THE COt I IMRIAM. R! OOMRBURG. PA. ,oluuttiutt. KM.Vi i ' MIK1 I'M. KSTAUiJSHBU 1M17. L'UNSUMDA'l'BU Ih'SH. FVULTSlIIIll iAEKV KK1 HAY AIOKNINO at Moonis'inry;. Hie fminty wat. ot Columbia county, Pennsylvania. OttO. E. EI.WELL EniTOK. UEO. C. MOAN, FOHRMAN. Tf I. lnslrte the cnunty, f l.OO a year In art ?aneo: si.vi If not paid In advance outside tne county, fi.W a year, strictly In advance All communications should be addressed to TUK COLUMBIAN, Kloomsburg, fa. FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1S95. Candidates. KOK ASSOCIATE JUDGE, MORDECAI MILLARD, CENTRE TOWNSHIP. The bridge bill has been signed by the Governor. This law provides for the erection of new bridges to replace those which are destroyed by fire, flood or other casualty. The new law provides for the erection by the state of all new bridges over streams that have been declared public highways, the counties to keep them in rtpair. The county of Lycoming last year paid out $100,000 for new bridges. Hereafter this heavy expersc will be taken oil the shoulders of the tax payers of the county'andbe paid by ilie state. The religious garb bill has passed the Senate and is now in the Gov ernor's hands. It is a pernicious bili and if it becomes a law, it will prevent not only Catholic nuns, but Menon ites, Quakers, Dunkards, and other religious sects who wear distinctive garb, from teaching in the public schools. More than that, no members of the Christian Endeavor, Brother hood of St. Andrew, King's Daughters or any other religious society are per mitted to wear badges of their society. And the avowed object of the bill is to drive nuns from the few schools wherein they are employed. Every Democratic Senator voted against the bill. The Hackenberg electric light bills passed finally on Wednesday. One makes it compulsory for municipali ties and others to purchase the dec trie light plants in existence before new ones can be erected. The other is a companion of the first and gives the exclusive right ot the streets to existing companies. The first meas uie extends to cities of the first, se cond and third class the provisions of the act which permits boroughs and townships to manufacture electricity tor municipal and commercial pur poses and compels such municipal! ties to purchase and condemn the property of any such private corpora tion before thev can surt a plant of their own. The first proposition went through witnout debate by vote of 142 to twenty three. The judicial apportionment bills will go to a conference committee The house and senate are so far apar on this question that it is believed tin committee will not be able to agree on a bill satisfactory to both branches Eight weeks ago the house sent its judicial apportionment bill over to th senate. It lingered in the commute over a month and was then amendei so as to make it piactically a v- bill and reported. This proposition ha3 at last cone through the senate t o o - and will come over to the house eatly in live week tor concurrence. Chair man North of the house judicial an portionmcnt committee, is disgusted with the senate bill. He says it n unfair and unjust, to say nothing o its constitutionality. There is reason to believe the sen ate bill will fail because of its relation with the unlucky number thirteen The bill was in' rod need on the thir teenth day of the month and on the thirteenth tlay ot the succeeding month it was reported out of a com mittee composed of thirteen members The measure first went down in de leat by thirteen senators voting against it. On the thirteeth dav 01 the month, and when the vote was re considered, it carried by a majority of thirteen. SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS. The Smith bill distributing the school appropriation by giving $50 to each teacher employed in a dis trict, and dividing the balance on the basis of the number of taxables in the district, passed the House on Wed nesday of last week. The same day the bill introduced by Hon. A. L. Fritz providing for the distribution of the school appropria tion on the basis of the number of children in the several school districts between the ages of six and twenty years, came up for third reading and ' final passage on a special order. It was killed by an overwhelming major ity, owing to the fact that the Smith bill had already been passed. Mr. Fow of Philadelphia, charged that the Smith bill was carried by a trade be tween the country members and the Allegheny delegation on the Greater Pittiijurg bill. The Frit bill was a meritorious one. The Ortntnrrt and !be UfPlor, I!y the bie.ith of the Constitution alone the Lesl.iture of IVnnsjlvnm . h.is its lieinir. lis members are clectid .11 id hold their s .lS only by operation ol the Cor.slitiition, whuh ordains that the State shall be ppportioncd into S-iiatutiiii ami l . jiri.sent.Uivt: stricts immediately ..iter each de cennial reni ns. Hut the creature has insolently set