The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-24
IN EXTRA SESSION.
The Legislature Back at Harrisburg In
Obedience TO Call of the Gov.
ern0r. Old Bosses
CONSPICUOUS FOR THEIR ABSENCE.

LII COul'I HiJy Will pONeTuei
Pennvpacker's call fer an extra
session of the Legislature, the 2O4
Representatives and so Senators
which compose that body, assem-
bled in the new Capitol building
IN Harrisburg on Monday after
noon Of last week.
The Legislators were late In
getting to Harrisburg, principal
ly owing to the fact that they bad
to pay their way. 1t was novel
experience to some of them who
had ridden on an annual pass for
the past twenty-five years; but
thew bore 1t nobly, walked up to
the ticket Office, bought a 1000
mileage book, and handed out
their little thirty dollars just like
other people.
Neither Senator Penrose, nor
"Izzy" Durham, nor "Big jim"
McNlchol, nor any of the petty
bosses who carried orders from
the Boas mansion to the Leglsla.
ture one short year ago, were on
hand. If there Is any boss at all
connected with this Legislature,
tits Governor PennypacKer. AT
ter the fearful trouncing the Re-
publicans got last fall, he is ready
TO do anything to regain the fa-
vor OF the people, and the Cover
nor seized the idea of calling the
Legislature to meet and pass up
on reform measures. This Legls-
lature will do anything that Pen.
nypacker tells them to do. 1t
will pass the following measures
as suggested in the Pennypacker
proclamation
A Greater Pittsburg bill for which
The Governor has made two sugges-
tions.
A bill for reform in the State Treas
ury.
A legislative apportionment bill, the
passage of which has been refused for
many years.
A personal registration bill.
A Philadelphia "ripper" bill repeal
er.
A bill to regulate the amount to be
expended each year for the erection of
county bridges.
A measure to abolish fees in the Of
fees of the Secretary of the Common
wealth and the Insurance Commission
er.
a civil service bill.
A uniform primary election bill.
A bill relating to the expenditure of
money by candidates for nomination
and election to Office.
These bills will engage the at.
tention of the Legislature for at
least a month.
SESSIONS of less than an hour
were held on Tuesday by both
branches of the Legislature. The
members, of course, could not get
down to work until the bills would
be reported from the com mittee.
The time spent IN session was de-
voted to the introduction of bills.
The Governors Senatorial ap-
portionment bill is attracting
more attention than any other
measure before the Legislature.
The Governor is so intent upon
having this Legislature pass such
a bill that he has framed the m meas-
ure that will meet with his ap-
proval.
The bill is severely criticised
by Senators because four of the
districts in it are made up by ia
king portions OF four counties and
attaching them to four other coun-
ties. The Governor is aware that
this is in violation of the Consti.
tion, but he is reported to have
said that the mandate Of the fun
damental law to make an appor-
tlonment takes precedence over
the method.
Mr.. Greasy, of Colum bla, the
Democratic leader IN the House,
introduced a bill governing the
management of the State Treas.
ury. It was framed by Homer
l., Castle, private counsel for Mr..
Berry State Treaaurer-elect.
N The actis to go into effect the
first Monday Of May, 1906, the
\ beginning of the term of Mr.. Ber-
Iry lis especially provided that
the Treasurer must not be held
personally liable Tor the failure a.