The Somerset Herald. Terms of Publication Pat,U6te4 er7 WedD1.7 -""Una 4 jua, if r" otaenrlf. 3Mj invariably ccartfad. 5o rebriptl wlU be dlttntial atO ail j .rara- . paid P. Pi negleetiiuj j M ti.7 fuoaernsrs heir pP kad P,W" tt ab-crir"- Sahscriberl reaorteg fr&a one ofc'ltM W an- The Somerset Herald, Somerset. Pa. J. Somerset, Pa. TTRED. w. biesecker. X SMiierw-t- Pa. liaee, up.tira ia Caok A Beenu" block. G EOEGEJISCILL. f Somerset P. OHV R. SCOTT, 1 ATTORN EY-lT-LAW. Sumeraet, Fa. 1 J K(XSER. 1 ATTOKUEY-ATLAW, Somerset, Pa. II END?? LEY. ATTORN EY-AT LAW, Somerset, P C I' TRENT. S ATTOR-XET-AT-tA. k, e tM.m.rwt, Fetra a. -Ll'LU ATTOi:ET-AT-LAW, Scmeract, Pa. E L BAER. ATTUliNET -AT LAW, Somerset, Pa-, -.. ,,-irilN! 'r S.aneraet anJ iJintnlna; eoontles. ,KFKl T7I. W. H. RrlTEI RUPPEL. I An uk i-1 " t.ufin wrwl to tbeir ear. .i . - -- ...... .w will b nVT7ui !. opiwslt. the B iTc-'LBi RS. L. C COLEOES poLDORNiCOIXORN ATTOKJf EVS-AT LAW. A: . "atn.tlt.. vliecti..ama.te m its a c-evam' ril.LIAM H. KOONTZ. All Jft- r. . W.11 s?". vNI MEYER-"5. w feiinMTWt. Pent) a ,Mi.irlll.nlr.eM entru'te,l to liip care win -..Se on Maint?lSt Sn-T" aT a t. J.' kt. J AMES l. prr,H ATWKXEY-AT LAW Somewt. Pa. "m.1":?-Sin!, ami all leal busme t.ied w wltt imniitiew and 8le.i.y. KIMMEL. ATT-KNET.AT-LAW, Somerset, Pa A Bsaj'3 PRITTS. ATTUKNEY-AT LAW. En. o3 lrs In Mam moth BUy. riuiri a J 0IIN 0. KIMMEL. ATTOli Jl l -a i " . Somerset, Pa. a-"' afenJ ta a'.l haf'net? entrant! to his ea.r D and noe.uy. .'nice uu TTrvriv V sriTELL. XI " ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW, Buntr and Penrtim Agent, Somerset, Ofire in Slamaioin Blk. Pa. TTALENTINE HAY. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW An.1 1al-r in Real Ertata. Somer t, P -111 meed t.. all hnfineM entmned to nil ear wn prni'tnem and tidety . T0I1N H EIIU 4 ATTORN EY-AT LAW u Somerset, Pa, Wfirprtnt.tlY attend to aU bo1nei entnuted v im. M ify adTanrefl on w-ueCTiona, tt 'Ji Mamm.'in Baildics. VT. VM1.1 -. f ) . ATTUKS EY-AT LAW, Somerset P-, Fr te?i.nal bosinew entmrted to mj eara at ;Eat il to alii prt'iuptneiw and UdeUty. D R. J. M. LOUTH ER. (Frmetly ol Stoyestown.) FHYslClAS J-VD SIKGEO.V, Has l.ti ! Demianently .n Sotecrwt f the pn.-jt ot !,is proiewimi 2 dour V en ol i rami Hotel, in rear of Drug Suire. nay2I. E. W. BLOUGH, Hi MF.OPATMC rUYSICAS AD StKCto-t Tfp,.r, h. frrirm to the perrple of Somerwt a-i T"-ini!y. ("all! in ti.wa ur"ntry promptly vfie-iio aniliDd at .r!5o tT "rmihl. u; rfeinr.aily eniraared. a7"KI:re n Sa'hmrt corntr ol Pianii-nil, over Kn'pj'era S- Suire. aprJS Kit DR. II. S. KIMMEL TuD'Sem his trnttewtonal pen-lr tntha eitl-.-m "I S"meret and Vicinity. 1'nlr proie.'m'O at rt!',aT-ii he n ' toond at hiu tnw, on Jdain St , "I tlie Iiiamond. DR. II. nnURAKER t'r.1"rs his rfei(flal nerrlrea to the eitireM of S-m a-t imd ripiniiT. ftif- in realdenco on Main itrtet west ct :ut Diamond. HR. WM. RAUCIT tenders his i ' tffo(w.,.nal aervieea to tba citirena of Som-er- aud wcinrr. i ire nUiT ant of Wayna k Berkebile't t:ir!i!u-? -ti.re. !. . "Si JS,. M MILL F.N. f O'raifaef in Drirv ) nm.ui'i'.T. P. 'I'.rrf attention to the Pre-erra'i of '?. 'nr; Teih. Arififial ae'i ioMed Ail "ira:i"r.F i ia.ranieei1 natisiartory. tirtipem rrt- 1..T- . n f'-urii'i ttreet. 'in-diior eal r.van-f-:ut!:ti-h. oetiS-em. DR. JOHN BILL?. DENTIST. 0e p italri in Cook A EeertU Bloek , Sosaer wu Pa. DR. WILLIAM COLLIN?. PLTIST. SOMERSET. FA. ? tn Mamicnth Block, ahnra Boyd t Irsn S'or. wtH-r he ran at all timet ba found jarpar d all kmda ot work. wa aa Clline. rwn liiTr. extractm vc Artificial teeth ol alt kin.ia, ar.l .1 the beat material lnaerteiL Operation arrant -a. DR. J. K. MILLER has perma nently locatd in Berlin for the practice ot C ppiiewton. -Office oppoaita Chariea KrUitnir ar t nore. ai-r. TJ-tt. D TAM0ND HOTEL, STOYSTOWN. PENN'A. Tiis popalarana veil known hoane ha a lately Wn twir. ah'.Y and nealYrentted with all new 11 tw bi furniture, vblrh cat maJe it a very ira ! ftumilna nlsca Ur the traoellna pobiic Hii'ai ie anj rocwra caMHW e aatpaaaed, all ha- first rUfa, with a laraa poldic hall attached 1 the tame. Alaa larare and iwaaY atabllna. j trtt rlin Ixiarrtlna can fee had at the lowest put- j ibleprirea. by Ue week, day er seal. j SAMt lXCrSTER. Prop. 1. E. Cor. IniO'd S(cvatun,Pa . i IXIaCa f and receive free a ' -I!'i'i pxia. which will help ya to nrra "t rii-ht hit thaa anythlna etea In this S . A il. ot either ecx. aucceol from flrt imart ad to fortune open ItcHjre t tie a!.iutelr ore atonca addreaa, Ira at v -anita, Maine. lan2S. TJOW TO MAKE MONEV i - . .. . . . JL SiU IA tf month and xtiiwa Meartyi .oa,aici .uBW, I pay aa nuth I t ir plianent inarameed 60 more want- "o. ti;ncnce D-'t neceMwrv. Any Hy man a i"rd. 60 acrea un.er cnliiva'tun Tha tiwnlte para nc at --ada In the railed ''a. Newest and choir, Ta--iJn uf trnit a "lltY. Seid y terma. atatina kc. Caaa. -" nrfrcaa. i,ikster. N. Y. , ca. m . a AGENTS: wanted fiir the Uvea ol all tha i Hreeidenia uf tba I IT W Tk. 1.. J.lian.ilHiMt,,heiiib.kYBrald ( Ua lawr ""oarprtee. The faetaLafliitna; bock. Aim I P"' aaata. AU rollmot-: turn V" Anr ea beotaaia a ocen , aa SlauZIT11- HU-TT i""5 '-, Port 11 VOL. XXXIII. NO. 31 . To T.educeStock, in order to Make and Improving ni y Busir-e? house, I Line at Greatly Reduced Prices for 1U Gallon Water Bui-ket... iJialliio Wter Hut-act.... a-Gaiioo au-r liuettt..... lii-'fa.rt I'ich Puu... .... 14-jurt l)rk Pub . 14.twrt Insb Pan ,.. 1" 2-u.uart t.rercd bucket.... Stuart Covered Bucet 4-1411 rt Covered Brcket...... urt "oYered Kurket.... J-Ptnl Fancy 1-a-eot A-fjnt Farr Tea-Pot....... i-l'tnt 1- anry Ta Pot Pint Fancr Tea. Put. T-Pint Fanrv Tea Pit.... .. 