Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-09
HOUSE GLEE CLUB
IN FIRST CONCERT
Sings Parody on TiPperary With
Local Option Coloring and
Attracts Comment
GARNER LENDS DIVERSION
Schuylkill Member Sends Mileage
Book to the Speaker and 1t
Is Sent Back Again

! Members of the House have formed
an unofficial glee club and it gave its
] first entertainment last night. Messrs.
Hefernan. Powell and Thomas APP
| peared TO alternate as leaders. The
concert consisted of several we'll
4 known selections and then the club
began TO sing parodies, startling the
audience with one arranged on the
tune OF "Tipperary.' 1t was "Good-by.
| local option. my hearts not there
The dry members gave the club
some boots, but there was also some
applause and an encore was demanded.
The club gave several other parodies
based on popular airs and having ref
erenCe TO legislative matters.
Late in the evening the club sere-
naded the House officers.
The House appropriations COM
mittee will be asked to set aside
SS00.000 for operation of the mothers
pension system for the whole State
for the next two years. Ex-senator
ranged with Chairman Woodward for
hearing to be given on Wednesday
TO a committee OF Philadelphians in
terested in the act. Mr.. Sheath has
given much study to the operation of
the law, for which he was sponsor last
session.
Soon after the House met last
night Mr. Garner. Schuylkill, sent a
mileage book TO the Speakers desk.
characterizing il as THE first fruit of
the full crew law"
MIR. Garner said that man repre-
senting the corporations had pre-
sented it to him.
Il have no use for it and hand it
to the chair said he.
The chair will return it TO the gen.
tleman. The chair has no use for il,
either" replied Speaker Amber.
Il decline 10 receive il" said Mr..
Garner.
The book was then laid on the desk
OF n clerk.
A resolution providing for State
representation at the launching of the
battleship Pennsylvania at Newport
News, Va. on March 16 was adopted
by the House on motion of Mr.. Wood
ward. chairman of the appropriations
committee. The committee is to con-
sist of the Governor. Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor. President pro tenn, Speaker
ten senator's and fifteen representa-
tives. with such other persons as may
be chosen. The Senate concurred.
M II. I. Wilson. jefferson. pre-
sented in the House a resolution for
letters sent in advance of q bill TO he
made up into packets. He said he
| had received geo letters in two
days.
The House railroads committee
has arranged TO give a hearing on
Wednesday afternoon TO engineers IA
vorable to the new headlight bill. The
/ opponents of the measure will be heard
! later.
House bills went over the 500
mark to-day.
The corporations committee of
/ the House. OF which Mr.. Habgood is
chairman. started business to-day with
srist of bills.
-EX- Representative O'Neil and
Gray. Philadelphia; Reese. Schuylkill,
| and Halferty, Allegheny, were among
visitors.
| Representative Swartz last night
introduced the bill for a $1,000 appro-
| priation to the Home for the Friend
! less. 1t is for maintenance.
| A bill to make a state highway
| OF the road from McConnellsburg to
Huntingdon appeared in the House
last night.
Register of Wills William Conner
of Allegheny county. was shaking
| hands with friends in the House.
DR.. J. NJ. Badly. president of the
State Medical Bureau, was among
| legislative visitors. He came to at
! tend hearings to-day
! Plans are being made for the
| House appropriations committee tC
visit Scranton the end of the week. 4
! general inspection will be made.
| The Spangler bill to fix salarie.
flor county officers in counties having
less than 10000 population. which in.
cludes Dauphin. was last night SEN
| back for a hearing.
! Representative Henry l. Wilson
/ of Jefferson, who presented the reso.
Tuition in the House last night for com
lmunication on bills to be made up in
package for convenient handling. saws
I that he has been told by members thai
they have lost valuable mail because il
/ has been swamped in the mass of let
tiers.
The Philadelphia housing bill
muddle is in a fair way to get settled
this week.