The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
FIGHT FOR SCHOOL FUNDS
The Farmers Will AntagOnize Pro-
posed Reduction of Funds.
GENERAL LATTA is TO RESIGN
Ex. Magistrate Ahern Looked Upon rs
Probable s'Scessor - state Scholar
ship Bill Abandoned-A Berth
for Maj Bartcu ID. Evans.
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Harrisburg, April 15.-There will be
several important changes in office on
capitol hill the first Tuesday in May.
Auditor General Gregg will give way
to ex-senator Lylin and Secretary of
Internal Affairs Brown to General
James w. Latta. At the same time
Professor Albert S. Boles. of Philadel-
phia. will relqush the position of chief
Of the bureau of Industrial statistics.
He will be succeeded by Captain James
NJ Clark. of Newcastle. a clerk in the
department of internal affairs. Profess
sor Bolles Is an authority on political
economy and banking law. and has ac-
cepted the professorship of commercial
law at the Drexel institute.
General Latta will tender his resigna-
tion as clerk of the quarter sessions of
Philadelphia to Governor Hastings
May l. This will give the governor a
week to select the generals successor.
There seems to be no doubt as to who
II will be. Ex-Magistrate Ahern. of
y Philadelphia. has no opposition and 1t Is
believed he will be appointed with the
governors acceptance of General Lat
ta's resignation. Secretary Brown will
again take up the work of deputy secre-
tary, which position he held until last
January, when he was appointed to
serve out the uneXpired term of Secre-
tary Stewart.
T. Larry Eyre. of West Chester, the
present deputy, will retire when Cen
eral Latta takes hold. Mr. Eyre is q
candidate for recorder of Chester coun-
ty, and will give all his attention to his
canvass. The primaries Will be held
next August. Governor Hastings has
now under consideration bill increas-
ing the salary of deputy secretary Of
internal affairs from $1,000 to $4,000 a
year. The measure also directs the
deputy secretary to act as superinten-
dent of the bureau of railways of the
department and gives him full authori-
ty to execute papers and transact all
business concerning the department
during the secretary's absence. Should
the bill be approved Major Brown will
also be chief of the railroad bureau.
The retirement of General Gregg and
Major Brown will create vacancy in
the board of public buildings and
grounds and the board of property
Ex-senator Mylin will become men,
ber of the first board and General
Mylin Of the other There is vacancy
in the clerkship of the board of prop
erty, which will be filled when that
body reorganiZes. The position only
pays $500 year and there is not much
of scramble for it. Howard B. Hart
wick, of Clearfield, second assistant
state librarian, was selected for the
place some time ago by the governor
and his cabinet, but he has not accept
ed through some misunderstanding.
Mr.. Mylin will make a number of
changes in the auditor generals depart
ment when he assumes control. He
has not yet officially announced his ap-
pointments. 1t is settled, though, that
Colonel John A Glenn, Of Philadelphia,
will be corporation clerk, a position he
held during the administration of Nor
ris and McCamant. If the bill creating
the office of deputy auditor general be-
comes law Corporation Clerk Bricker
will get the place. If not he will sue
ceed Fred. C. Scheber, of Philadelphia,
as chief clerk. Guy NJ. T hton, Of
Philadelphia, messenger, will give way
to Lancaster politician.
Free Scholarship Bill.
The free scholarship bill of the state
college has been abandoned Had it
become a law 1t would have taken
about 100000 annually out of the pub
lie school fund. The opposition to the
measure Is so strong that it's advo-
Gates have decided that it cannot pass
this session. They will hold off for two
years and try the next legislature. The
friends of the college have not yet
determined what they will do with the
other appropriation bills which they
have had introduced The proposed
cut In the school appropriation has in
tensified the opposition to the State
college and the chances are that Ii will
get very little aid from the state the
next two years.
Governor Hastings has received
proclamation from Governor Stone. of
Missouri. revoking, after July / next.
all commissions issued to persons resid-
Ing In Pennsylvania and all other
states and territories, as well as foreign
countries, as commissioner of deeds for
Missouri prior to Jan. !, 1885. There are
quite a number of Pennsylvanians who
Will be affected by the action of Gov
ernor Stone. In case a new appoint
ment Is desired the application must
hereafter be accompanied by the
recommendation of the governor or
some prominent official of the state
where the applicant resides, or the en-
dorsement of some person well-known
to Mlssouri's executive.
Major Barton D. Evans, of this city.
has been appointed to a clerkship in
the insurance department. He takes
the place of ex-Sheriff Ellsworth, of
Meadville, who retires next Friday.
Major Evans was superintendent Of
public printing during Governor Beav-
er's term. He Is personal friend OF
Governor Hastings and Insurance Com
missioner Lambert. The new clerk is
member Of the staff of Major General
Snowden, and is well known in military
circles. He was for many years editor
Of the West Chester Village Record.
Will Fight Proposed Reduction.
The farmers will fight the proposed
reduction of 100000 in the school ap-
preparation for the next two years
They are much exercised over the ac-
tion of the conference at the executive
mansion last Thursday night, and are
preparing to flood the legislature with
memorials protesting against the pro-
position. The Legislative committee Of
the State Grange will meet here tomor-
row to take this subject into cinsidera-
tion.
There is no doubt as to the action Of
the committee. 1t will come out openly
and squarely against divertlng the
school funds to other purposes than
that OF maintaining the public schools
at their highest standard. Colonel r.
H. Thomas. ex-secretary of the State
Grange, member of the legislative