Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-07
.RONEY STAR WITH
SPEAKERS GAV|EL
Philadelphia Member Adds to the
Joy of the Legislative Session
by Rulings
CONVENTION BILL SOON
Hearing on Proposition For New
Constitution to Be Held
Within Week
SOON
CONVENTION
BILL

Representative Charles j. Roney
gave the House demonstration or
what it was like to have a real czar
for Speaker last night. The Phila-
delphia orator, who had helped put
through the child labor bill with d
red-hot speech early in the day. was
taken from a restful attitude last night
and put in the chair when Repre-
sentative A c. STEMS throat had
gotten tired of acting as, Speaker.
Mr.. Roney presided with consid-
erable viSor and members were given
to understand that he was boss for the
time being. The sergeant-at-arms was
also given some exercise and the
Philadelphia members friends imme-
diately started a boom for the popular
chairman of ways and means for the
speakership.
Mr.. Roney announced last night that
the committee in charge of the bill Tor
a constitutional convention had ar
ranged for hearing next Tuesday.
The House appropriations COM
mittee members will leave tonight on
inspection tours. Next week viii be
the last If Mr.. Rothenberger does not
head off the program for the wind-up.
Farmer Dunn, who represents
what is termed rural Philadelphia, was
last night called upon to answer
number of questions about the price
of turnips and other produce. There
was an agricultural bill up and he was
interroSated frequently, chiefly on
things that would have kept John
McSparran busy to answer.
Many members of the House and
Senate We're accompanied by their
wives to-day. They came to attend
the Governors reception.
This is Pittsburgh day for the
Senate, as there are two big hearings
L. H. Il s,, ipl, 1,n lla
gheny metropolis is interested.
George j. Schad, former MEM
Der from Pittsburgh, was on the Hill
yesterday.
Democratic members of the House
are still studying over the OBrien
reference to their part and local op-
ton yesterday afternoon.
Ex-senator Frank F.. Baldwin, of
Austin. was at the Capitol yesterday
for a time. Fred A. Godcharles,
former senator, was also a "Hill"
visitor
Frank Gray, member of the last
House, came up from Philadelphia to
attend the local option hearing
The teachers retirement bill was
given a hearing yesterday afternoon
by the House committee on education
and it was strongly advocated.
Representative A. c. Stein and
Representative c. J. Roney are at odds
over whose district has the most juve-
nile workers.
The Blair county delegation in the
last House held a reunion yesterday.
Senator p. w. Snyder and G. c.. Irwin
and ID. l.. Claycomb, who were the
three members last session, all got
into the House at the same time.
1t seems the other evening Mr..
Wildman was called to the chair in the
House to permit the Speaker to meet
re1 1, Mi, l.
away a few minutes and the fact that
Mr. Wildman was asked to act as
Speaker appears to have disturbed the
morning censor.
EXIT Congressman j. d. Hicks, of
Blair county, was at the Capitol.
Philip II. Johnson, prominent
Philadelphia architect. was here yes
terday on business at the Capitol.
Mr.. Cromer got another bill put
to sleep last night. He told the House
it seemed as though the members did
not like his bills.
Members of the Legislature took
considerable interest to-day in the en-
dorsements given to Superior Court
land. Washington. Lebanon and a
number of counties have lined up for
them.
Representative II. w. Lanius, of
York, is the latest Democrat to join
the local option column.
The Nissley telephone bill, which
regulated removal of instruments, was
bumped in committee last evening.
Mr.. Wildman's bill to allow c.. II.
Sorge to sue the State was passed
finally by the House last night
announcement has been made by
Charles II. Harman, justice of the
peace of Wiconisco township, of his
intention to enter the arena as q Re-
publican candidate for county COM
missioner. Mr.. Harman has been q
justice since 1899 and the townships
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