The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-22


All the people interested have been no
titled to be present. Chairman Niles
has appointed Representatives Kunkle.
Of Dauphin, chairman; O'Malley. of
Lackawanna: Talbot, of Chester; Pat
terson, of Blair, and Scaife. of Alle-
gheny, a subcommittee to investigate
Newlin's charges that Judge Gordon
held a secret court in violation of the
bill of rights.
Josiah Bunting, a member of the
Philadelphia bar, has notified Chair
man Niles that he will also present
complaints against Judge Gordon. 1t
Is thought Colonel Mcclure will also
file a memorial to even up matters in
the Smith libel suit last week. Newln
was member of the constitutional
convention and subsequently deputy at
torney general. He is well-known in
Harrisburg. He looks more like Ma
poleon than Governor Mckinley and
head Is shaped very much like that of
the little corporal's, II Napoleonic pic
lures are correct likenesses.
The appropriation problem Is keep
ing many people awake these beautiful
spring nights. The demands are heavy
and the revenues are about $1,000,0O0
less for actual living expenses, though
most of the applicants for state aid
want plenty of frills thrown in. 1t was
first thought best to abandon the mill
tary encampments this year to save
money which would break up the
guards. but the law and the boys are
ineXorable. Next came the proposition
to cut the school appropriations, but u
cry against this has gone up all over
the state. The results is likely to be
that the legislature will draw on the
heavy balances which the banks are
enjoying for which they pay no inter-
The house appropriation has cut out
all items in appropriation bills for new
buildings, for charitable institutions
dependent entirely upon the state.
Only the question of maintenance is
considered. This means that there will
be no new asylums or hospitals of any
kind for the next two years. The
University of Pennsylvania will receive
about 100000 for maintenance, but it
is a foregone conclusion that it will
not get the half million for
which it is asking to erect new build
ings. The half million asked for the i'm
provement of the Delaware river will
also go b. the board. With the as
sistance of the Allegheny delegation,
the Philadelphia members can pass the
bill in the house. but it will not receive
executive approval. Many other bills
of a like character will either be mega
tived by committee or vetoed by the
governor
The AppOrtiOnment Bills.
The legislature apportionment bills
are still in the house and senate commit
tees. Chairman Culbertson has been
ready to report his bill from the house
committee for some time. The plan
seems to be to hold all apportionment
bills in the background as long as pos
sible. The leaders reason that they
need a few clubs in reserve for recall
ing members. Though the judicial ap-
portionment was put through the house
on a special order, it has made little
, progress in the senate. The Lancaster
senator's are opposed to increasing the
number of judges in that county, and
will endeavor to amend the bill on Sec
ond reading. 1t seems to be pretty gen.
orally settled that the measure will go
to a conference committee the same as
the judicial apportionment bill of 1883.
Senator Quay is expected here next
Thursday. He has been coming since
April l, but his friends declare that he
will be on deck for certainty this
week. His son Dick was at the capitol
last week. The young man watches
legislation closely and keeps his father
posted. Lieutenant Governor Lyon
says no political significance can be at
tached to the visit. The senator is COM
ing, as he has for years, to call on his
friends in the legislature. 1t is under
stood he will help along the Quay county
bill, which Is on the house calendar for
third reading, and in danger of not be-
ing passed on account of the intense
opposition of the representatives from
Schuylkill and Luzerne counties, out
of which it is proposed to carve the
new county.
Senator Quay and Governor Hastings
will see each other often during the
senator's stay at the capital. They are
close friends, although some of Quay's
lieutenants believe the governor Is play
ing fast and loose with him. They say
Hastings Is trying to set up business
for himself in the state just as Mayor
Warwick is in Philadelphia. The gov
ernor is not doing anything, though
that would incur the enmity of Quay
He wants to be choice of the Pennsyl.
vania delegation to the national con.
vention. and expects Quay to help him
With the senator opposed to him the
governor would not have a ghost of Q
chance for the presidency
Republicans and Democrats alike
smile as they think of the Kerr fiascc
last week. Everybody expected that the
Cleartield county leader would make g
fight for the craftsmanship even If hi
had one vote. The plan of the Kerrites
to capture the next state convention
and secure control of the state delega
ton to the presidential convention by
making a fight within the party lines
looks well enough on paper Harrity
has been at work for sJme time shaping
things to have the national delegate!
from Pennsylvania under his thumb
Mr.. Kerr still insists that number o.
Harrity adherents are in sympathy
with his movement for party reorgani
zation, and at a good time will declar,
| themselves.
Already there Is talk of running
Robert Il. Wright, the Allentown law
Grand chairman of the state Democratic
committee. for state treasurer this fal
against Cashier Haywood, of the stat
treasury. This makes the friends o
Mr.. Kerr angry One of them aske'
today If Wright owned the party. II
has been the nominee for auditor gen
eral and was secretary of the stat
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