Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-23
FOR SUPERVISION Of
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Geary, of Allegheny, Presents
Bill; Maurer Has Plan to
Relieve Unemployed

State supervision of all public ac-
counts is proposed in a bill introduced
into the House to-day by Mr.. Geary,
Allegheny. 1t would create a State
board of accounts consisting of the
Governor, Auditor General and chief
officer, who must be q certified public
accountant, to be known as the State
examiner and to receive $4,000 salary.
Provision is made for securing UNI
formity in all public accounts, State,
county municipal and institutional.
and for deputy and field examiners
and annual reports and Investigations.
To Relieve Unemployed
Mr.. Maurer, Berks, to-day intro
duced in the House a bill appropriatinS
$4,000, 600 to be expended upon public
works to furnish labor for unemploy-
ed. The operations specified are build
ing bridges, deepening streams to pre-
vent floods, filling of swampS, clearing
or reforesting land and are to be di-
rected by a commission composed OF
the Governor, Auditor General and
Commissioner of Labor and Industry.
The bill provides that the commission
shall be given "plenary power over
expenditures and that public work. he
started in all counties where there Is
any considerable number of workers
suffering from involuntary idleness.' y
Remove Grade Crossings
Grating in Pennsylvania to remove
annually one grade crossing on each
twenty miles of its line was introduced
into the House to-day by Mr.. Rlnn,
Lehigh. The act is to be enforced by
the Public Service Commission ana is
to become effective January l, 1916;
A penalty of 500 per day is provided
for each violation of the act.
A system of municipal liens for bor-
oughs is provided by q bill presented
by Mr.. Walter, Franklin.
Bills presented included: Mr.. Gra-
ham, Philadelphia, appropriating $fo,-
600 for farm for the Eastern PenlI
|tentiary as recommended by the Penal
Laws Commission.
Mr.. Miiliron, MISUNDERSTANDING
school code to provide for payment
of salaries of county school superln-
tendents monthly instead of quarterly.
Mothers Pension Bin
The House pensions committee To-
day reported affirmatively the Wicker
man bin to provide for supervision of
mothers pensions by State superVis-
ion under the Department of Public
Instruction.
The House passed finally:
The proposed uniform partnership
act which passed the Senate early IN
the month.
Authorizing railroad and street rail-
way companies to grant reduced trans
portation rates to ministers.
Regulating fire insurance rate max
ing bureaus under supervision OF the
Insurance Commissioner and prohlblt-
ing discrimination.
incorporating the Knowlton Turn
pike and Bridge Company, to con-
struct a bridge over the Delaware river
near Portland. Northampton county.
Authorizing district attorney in AL
legheny county to appoint secretary.
Senate bill increasing allowances to
services from 81 500 to $4,000.
Senate bill validating liens for street
provements in boroughs under act
of May IL, 1911.
Fixing peremptory challenges in Sc
lection of juries as follows: Felonies
and misdemeanors triable in oyer and
terminer courts. 20 each; felonies eX-
cept those triable in oyer and termi-
ner. bribery, arson, election frauds,
conspiracy, embracery, etc, II, and all
others s.
Providing for publication of advance
sheets of laws as soon as enacted.
Providing that notaries public
named during the recess of the Senate
shall be commissioned until March 81
of the ensuing legislative session.
Mr.. Swartz. Dauphin, to-day intro
duced by request bill to repeal the
act of April 4, 1905, for licensing Of
engineers in second and third class
cities.
A bill providing for election of one
road supervisor for a siX-year term in
second class townships every two years
was introduced by Mr.. Williams, Tioga.
The House will meet at 7.30 to-
night.