usell' above its creator in violating tlvs solemn injunction. For the third regular session since the census of 1893 the majority in the Legislature has wantonly refused to perform the constitutional duty of ap portioning representatives among the people of Pennsylvania. The man date, is imperative, and a legislative body which exists in violation of the orderly processes of the Constitution for apportioning representatives is a usurpation. Many members of the present Legislature hold their seati only through this violation .of the organic law. Not only the Constitution of Penn sylvania but the Constitution of ihe United States is violated by the Statt Legislaturc in refusing to apportion members of Congress among the people. The election of two members of Congress at large bears witness to the continuous and pels, stent dis obedience of bo h Federal and State Constitutions. Whilst thousands ot the voters of Pennsylvania are de prived of just representation by gerry mandering fraud, two members of Congress are without immediate con stituencies. In the Sessions of 1S91 and iSg?, during which Robert E. Patiison was Governor, a show of obeying the Constitution was made by passing apportionment bills to which he could not give his official approval. These bills were, in fact, mere fraudulent substitutes for the old partisan gerry manders, and Governor Pattison could not sign them without violating nis oatn to support the Constitution Hut the majority in the Legislature satisfied their consciences bv eoinc through the motions of apportioning representatives among the people J hey rightly judged at the same time that the prevailing political majority in Pennsylvania would readily condone any gerrymandering frauds that they might perpetrate against the Demo cracy. Now, however, there is not a sem blance of decent pretext for refusing to obey the urovisions of the Consti tution for securing just representation to the people of Pennsylvania in the State Legislature and in Consress. With overwhelming majorities in both I branches of the Legislature, and with an Executive in harmony with them, the Republicans had the power to cut and carve the representative dis tricts at their will. With no fear of the Democratic opposition, they had no excuse for resorting to customary gerrymandering frauds. Vet notwith standing the opportunity afforded in so generous a measure to a Republi can Legislature, the constitutional oblication to apportion representatives among the people has once mote been trampled under foot. By its ciaractci the next Legislature, like the present, will be a ubiirpative body for the want of the just representation which the organic law and political morality alike enjoin. .Much partisan commendation is bestowed upon the Republican faction of the Legislature who made parade of a desire to pass apportionment bills, while the opposite faction who postponed their consideration are lusli y denounced. But we have evidence in the unanimous testimony of the Democratic members and in the bills themselves that these .meas ures were ro better than the old fashioned gerrymanders. Wherever a partisan advantage could be gained Democratic districts were gerrymand derd in the same old way, and as a consequence there are no Democratic tears over the failure of these bills. In their unscrupulous character a pretext was afforded for opposing and defeating them. But this does not absolve the Republican majority in the Legisla ture from their sworn obligation to apportion representatives among the people. The faction who had the power to postpone the bills under consideration had power also to pass any apportionment bills they might desire. For partisan reasons of their own, they preferred existing gerry wanders to any new experiments in the same line. The plea that it is too late now to apportion the State in accordance with the census of 1890 is a rather shabby cover for persistent violation of the Constitution. It implies that if the Republicans pre serve control of the Legislature elec tions will be held under existing ger rymanders in 1896, 1898 and 1900. Thus will be witnessed the shameful close of an entire census decade with out the performance of the solemn constitutional obligation to justly ap portion representatives among the people of Pennsylvania. The Twenti eth Century will thus be ushered in with gerrymandering fraud and iniquity triumphant in the Common wealth. Nothing but a political revo lution can avert such .humilation anc1 disgrace. Record. Wouldn't a salarv come handy ? r. . . - oee advertisement ot a "Chance to earn money," in another column, if you want a position, 5-17-41. Olnt? May Be Premier. 