Ju t t mm. KSTA BUSHED 18(10. She Columbia gnnofrat, KSTAUI,sin;r 1S3T. OfNscI.ir)ATKH 189. rlBI,lHKU BY EL WELL 4 BITTENBENDER EVKKY FHIDAY MOHXtNO At Woomsnurff, the County wnt of Columbia county, Pennsylvania. SfBscmrTioH l.onn year, In advance, tl.to If not paid In advance. All communications should he addreMPd to THE COLI MMIAX, Ulonnnhurif, Pa, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1891. Governor Campbell has been renom inated by the Democrats of Ohio' The bill signed by the Governor re quiring county commissioners of eacn county in this Commonwealth to pro vide and furnish rooms for the use of the county superintendent and for the safe keeping of the records of public schools, also directs that the rooms be made after the manner of the register and recorder's offices, suitable for rec ords, books, etc., and the county sup erintendent becomes custodian by vir tue of his office. When you want to see what kind of certificate your teach er holds, you go and examine the re cords the same as when you want to ascertain what kind of a title your neighbor holds to his property.-. Governor Pattison has scored two decided victories since he assumed the duties of Executive. In the case of the Philadelphia Treasurer the county commissioners claimed the right to fill the vacancy caused by Bardsley's res ignation, and the city council claimed the same right.and they appointed their nun, but the Governor said that the power to appoint lay in him, and he appointed Mr. Wright, and the Su preme Court sustained him. In the Waller Snyder contest Judge Simon ion has decided the Governor's posi tion to be correct. No partisanship in either case can be charged, as both decisions were made by republican judges. The new lien law passed by the last legislature and signed by Governor Pattison .provides as follows : "That no contract which shall hereafter be made for the erection of the whole, or of any part, of a new building, with the owner of the lot on which the same shall be erected, shall operate to interfere with or to defeat the right of a sub-contractor who shall do work or who shall furnish .materials under agreement with the original contractor in aid of such erection, to file a mech anics' lien for the amount which- shall be due for the value of such work or materials furnished, unless such sub contractor shall have consented in writing to be bound by the provision of such contractor with the owner in regard to filing of liens. Without such written consent of the sub-contractor all contracts between the original con tractor and the owner which expressly or impliedly stipulate that r.o such lien shall be filed shall be invalid as ag 'irst the right of such sub-contractor to file the same. All persons contracting with the owner of ground for the erec tion and construction of the whole, or any part, of a new building thereon shall be deemed ' the agent of such owner in ordering work and materials in and about such erection or construc tion, and any sub-contractor doing such work or furnishing such materials shall be entitled to file a mechanics' lien for the value thereof notwithstanding any stipulations to the contrary in the con tract between the owner and the con tractor, unless such stipulations shall have been consented to in writing by such sub-contractor." State Treasurer Boyer has about two million dollars of State funds which should be paid out to the Com mon Schools and Normal Schools of the State, But for the controversy over the office of State Superintendent this would have been paid to the schools long ago. Two Republican judges have sustained the action of Governor Pattison, and still Sup erintendent Waller refuses to go. He peraists in holding on to the office, as long as the contest can be pro longed, to the detriment of all the schools of the State. A marked con trast is shown by his contestant Z. X. Snyder of Indiana county, who, as soon as the Republican judges gave decision, immediately declined having his name connected in the matter, and accepted the position of principal of the State Normal School of Indiana County. If this controversy is to be continued, why not allow the deputy Superintendent, Mr. Stewart, counter sign the warrants and have the moneys applied where they bejong. There is no controversy over the deputy and he has the power to perform the work. Nearly $5000 should have been paid during the month of June to the graduates of the Bloomsburg State Normal School, and about $1800 to the Bloomsburg School District, and $7,500 as a special appropriation for the Normai School. The amount due other school districts is about $ 12,000. All this amount will