1: iuart lfTe-rtiiW 4 Uoart Cuft'ee Boiler . Lance Watli-B"Uer (No. l ( T The above List contains but Few of the Manv Hundred Articles I will OD'er for Low C.ish Pri- for the next Thirty Days. Whethpr you wish to buv or n.t, VhrHrf Call and Examine the Largest Suck of Stoves, Tin - ware and House Furiiishir.s Goods 2S0 Washington Street, Y,r .Vy X'lf'H' on the GUM BOOTS At $2.50 Per Pair, AT- STARGAITEB'S Great Clearance Sale. I IiSitlicV Ciiim Saisslals Ar 35 CENTS, AT ST Alt GAR DTER S ,9 Great Clearance Sale Gouts Gum Sandals i 50 CENTS, i AT Starardter's HREAT CLEARANCE SALE. GENTLEMENS' v Ml I AT $S5 A.T S TAJ I GAUD TER S Great Clearance Sale. MEN'S COARSE BOOTS AT SI. 50 AT STARGARDTER'S Great CUarancs Sale. Chili's Ccars3 B::is AT ?1.U) AT Stargardter's GREAT aEHRUCE SALE. A lew Boots Pairs of Boys' Coarse left, which will be closed out at A larije stork of clippers for Christmas pres ents cheap at Star 'nirdter's. Our stork raust be sold before ! January 1, 1885, To make room for extensive j improvements. II you wantj Bargains, attend Stargardter's j Great Clearance Sale. A beau-' tiful j Chrhinma Present ! "Will be given to each pur-' chaser on Christmas week, be-1 ginning Monday, December; i-'d, at L. ST mi Great Clearance ale. No. 212 Main St., Johnstown, Pa. ANEW ENTERPRISE.1 E. M. Lambert &Bro.,' Manuracturers of and Dtaien In TrrhU TAnn rnH TTnlTuVrilr ChlPfrlcP If . rt r iih ci Tm Will Lli KUlLO II AVA UaV Maa.a O Wa bar aecared a irq jiw jvrrr,Xj. Ad nianniacture Slilnalc on the !!Ichiaan Principle. Went, and nitiaiantiv liecpon band two Kradeaof the varKiva klniia of Shinnies. We caaraatea oar Shlnirlea to be roper to any IntheCountY. StiaJI bo plea.ei u have rnia eooj ajl Inapect cur atilcglea be lure Laying eleawbcre. Address E. M. LAMBERT & BRO., LAM BEETSTTiiE, SOXEHSET CO., PA. juiic Ilea, ARGAED Tin Room for the Purpose of enlarging will sell lor Cash all Goods in my the Following thirty Days. Vi iQuan Sauce Pan............ ....... 30 tUOiT SllB'l PilB.. .......... Si i-iuir. I'ann Oilcan 2i 4 Usart a tko ml Cm .. ..... 30 S-Uuart Carbon oil Can .... 13 11 1 30 30 10 Qomi Carbon Oil Can (Glnw). ....... lu lpor Miters. 13 l.anr,rv F"rka W K.nlinit I ins ib Towei Ki'll ra Ci Novelty Clothe U'nmw 3J Kniro anil t ors a l el ui .fsiii""."".'. t! 3i Tea spuuna (Set ol Six) .. 40 l"Me Np,ni( (Set ol Sii) i S...up L.llr 1 Si.ive P-.uu ( Fuar Kinds) Pta-Papr 2. .Meat Kr-iilent Lanre wasii Basin?. w evershown in Johnstown - Johnstown, Pa. Wualut . SOMERSET i (ESTABLISHED 1877.) 'CHAELES-lHASSlSCit. M.I.PRITTS. t I President. ! l?o5ieeUoa mule in all part, of tia Sta'.ea. rnlted i CHARGES MODERATE 1 eoni-xisT.! hr Urail on New York in any ram. brttTni r,u. WM..aMTri!0i the debt of the State, that i 17 one of IiielM'( ilenrateJ sales, arita a Sir- ' c:nt s laieo i time iocs ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. -AMeira holidf n obferred. Albkbt A. Koaxs. J. Scott Ward. JSORIE k WAED urt'cEiaona to EATON & BROS, X0. 27 FIFTH AVEXUE, i PITTSBURGH, PA. SiKl5?57l882. NEW GOODS srzrr TAY SPZCIALTIZS iitibro'deres, laces, millinery, Whit 6oods, Haad kerchiefs, Dresj Trimmiiigs, Hosiary, Gloves, Corsets, Muslin and Merina Underwear, In fants' and Children's Clothing. Fancy Goods, Yarns, Zephyrs, Mate ria!! of All Kinds for FANCY WORK, Mi FErMiim GqoCs, k, k rcra rATaoyAOS is uesrexri-TrtLT BOLirrrxn. I j '-Or Ji r" fcr Ma.l aitenJed to with Prompt : ns ami I'iiiia;:h. TUTT'S F8LLS "THE 25 OLD RELIABLE." YEARS IN USE. The Greatest Xedicai TrittBipa of tha Age Indorsed ail over the World SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. Loescfappcrite Nausea, boweiscos; live, Paitiia the Headwith arlull sen sar.oajn the back part, Pain under snouider-blade. rallness alter eat ing, with a disinclination to exertion ol body or minj, lrri:a.biiuy of lerrp er, Low spirits.l.ossoiEieaiory.witS a feelingfc hayin?neglectedsorrie duty, w-ariness. Dizziness, Flntter ina ot t he HeartTlSosbefojheyeSi Y"0o-w Hda- Keadache.P. estlessness a; night, highly colored XJrine IT THESE "WaSUTXGS ARE Tj HEEDED, ss."u:u3 izzizn vtzl tea sa tsvsija. TUITS. PILLS am epex-'ally alupu-l u Tj.:li one ixe etTixita such a cbanga of feelinsr a to a-stunish the sufferer. Tbey Increase the Appetite, anil camfe tb. txxiy to Take oai i lcb, thua the avs tetn i nonrinhrel. nnj bv tbetr ToaVio Actinia on the Dilative Or(iai. itrart far MiwiU nrw rrriiiif it. Price a.'V ecaata. TUTTS HAIR DYE. ;rat fUn: or WiiKEUs chansred to a Cjlt r.CACK byaKinelB application of u.i lXT.. K inipurti imturul color, acta i-i'ita-.itiineoijlj-. Suit! !y Drrtfftjistii, or -ni hy Hinw n reiri"of l. V.rice, 4 Alurray St.. NewYot FASHIONABLE CUTTER & TAILOR, Havinc had many years ezperfetk-a in all hranctiea of lie Tailirinc tma- t 'j.i Ineaa 1 rnarxntre i t -"r : l , SaUefaetinn to all i who anay call ap 4 oa aae ami favor 4. ana with their pat- ronajre. Youra, w.n. yt. nocnTETLiOX, SmerH?f, Fa. anarS CHARLES HOFFMAN. (Aoov llenrx Kflley'a fSearwJ LATEST STYLES III LOWESJ PRICES, ZWSATISFACT10H GUARANTEED. SOMERSET H?. $66s wees at fcnaaa. t& ouxflt trea, pay absolutely anra. Ho risk. C'an- i . : I T ir 1 oan- mfuiini. i . euci . a, j at bartneaa at which Deraoaa ot i,berea, joanir or old. ran aaaaearraat payau , tba una thev won, witn aoeoiuia ocnaiaiy. I wrttenr particular to H. HauarrT, PorUani,Ma. iERCEAHT TAILOB Somerset IGOY. PATTISOFS SUSSAGK ' . u n c ah fc p . .. ! H8 boes tor All W& uorporaiions. ' Danes of the legislature Pointea Oat With lncouip!mentrj References. THE LIQCOR AXD D1T0RCE ETILS. The followins is a comprehensive Jo : abstract of Governor Pattison'a mes w '. sage to the Legislature. ioe jrross receipts of the treasury " were $4,711,5 60; amouDt trans- ft-rred to the sinking lund, S'J76, - 315 73 ; balance $3,735,279 S7. : I he total or payments at the state ! treasury trom the 1st day or uecem- i br-r, 1S82, to the 2jth of November, 1 1SS4, both days inclusive, was 84, - : 377,515 6S. The fiscal year just closed began with a cash oalance in the Treasury ! December 1, 1S?, of 83,534.538 03. The tables show that during the year 1 