Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-20
NO ALL NIGHT FOR
THE LEGISLATORS
Senators and Members Adjourn
Shorty After l O'clock Be-
cause of Little Work

The Legislature of 1915. unpre-
denied in many ways, did something
unknown in many years on the last
night of it's session. Instead of stay
ing in session all night the two
branches adjourned before 2 o'clock
in the morning, its work. being pretty
we'll cleaned up and the precipitation
of so many appointments into the
Senate in the last twenty-four hours
having so occupied the attention of
the upper chamber hat precious little
was done outside of agreeing on con-
ference reports which were sent to the
printer. AS most of these were late
at the usual hours and for the first
time in the memory of a number of
old attaches there was no all night
session.
The SENATE held it's Wednesday ses-
sion until about l O'Clock when 1t adj
journed and then Immediately recon-
vened for the Thursday session with
a calendar and a prayer. The House
kept to Wednesday and adjourned at
10. The Senate kept going for an
hour longer.
Resolutions requesting the Governor
of Georgia to commute the sentence
of death imposed on Leo NJ. Frank
were presented in the House by Mr..
Woodward, Allegheny, and adopted.
Amid much confusion n challeng-
ing of the roll the House reconsidered
and passed the Senate bill to estab-
lish method of selection and fix salar-
les of employees of the legislature. The
bill increased some salaries and Demo-
Gratis fought it. The final vote was 115
to- 10.
The House refused to caucus in the
Senate amendments to the general ap-
preparation bill.
The House then reconsidered the
bill fixing salaries of county controllers
in counties having between 100, 900
and $4,000 population, but it was
killed on final passage.
Afternoon Session
-Four of the election law amend
ments were passed by the House in
Guiding the "antifusion' bill. Other
bills passed repeal the nomination pa
per law, this bill being a companion
to the measure passed yesterday. re-
late to the nomination of judicial
candidates by providing. h a when
two or more are to be elected those
receiving fifty-one per cent. of the
primary vote shall be declared elected
and permitting placing of occupations
after m of candidates in second
class cities for purposes of identifica-
ton.
Among the Senate bills to pass the
House finally at the afternoon session
were:
Providing for a branch Capitol COM
mission.
Requiring proprietors of places in
first and second class cities selling,
storing and repairing motorcycles to
make daily reports to police of num-
bers of vehicles therein.
Furnishing fraudulent wearing Of
police badges in first class cities.
Authorizing Industrial Board to
subdivide the day of rest in seven in
the women's employment law into
half days.
Urging as the sense of Pennsylvania
that in the peace negotiations follow
ing the European war that provision
be made for better treatment of Rus
sian Jews.
Authorizing erection of garages on
highways ten feet or more in width.
Empowering laundry companies char
tered in other States to hold realty in
Pennsylvania.
Senate amendments to the wor-
mems compensation series of bills
were concurred in by the House with
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delphla, presented the bills, stating that
they were satisfactory. The House
also concurred in Senate amendments
to the traction engine regulation and
the escheat bills.
A resolution amending the resolu-
ton submitting the constitutional
amendment on compensation acts so
that classiications may be made was
presented by Mr.. Roney, Philadelphia.
for the purpose of providing that 1t
shall be voted upon in November and
it was passed on to the Senate for con-
c~urrence.
The State College appropriation bill
was increased from 100000 to ST.
900, 900 and passed.
The Senate bill to prevent fraud in
sales of fruits, vegetables. trees, seeds,
etc, which was dropped from the call
endar earlier in the day was reconsid-
cred and passed.
Two bills repeating special laws
relative to the Berks county prison
were dropped from the calendar be-
cause of opposition from Berks mem
bers.