be withheld, if Mr. Waller refuses to accept the de cision of the two republican judges, while he will continue to draw his salary. X. OUtiitt LB- WALLER OUSTED. JUDGE S1MONTON DKC1DES THAT HE NOT STATE SUPERINTENDENT. IS Judge S'monton has filed his opin ion in the state school superintendent's case j deciding in favor of Governor Pattison's right to appoint and ousting Dr. D. J. Waller, Jr., the appointee of ex Governor Beaver. l he court gives the usual time in which exceptions may.be filed. The case, it is understood, will be appealed to the supreme court, in which event a final opinion will hardly be reached before next May. The case, however, may be heard in Pittsburg in October, when the supreme court meets there. The court holds that a person rejected by the Senate cannot be appointed and this will also bar Dr. Snyder, the governor's appointee. Quo warranto proceedings were in stituted a few weeks ago to try the ti tle of the respondent to the office of superintendent of public instruction, and the case was argued without a ju ry. The facts of the case in brief are that Governor Beaver, before the ex piration of his term, reappointed Dr. Waller to be superintendent of public instruction for a full term, and Gover nor Pattison having appointed Dr. Snyder, the contention was over the title to the office, the commonwealth holding that Dr. Waller had only been appointed until the end of the next Senate. Governor Beaver had first commissioned Dr. Waller to the end of the session of the Senate of 1891' but subsequently nominated him for a full term of four years to date from March 1st, 1890. The Senate con sented, but Governor Pattison, who took office, issued no commission on this second appointment and instead nominated Z. X. Snyder, whose nom ination was rejected by the Senate. Upon the adjournment of the Senate Governor Pattison appointed and com missioned Dr. Snyder. Then arose the litigation. Judge Simonton, in the opinion says the questions involved mainly depend upon the proper construction and meaning of section 8, article 4, of the constitution, relative to the power of the governor to fill vacancies that may happen in offices to which he may ap point during the recess of the Senate. The court suggests that the construc tion of this section by counsel for the respondent, who argued that Governor Beaver inten.led to use his power only to fill the vacancy caused by E Higbee s death, but also to appoint for all the time that he had power to appoint, was very ingenious. He draws attention to the discrepancy between the two clauses of section 8. The sec ond clause gives the governor absolute power to fill any vacancy in this office without limitation as to time ; but the first clause limits the time for which an appointment made during the re cess ot the Senate shall continue to the end of the next session. ', The court says if full force and effect be given to the first clause the term must be limited to the next session, while, if the second clause be taken and giv en full effect the whole vacancy is to be filled. And that if the second clause is not taken literally it is, so far as the office of superintendent of public in sruction is concerned, entirely super fluous and must be wholly disregarded. The court discusses at length the va rious constructions which might be placed upon the two clauses. Numerous authorities are cited upon the second point of the respondent's counsel, that the subsequent nomina tion of Dr. Waller and its confirmation constitute a full and complete appoint ment for the full term. Hie court says the question involved in this is a novel one, for the reason that the power of removal in most cases ex ists in the power that appoints, and, therefore, the question when an ap pointment became complete is of little consequence, as in any event a second appointment would be held to revoke the first. . , - . Regarding Chief Justice Mercur's opinion in the Lane case, with respect to an appointment after rejection by the Senate, as in the case of Dr. Sny der, the court considers that the con clusion to which it leads is binding, and therefor adopts it. He thinks the spirit and intent of the constitution for bids one who has been rejected by the Senate to be appointed. The court declines to decide the point that when a permanent appointment has not been made another temporary appointment can be made without the advice and consent of the Senate, because it is not squarely before him. l he court holds that Dr. Waller, having been duly qua ified, is an officer de facto, whose official acts are legal, valid and binding until his successor has been legally appointed