tne same period tne payments were , i'r ine general iuna, h.h,.ji tj.?, I'aiid for the sinking fund 3.220,- Wlf. !.!.. I 2- ,Cr;mao,n? : 0la.L P'l-V'" i .'j-i-..'i i uuc iuc iri.cij.'i3 were thus less than the expenditures yet with the cash balance on hand December 1, 1883. from former iuuu w,i -j 01 miii i' iuc ran- a ciiiuuiiiv. i ruiw uuu proper a ye!ir ing fund 2,491.079 51. making a ('quaruntine, in connection with oth-L:ja Cashier j years, the Treasurer was enabled to meet all the current expenses Air jing the year, and at the same time j invest for the sinking fund $2,150,- 4ib i,andclos tne year witn a balance in the Treasury of 82.117, 585 11. The apparent excess of pay ments over receipts for the year is 31,416.J52 C2. Of this excess, how ever, 8771,717 11 is invested in the sir. Sing lUDd tO fiCCUre the payment bfcin the amount US SPIOWO bv the tables paid to the sinking fund in excess of the receipts for the same. This I leaves, therefore, as the real excess ol the expenses, over receipts, 6642, 235 81, the difference betwten the general fund payment and receipts. This difference m ty be accounted for by a net decrease in the receipts over th previous fi.-cil year of $374.4(35 Co. Of the gross decrease, 8547,758 32 occurred in the receipts from the five items on tax on capi tal stock of corporations, of gross re ceipts, cf collateral inheritance tax, of retailers' licenses and of tavern li censes. . The excess of payments over the previous fiscal year is due mainly to the extra session of the Legislature called for the purpose of having a neglected constitutional duty per formed. This fruitless session cost over S-500,000, which was taken from the treasury in opposition to i vote, and for which the people have re ceived no return, as their constitu tional command, to enforce which the session was called, is still un obeyed. The increased payments to charitable and reformatory institu tions, to public printing, to normal and common schools, to penitentia ries, and to costs in suits against de linquent deulers-six items-amounted to S258,802 37. THE TREASfSY STATEMENT. For the fiscal year ending Novem ber 30, 1885, the Treasurer has made the following estimates of receipts and payments : RECEIPTS. For the jri-nera! fund .......j4.riT."i 5 0 0i F.-r the sinking funii 1 ."iTO.ai ) Total receipts .i. 14ii,0ti i 0 PA V MEATS. j T. the general fond $4.Si4 0- (. To the sinking funil.. 1 OS.i.li; . Total payments 53,!12.j2 50 It thus appears from theestiniates of the Treasurer that the expendi tures of the general fund will exci-ed the receipts for that fund about 2."0, lJJ. While the balance with which the Treasurer begins the year, will, of course, prevent a default occurring, yet the Legislature .should, in mak inii their appropriations, f?ciutinize thtm with this probable exces-s of expenditures over receipt? in view. STATE TAXATION. As far as ascertained it appears for state, borough, township, coun ty, municipal and all other pur poft:-. there is ye.irlv raised by taxa tion about .)8,tM.t,(0. Of this sum real estate pays about v5:!,W),Wl, and personal property about SS.000, (XjO. Ov.i would suppose from those figures that the ditl'erence in value oi the two species of property would be in some proportion to the differ ence in the amount each contributes to the public revenues. The facts, however, do not support such a sup position. The value of the paid in capital of corporations (largely be low the authorized capital) is about 1,3JO,(JJO,JUO. The value of money at interest, horses, carriages, watches, &c. amounts to about 83W.0(J0,00O, makintr a9 the total value of these forms of personality Sl,5.n),0Li0,WJO. There should be an equalization or Jan approach to it of the burdens im posed on each lortu ot property. As an effort ia this direction, I suggest that the revenue laws of the State be so changed that the tax upon corpo rations shall pay all tha expenses of the Cooiinonwealth, and that the in come from all other sources of taxa tion upon personal property be paid back to the respective counties whence it comef, to relieve real es tate in those counties to that extent from local taxation. This would re vert to the counties the various li censes collected, the tax on watches, horses and carriages, money at inter est,. tc. in short, all the revenue now derived except that directly from corporations. This would be a material relief to real estate, and would not be a serious additional imposition on corporations. Corpo rate wealth is so purely a creation- of the State, and that interest has been so carefully nursed by the Common wealth, that it is no more than just that it should support the State. PUBLIC CHARITIES AXD HEALTH. The charitable institutions of a purely public character are reported to be in a sadly overcrowded condi tion, and totally inadequate to sup ply the relief needed by the unfortu nate and helpless. It should be ESTABLISHED 1827. SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 14, ! borne in mind that the State institu tions have the first claim upon the 'puDiic purse, ana tne amount of. (money at the disposal of the Legis-j iature is no more than sufficient lor ! amply supplying the bUte chanties, private institutions tnouia not oe permitted, by dividing the public fuud, to cripple the resources due to thoee which have the paramount le igitimate claim upon tne Common- r w tauu. It has teen suggested in a report submitted bv the health officer of - 1 Philadelphia that the Lazaretto be j removed from its present position to either fort Delaware (if proper ar j rangemeuts can be ' United btates Cover made with the Government) or Reedy Island. The present position is en- j tirely unsuitable, as it brings infect- ;d vessels into almost direct contact : with the city and surroundings. j There is an apprehension among jtiianj medical authorities that we ma v be visited with cholera during jthe coming summer. While these ! fears may not be realized, there is i yet well grounded reason for the ex precautions, may prevent : trie epidemic fandmg a lodgment 1 anion:; us. t is lurther sncrMtwli,;...