The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-03

the latter Is expected TO take "a prominent
part In tho debate in favor of the resolu.
tion.
VINO VIII Oppose the Resolutions?
Inc Legislators are wondering who be-
sues lew senators will appear in opposi-
',on 20 the resolution. No open evidences
OIL Ight have appeared on the surface ex-
cept the bitter attack made by Senator - :.
pourn' ana so far as can be learned &C
men who are thought to bo most dccply
interested In blocking the appointment of
aooihnittee are doing nothing to that end.
= mere is talk of powerful corporation in
nucnce boipg cxerted to prevent an invcs-
'iRatlon, and some very influential men
are creditcd with having gone to Wash
lngton 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,
ana cannot be induced TO call off the in.
Vestgation. Some go so far as TO say that
even senator Quay could not prevent the
appointment Of the committee IL he de-
slreu To do so. The evidence which the
friends OF the resolution possess is SO
strong, 1t Is claimed, that the inyestiga-
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 tho quarter sessions of phila.
dclphia, to succeed General Latta, who as
sumcs the Office of the secretary OF internal
affairs week from tomorrow. will prob-
ably be sent to tho senate on Wednesday.
Colonel Gricr, of Columbia, will retire as
superintendent of public printing on Tues
uay' He will be succeeded by Thomas
Robinson, of Butler. On the following
lucsGay Auditor General Gregg goes out
Oh Olilce, to make room for ex-senator
Mylin.
The board of pardons will meet on Wed.
nesday to dispose of the case of Hugh +.
dempsey, the Pittsburg labor leader, and
number of Others which have been un-
ar adVlsement since the first meeting in
'1nuary. The board will also dispose of the
" OF Fred Mcconnell, the boy murderer
tbper sentence of death at Mcadvile for
murder of II companion. Mcdonnell
N'tot yet Is years old. There is doubt of
ialfsanity, and the board has asked the
eek pittcc on lunacy to select a sanity cx-
90 report on his condition at Wcdncs-
meeting. This will be tho final
T. OF the board as now constituted,
tn, bctary of internal affairs retiring
week in favor of his successor, Gen.
d Latta
ii Country Storekeepers "Downed."
ece bill which was aimed principally at
6.ie enterprise of some of tho 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
prohibitve. For one day license the fee
was made So; for week. $780, "A month,
500; three months, $500; six months 800;
a 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 tho house
buried the hill so deep that 1t 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 q victim of
rheumatism. He recently spent several
weeks at the White Sulphur Springs, of
Virginia, but apparently without deriving
any lasting benefit from it, 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
was again In full control, he had to resort
to crutches.
While suffering bodily Senator Finn
has, however, been envied by his fellow
Legislators, as he just cleared cool $780,
600 in 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 S50O,OOO of which Senator
Films share amounted to 100000.
Hearing Arguments at the seashore.
No matter what their verdict may be,
the members of the senate elections COM
mittee now investigating the contest of
H. ID. Heller for Senator Laubach's seat,
are determined to have n 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 sell
dom in his seat during the present session
that the sight of him in his place would
be a great surprise to the other members,
The members occupying 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 ga gang of
about thirty desperate tramps, many OF
whom were armed, boarded II westbound
freight train on the Pennsylvania rail
road, at point near Ryde station. When
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