and qualifi ed. But he holds further that Dr. ya'ller must show that he is in posses sion not only de facto, but asolejure which he cannot do unless he show that he is in during a term for which he was legally appointed and qualified, or if the term have expired, with a legal right to hold until his successor has been legally appointed and qualified, which counsel for Dr. Waller contends is his position. He thinks the author ities cited do not sustain this point. "We feel ourselves obliged to hold on this review of the case that respondent has not shown a valid title as against the state to the office in question now held by him." , The conclusions of law briefly are that the governor could not appointj Dr. Waller during the' recess of the Senate to the vacancy, which occured during such recess, for a longer period than to the end of the next session ; that the nomination and confirmation of Dr. Waller without a commission from the governor did not vest the of fice in him ; that the only appointment by which he had title to said office ex pired at the end of the season. Dr. Z. X. Snyder on Thursday, be fore the decision of Dauphin county court in the superintendent of public instruction case was made, notified the trustees of the Indiana (Pa.) Nor mal school that he would remain at the head of that institution another year. He thus has taken himself out of the contest for the superintendency of the state schools. WASHINGTON LETTER. JYoia our Kegular Corresixindent, Washington, D. C, July 20, 1891. The Blaine lions and the Harrison lambs are to henceforth form a united if not happy and contented family, that is, if the instructions of Shepherd Harrison are followed by his flock. 1 he Blaine crowd grew so restive un der the many misrepresentations of their idol s mental and Dhvsical con dition that they became suspicious that some of the Harrison crowd was re sponsible for some of them, and a lit tle investigation proved that their sus picions were only too well founded. Then there was a roar which-was heard both at Bar Harbor and at Cape May Point, and Mr. Harrison straiizhtwav sent for Dan Ransdoll, his Marshall of the JJistnct of Columbia, and confi dential personal friend, and through him the word was passed to the Har rison lambs that there must be no more false bleating, and so the mat ter stands just now, but the Blaine lions have their blood stirred up and it need excite no surprise at any time should they make a murderous on slaught upon the Harrison lambs and destroy the entire flock. Thev would gladly do it if Keeper Blaine would but say the word. Indian Commissioner Morgan, who has ever since he has been in office made a fight against the Roman Cath olics engaged in educating the Indians, has now decided that no more con tracts shall be made with the Bureau of Catholic Missions for conductim? Indian schools. For years all con tracts for Catholic Schools on the In dian reservations have been made with this bureau of Missions, the headquar ters of which are in this city, and this entire severance of relations is regard ed as the direct result of religious big otry and prejudice, .the . possession of which show that Mr. Morsran is entire ly unfitted for the responsible position he holds. What makes the thing seem so very unfair is that contracts are be ing made, as usual, with other denom inations for the conduct of Indian Schools. It is not for a moment to be supposed that Mr. Morcan made such an important decision without the consent and support of Secretary Noble and Mr. Harrison, who are the proper parties to hold responsible for tnis most remarkable case of religious proscription. Ex-Congressman Kerr, of Pennsyl vania, to whom more than anv other one man is due the credit for the dem-" ocratic victory in that State last year,' was in town several days ago consult ing with the officials of the National Association of Democratic clubs, and he brought news that warmed the cockles of democratic hearts. Mr. Kerr is no rainbow chaser as his friends very well know, therefore when he says he thinks that Pennsylvania is now a doubtful State, with the odds decidedly in favor of the democrats it means something. He says that the financial crookedness of the Delama ters and the more recent bank wreck ing in Philadelphia, has aroused the people as they were never aroused be fore against the methods originated by Quay when he was Treasurer of the State, and besides this, the new ballot law will be worth at least 40,000 votes to the democratic party, because it will enable it to prevent the republi cans voting the dead men who have made up a large part of their majority for years. In