- ..i , , . . , ithat ah pilots and masters ol vessels . --- . - Alt - , ...I ltl be required to report to the health 1 uiiiutr me uiiiun oi uuj persous I i boarding or leaving vessels after en- tering the capes ol tne Lelaware,and upon failure to report such names in writing, such pilots and masters to be subject to indictment The boarding of vessels before passing quarantine is a great evil, and ren ders quarantine almost useless In this connection the establish- ja .... T1 T tj.l merit 01 a state iwaru 01 neaitu is recommended. The laws governing the Lzaretto station should be revised. Must of them are unnecessarv, as well as un just, having been enacted at a time when the conditions and circumstan ces of our commerce were entirely different from what they are at present. SCHOOL FUND DBTKIELTION. Your attention is called to the ba sis upon which the .distribution of the fund for our common schools should be made. The distribution is now made on the base of taxabies, the department receiving the lists ev- ery three years. It would be better to put it on the base of average nam- her of school children in attendance, This can be dene very easily. Ail teachers are now required to report the average number in attendance TLey can still further be required bv .the certain, prompt and mexor law to hand a certified list of the' able majesty of retributive human same to their respesiive boards anil ju.-tice is, to a great extent, destroy the oliietT.s of the Department of,cll- Public Instruction annually and j Provision should be made requir th us the necessary data will "be al-;ir'J? capital cases taken to the Su ways at hand. This wouid make the distribution more equitabie. adopt it more directly to the chang ing needs of the schools and at the same time greatly encourage efforts to secure a'larger average attendance throughout the Commonwealth. REVISION OF MINING LAWS. It is recommended that a commis sion be created to revise the pre??nt bituminous mining laws, such com mission to be similar in ali respects to the one appointed at the last ses sion of the Legislature to revise the anthracite mining laws. The mining of bituminous coal has becDme a business of enormous proportions, and the safetv and rights of those employed in this in dustry demand legislative consul emion. A standard should be fix ed whereby the fitness of men desir ing the positions of the superinten dent, mining boss and fire boss can be determined, and the duties of persons employed in those respec tive positions can be clearly and specifically defined, so as to fix the responsibility in case of accident. AGKILTLTCRAL LAWS. There ought to be some modifica tions made in the existing laws re Lttirg to that branch of Government having in charge agricultural mat ters. The law recognizing the State Agricultural Society as in some way ccn rutted w.tl the public adminis tration t f this subject, by appropri ating to it annually 82,250, should be repealed. Hereafter there should be but one bead t.-f the agricultural interest, to-wit : The Si:ite Board of Agriculture, to which all appropri ations fcr this inter ?t should le !U;ule, rud which should have the ntire charge of all matters pertain ing to this branch of the public af fairs. Notably the Agricultural Loard have the exclusive control of the publication of the agricultural reports. These changes should be made for the obvious reason that the Agricultural Society is a private cor poration. . abolishing mercantile APPRAisEK I can tee no reason for the cfnitin- uance of the office of mercantile ap (raiserjind recommend its abolition. The mercantile licenses can be as sessed, and appeals taken in the same manner and by the same offi cials that assesses the tax on watches horses, carriages, and money at in terest. The various county assessors could and should at the same time that they perform their other duties d'scharge the duties now transacted by the mercantile appraisers. Par ticularly ought this to be done if the Legislature should adopt the sugges tion that these licenses be paid into the treasuries of the various counties. By this means a large cumber of officeholders would be dispensed with, their salaries saved to the State or counties, and uniformity, simplic ity and convenience be promoted by having all taxes levied by one set of officers, and paid at one time to the county treasurer. As a movement in the same direc tion, it is recommended that the Commissioners of Public Buildings and Grounds be given the absolute and entire charge and control of the public buildings inside and outside. PUBLIC PRlNTl.sa REGULATIONS. With a further view to the abro gation cf this evil it is also recom mended that a change of existing laws be made so that the Superin tendent of State Printing shall be charired with the dutv of securinrr ' and forwardinz direct from the; State Printer to the members of the ' TT General Assembly and the heads of departments, the proportion of re - porta and public documents to which they may be severally enti- tied. There is no reason whv these j books should not be shipped direct Iv from the State Printer. If this system should be adopted, it will make a verv considerable savin" the State in the handling of the books alone, and will also leave very lit Je excuse for the further ex istence of the offices of Senate Libra rian and Resident Clerk of the House. The office of Senate Libra rian is a glaring instance of a pure ly needless and costly office. This office and the Resident Clerk of the House, which is equally unnecessary and extravagant, ought to be at once abolished JUSTICE IS TOO SLOW. I would suggest to the General Assembly the possibilitv of some i legislative enactment to prevent in capital cases, the great lapse of time tnat so often intervenes between the commission of the olfuse and the nil niI, mart, nf tht iMfn . Tir Tt ia in these days that les3 than tlapsesfromthetimeahomi - rnmm tfm iml tho Tioniltir nf t1 1 .. cr,-.j ,ul , tv nf ,nniCi lfto an0iQ :",! 