1 1 IS KUMOKKI) THA I' TUK I'RI'.SI I 'I N I' WTI.L OFFER IIIM THE STATE PORTFOLIO. A Washington di. it .' to the Times of June 4th, sas: There is a prevalent and generally credited rumor that Attorney Gen eral Olney has been tendered and ac cepted the position of Secretary of State. It has been stated in some quarters that the matter was laid be fore the Cabinet to-day, and that there was a general concurrence of belief that the selection of Attorney General Olney for the position would be most appropriate primarily be cause of his personal familarity with nearly all matters now pending before the State Department. It is well known that upon all important inter national questions the late Secretary of State sought the advice and coun sel of the Attorney General, for whose abilities and judgment Gen eral Gresham entertained the highest reqard. A member of the Cabinet, who was present at the meeting to-day, states most positively that this important subject was not considered by the Cabinet, and that the president has given no indication concerning his probable action in the matter. 1 he current rumor is that Mr. Olney will be made Secretary of State, ami the present acting Secretary of State, Mr. Uhl, of Michigan, will at the same time be appointed Attorney General. The prevailing impression in the higher circles of politics and states manship appears to be that the Presi dent desires to avoid undue haste in 'filling the existing vacancy, but that it will be deemed necessary to make the appointment before the President leaves the city for his summer resi dence at Gray Gables. No reliable authority can be lound lor the rumor concerning Attorney General Olney, although it is generally credited be cause of the conceded fitness of such a selection. It is known, however, that the advisability of the selection of Postmaster General Wilson for the position of Secretary of State was suggested by the president to a mem ber of the Cabinet on Saturday last A long time personal and intimate friend of Postmaster General Wilson to-day stated to the Times corres pondent that Mr. Wilson would pre fer remaining in his present position on account of the delicate condition of his health, although he would un doubtedly appreciate the honor of the premiership. He has been over worked, and his vitality Vlrained dur ing the past two years on account of his" active participation in national legislation, and he would not be phys ically capacitated to meet the require ments of the first position in the Cabinet The name of Senator Gray, of Del aware, lias been irequently used 111 connection with this position, and there is no question of his complete equipment tor the office. Political considerations are such, however, that his selection is not deemed likely. Senator Gray was in the city to- dav, and spent some time with the President betore the Cabinet meeting this morning,' and was at the Execu tive -Mansion in private conversation with President Cleveland for more man an nour this atterncon. 1 his fact, under existing circumstance has caused considerable speculation concerning the possibility of the se lection of Senator Gray, but the use fulness of Senator Gray upon the iloor of the Senate in the past, anc the importance of his presence in th; Senate during the next winter, prac tically precludes the probability of his transfer to the executive branch of the government at this time. Hood's Saved ' Xe."t,y Hy Life I "For years I was !n a rery serious condition Willi catarrh of the stomach, bowels and bladder. I suffered Intensely from dyspepsia, unit in tact was a miser able wreck, merely a skeleton. I seem ed to go f rm bad t wane. I really wished I was dead. I had no rent day or night. I did not v nun, lu UU. -Xi hft.it tftknn mn miu.h niediolno of Ilia wrong kind that It had poisoned me. and my finger nulls tarn Mr. W. R. Young, Pottar's Hills, Pa. black and eomo nil. I he ma to tak Good's Barsaparllla. I had faith Id the medlelno, and It did mora for ma than all prescriptions. I bave gradually regained parted health, am entirely free from catarrh of the bowels, ud pain lu my back. My recovery is simply mar velous." W. H. Youno, rotter's Mills, Fa. j Hood's Cures Hood's PUIS relieve distress alter eatlne. GET YOUR JOB PRINTING DONE AT THE 1 COLUMBIAN OFFICE ftek Thaw? kvjiUiaill Jm0L nxmmjro fisii, tpgp MUM, 11 iin BTaaujjmuuwiaMuwjUM isranmanfii SUITS FROM S18.00. ORDINANCE NO. 84. The following ordinance was passed by die Town Council at a meeting held May 22. An ( (romance to l'rovidc lor nn Increase of Indebtedness of the Town of liloomsburg. in order to luihl the I'resent Indebtedness of said Municipality as Evidenced by Outstand- ng Orders, and a Judgment of Court in nn Action for Tort, for Damages Sustained by W. K. Kini!ne, fur 1'i.isonal Injuries Received ! nnd also Turchasc Krai Estate and the Equipment of n I'lant to 1'urnish Light for the said Town, nnd to I'ay the Expenses Incident to the Opening of Jeffer son Stieet and North Street, Oriiained to be Opened by Irevious Councils, nnd for Ob taining Consent of the Electors of said Municipality thereto. W iikkkas, Ihe existing bonded indebted ness of the Town of llloonisburg amounts