instruction shall be
a member, to prepare series of text
books to be used in the public schools
| and the soldiers orphans schools.
| They are to advertise for bids for the
| printing of these books, giving the con-
tract to the lowest bidders. and the
commissioners are to let the district
| school boards have these books at cost
| price. 1t will be unlawful to use any
| other than these books in the public
schools if this bill becomes a law.
The Fight For Gobin's seat.
| The election of a state senator in
Lebanon county, to occupy the seat left
| vacant by the election of ]. p. S. Goblin
as lieutenant governor, is attracting
much attention among the lawmakers.
The fight for the Republican nomna-
ton has developed into a battle royal
between the friends and opponents OF
| Senator Quay. The Lebanon county
Republican committee has decided to
hold the primaries on Saturday next.
DR.. Samuel Weiss, the anti-Quay cam
ddate, is very popular, a we'll known
physician, widely known in business
circles as the executor of the great
Il
date for the senatorial nomination
against General Goblin, when the for
| mer was beaten by a few hundred
votes. DIR. ID. p. Gerberich, the Quay
| candidate is the leading homeopathic
physician of the county, popular per-
| sonally and politically, and lately
| delegate to the state convention.
| The county is being stumped from
| end to end, the Quay and anti-Quay
legislators cheerfuly volunteering their
services. Literature is being distrib-
uted, ward and township workers have
been brought into requisition, and the
hottest kind of campaign will be waged
till the polls close. Last Friday even
ing a rally was had at Johnstown,
where ex-senator Charles c. Kauff-
man and several local orators held
forth, and there was another at Ann
vile, where General Koontz and Sem
| ator Bayard Henry, of Philadelphia,
spoke. On Saturday evening Senator
Kaufman and local speakers were at
Newmanstown. Hon. John Dalzell
opened the fight in Lebanon county at
the court house last evening.
General Goblin was on Saturday hon
| orably discharged from the volunteer
| army The retirement of General Go
| bin from the army is thought to be due
| to the fact that he Is also lieutenant
| governor of Pennsylvania. There has
been much talk among his political
| foes of investigating his right to hold
| the two offices simultaneously. General
| Goblin but recently issued a statement
| defending his right to hold the two
| offices in question, but he has ap-
parently reconsidered the matter.
Senate Employees Appointed.
The slate committee of the senate an
| nounced the minor offices of the SEN
| ate, and the chief clerk announced his
| appointments. There is a janitor OF
the elevator in the senate, a fireman II
the cellar of the senate and fireman
on the floor of the senate These mer
are supernumeraries. There is nothing
, for them to do except draw their sal
aries. Senator Washburn, of Craw
, ford, stirred up a buzz of eXcitemen
by offering a resolution dispensing witt
the fireman in the cellar and on th'
| floor of the senate. In Offering hi
resolution Senator Washburn said tina
there were no duties for these men t.
perform, inasmuch as the building wa
/, | heated entirely by steam 1t was no
- ] honest he urged, upon the part of IN
. senate to appoint men to offices VIII
>. have nothing to do. General Goblin re
. fused to receive the resolution. ii
stated that the officers We're provide'
for by law, and that 1t was necessar
\ to fill them. Under the circumstance
G Senator Washburn's resolution was ou
n of order. Senator Washburn stated
L nevertheless, he desired his protest an
a resolution to go on record This ende
e the matter.
a The retirement from the Unite
!. States district bench of Judge Villa
!, Butler, of West Chester, recalls
+ mind the prominence in political affair
II for many years of the family bearin
a his name 1t is doubtful If any othe
= county in Pennsylvania can produo
one family that has had a longer leas
on public life than the one of Whic
Judge Butler is the head. Beginin
with 1856, when the judge made h
debut in public life as district attorne
: Of Chester county, the Buffers have ha