1 iracunz loeaeiiiv to a trreaier nrioa.' nil ,,,i;a ; i ' 10 WlWlUl.ra 111 MIC 'lUIUIUlQLiailUU of criasina, ;astice U Bot a commend- abie feature ia our jurisprudence. j w le it is true that certiinty of punishment is primarily to be souht in tLe execulioa of crirninai!olber construction can be put la ws rather than speed, yet delibera - tion, when protracted to such an ex- lent ts io oecome aeiay, is in reality a niocKer ol jnstice. Our laws are suiiicienuv jealous 01 tne nsnts 01 i defendants in capital cases to pre- 'vent any indecant haste in their trial n,i mit1;,i,m.t v,., ;T c,; ousl' questioned whether the op- portunitis ior delav ofL-red bv ex i-ting statutes do not tend to defeat the most salutary public purposes of our pt-nal code. It is now often the case that pri.-oners are executed at a time when the public nas ceas ed to think, uf them or their crimes. and so long after the commission of: tliA nffensii that thp nnrl hire l.tat! ail recollection of it, and need to make inquiry anew to ascertain the reason why one cf their fellows is be- j 'g hanged. V. hen tins occurs it is j doubtful if any other good is accom- jp'isued than merely inflicting the j vengeance ot the law upon the body j ot tr.e c particular offender. The pub lic lesson is lost, and the impression intended to be made upon the miads of the vicious, and all others, preme Court to be perlected by the defendants, and heard and decided by that court within sixty days after judgment on the verdict, and giving such cases priority over all others at any of the sessions and in any I nf iu,..i it; uicunk vi bin; vuuiu - i lci uiiii illa tion by the Supreme Court the law should require the warrant of execu tion to issue immediately, fixing the day of execution not less than CO nor more thau days from its issue, and the Boaid of Pardons should be required to hear and determine all such cases before the day fixed for execution of sentence. SALARIES FOR STATE OFFICERS. I recommend the fixing of a defi nite salary for the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Attorney General. In this connection occas ion is also taken to urge the passage of a law fixing a specific salary for members of the General Assembly. The existing law upon this subject, while a technical compliance with, is in rtaiity an evasion of, the con stitutional direction that the mem bers snail be paid a "salary ' to be "fixed by law." There can be no doubt that the popular understand ing of that provision, and of the meaning of the word "salary," is that the compensation of legislators shall be by a certoin specific and invariable sum, not regulated in its amount by the action or non-action of the legislators themselves. In the popular mind, at lea3t, the word ""salary" has obtained a signification contradistinguished from the idta of pay by the day. Moreover, the de- bates in the convention uoon this clause of the coastitution. "and the i public discussion of the question at j usefulness. law abidiu spirit, liap the time, leave no room lor doubt Pilia and proJ.erity ol tne people, that per diem compensation of the I the present virtu illv un- Legiskture was regurded aa ao evil, restricted sale o. indicating i ..... .i:. i.,;..i...:..! ilriol.i There is no liisir.feres- uiiu butib tn ecvuuu u yuu ieiiat4u c pav emoociieu in tne lundamentali i. . o , law was intended to abrogate that! method of official recompense. The act of 1876, however, fails to carry out the spirit and intent of the con stitution, and continues the per diem idea,;f not mail its provisions, at least in that part of it giving mem bers 1U a day for each diy not ex ceeding 50 that the Legislature ex tends its session beyond 100 days. The result has been to bring scandal and reproach upon the Legislature among the people, who have not hesitated to suspect that the pro longation of the sessions, -by the General Assembly, to the utmost limit of time for which compensa tion could be claimed, has been for the sole purpose of increasing its nay to tiie last dollar it may lawfully Like from the treasury. Such dis trust by the people of the motives of their representatives is a thing to be deplored, and urgently demands correction. The Legislature, there-! fore, for the preservation of its own ! dignity and the protection of itself ; from the imputation of selfish and! nnn-itHntif! motives well aa in ' obedience to a plain public demand and the spirit of the constitution, ought to promptly pass a law fixing a definite and invariable salary of a reasonable amount for the compen satiaii of itu members. The prac ticability of providing for the pay ment of salary by the month, aj members of Congress are paid, isi well worthy of consideration. CO NSTITUTION AL AMENDMENT SUGGES TED. I recommended the passage of a resolution submitting to the people' for adoption an amendment to the constitution abolishine payment of Ux aa a qualification for electors. T7 era 1SS5. i Practically carried out the payment Jofapoll tax as a qualiScation for vo'inj:, has larfly contributed to debauch our politics and bring our elective system into reDroach. It is - 'a matter known of ail men that the! ! political parties contribute immense i sums from the partv treasuries to! qualify electors bv wholesale for par tisan purposes, ibis svstem de?ra des the suffrage right, is dangerous j been printed from 2,000 to 3,000 cop to free institutions, and gives to ! ies, making the cost of each book political parties an influence over the indigent or indifferent, that may be used to subvert the popular will, and prevent the ballet box from re-ce-rding the unbiased choice cf the people. It tends to make elections undulv expensive, and gives rise to powerful and dangerous party organ- i nations, nostue to neaitny political sentiment, and tee main purpose ol i value ol tne subject is commensu which seems to be, by assessment ! rate with its cost, and whether the upon oliiceboldtTS and in other work so far paid for has been econ ways, to rai.