Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-07

to the chair during the session by Speaker
Walton, and has displayed the tact and
ability that 80 to make splendid pre-
siding officer. Mr.. Kunkel was rendered
the craftsmanship of the general judiciary
committee at the organization of the
house, but he declared in favor of Repre-
sentative Niles, of Tioga, to take the head
OF the committee on insurance.
Commissioner OF Banking Gilkoson has
not yet announced the appointment Of his
deputy. There are many applicants for
the place, but it is generally conceded that
ex State Treasurer Morrison can have it
for the asking. He was nn applicant for
the commissionership George G. Hutch
inson, of Huntington, ono of the foremost
grangers in the state and former ser
geant-at-arns of the senate, is being urged
for the appointment of deputy secretary
OF agriculture under the bill creating the
department of agriculture
A Popular Legislator.
DR.. Parcels, OF Mffln, Is one OF the few
practicing physicians in the legislature.
He is frequently called upon to prescribe
Tor one OF his colleagues who has been
taken i'll suddenly or meets with slight
accident, and has always responded cheer
fully. He is one of the most skillful
physicians in central Pennsylvania, and
the proof of his popularity at home Ia
shown by his election last November over
one of the leading Republicans in county
with normal Republican majority of 500.
DIR. Parcels was elected with over 200 votes
to spare. He is one of the best takers IL
the house, and is rarely absent from his
geat
a bill has been introduced in the house
by Representative Martin, Of Morccr, to
create public employment offices under
the caro- of the bureau of industrial statis
tics. The bill provides that it shall be the
duty of tho chief OF the bureau to cstab-
lish public employment Office in each
congressional district and employ a super
intondent for each of these offices. The
Eiperintendents shall post in front of their
Offices the words public employment Of
fice," and shall receive applications for la
Dor and make careful record OF each
They may employ clerical assistants and
are prohibited from receiving compensa-
ton or fees from persons seeking employ
ment.- Tho superintendcnts 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 suporintondents
and mailed every Saturday to each other
to be posted in the respective offices for
public inspection. The supcrintendents
shall also collect such labor statistics as
the commissioner may direct. The com.
missioner Is to receive n salary of 5000
annually, the superintendents 81 200 each
and the clerks not more than $50 a month.
State Treasurer Jackson has prepared IA
statement III response to the request of
Representative Lawrence, of Washington,
showing that the Pennsylvania state col
lege has received since 1873 in all, from the
state and national governments, 81 292 l20.
The total appropriations from the state
foot up s757, l2o, The college received from
the sale of public lands $3.50, 900, which was
loaned to the state at per cent. Under
an act of congress of 1899 the college has
received from the United States govern
ment $3.50 The income from this source
will soon be s25 900 year.
The Coming Of Senator Quay
Senator Quay is expected here tomorrow
evening for two days visit and during
that time 1t will be definitely decided
whether n senate committee is to be APP
pointed to investigate tho Philadelphia
municipal departments or not. If the ar
guments of Senator Penrose, Magistrate
Durham and others have any weight with
Quay, the committee will bo appointed
Should Senator Quay however, decide to
accept the more conservative advice of the
various business interests, plans will be
perfected for a vigorous fight on other
lines.
Much interest is also being manifested
In fbn prnsnnpfix-a I'M for h,t CO,
ator Quay and Governor Hastings and
nobody doubts but that the two will work
in perfect harmony. The report from
Pittsburg CT the alleged deal between the
governor, Chris Masee and David Martin
to turn down Quay and Cameron is ridi.
culed by well informed people Mt the cap
ital General Hastings was first publicly
named for the Republican nomination for
president in 1895 by Cyrus G. Derr, on the
stage of tho Academy of Music in Read
ing, when the Hastings spellbindors were
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 circuni
stances, no escaped the buzzing of the
presidential bee; but with Senator Quay
opposed to him he might as well give up
all ambitions in that limo at once
Nobody understands the political stua
tion better than Governor Hastings and
he is not knowingly going to make an
enemy OF Quay, who, outside of the pres
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 mile OF confirmation by the
senate.
The two days to be spent by Senator
Quay IN this city will be busy ones, foi
the Philadelphia fight is hut one of many
matters which will be brought before
him for his decision. One of the hottest
fights is being wagod over the bill to create
the new county out Of portions of Schuyl.
kill and LuZerDe and both sides have been
endeavorng to secure the Quay influence
but that gentleman has thus far refused to
commit himself one way or the other in
the fight. His influence will also be sought
on the judges retirement bill, which is on
the second reading calendar in the house.
When III seemed assured that the mpnstra