THE CENTRE REPORTER
FRED KURTZ, - - EDITOR
Taxpayers, when your tax rate is
raised on account of Henderson's man.
agement, try and remember the second
commandment.
Mr. Meek has been placed on the fols
lowing senate committees: Apppropria-
tions, Banks, Federal Relations, Iosur.
ance, Con. Apportionment.
Th» mischievous Force bill, thanks to
the belp of Cameron and six other Re.
publican senators, is dead. Now let
congress go to work and legislate for the
good of the farmer and other toiling
masses, and woe to the member who
will not heed the cry now goirg up for
relief,
Farmers meetings are being held in
nearly all counties of the state. Pine
Grove Mills, Howard, Lamar and Mill
hall had largely attended meetings with-
in the past three weeks, A very popular
and instructive lecture at these meetings
was that of D. F, Fortney, esq., subject,
“Dati-s and Powers of Township Of
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ficers.’
The new depaty secretary of the com-
monwealth under Pattison, is likely to
be A. I. Tilden, a promin nt granger of
Erie county. The same is true of W. T.
Reber, of Bellefonte, who has been se
lected assistant executive clerk, which
place has been created since Pattison's
previous term, The assistant executive
clerk must be a stenographer, who, with
a type writer, lias proved a valuable ad-
d tion to the executive department.
The Illinois legislature in joint con-
vention up to the adjournment on Satur-
day, had taken 22 ballots for United
States senator with the unvarying result
of 101 for Palmer, 100 for Oglesby and 3
for Streeter. The Republicans, it is said
are preparing to cast their votes for
Bireeter this week, but there is a pos.
sibility all of them will not consent to
this performance.
In the Kansas legislature there does
not seen to be much Lope for Ingalle, as
the Alliance men are shy of him,
Representative Holt is placed upon
he following committees: Miners and
Mioing, Judicial, Apportionment, and
Agrieaiture.
Representative McCormick is upon the
following ccmmitiees: Congressional
Apportionment, Federa!, Relations and
Geological Sarvey.
Senator Meek was a member of the Ia.
auguration Commitee.
Ex-Commissioner Henderson came
back to the court house, a ehort time ago,
aud claimed the chair he used while
cominissioner By all means give it fo
him, or throw it into the back yard, Io-
beled, “This ic the chair Heoderson
used when he put out bridge jobs, prints
ing steals, and raised the valoations'’
Henderson should also go to Blackfords
and ask for the dish and spoon he nsed
in eatiog b cent soup. He should also
get the boot John Decker wore when he
put bis foot on the pretiy steal in blanks,
to favor Fiedler.
Some of tbe Democratic states have
HENDERSON'S LAST.
Or the Last of Henderson.
Ex-commissioner Henderson came
down to Bellefonte the other day, and
advised the county officials, then at work
upon the annualstatement of the county
finances, to make up their account in
such a manner as would hide the fact
that the county was left without means,
when he went out of office. He said,
‘make out the statement the same way
we did," —anod the way ‘we did” was to
bide shortages from the eyes of the taxs
payers.
The monies belonging to other funds
—township and slate —~were used by “we”
for county purposes, in order to hide the
fact that the county was strapped under
Henderson's management, and the soup
statesman had the cheek to ask the new
officials, to do it that way now.
Henderson thought that by his way of
making out the annual statement the
ugly truth would remain in darkness
another year and then the blame could
be thrown upon the new Democratic
county officials, and if the tax rate were
raised he wonld have dodged his respon.
sibility for it,
Great John!
This is Henderson's last—and, we
opine, the last of Henderson.
If the new board of commissioners sre
forced to raise the tax-rate to make up
for Henderson's bad management, let it
be put out under the title of Henderson's
special tax, so the tax-payers know just
what this statesman did.
We are reliably informed that Hen.
derson advised treasarer Goss to use some
of the township and state fands for county
purposes and he would see him through,
Bat now Mr. Goss sees through it, but
differently from what he expected.
Two Years of Chaos!