spite of republican attempts to create hard feelings and antagonisms between the candidates for Speakc of the next House, the best feeling ex ists between the gentlemen. Messrs. Crisp and McMillin are both stopping at the same hotel, and to see them to gether no one could suppose that they were in any sense nvais. Mr. Mills is also here and all three of them are constantly meeting in the most social manner. It is nonsense pure and simple to say that any man has at this time a certainty of being elected Speaker, as more than a majority of the democrats of the next House are still unpledged. . It is stated positively by republi cans that senator Uuay will retire from the chairmanship of the republi can national committee at the meeting of the executive committee which has been called for the 39th inst., in Phila delphia, but that he will continue to be a member of the committee. His retirement will please a great many re publicans. . f Representative Crain, of Texas, passed through Washington last week on his way to New York on business. He said he had nothing to say politi cally until he got through with his business, but that when he returned to Washington, which. would be soon,! L0 WEINBERG'S CLOTHING! SPRING ANNOUNCEMENT! BLACK AND BLUE CHEVIOTS. LADIES SHOULD SEE THE PRETTY SUITS FOR CHILDREN. Call and examine and see for yourselves that LOWEITBERG'S is the right place to buy your Clothing. he might have some political opinions to express. He has shaved off his mustache and many of his friends did not at a first glance recognize him. The ex-Confederate Veterans Asso ciation of Washington will to-morrow attend the unveiling of a monument to C-en. Thos. J. (Stonewall) Jackson at Lexington, Va. It is believed that something im portant in a financial way is up in ad ministration circles, as Mr. Harrison telegraphed for Secretary Foster to come to Cape May Point just after he had had a long conference with Sena tor Allison, chairman of the Senate committee on Appropriations. Cheering tbo Headsman- At the little Belshazzar feast given to Ex-Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson on Friday night Thomas C. Piatt compacted in one sentence more of the real feeling which animates the politicians of his party than any other speaker could express in an hour. Referring to the guest of the even-' ing and to the wholesale decapitation of postmasters which he made during his brief term of office Mr. Piatt said : "We love him for the heads he has cut off." And the sally was received with approving cheers and laughter. Contrast this bold boast of a spoils man to spoilsmen with the pledge of the Republican party in its National platform : "The reform of the Civil Service, auspiciously begun under the Republi can Administration, should be com pleted by the further extension of the reform system already established by law to all grades of the service to which it is applicable. The spirit and purpose of the reform should be ob servedjn all Executive appointments, and all laws at variance with the object of existing reform legislation should he repealed, to the end that the dangers to iree institutions which lurk in the power of official patronage may be wisely and effectually avoided." Or how would Boss Piatt's indorse ment of Headsman Clarkson. "We love him for the heads he has cut off." look on a campaign transparency be- neain tnis aeciaration in Benjamin garrison s letter ot acceptance "In annointments to everv prarlp and department fitness and not party set vice should be the essential and discriminating test and Jhlelity and efficiency the only sure tenure of of fice. Only the interest of the public service should suggest removals from office." Do the ReDublican chiefs wlin cheered their headsman really think mat pieage-oreaking is a passport to more power in this country ? World. My Head was Fairly Eotten, And how much I suffered it is hard to describe. That loathsome disease, catarrh, caused the above, and the doctors said they could not relieve me. 1 paid nunareos ot dollars, tor which I received no benefit. I eot more mod from two bottles of Sulphur Bitters man irom an the money 1 paid to doc tors. 1 snau continue the sulphur Bitters, as I have Great faith that tlnu will cure me S. M. Day, 41 J fan- over Ol., JSOStOn. 