The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09
Millard Hunsicker. aide-de-camp.

/ Millard Hunsicker. aide -de-camp.
J. Milton Taylor, aide-de-camp.
! All the aides de-camp rank as leu
tenant colonels.
Sergeant Jacob Green has been re-
appointed color sergeant and Sergeant
Edgar M. Major chief musician.
state Ohlciais Confirmed.
The governor also made the following
appointments, which were promptly
confirmed bv the senate: Rev. DR..
| George r. Reed of Carlisle, state IL
brarian; DIR. John V. Shoemaker of
Philadelphia. surgeon general of the
| National Guard of Pennsylvania.
| Thomas Potter, Jr., of Philadelphia,
quartermaster general of the National
| Guard; Edwin Il. Robbins of Green's
burg, commissary general of the Ma
tional Guard.
Governor Stone has signed the con-
current resolution of both houses of the
legislature urging congress to improve
the Delaware river by digging n 80
| foot channel to the sea, and by virtue
of his signature the measure becomes
a formal declaration of the state in
| bShe'il VI a. kISdl puDllC WOIhs l. lie
improvement to the Delaware channel
is of the highest Importance to the in
terests of Pennsylvania and of all the
states that seek an outlet through its
| territory, and is likewise so closely re-
lated to the welfare of the federal gov
ernment that on the broad ground of
| principle alone it should command un-
| hesitatlng approval. THE river and
harbor bill now on the house calendar
| fails to make provision for the item in
| question. but Senator Penrose has Civ
en- notice of his intention to offer an
| amendment to the bill when ii shall
come from the house making an ade-
| quate appropriation for the deepening
of the channel.
| a bill introduced in the senate by G.
| L. Brown, of Philadelphia proposes to
| egalze the employment of 40 addi-
| tional persons at the capitol. The bill
| abolishes the no longer necessary po-
sitions of one engineer and four fire.
men, and puts in place of them an
S1,S00 a year superintendent of light
ing. heating and ventilating appliances,
with three $1,000 assistants, the four
to be appointed by the commissioners
of public grounds and buildings, who
|
McCauley and State Treasurer Beacon.
For not one of the remaining SO ap-
| pointments provided for in the bill 10
| any place abolished.
| Increasing the List of Employees.
The bill increases to las the number
| Of employees directly connected with the
legislature. Two are for the lieutenant
governor, namely, a $1,400 clerk and
page at So day. The senate is to have
II appointments in addition to it's pres
ent AZ, and the house II new places,
with the GA that are now its share.
The additional help proposed for the
senate is as follows: Two assistant
doorkeepers. four clerks to commit
tees and two messengers to commit
tees, one janitor of committee rooms,
| one property clerk, one property jan
itor, one day watchman, one chief page
and four pages.
The house of representatives shall
elect the following additional employees:
Four clerks to committees and two
messengers to committees. two tran
scribing clerks. The chief clerk of the
house shall appoint the following: One
property clerk, one property janitor,
one day watchman, and chief page and
four pages.
Transcribing clerks shall receive 81
a day, and the other employees Sc
day during the session, save the day
watchman, who shall receive SO during
| the year, and the chief page SO day
and pages 81.
| The total addition thus made to the
senates expenses is s15,030; to those
Of the house, S15,270, and to those of
| the public grounds and buildings COM
missioners and lieutenant governors
office, $3.50. This, with 81 400 for the
mileage of those employed only while
| the legislature is in session, makes the
total cost of the 40 new places $39,230
| Deducting the amount that was paid
| the incumbents of the five abolished
positions, the net increase in the leg
islature's ordinary expenses is $4,000.
An extra or special session would show
| a proportionate increase. These figures
are on a basis of only 120 days service
from the persons employed only dur
| ing the legislative session. Should the
session last six months, as it did in
1897 an addition of so per cent would
be made to the expenses for the term
| employees.
| A Judges Retirement Bill.
| A judges retirement bill introduced
| in the house by Mr.. Hosack, of Allie
] gheny, provides that when any law
Judge, after having attained the age of
70 years, and having held his commits
sion for at least 20 years consecutively,
or, if not continuously in the same
court, having faithfully served as a
judge altogether 80 years. shall, before
the expiration of his term resign, he
shall thereafter, In consideration of
such resignation and retirement, re-
| ceive in equal quarterly instalments an
amount of money equal to two-thirds
Of the annual salary payable to him at
the time of such resignation.
The McCarrell bill preventing district
attorneys from setting aside jurors
passed the senate by vote of 2S to II.
| Analysis of the vote showed that the
senator's lined up on the bill according
to their factional affiliations. All but
| two Democrats, Messrs. Boyd and