Philadelphia Times If the Force
Election bill shall be made a law,
there wili be political casos for at
least two years. The North will be cone
vulsed by Johnny Davenport's desperate
political methods; the South will be halt.
ed in industry and thrift by a wanton
race war, and political chaos will prevail
in every section of the country,
If the Force Election bill shall become
a law, there will be business disturbance
and finaocial distrust until after the nas
tional election of 1892, There can be no
business tranquility; no financial confl-
deoce; no industrial, commercial or
business growth, when political chaos
rales throughout the land, and when
Force 1s expected to defy the popular
will in elections,
The Force Election bill means that
fifteen millions shall be taken from an
aiready bankrupted Treasury to pay
three hundred thousand Federal officials
to carry elections by force and fraud:
and there can be only chaos in politics
and paralysis in business while soch
revolutionary laws teach a nation laws
lessness.
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“Closure,” said Senator Gray on Fri-
day, opposing the gag law the Republi-
cans are tryiog to impose on the minors
ity, “bas been adopted in England in
the house of commons when they at~
tempt to assert that freedom of speech
that belongs them as representativies of
their nation.” It was adopted there to
destroy home rule in Ireland. It is to
be adopted here destroy home rule in all
the States that do not contentedly give
HALL. PA.
Some Proposed Legislation,
Captain Johnson, of Cameron county,
has introduced the House bills carrying
out the recommendations of Governor
Beaver, Auditor General McCamant and
State Treasurer Boyer, to wit, one sur~
rendering to the counties the share of
the retail liquor licenses the Commons
wealth now receives, and another pro-
viding for a return to the several coun
ties of one-half of the State tax on per-
sonal property instead of one-third, and
still another providing for the assign-
ment to the sinking fund of one~fourth
of the capital stock taxed, instead of one-
half,
The first two bills if enacted into laws
would add to the county revenues $1.
500,000 annually, and the third would
make available for general purpcses at
least $500,000 that under existing laws
is applicable ondy to the payment of the
interest and reduction of the principal
ol the public debt,
The school appropriation will doabt
less be increased $500,000 or $1,000,000
beyond what it now is, and such in-
recommended by the Goveraor, Auditor |
500,000 without serious impairment
the revenues of the Commonwealth
the Legislature keeps within reasonable
bounds in the matter of appropriations
to publie institutions that are now seek.
ing State aid.
The Auditor General, at the request of
the Tax Commission, has prepared a bill
providing for the taxation for county
purposes of moneyed capital, shares of
stock in corporations, investments
savings in mercantile and commercial
pursuits, profits derived from business
investments that are not otherwise taxed
and on gross earnings of private bankers!
savings institantions,
It was estimated by the commissioners
that those measures would yield annnally
$3,600,000, It is possible that this bill
through the efforts of the minority of the
commission, may be accepted by way of}
compromise,
It is also suggested by some Senators
and members that the fourth proviso to
the twenty-first section of the revenue
act of 1889 be changed 80 as to authorize
the taxation of the assets of all corpora
tions, in addition to the tax
on their
imposed upon all corporations that poss |
sess and exercise the right of eminent
domain,
The free text book bill was read in place
by Mr. Lytle. It designates the gover
nor, lieutenant governor and superintend-
ent of public instruction as a board of
EAM Sa
| 2 What Beaver has Done \\
Harrisburg Patriot,
The administration of Governor Beav-
er has passed into history, A review o
its conduet of the affairs of state would
discover sufficient grounds for eriticiem
but de mortuis nil nisi bonum. If any
good could come of it, it might be said
that the departure from the policy ins
vesting the treasury surplus in State or
United States bonds was the chief miss
take of the late adminictration. That
policy was inaugurated by Governor
Pattison and will, no doubt, be resummed
from after this date
In most respects Governor Beaver has
administered the laws in a conservative
epirit. He has not given the Btate a bril-
liant administration nor has he accom-
plished anything to distinguish bis in-
With
the exception of the deplorable Johns
town disaster no ooceasion arose during
his term of office calling for the exercise
of extraordinary sdministrative powers
He acted promptly in that terrible erisis
legislature the act bas been condoned in
be general opinion because of the ex-
y be performed. The payment of the
tate debt during the administration was
while he failed to accomplish his pur.
that direction. Doubtless he
was handicapped by the dictation and
But he
Beaver has so
in the discharge of
Governor conducted
his
his retire-
respect and good wishes
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official
the of
While there are
aod while his potical
little to approve in his
; there are fow who will
bid bim fsrewell with their best
wishes for Lis health and happicess,
The South and the Fair,
The indications are that every BSouth-
ern State will decline to have anything
nad
the force bill pass, Missouri,
Texas, Alabama, Arkavsas Tennessep
and Kentucky have held up their appro-
priation bills for State representation at
the fair until the fate of the force bill is
tions prepared by these Slates was con.
