Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-02

Poie III lhe ueDate In 1avor OF the resolu-
tion.
Who VIII Oppose tho Resolutions
The legislators are wondering who be-
sides few senators will appear in opposi-
t1on to the resolution. No open evidences
OF fight have appeared on the surface ex-
cept the bitter attack made by Senator Os-
bourn, and SO far as can be learned the
men who are thought to be most deeply
interested in blocking the appointment Of
committee are doing nothing to that end.
There is talk of powerful corporation in
huence being exerted to prevent an inves-
tigation, and some very influential men
are credited with having gone to Wash
ington to reason with Senator Quay, who
returned on Friday from Florida.
Friends of Colonel Quay declare, how
ever that he Is satisfied with the outlook,
and cannot be induced to call off the in
vestigation. Some go so far as to say that
even Senator Quay could not prevent the
appointment of the committee II he de-
sired to do So The evidence which the
friends Of the resolution possess is SO
strong, 1t Is claimed, that the investiga-
tion Is not only warranted but the opposi-
tion will be placed in an embarrassing
situation In arguing against the resolu-
tion.
The nomination of William b. Ahern to
be clerk Of the quarter sessions of Phila-
delphia, to succeed General Latta, who as
sumes the office OF the secretary of internal
affairs week from tomorrow, will prob
ably be sent to the senate on Wednesday.
Colonel Grier, of Columbia, will retire as
superintendent of public printing on Tues
day. He will be succeeded by Thomas
oh Nf A.
Tuesday Auditor General Gregg goes out
OF Office, to make room for ex-senator
Mylin.
The board of pardons will meet on We'd
nesday to dispose Of the case of Hugh +.
Dempsey, the Pittsburg labor leader, and
number Of others which have been un-
der advisement since the first meeting in
January. The board will also dispose of the
case OF Fred Mcconnell, the boy murderer,
under sentence of death at Meadville for
the murder of a companion. Mcdonnell
Is not yet Is years old. There Is doubt of
his sanity, and the board has asked the
committee on lunacy to select sanity ex-
pert to report on his condition ut Wednes-
days meeting This will be the final
meeting OF the board rs now constituted,
the secretary of internal affairs retiring
eral Latta.
Country storekeepers "Downed.'
A bill which was aimed principally at
the enterprise Of some of the leading
grocers of Philadelphia was killed In
the house the other day. 1t provided
that no agent for any business house could
solicit orders from private families with
out first securing borough license, the
fees for which are made so high as to be
prohibitive For a one day license the fee
was made %; for n week. $50; a month
$loO; three months, 800; six months, 800;
year, $500. The confessed object of the
bill, as explained by Representative Ben
Focht, Its author, was to prevent certain
Philadelphia grocers from sending their
agents out through the country to solicit
orders, to the great detriment and loss of
the country storekeepers. Instead of the
country merchants competing with their
city rivals the object was to choke off COM
petition by legislation, but the house
buried the hill so deep that it will never
be heard of again.
An unusual sight about the capitol dur
Ing the last few weeks has been the stall
wart form OF Senator Finn, of Pittsburg,
moving around on pair of crutches. AL
though one OF the healthiest looking men
In the state, the big senator is a victim of
rheumatism. He recently spent several
weeks at the White Sulphur Springs, of
Virginia, but apparently without deriving
any lasting benefit from 1t. During the
past week his greater Pittsburg bills were
passed through the house and he was COM
PEELED to be on the ground to see that no
mishap befell them, and as his old enemy
nttNt tY,f f,.1l L.
to crutches.
While suffering bodily Senator Finn
has, however been envied by his fellow.
Legislators as he Just cleared a cool $780,
900 In a little oil deal. Before the recent
boom In oil Senator Finn, with few
friends became interested in some oil
land. Since the rapid advance in prices
this has been sold to the Standard Oil
company for $4,000, of which Senator
Films share amounted to $4,000
Hearing Arguments at tho seashore.
No matter what their verdict NAV be.
the members of the senate elections com
mittee now investigating the contest of
II. ID. Heller for Senator Laubach's s seat.
are determined to have good time, and
during the last few days, when the mer-
curry got up close to the nineties, they were
enjoying the cool breezes at Atlantic City
at the states expense. The ostensible rea-
son for the jaunt to the seashore was for
the purpose Of hearing the argument of
counsel in the case. Those on the outside
cannot understand why legal arguments
can be made better in New Jersey than in
Pennsylvania.
Representative George A. Ware, of the
First Philadelphia district, has been so sci.
dom in his seat during the present session
that the sight of him in his place would
be great surprise to the other members.
The membersH,cupying seats In his vicin-
ity are positive that he has opened his desk
only once this session, and that was at the
beginning, to see what was in the desk
Two of the most faithful attendants at the
sessions of the house are Representatives
Stewart and Fow, Of Philadelphia w.
A Desperate Gang Of Tramps.
HUNTINGDON, Pa, April pa gang of
about thirty desperate tramps, many of