to the sum of 37,940, and in addition thereto there is nn existing indebtedness for out standing orders the sum of 512,500 and for the judgment obtained against the said Town, for personal injuries received by W. K. Kingrose, together with the interest, costs nnd expenses incident to the litigation concerning the same, amounting to about 7,003 which outstanding orders and judgment are bearing six per cent, interest, and it is desirable to fund the said indebt edness by the substitution of another form of indebtedness beating a lower rate of interest. AM) Whereas, Also the said Town is now at an annual expense approximating 44O0 for the furnishing of Lights for its Highways and Streets, and there is demand made for ths immediate opening of Jefferson Slreet and of North Street agreeably to the neuon 01 me corporate Authorities ol said T 1- f , , .. . . .. . 1 own, ncrcioiore nan : ana 11 is lc heveu 1 that the interests of the said Town will be 1 the better subserved by the procurement of a piani anu tne necessary appliances, for the furnishing of light for the Highways of said Town and to be owned by the saiil Town ; and by the immediate opening of the High ways mentioned and previously ordained. ineietore le it ordained nnd enacted by the Town Council of ihe Town of l'dooms burg, and it is hereby ordained nnd exacted tec. I. I hat lor the purnoseof fundini? the debt of the said municipality as evidenced by the existing and outstanding orders of the said Town, nnd for the payment of the judgmet.t, interest, costs nnd expenses incident to the litigation of the claim of W. K. Kingrose against said Town for personal injuries received by him ; as well as for the purpose ol procuring real estate nnd the necessary machinery and appliances for the lurnisning 01 tne light lor the Streets and Highways thereof ; and to pay the damages, costs aim expenses lur the opening oi Jeiler son Street and Noith Street is already ordained, that the bonded indebtedness of the said Town of liloomsburg be increased in the sum of Forty Thousand Kbdit Hun- dred Hollars (?40,Soo). Sec. 2. That bonds be issued in denomi nations of 1500, 2oo and . 100 each, w ith coupons attached, and bearing interest at four and a half per centum, per annum, pay able semi-annually, to secaie the aymeiit of the indebtedness heieby created, nil of which shall be payable within twenty years from ihe date of issue ; which bonds shall be in such form, and lie executed, issued and de livered in accordance with, and subject to such regulations and resolutions as the Presi dent nnd Town Council may adopt. . Sec. 3 That an annual tax commencing with the firsi year after such bonds shall have been issued of at least two mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of taxable property in said town of liloomsburg. be hereafter annually levied and collected for the purpose of repaying the said indebt edness nnd the interest thereon ; and that ihe President of the Town Council is hereby authorized and directed to make nnd file with the Clerk of the Court of (hiarler Sessions of the Peace of Columbia Coutilv, attested by the Secretary of the Town Council, the statement required by law. See. 4. That notice be given agreeably to the provisions of the Act of Assembly of April 20, 1S74, and bs supplements, by ad vertisement published in The Coi.umijian, "Democratic Sentinel " and "Columbia County Republican," and by twenty printed hand bills, posted in the most public parts of Mid Town, that an election w ill be held nt the usual places of holding the general and municipal elections in the said Town of liloomsburg, on Tuesday, the Sixteenth day of July, A. X)., 1895, between the hours provided by law for holding of general elections, for the purpose of obtaining con sent of the Llectors of said Town to such increase of indebtedness. 1 Sec. 5. That the President of the Town Council shall cause to be prepared and dis tributed printed tickets labelled on the out side " Increase the Debt," and containing on the inside the words " Debt may be In creased " also the words " For Loan to Fund Outstanding Orders and the W. K. Kingrose judgment j and to pay Ihe Expenses of Plant for Light and of Opening Jefferson and North Sts., Total Ifo.ioo ;" and he shall also prepare and distribute tickets labelled on the outside "Increase the Debt" and containing on the inside " No Increase oi Debt." also the words " For A.iviw.iac u A-rcui, mso me woras 1 Loan 10 Fund Outstanding Orders and I W. R. Kingrose Judgment ; and to pay I the the Expenses of Plant for Linht. and of Onenlnir Jefferson and North Streets, Total $40,800;" that due notice be given to the F.lcctors of the Town of liloomsburg in the manner prescribed by the 3rd Section of the Act of 1874 nnd iti supplements, said notice to con tain a statement of the last assessed valua tion of taxable property in said Town, of the amount of the existing debt, of the amount and percentage