7-I0-2t. Because Henry M. Stanley, the Af rican explorer, and his wife are not traveling together, a report has been started that they have separated be cause of incompatible temperaments. They were married a year ago. He has gone to Australia and she is in T .rtnHnn. ' 1 ' 1 ' i SPRING ;sonsr 1891. TIIE LATEST COLLARS, NECK TIES, DRESS SHIRTS, NIGHT SHIRTS &c. The Tariff Issno. The Ohio campaign, which will shortly open, will practically be the in auguration of the camnaitrn of 'n j. Tto the nomination of McKinley the Ohio Kepuuiicans demonstrated that they place their entire reliance upon the tariff. This challenge the recent con vention at Cleveland accepted with a hurrah and a resolute determination to contest the fight upon tnat issue. The question of the tariff is becom ing to the masses a subject for deep and profound thinking. There was a time when, the people imagined that the tariff protected them from the cheap labor of Europe. But having seen the dregs of cheap European labor pouring into this country by the thous ands every year, the people have dis covered that the workingman has really no redress from competition. Mean while they have seen the price -of both the necessities and comforts of life ad vancing rapidly, while wages have de clined. This has opened their eyes to the true working of the tariff and those who share none of its benefits are no longer disposed to support a question which taxes them to enrich others. . . , The defeat of the tariff issue in Ohio this year will be a disastrous blow to the Republicans. It will leave them actually no fighting ground for 'oj. JThila. Herald. The astonishing statement is sent East that on his first Sunday in Port land, Oregon, George W. Delamater, late Republican candidate for gover nor in this state, embezzler and de '. faulter, occupied the pulpit of the j Taylor street church in that city morn , ing and evening. Mr. Delamater was at one time a Sunday school superin tendent, but the general opinion was that he had gone into other business more recently. He seems to be grow ing up rapidly with the West. When a young man first meets an experienced coquette he is apt to think how artless she is; before she gets through with him he is pretty sure to think how heartless she is. Homer ville Journal. Be Sure If you hare made tip your mind to 1ny Hood'i Sarsaparllla do not be Induced to tako any other. Hood's Sarsaparllla Is a peculiar medicine, possessing, by virtue ot Its peculiar combination, proportion, and preparation, curative power superior to any other article. Boston lady who knew what she wanted, and whose example U worthy imitation, tellt her experience below i To Get " In one store where I went to buy Rood's Sarsaparllla the clerk tried to induce me buy their own instead ot Hood'si ho told me tholr's would last longerj that I might take it on tea days' trial; that l( I did not like it I need not pay anything, etc. But ho could not prevail , on me to change. I told him I knew what Hood's Sarsaparllla was. I had taken It, was latlnfled with it, and did not want any other. Hood's When I began taking Hood's Sarsaparllla I was feeling real miserable, stiflerlnn a great doal with dyspepsia, and so weak that at times I could hardly stand. I looked, and had for some time, like a person in con sumption. Hood'i Sarsaparllla did mo so much good that I wonder at myself sometimes, and my friends frequently speak of it." Ma. Eixa A. Ooff, 61 Terrace Street, Boston. Sarsaparilla Sold by all drogglits. $ 1 1 tlx f or fa. Fnpand only kf C.I. BOOO CO., ApothtculM, Lowell, Mass. '100 Doses One Dollar DOUBLE BREASTED SACKS AND CUTAWAYS. THE FINEST LINE OF SPRING PANTS IN TOWN. CANDIDATES' CARDS. Thn following I a list of Cnndldatmi for County nios (o bo voted for nt the lilfgatn fliTtlun lii-lrt Kilt unlay, AuiniKt Nth, 1HUI, Ik. twwn the hours of H mid 7 o'clock p. in. Nomi nating ('(invention, Tuesday, Auifual 11th. For Member of the Consti tutional Convention from this Senatorial District. ANDREW L. FRITZ. For Sheriff, GEORGE BREISCII, of Main township. For Sheriff, JOHN MOUREY, of Roaringcreek. For Sheriff, DANIEL KNORR, of Locust Township. For Sheriff, J. B. KNITTLE, of Catawissx For Sheriff, CHARLES S. REICHART, of Main township. For Associate Judge, C. G. MURPHY, of Centralia. R BARGAIN. We have for sale the follow ing second hand, Self Rake machines. ALL IN GOOD ORDER. TWO CHAMPION, ONE OSBORNE, ONE ROYER, These machines were taken in exchange on New Deer ing Binders this season and will be sold Dirt Cheap. Must be sold this season. Don't fail to see them. D. W, KITCHEN. Have delayed the big sewer, which obstructs the street and interferes with building opera tions. We don't know just when the remodeling of our store will commence. Until it does we will continue to offer Unprecedented bar Rains in Furniture. Every variety, !or house and office, from plain to luxurious. Nothing Shoddy VOORHIS & MURRAY, Wilkes-Barre. I'll f 'i..ii v i
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