The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16

on the neld. A.ter the war ne dSSO-
ciated himself with the State National
Guard and was commissioned lieu
tenant colonel
BOYHOOD
Some years after the war he entered
the normal school at Mansfield, Tioga
county taught school for a while and
then read law at WellsbOro, where he
was admitted to the bar in 1870. Since
then he has been engaged in the prac-
tice of his profession at Wellsbuoro and
subsequently at Pittsburg. He was
elected district attorney of Tioga
| county soon after his admission to the
| bar. He resigned the district attorney
| ship in 1878 TO settle in PIttsburg. He
was appointed United States attorney
| for the Western district of Pcnnsylva-
| MIA by President Hayes and was reap
| pointed by President Arthur. President
| Cleveland, however, removed him from
| office because of some speeches he made
| in the Beaver guberna tOrial campaign.
| Colonel Stone then resumed his private
| practice.
| In June, 1890. he was nominated for
| congress in place of the late Thomas
| NJ. Bayne, who declined after receiving
| the nomination from the convention.
THE STONE BILL
| AS member of the judiciary COM
| mittee of the Fifty-third congress he
| gave the friends of the restricted i'm
! migration bill much encOura cement by
| securing the passage of his bill through
| the house. Failing to get the immi-
| grafton cOmInittee to report il, he had
| it reported to his own committee by
| consent of the house, obtained a favor
| able report on it and had it on the
| calendar before the enemies of the
| measure were aware of his purpose.
| Then they bent every effort to defeat
ii, but when its enemies had gone over
to the senate to hear Senator Hill
| speak ne passed it. Word was sent tn
his opponents, but when they rushed
| back to the house they We're too late.
This gave the Stone bill great proni-
| nCnce Colonel Stone has worked hard
since he first went to congress to se-
| cure the passage of the law TO restrict
immigration, and it was mainly
through his efforts that bill was
IasseG through the house last con-
gress. This bill was vetoed by Pres
dent Cleveland, and When it care ba"E
into the house Colonel stone led the
fight. The chairman of the immigra-
| ION committee did all he could to pre-,
vent its passage, hut the house voted
with Colonel stone and passed l. uvel
the presidents veto. He is known ans
recognized as q leader in the cause ol
restricted immigration, not only il
congrt 81, Dut throughout the country
A LOVER OF BOOKS.
Colonel Stone is as intensely dOmes'
tbs in his tastes as he is loyal to his
labors as a representative Of his peO,
pie. He has had an office built in tht
basement OF his Washington home ant
all such work as can he transacted
away from the Capitol is done there
He cares little for the amenities Of So
called social life, though he occasion
ally goes out with his wife, of whom
he is very proud. She has youth, beau
ty and enthusiasm and is deeply inter
ested in her husbands career and sue
cess. She is a graceful hostess and tn,
men of brains and brilliancy that are Sc
sadly lacking at the ordinary run o
teas and receptions are always to b,
met with i'm guodly numbers i'm he
drawing room she dresses in the per
fection of taste and has no more fas
tidlous critic nor ardent admirer thar
her husband.
| Colonel Stone divides his evening"
among his wife, children and books
He is AN omuiNerouS reader neVe
/ making a railroad journey without tn
companionship of book. On one o
his recent trips from here to Pittsburi
he was immersed in the Seats of tn
Mighty" He has so decided penchan
| 20, hnoLs oF adventure that there (
a standing order at the library for liter
ature of that description. 1t is this ben
, | possibly that makes him SO fascinatin