books and provides the necessary to
carry the law into effect,
BSeanor of Indiana is opposed to the
free book feature of the bill, and in
truduced one to provide a uniform series
mission of superintendents one to be
appointed by the governor from each
siderably over a million of dollars. They
reason that the force bill is an sdvertise-
ment to the world these Bouthern States
are lawless and turbulent, and therefore
Therefore when such
Yet the South is very important ele-
commitiee,
ment in the progress and prosperity of the
Union. The exports of its great staple,
cotton, alone amount to one-third in
value of the aggregate of our foreign ex~
porte. The total value of foreign exports
from all Southern ports for the first
eleven months of 1850 was $268,203 000,
aq increase of $24,141,010 over the cor-
The Force Bill Dead,
By a sudden move on the part of the
opponents of the Force bill the cloture
resolution was lail aside by senate on
Monday. The democrats have been cons
templating the move for some time, and
it was delayed until now only by the
lack of one more vote that they could
surely rely on.
While the Force bill was under cons
sideration it was expected that a motion
would be made to lay it aside the second
time, as was done in the interests of the
silver bill, and at one time they laid nec-
cessary votes, but a tangle occured, which
for the time blocked them. Since then
tremendous efforts have been made to get
the one recruit necessary, and opponents
of the Force bill have stood in readiness
to act as soon as they should-get
word,
For some days the democrats have had
reason to believe that before a direct
vote on the cloture resoltion
the
Was reach
ed they would sunceed in laying it aside
For this reason they were not much dis
turbed by the ruling ofthe vies president
which seemed to indicate that a vote on
cloture would be reached,
Before the senate met on Monday a
few persons were given in confidence to
understand that the time had come and
that on Monday would be witnessed the
killing of the cloture and the side -track~
ingof the Force bill. The friends of
these measures were not go informed
however, and when the senate met there
was nothing aousaal in the appearance
of things.
At haifspast 1 o'clock Mr. Morgan
Anti-Dressed-Beef Laws.
The United Btates Supreme Court at
Washington, on Tuesday handed down
an opinion affirming the judgment of the
Circuit Court of the United States for the
Eastern District of Virginia, directing
that a writ of habeas corpus be granted
to William Rebman, convicted in Nors
folk of violation of the Btate Meat In-
epection law,
This"is one of that are know as the
the dressed-beef cases, ariging out of
Btate legislation to restrict the sale of
meats by firms located ontside the State
in which the meats are offered for sale,
The statutes of Virginia make it an
offences to offer for sale fresh meats glaug.
tered more than 100 miles from the place
of'sale unless first inspected, provision for
which is made on the petition of not less
than twenty persons, the compensation
to the inspector to be
It was contended that
with commerce,
and therefore unconstitutional! and void.
The Court, in an Justice
Harlan, and
ower court
ne cent a pound,
this law was in in<
terference Inter State
opinion by
sustains this
affirms the j
contention
idgment of the
ordering Rebman’s release.
The Court says that the only question
in the case is whether the statement is
liable to the objection that its neces
essary operation it interferes with the
enjoyment of rights granted or secured
by the Constitution, The ‘
says, admits of but one
effect
Ly
question, it
iswer, The
a prohibition upon
the sale in Virginia of beef, veal or mais
if it
be the prodoct of animals slaughtered
statute ie, in
ton, although entirely wholesome ,
yielded the floor to Mr Wolcott. who
prompliy made a motion that the senate |
eideration the apportionment bill,
cansed a sensation.
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There was evidence |
of surprise and excitement on the re-|
publican side and the democrats
almost trembling with anxiety, There |
was a dramatic pause of an instant and |
then came confusion,
Mr. Dolph moved to lay the motion of |
Mr, Wolcott's on the table. A vote on
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this motion resulted nays 35, yeas 34, and |
Mr, Dolph's motion to table had failed. |
There was much confusion and a general
discussion of pairs. Mr, Stanford was |
not paired, and there was
about that and a number of transfers of |
pairs were made,
The announcement of the vole settled
this discussion , and the vole was then
taken on Mr. Wolcott's motion to take
up the apportionment bill. This
passed, yeas 35, nays 34. This lays aside
both the Force bill and the cloture, and
they are not apt to come up again,
In the house during the call of the roll
information wasreceived that the elec-
tions bill was defeated in the senate,
and cheer after cheer arose from the de-
mocratic side in response to the welcome
intelligence.