-e large sums of money omically done and the money j"udi to control elections in the interest of i ciobsly expended, parties and factions. In the abstract! TheactoflS74 providing for the a money qualification for voters is ' survey should be carefully revised an odious aud undemocratic pried- j bv the Legislature, and limitations rie' ,u"ai, uu ue i;:eory irtPUDJlCaniOTVnmeai'aa? naYiaj; iiu;ui.v lugivc uuuut iuuucuw to wealth, and divide the com mum- ty on the b:isis of riches and pover- tv -j AS TO DIVORCES. Some of our divorce provisions do actually seem to invite discontented i husbands and wives to seek the dis- : gelation of their marriage ties. What j the law that allows divorces for de- Uertion extending for the per- ; iod of two years, nut permits pro- cef dins to be instituted within ma months after such desertion fegan? In other words, application is per mitted to be made when the offense is one-fourth consummated, in an ticipation fits finally reaching the extent required by law. steadily, since 1815, our laws hve been opening the doors of escape from the marri.ige state wider, rei.txing the restraints and destroying the solem nity of that sacred relation. Each of the successive acts of 1847, 1854, 1855, ls-58 and 1850have either been j extensions of the causes of : divorce or of tha jurisdictit n i f the courts as to persons or subject matter. At the same time, the rube? article of the constitution. The of practice of the courts, following wisdom of the provisions oi trie arti- the bent of legislation, have made cle is not a question for the decision smooth and easy the processes which of the Legislature. That was deter- bring death to the holy institution mined when the people adopted the which is at the base of all private constitution, which is the highest virtue, social safely and national and most sacred expression of their hope. will. The wrongs of railroad dis- I invoke for this subject the crimination and the free pass abuse thoughtful attention of the Legisla- are as ac.ual and glaring to day as ture, and submit for their consider they were when the constitution was ationin this behalf the following ndopted. suggestions : ! The people are as deeply in ear First The requirement of a resi-! nest in desiring the prevention and dence in this State of at least two consecutive years immediately pre-lever were, and the justice and rea ceding the commencement of any sonableness of the provisions of the action for divorce, Second that malicious desertion as a ground for divorce shall have cont'nued ior and during the space ot at least three years immediately before the commencement of any action tor that cause. Third If cruel and barbarous treatment shall be continued as a cause for divorce, it shall be in ac tions by the wife only, and shall be confined to actual violence to the person. Fourth- - Limiting the jurisdiction of our courts in action for divorce to j causes occurring while persons were bona fide residents of this State, Fifth The prohibition of mar riage by the guilty party in a decree of divorce during the life time of the other, and declaring all such mar riages void in Pennsylvania, wheth er contracted here or elsewhere. Sixth The making it a misde meanor, punishable by fine and im prisonment, for anv magistrate or clergvman to rnarrv any minor other persons in violation of law. THK LI'il'OR EVIL. The attention of the General as-! a.ml,K- ii m!!1 tn i!ip nw.,1 f,f in0: legislation regulating the sale of in-, Eot contained in the seventeenth ar toxicating liquors. The Slate has ' llcl- of lke constitution, and the the same warrant for legislation upon : Legislature has no right to mterpo tbis subject thai it has upon the ? lil them In an act inierul,Jtl to carr-v subject of marrri-ige and diyorce. ! t5m int effcCt- 1 nder the act-of I have no hesitation in announ- i l53 discrimination, to be action th in.-i. nrrr.t nf tii : able, mutt be for a like service, u n- Exetutive, there is no more wide- 1 t i i i H r'! ana Gco.tsir.g evu a;.se m- jurioas to the morals, hea, h, public ------ . .1 ..l.-urar.v . . ot... Ilni I auu ainui ui....i. imurut ri ai' cirpi i iiiirv r r.i wni.iiinr practical povtrim ei t, u ne Speaks his mind, WlU not admit that 1 ucu similarity iu tiruuii.suances, drunkenness is the most prolific klfid o service, conditions and cause of poverty, crime, miserv and ! identity of place, to constitute dis sin that afflicts the people. " i crimination, and to incorporate The returns of the County Com-! these into the law is worse than no missioners show the presence of legislation at all. as it is a sort of G. 353 licensed drinking places in the chy of Philadelphia alone. This is at the rate of one saloon lor every lii ol the population men,women j and children, t .1 . 