The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27
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came to the Legislature this week, and
judging from the way bills are being
prepared and introduced, the date set
for final adjournment, April 18th, will
find the members about ready to go
home, with their work finished. APP
preparation bills are starting in earlier
than usual, though the committee in
charge will probably hold them back,
so as to give all worthy bills an equal
opportunity. Assuming that bills will
be offered calling for the payment of
more money than the State can afford to
give, the first bills through would be apt
to escape the horizontal reduction.
The standing committees of the Senate
and House were announced on Wednes-
day afternoon, just before those bodies
adjourned to meet on Monday next.
Senator Rowland will serve on the fol-
lowing committees: Agriculture, Banks
and Building and Loan Associations,
Congressional Apportionment, Federal
Relations, Judicial Apportionment, Leg
islative Apportionment, Library, Public
Grounds and Buildings and Public
Supply of Light, Heat and Water. Re-
preventative Fuerth will serve on the fol-
lowing: Education, Manufactures,
Mines and Mining and Public Buildings.
Considering that this is the fourth term
for Mr.. Fuerth, the Speaker has not ex-
erted himself too severely in placing the
member from Wayne, but he has prob
ably Jared as well as the average Demo-
crat. Representative Marvin of Pike
landed on the following: Forestry, as
Chairman, Game, Fisheries, Electric
Railways and Judiciary Special. Re-
preventative Jones, of Susquehanna, Sc
cured the Craftsmanship of the Fisheries
committee. Ex-Speaker McClain, of
Lancaster, preferred not to accept any
craftsmanship. 1t has been noticed that
in both Senate and House the majority
of the committees are headed by mem
bers from the country districts which
fact seems to give very general satisfac-
ton.
Representative Fuerth will try for an
appropriation of half million dollars
for the purpose of erecting buildings at
Farview. He may have to be content
with half that amount, but the half mill
lion is needed to keep the work of con-
struction going until the Legislature
meets in 1911. There should be hos
pital at Honesdale for the benefit OF that
community. While Mr.. Fuerth will un-
doubtedly do all he can to aid in this
work, he will be handicapped by be-
longing to the minority party. Little
Pike and Susquehanna walk off with
chairmanships and good committee as
signments Marvin and Jones are both
serving the second term.
1t will take mighty good Democrat
to beat Bill Taft in 1912. The way Taft
is warming up the people of the South
bodies ill for the success of Democrat
who has to depend on the Solid South
for his support, for if Taft is spared to
serve out his four years, the Solid South
Will De q tllIlS VI VIC phoo' INoO SNeu
Roosevelt is as popular south of Mason
and Dixon's line as the man from Ohio,
and he gets stronger every day. Whether
you find him at possum dinner, at a
Chamber of Commerce meeting, address
sing seminary girls, listening to states
men or talking to negroes, he is equally
at home. He has almost unlimited ca
pacity for work, but gets lot of fun out
of life ; and he has smile that's vote
getter. Knox is sample of his Cabinet
timber. Pennsylvania will lose brainy
Senator but the country will be large
gamer. Those who thought we could
never find as good President as Roose-
welt have another guess coming. In four
years the puzzle will be to find any one
to compare with Big Bill Taft.