Was
pp
” George Bushman is engaged this
week in removing his jewelry store from
the present location in the hotel build«
ing to the old bank building around the
corner, which was recently remodeled
nd enlarged for him.
——A skin grafting operation was per-
formed at Altoona a few days ago. Lewis
Casey, a young man employed in the
Pennsylvania railroad shops, fell some
time ago and injured kis right leg below
the knee. The flesh became deadened.
and his case seemed hopless. Dr. J. M.
Sheedy secured about 30 young and
100 miles or more from the place of sale,
in effect a prohibition, because
ivy charge
10D persons
outside the State cannot compete upon
equal terms in the markets of Virginia
meats do not
have
to be inspected. Undoubtedly a
State may establish regulations to protect
sale ‘of unwhole«
, under the
POWEeIrE or
the people against the
some meats, but if y not
exerting ils police
enacting inspection laws, make diss
criminations ainst the
products and
tates in favor
ag
of some of the &
of the products and industries of its own
r other States. The statute under cone
sideration, by reason of th
ture of the tax imposed in the name of
e onerons nats
compensation to the inspector, goes far
beyond the purpose of legiti
tion to determine
dition of meat brought from a distance,
male INEpecs
the quality and cons
and by its necessary operation obstructs
freedom of commerse among the
States, It is for all practical end a statute
to prevent the citizens «
he
f distant States,
having for sale fresh meats, from coming
into the competition upon terms of equals
ity with local dealers, and 2s such its res
pugnancy to the Constitution is manis
fest,
In the outslart two years ago, the Red
porter alleged that the beef bill was une
constitntional,
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-Call at .
amie his stock aud pr
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« store; exs
—==]}3 not fail to read notice and ad’
vertisement of Simon Loeb in this week's
issue,
~The sleighing is rapidly disap«
pearing from under the shining countens
ance of Old Sol.
—The Philad, Branch is thoroughly
reliable, and Lewins has in stock a line
of clothing that leads in quality and low
already taken measures to have no part I'he Farmers.
responding months of 1889, while the in-
in the Chicago world’s fair if the Force
Lill is passed. This bill is a thrust at
the entire south, its progress, its iaduos-
tries, and its rights, and aa insalt and
outrages agaiost the great Democratic
party of th. nation, in that the Repub li
caus iutead by the Force bill to keep
their party in power, The stand of the
Democratic states, as above stated, is
right, the worid’'s fair is in Republican
Laads anyhow,
The Force bill and cloture are now
dead. They were killed in the seoate
on Monday.
The republicans voting with the demo-
crats were; Messers Cameron, Jones, of
Nevada; Stewart, Teller, Washbarn, and
Wolcott, Mr. Standford, who would have
voted with the democrats, was absent
and not paired.
The addition of Mr, Cameron to the
list of the republican opponents of the
Force bill gave them the necessary num-
ber to lay aside the cloture, Mr. Cam-
eron has been in boubt for some time as
to how he would vote on this suoject,
but since Satarday he has been by
strong argument, brought over to the
democratic side,
The death of Mr, Hearest should it oo-
car soon, us is expected, would give the
republicacs another vote; bat it is likely
that Mr, Standford would then be on
hand to vote with the democrats, and the
relations of the two parties would cons
tinue as they stood, There seems to be
£2 possible change of cloture and Force
vg agaio revived, The senate is now
engaged in the consideration of the ap
portionment bill, :
Republican majorites. The Demoeratic
senators in the debate have shown re-
peatedly that when this closare proposi-
tion came defore the British parliament
a few years ago it was debated from
Febroary until November, after baving
beea additionally considered during the
entire year previously. And yet the
radical Republicans, in their mad basten
the obnoxious force bill upon the coun
try, are trying to pass the closure with not
to exceed four days, debate, or until they
cau recall their absentees or ginger and
coach the imbecile Morton,
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The Pittsburg Post is of the opinion
that it looks very much as if the Granger
element of the Republican party in this
State bas been wold out and done for in
the election of Thompson, of Warren,
speaker of the house, His make-up of
the committee to investigate the State
treasury, ia view of recent losses of pub
lic money, a most important question,
aad especially his exclusion of Mr.