1 - : r . ' i recouiiiieuu me increase ui mei", . t ! ...... i r, ,l.,f ; nm cr tn cost of license to such a sum as will j third, fourth, filth, sixth, seventh j I La ."e J10"' decrease the number of taverns, and, ! "i sections, and to require years and partia y deaf in t.e oth if possible, weed out the enormous ! publication by tne r.ads of tneir f r "two h' "V. number of tippling places which in-l ratesof tre.ght, by posting or other- ed by "pecialty doctors and re fect the communitv There ou-ht'wise. The sections referred to are. reived no beru fit Having ued lestttie community. I nere ou0ni, sufficiently exn'icit toiEys Cream. Balm for about two also to be caretul regulations respee-1 1 oeueve, sun.cienuy exp.icn p j m..if ;m. ., .. , , ,- wrvl. tb ntirrxwa of -a statute- bn months I fid ni3elt greasy 1m- f'TKTihflirrantinir Af inrh hiioncua ir Serve liiC UUlDOse til d MaiUlf, OU.; , . : ".v v-r. -r" tr i tmuiar v in the lanre cities, with a. limirntinn aa t., th nnmber to the I population, and provisions requiring j the petition f citizens of ceighbor- nooas sexung ioitb a aesire ior me establishment of such places, asd the existence of a public necessity therefor. Discrimination might possibly be wise in such legislation between rural districts and cities. THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. The making and publication of a - 1 a-lJa.' the geological survey of the Sate is a matter that I think calls for legisla-i tive innnirr. This undertakin? be-i ean in the vear 1575, and since then ; there has been expended in its pub- lication alone to July 1, 1S-S4. the following sums : Printing. 369, 754 40; engravings, $76,231 42; paper, $103,20216. The cost of the work completed since July 1 last is: Prin-; tine, 821,293 91 : paper, (about) $4,-: 900. The estimated cost of the wort now in hand is, for printing. S10,- 000, and for paper, $3,200. These c IL WHOLE NO. 174S. ; sums asgregate for publication alone, ! $593,48 1 in addition to tnis amount tne commission having the survey in charge has expended about 1430,000, makine the total expenditure for i this work over fl.tAXCOO. There to! have been published 73 volumes, at - ! at average cost of about 614,000 per - i volume. Uf each volume there have from three to live dollars. The work is still uncompleted, and addi tional appropriations wal probably be asked for the enterprise. Before anv further monev is spent uooc this undertaking, it seems to me there should be some understand ing arrived at as to when this enor mous outlay will cease, whether the uijpui. upun i.ie powers oi me .?m- m ssioners to entail expense, me eauincs vi lue Keoi!.uisi ana ins as sistants, and the form and charac ter of the publications are now ex clusively within tne discretion of the commission. This should be reme- j died b-7 Provisions reguhtin- to some extent the cost to which thin undertaking can be carried- Par ticularly should the printing tie brought within some reasonable limit.and a method devised for some careful audit and supervision of tne expense thereof, which at present, seems to be without any responsible check or control. The enormous number of public documents printed their treat size, the unnecessary and useless quantity of matttr with which they aro filled, have long been a mat ter of known extravagance. The re peal of the present state printing l twis recommended, and the pas sane of a new statute, with safe guards thrown around the expendi tures in tnat aiepartmtni iy stiectic iiiijii:tions, ana a ttn r;u JVStem of audits and accounts. RAILROADS AND CANALS. The Lesi-dature should carrv out the provisions of the seventeenth ! ' punishment of these wrongs a thev seventeenth article are more clear and undoubted than ther ever have been. Recent investigations have disclosed in a single matter of the coal carrying trade how widespread, arbitrary, defiant, oppressive and unjust to the people of the State have been the discriminations made by railroad corporations. What excuse can be made then for the persistent and unlawful re fusal of the Legislature to enforce the constitution ? L'ntil the last se s sion there had not been even an at- tempt to give due effect to the law, and the sincere effort then made by some to BRIN5 THE RAILROADS TO JUSTICE f i - . . 1 . i . : i was ueiea.ea tr y au aooruve anu uit?tjaiug suiult i ..il wuiu ff-iii;eij have been H'-re favorable to the corporations and inimical to the people, had it been expressly in tended to defeat the enforcement of the constitution. Under the pre- ..!ience of punishing discrimination, o .... , , , - .. . , j it introuucea description ana con ; ditions into the definition of the of I fense that make it almost impossible for anT action to be brought under th statute. Such conditions are ler similar circumstances. utn like conditioLS, and in transportation Irons tr.e san.e place: and, unless all these conditions exist.no reme - dy or punishment is provided. How vain and mocking is such an enactment, and how rarely, if ever, could such identity of tacts exist as -.. , ,t.: , ,,.,1.,.. tv,. , . UI BU UUII1 L LU13 7UILUIC. AUG UU I! 2. " .J" "f legislative construction oi tne con stitntion that such conditions are requisite. All that is necessary to be done to enforce the seventeenth article is to enact penalties for a vi ril iti.n nf thi r.nw i -ii r.n -i ,f f ' 1 m ! 11. . i. i It. : certainly anv ciiai.5;e uiaue in tiietii i should not be by inooporatiag them conditions that rob them of all their vitaittv. Let at least a trial 1 be made of an enactment of the! clear letter of the constitution, and provide adequate remedies for a vi- j olation thereof, tnat it may be as certained whether the people are able to enforce their supreme will ( through the medium of their courts ; of justice. All legislation on tjisi subject should a.s provide for the, publication of freight rate and tolls, a otherwise unlawful charges ( will oe difficult to piove. There is no reason why these public corpor-1 ations should not transact their bus- j Jiness publicly. It is always a sus-i picious omen when the executors of; 'a trust want to keep their actions' Secret from the lawful beneficiaries of the trust. The act of IS83 is de-i fective and unavailing also in not j maning any provisions respecting the consolidation of parallel ior competing corporaUona, or 'against common carriers engaged in f mining, manufacturing or other business than common carrying, or against the issuinz of free passes by such corporations. All these things are prohibited by the seventeenth (article, ar l are openly carried on ! to-day. Yet the- Legislature has studious ly and persistently