The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-28
HASTINGS IS NOT HASTY
In Selection of His Military AssOci-
ates the Governor Is Deliberate.
TO ABOLISH STORE ORDERS
4 Bill Imposing Tax Upon Checks. Or
dcrs, Pass Books. Etc, Has Been In.
dorscd by the Labor Combine"
Judicial Districts.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

leCtiOu Of his stan. Ine press uTe lDI
place in his military family is 50 great
that when the selections are announced
they VIII Nko,y cause much surprise
and wonder, to say nothing of the dis-
appointments and heaItburninSs. For
six weeks mucn speculation mas been
INDUCED in "a 70 the probable s.lec-
tiCns. but nothing definite IS known.
except that Henry Hall, the bright ana
versatile legislative correspondent OF
the Pittsburg Times, IS 10 be an aide.
At the close If the cabinet IN citing On
Tuesday last Mt was officially an
nounced that the leading officers and
few aides had been chosen and that
an order would be issued thu next day
from the headquarters of the National
Guard. formally announcing the ap-
sentiments. The order was prepared
for the printer and was about 70 b.
placed In type when it was withdrawn
By Adjutant General Greenland b. d.
rection of the governor.
The nominations Of a number Of per-
sons for office will oe sent to senate on
Tuesday and It is thought the list VIII
Include several staff officers. While II
Is not known outside official circles who
has been selected for assistant aijutant
general the general impra Ssign is that
the person chos n for this place viii
b. Il personal friend of the governor,
although Il IS customary To allow the
adjutlnt general To- select his assistant.
General stewart has waived the right,
however. ana thus given the governor
an opportunity to appoint whom ne
chooses. Before the Inauguration a
story was cigculated at the capital that
Colonel J. l.. Spaugler. Of B-liefanta.
member # GpyerEo~ Beavers STAFF and
a personal friend Cf GOV rupr Hastings,
had been slated 60" quagter-master
general. Those I'm authority refused 20
affirm or deny this report, but now
they derlar. II is grpuudlsss and that
Col.nd SpaEgl-r VIII not be member
of the staff.
The other staff Appointments.
Colonel Wa-rell, Of the Taird regi-
ment. was thought 10 have been slated
for inspector general, ana Major Ever
EFT Warren. Of Scranton. for judge ad-
.ocat. general Tnera IS no doubt that
Colonel WarreM would gladly accept
If rendered this place, but it is said he
viii not be appointed. Major Warren
can have the judge advocate general.
snip for the asking, but 1t Is under
stood here that he doesn't want 1t and
IS not likely to be appointed TO posi-
ton fC- watch he has no liking.
DR.. ]. T.. Patterson. Of Philadelphia,
was in the city the past week 70 lay
before the governor his claims for the
appointmcnt Of quarantine physician at
Philadelphia. The doctor has been
strongly indorsed yat his chances Of
appointment are not very promising.
Governor Hastings is very fond Of the
Incumbent. DR. Henry G. BOenning. n
ybungp physician appointed by his prrde-
ccsgor. and has decided to re-appoint
him.
To Abolish store orders.
4 bill intended to wipe out store
orders has been endorsed by the labor
combine" in the Legislature. II i'm
poses a tax Of 10 per cent. upon the
face value Of all orders, checks, divi-
dends, coupons, passbooks or other
paper representing wages and issued
by any person, firm, partnership, cor
poration or association engaged in prac-
ideally any kind Of business except
merchandising and agriculture, which
have not been redeemed In lawful
money Of the United States within
thirty days from the issuing thereof.
All persons, firms, etc, Issuing Such
orders or other paper are required To
report the full amount tp the auditor
general for taxation on or before Dec.
/ OF each year, and failure to do so Is
punishable by fine Of % per cent on
their face value. Is per cent. Of which
shall go to the informcr
II impOsed the tax would surely root
out the store-order evil as effcctually
as the 10 per cent. tax on state bank
issues did away with wildcat money
The objection TO 1t is that those Issuing
the order would, in reality, make the
employees pay the tax and thus intcn'
sify the present evils Of the stOre-ordeI
system.
Additional Judicial Districts.
The judicial apportiOnmcnt question
IS again before the Legislature. Biil'
providing for additional law Judges IN
Washington and Westmoreland coun'
ties have already been put through thf
house and win be read the first time In
the senate when It rc-cOnycnes tOmpr'
row evening. There are also on the
calendar bills. which will come up this
week In the regular order, creating cir
cult courts OF appeals, providing for an
additional law judge in Delaware cOun
ty. erecting separate orphans courts ir
Lancaster and Schuylkill counties, de
tachlng jefferson county from Clarion
and making 1t a sepaTIt" judicial dls
trct, providing FOR the retirement OF
full nay Of Judges who nave served "A Ger
,.urkaI bf. ts. .f
rs. The only judges whom the las
measure affects are Judges Hare, All
son and Finletter, Of Philadelphia. Al
these measures are well under way ant
are likely to go through without mucl
opposition.
There have been few sessions OF tn
legislature since the passage of tn
present judicial apportlOnment n
which additional law Judges have no
been granted to one or more districts
There are now elghty-iive common
pleas and eight orphans court judge
In Pennsylvania. Philadelphia has |
common pleas and. orphans cour
Judges; Allegheny. Jcommon pleas an,
orphans court; Luzerne, . common
pleas and / orphans court; Berks.
common pleas and / orphans court
fSchuylkill and Lackawanna, 3 commO
pleas each, while Dauphin, Lancaster
Northampton, Chester. York and Mont
gomery ana the combined districts q
Fayette-Green and McKean-Potter hav
each two judges. There are thIrty-si
districts with "A single judge each.
There are seven justices of the su
preme court and flfty-nve assoclat