Wherry from the committee, shows
that Speaker Thompson “has ‘been seen.”
At the last vession Mr. Wherry made
himself obnoxious to the treasury ring,
aod the demand he made for an investi.
gation of the sinking fund, backed by a
strong array of facts, was ruled out by
Bpeaker Boyer,
SHR, A SYA
wwe Boots and shoes below actaal cost
at Musser's shoe store, Bellefonte. Get
» bargain before it is too late,
~rlowiog wakes suits to order, par-
ties can select their own goods from
samples. Satisfaction guaranteed in ali
respects, and at prices 25 per cent lower
The farming interest has some good
and true friends in congress and in our
state legislature, and the newspapers are
in sympathy with the agricaliurist, with
such support there should be legislation
that will lesson the burdens resting upon
the farming community,
Let the tax laws be so formed as to
take off from the burdens of the farmer
~-this can be, and in justice, should be
done,
The Farmers Alliance, in a short time
has grown to be a mighty power, whom
demagogues and offico.seeking spoils.
men most heed,
the real backbone of the country’s pros
perity, and the sooner the truth is rece
ognized, the bet or,
The millionaire can take care of hime
self and has been preying long enough
upon the farmer and workingman.
The Alliance snd Grange are working
inthe siuie direction, mainly, and as
long as they do not fall into the hands
and control of mere officesseckers mueh
oan be done to help the toiling farmer
and laborer,
Ingalls Defeated.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 27 .—Both houses
of the legisiature to day voted for United
States senator, with the following result.
Houge, Peer, alliance, 96; Ingalls, 28;
of the senate declining to meet with the|
house in joint session,
Judge W. A. Peffer is a native of Penn-
Northern ports. More than one-half of
what we send abroad is the products of
that section in all the elements that go
to make up the sam of our national
wealth. the last ten years has been the
wonder of the world.
Is it any wonder, then, that the South
ligent Southerner believes will check its
prosperity, precipitate race conflicts, and
110 Men Killed.
Premsnana, Jan, 27.—A special from
Soottdale, Pa, says: By an explosion of
fire damp io the Mammoth shaft of the
H. O. Frick company tosday, eighty
sturdy miners were ushered into eternity
and a number seriously iojured. The
explosion occured this morning shortly
after 0 o'clock and it is supposed was the
result of the ignition of a miner's oil
lamp. The after damp which followed
the explosion suffocated nearly every
workman, A few men, realizing the
awful situation, fell to the ground; theres
Not a soul ia Jott to tell theltory of the
ala The pear ory a
healthy men who were willing to give
ap some of their flesh to save their
friend's life. They met at the sick man’s
bome and the physician operated on
them. Over 100 pieces of flesh were ap.
plied to the injured limb. It is thought
the operation will prove succesful,
Colonel Anthony C. Simpson, for
over thirty yearsone of the leading law.
yers of Central Penna has arcived in
South Bead, Ind. from Kalamazoo, Mich -
igan, where he had been detained in the
hospital for the insane since last October
and from which place he escaped om
Sunaday night. He denies that he is in
sane, saying that whatever mental diss
tordance be may for the time being have
suffered was entirely doe to a mild attack
of paralysis two years ago.
~The Clinton County Commission~
ers have filed their answers to the charg,
es perferred by a commitiee of citizens
as to extravagance or malfeasance in the
office of the late Board of County Com-
missioners with reference to the building
of bridges. The present commissioners
recommend that action be taken by the
citizens who have made the investigation
and promise to lend all possible as
sistance They contribute $50 out of
their individoal means, claiming that
they cannot make an appropriation for
the purpose. It is expected that the
lawyers interested will push the matter
in behalf of the people,
not in
, expected, Y to this wri
pile of Pepper. ab
prices. Satisfaction always given.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Cnetoris,
When she wae » Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When shohad Children, she gave them Castors,
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Well nOWn.
There is probably no business house in Wesmern
Penn's 80 weil anown to the public in this and
adiotning states as the one we are about 16 speak
of, Well known fr square and honest dosling
well known for Xoeping the and
complete stock fn his line, well known for
Jeompt shipping and safe dell ®ither by
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