of the proposed increase, and the purposes for which the indebtedness is to be increased Passed and approved May Jist, 1895. S. C. CRKASV, President. Attest: R. H. Kinri.kk, Sec. of Town Council. NOTICE TO ELECTORS. Notice is hereby given to the qualified Electors of the Town of liloomsburg that in pursuance of an Oidinance to Provide for an increase ot iniict'tedness of the Town ol liloomsburg in order to Fund the Present In debtedness of said Municipality ns Evidenced by outstanding Orders, mid a Judgment of Court 111 an Action for Tort, for Damages CORNER MAIN & MARKET Sts, BLOOMSBURG, PA. F CREDIT EVERYONE with common sense; improv able stories never find place under our name in these columns. This week's store news is brim full of good Note the things we speak of this week: things, BLACK DRESS GOODS. No mistakes to acknow ledge, No blunders to correct. They come from the very best mills in America and Europe. They are stylish, seasonable, and in every way splendid fab rics. Wouldn't be on our counters if they were not. We will let you say how much more they are worth. Prices range from 50c. to $1.75. UNDERWEAR. We mean muslin underwear just now in particular. All correctly made, well mrde, and made of good material. We have never sold as much as now. We are out of one kind 1 1 r l JUSt nOW, but Only for a day Or tWO ', have it COITling 3S fast aS we can. Can't be equaled in town for the prices, as the make up is the very best. Some go for 28c, others high er. PLISSE. Just new this season. Oh, how lovely. Nothing cooler or more stylish. Just the thing for these hot summer days that are coming. We have it in all kinds of designs. Light and dark back grounds. Some have the waves in the stripe, P'lJESIL & sustained by W. R. Rinpro?e for Personal Injuries Received ; and also Purchase Real Estate and ihe Equipment of a Plant to Furnish Light for the said Town and lo rav the '-'xpenses Incident to the Opening of on Street and North Street, Ordained 10 be Opened by Previous Councils and for C 'nil!" Consent of the I Jectors of said Municipality Thereto. An election will be held in the several elec tion districts of the Town of liloomsburg to be held at the places of holdin ; the general and municipal elections in said election dis- trie , on 1 uesday, the ihlh dav ot Julv, 1S0; b'M ecu the hours provided by law, for hold ing "eneral elections for the purpose of ob taining the consent of the Electors, of said Town to such increase of indebtedness. T:ie money to be obtained from such in- cr ot indebtedness shall be applied to the payment of existing outstanding orders of said Town, and the payment of :he W. K. Kingrose Judgment, interest, costs and cx peiiseS; and to procure a Plant for the fur nishing of light for the streets of said Town, nnd the necessary appliances therefor; and to pay for the opening of Jefferson and Nonh Streets as ordained by action of previous Councils. The last assessed valuation of said Town was 2.210124 The present bonded debt of said Town, is 37,'J40 The net existing debt of said Town including outstanding orders and Kingrose ludcment is 10. eoo The amount of the proposed in crease, including that necessary to fund the debt for outstanding orders and said iudement is 40.S00 The percentage of increase, includ ing that necessary to fund the debt for outstanding- orders and for said judgment is .0182 liy order of Town Council. S. C. CREASY, President. R. H. Ringler, Secretary. Subscribe now for the new BLOOMSBURG, DANVILLE, BERWICK, tX? CATAWISSA, Directory For 1895 and 1896. It is the best advertising med ium in the county. Over 700 books in circulation. Our agent will call on you in a few days. TAYL03 DIRECTORY CO., 1 2t Scranton, Pa. TROUSERS FROM SS.OO. others in the body. They all go for 1 5c. the yard. DUCKS. There is nothing more sty lish or neater looking than duck suits, livery one wants one for this summer. Dark blue back ground, with white stripe is one. Can you im magine anything prettier? Lots of others, especially the linen colored duck. All just the thing at 12 Jc. DOTTED SWISS. These are being shown and are going to be worn more than ever this year. We have them in plain, and also with the flouncing around the bottom, insertion four inches from the flouncing, full skirt length, all. different designs, at $1.00, $1.20, $1.40. Children's at less than half of some of these. SHOES. Do you know that we are now carrying the most com plete line ot anyone in town ? Why ? Because we never do anything by halves. We can show you more value and style for your money than any where else. A full Russia leather tau shoe for $2.25. MAMIIAE lVoomsbiirS, Pa WEDDING GIFTS. BEAUTIFUL LlNE OF COR HAM & WHITING STERLING SILVER .-. .. AT .-. .. J. G. WELLS' STORE, Such as Chest of Silver, Melon forks, Asparagus forks, Sardine, Olive and Butter Picks, Bon Bon Dish, Etc. CUT GLASS. Dorflinger & Hawk. 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