refused to en force the organic law. Moreover, I am perfectly clear that providing merely civil remedies against the companies for violating the law will be ineffectual in its enforce ment. What is needed is the mak ing such violations a criminal of fense, punishable by the fine and imprisonment of the officers and employes knowingly committing the criminal act, as weil as giving a remedy in damages to the party aggrieved, and also subjecting the corporation to investigation of its business, and, if nscessary. forfeit ure of its franchises. The processes of the civil courts are too slow and expensive to be effective for the in dividual enforcing.them against the power and wealth of vast corpora tions. But if the wrong to public and against the supreme law b made a criminal offense, and the power of the Commonwealth be ex erted in enforcing punishment, there will be a more reasonable hope of de'erriug wrong-doers, and inflict ing retributive justice. It is a mis take to regard the evils of such cor porate wrongs as indifferent and tritlir.g. They are of the most ser ious character. They vex and har ass the individual citizen in his busi ness and sections. estate, they oppress larg masses and enterprises; they build up one man and one lo cality at tneexper.se of others; they meddle with the natural develop ment ot trade, anil they levy im poverishing tribute upon farmers, artisans and consumers ot one com munis i'i favor of those of another. Every dav the enterprise of the in dependent press is disclosing the enormity ot these abuses. I there fore urge the General Assembly in the strongest manner to give t.'Iicacy to the organic law, ia obedience to the dictates of justice, and accord ing to their sworn obligation, by the prompt passas of an adequate law enforcing the seventeenth article of the constitution. AS TO APF0RTI0SME3T. I again call attention to the f lil urc of the Legislature to apportion the 8ta'.e into Congressional, sena torial and Cepresentasive districts ia accordance with the provisions of law and the explicit demand of the constitution. Ibis duty has been neglected by two successive Legis-( laturts. After the failure at the last ses.-ic'ii, I made aa ineffectual lattemLt t enforce the will of the ! people, as expressed in the c-m-i . ..e , i.. v.- ....... ' ' maiiii Ol iub uiunt i.in, oj ' ; ry ,1- a f l--lr 1 TTt V T t ll Y T M essivrt i t the purpose ot periorm- ing that plain duty. Ine et;.rt in lioS he.'iait was a complete laiiure. Vhe two houses remained in osten sible session for six months, during which there was little or no attempt to carry the law into effect. They adjourned at last, with the consti tution still unobeyed, but not with out ea-ily succeeding, by sinkirg all their differences f which they had os'enUiiousiy paraded for the pre vious six months for the purpose of defeating the law t in coalition to override the executive veto, and take over a halt" million dollars of the people's money without render ing any return in service. Th con viction of duty which induced me to call the extra session has not changed by reflection, and I would have airiin recalled the defaulting j Houses into session, had I seen the slightest reason lor oeuevicg mat they would have dm? anything more than deplete the public treas ury. Besides this it was evident that the people were not so unani mously in accord with the executive in his purpose to have the consti tution obeyed at whatever cost their representatives might choose to inflict upon toes as to justify an extra session. I therefore permit ted the members, without recall, to go to their homes with their un earned money in their pockets, and with the record of their disregarded cathsand a defied and violated con stitution behind them. The reasons which actuated me then are set out at length in my procl.imatiou con vening the session. Theo are equal ly foaceful now, and I eall attention to them as my views upon the duty of the present General Assembly in the premises. The reason which niadt? me particularly desirous, aside from the legal command, that apportionment should lie made at the last session, was the fact that the two Houses were then divided in political opinions. Such a con- idition I Delieved In be mst favor able t fair and just bills. Tha present Legislature in ech branch is overwhelmingly of the same po litical prediiectiou. I hope, how ever that by afention to trie rules lai i down by the fundamental la.v vou will be enabled to pass equi- table apportionment laws, tree partiality or partisan urifair- !rotn nes, to whicn tne tsecuuve can promptly affix his signature, and thus give effect to the direction of the. cf nstitution and the hereto fore defied will of the people. The Committee Lunacy is cordial endorsed and liberal allowance is asked fr it. The National Guard of Pennsyl vania will furnish a good working model to other Statestof the Union which de.-ire to establish their mili tia on a Sam and liberal basis. The doctrine of civil service re form in endorsed and the Legisla ture is urged to adopt measures for carrying out the principle. nrnver! and ran he.tr well and COC- r- ' - , . ! siuer it a most valuable remeuy. 1 had also nasal catarrh, with drop pings of mucous into my throat and pain over my eves, which troubles have entirely disappeared. D. B. Yates, Upper Lisle. Broome Co., N. Y. -Kirjlh' I have ye now, vethafe ! tha4 hai M horrffied the M ahes bin readingabout : Tft dirthv creniator" said Bridget a.- h . drowned mouse out of ,h cream iug. Th nrettiest l.idv in Somerset remarked to a friend the other day tjjat she knew Kemp's Balsam wa a superior remedy, as it stoppu her conga instantlv when others had no tgtQt whatever. So to prove thi q. X. Bovd will guarantee it to all. price 50 cents and SI. Trial size Good men, like fine watches, maj be knew a by their works.
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