The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-03-08

committee at the organization of tho
house, but he declared in favor Of Repre-
sentative Niles, of Tioga to take the head
of the committees on insurance.
Commissioner OF Banking Gilkcson has
not yet announced the appointment of his
deputy. There are many applicants for
the place. but 1t Is generally conceded that
exS State Treasurer Morrison can have it
for the asking. He was an applicant for
the commissioncrship George G. Hutch.
inson, OF Huntingdon, one of the foremost
Rrangers in the state and former ser
geant at arms Of the senate, Is being urged
for tho appointment Of deputy secretary
Of agriculture under the bill creating tho
department of agriculture.
A Popular Legislator.
DR.. Parcels, OF Mif1lln, is one Of the few
practicing physicians in the Legislature.
He is frequently called upon to prescribe
for one OF his colleagues who has been
taken i'll suddenly or meets with q slight
accident, and has always responded cheer
fully. He is ono of tho most skillful
physicians in central Pennsylvania, and
the proof OF his popularity ut homo IL
shown by his election last November over
one Of the leading Republicans in n county
with n normal Republican majority OF 500.
Dr. Parcels was elected with over 200 votes
TO spare. He is one OF the best takers in
the house, and is rarely absont from his
seat.
A bill has been introduced in the house
by Representative Martin, of Mercer, to
create public employment offices under
the care of the bureau OF industrial stalls
tics. The bill provides that 1t shall be the
duty OF the chief of the bureau to estab-
Itch nfi,a In, onrh
congressional district and employ super
intcndcnt for each Of these offices. The
snperintendents shall post in front of their
offices the words public employment Of
flee, and shall receive applications for la
Dor and make careful record Of each.
They may employ clerical assistants and
are prohibited from receiving compensa-
tion or fees from persons seeking employ
mont. The superintendents are required
to make report every Tuesday to the COM
missioner Of all applicants and persons Sc
curing employment through their office.
A list of applicants and the character OF
employment desired by them is to be
printed weekly by the superintendents
and mailed every Saturday to each other,
to be posted in tho respective offices for
public inspection. The superintendents
shall also collect such labor statistics as
the commissioner may direct. The COM
missioner is to receive salary Of E., 900
annually, the superintendents 81 800 each
and the clerks not more than $50 a month
State Treasurer Jackson has prepared
statement in response to the request of
Representative Lawrence, of Washington
showing that the Pennsylvania state col
lego has received since 1878 In all, from the
| state and national governments, 81 ,292, 100
The total appropriations from the state
foot up s757, l20. The college received from
the sale Of public lands s450, 900, which was
loaned to the state at o per cent Under
an act Of congress of 1890 the college has
received from the United States govern
| ment sS5, 900. The income from this source
| will soon be s25, 900 year.
The Coming of Senator Quay.
Senator Quay is expected here tomorrow
| evening for "a two days visit, and during
that time it will be definitely decided
whether senate committee is to be ap-
| pointed to investigate the Philadelphia
municipal departments or not. II the ar
| guments of Senator Penrose, Magistrate
| Durham and others have any weight with
Quay, the committee will be appointed.
| Should Senator Quay, however, decide to
accept the moro conservative advice of the
various business interests, plans will be
| perfected for q vigorous fight on other
lines.
Much interest is also being manifested
in tho prospective interview between Sem
ator Quay and Governor Hastings, and
nobody doubts but that the two will work
in perfect harmony. The report from
Pittsburg Of the alleged deal between the
governor, Chris Magee and David Martin
to turn down Quay and Cameron is ridi-
culed by well informed people at the cap.
ital. General Hastings was first publicly
named for the Republican nomination for
president in 1896 by Cyrus G. Derr, on the
stage Of the Academy of Music In Read.
ing when the Hastings spellbinders We're
in that city last September, and since then
his friends have frequently suggested him
for that honor. Governor Hastings would
be more than human If, under the circum-
stances he escaped the buzzing of the
presidential bee; but with Senator Quay
opposed to him he might as we'll give up
all ambitions in that line at once
Nobody understands the political situa-
tion better than Governor Hastings, and
he is not knowingly going TO make an
enemy of Quay, who outside of the presi-
Dental aspect, could hardly harass the
governor through his control Of the legis-
lature, Not single appointment object
tionable to Senator Quay could come
within q mile Of confirmation by the
senate
The two days to be spent by Senator
Quay IN this city will be busy ones, for
the Philadelphia fight is but one of many
matters which will be brought before
him for his decision. Ono of the hottest
fights is being waged over the bill to create
the new county out Of portions of Schuyl
kill and Luzerne, and both sides have beer
endeavoring to secure the Quay influence
but that gentleman has thus far refused t
} commit himself one way or the other IL
the fight. His influence will also be sought
! on the judges retirement bill, which is or
the second reading calendar in the house
When 1t seemed assured that the measure
could not pass Senator Grady INTRODUCED
the bill for the additional court in Phila
delphla, Since then, however, thers hav
been some changes in the house, and will
gword from Quay it is believed that tn
3 bill could easily pass WANBAUGH