Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-12
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Governor Brumbaugh's recall of a
veto, while exciting much comment.
becaus it is unusual, Ices not affect
the legality of the bill a particle. As
stated in the Telegraph yesterday. the
Governor has absolute control of the
bills for thirty days from the adjourn
ment of the Legislature, n there is a
very interesting constitutional pro-
vision with which many people are not
familiar. The Governor may veto a
bill in the first ten days, recall the veto
and approve the bill twenty days lat2G,
If he desires. In fact, he may dov9t
any time within the thirty-day period.
The reason for this Is that the vetoes
are not binding until public notice is
given. Thus every veto that DR.. Brum-
baugh has announced thus far nay be
recalled and the bills signed. 1t is not
until the proclamation is made of the
vetoes that they are in force. For
years this proclamation has been
looked upon as a mere piece of 1egis-
lative or official form. 1t is in reality
a very important matter, for as soon
as the clerk who reads the vetoes to
the empty corridors and the
date and the af1xing of the great seal
the bills are dead beyond recall. Years
ago they used to read the proclamation
in front of the Capitol, where 1t at
tracted some attention and more badi-
mage for the clerk in charge. Lately
the proclamation has been read in the
corridors. which are public and afford
the proper setting. Now with APP
prevails 1t is different. AS soon as a
bill is signed and certified to the Seere-
tary of h Commonwealth, entered
and numbered, it is a law of the realm.
Vetoes are not binding until pro-
claimed. 1t is a very wise provision
and one that was put In as q safe
guard.
DnanIa a. kL1 Co.;kzI A... $500
so accustomed to talking about mil
lions that they lose sight of certain
things, especially when legislation is
being considered. Yesterday a couple
of men were arguing about the appro-
priation limit of this session and were
talking about $4,000 900 and $685.
5000 and differences of six and
eight millions in estimates. A third
man came up and, remarking that be
was broke, asked one to len him a
dollar until evening. The man ad-
dressed flushed up and said: Say, I'm
running light myself. I have just IS
cents" The other man laughed and
confessed to having S1.10 in his
clothes.
Still another suggestion of a State
flower for Pennsylvania has been made
and this time it is the morning glory.
State flowers were a popular object of
legislation in the session that Just clos
ed. The Governor vetoed the noun
tain laurel and the wild honeysuckle.
the sweet pea, the tulip poplar, the ar
butts I'M n few others raised their
heads only to be "a aside because of
executive displeasure. The suggestion
of the morning glory comes from Mrs.
F. Canevan, of Chester, whose idea
has been endorsed by a number OF peo-
pie interested in botanical develop
ment. She has written to Governor
Brumbaugh about 1t and the Governor
has given assurance that when he has
no more bills to bother him and the
appointments are all made and he has
time to think he will give the morning
glory consideration.
At least one of Harrisburg's intre-
pid canoeiSts, who has aviator desires
without the means to satisfy them,
has combined his love of canoeing
with his fondness for a~ir-propulsion in
a unique but entirely satisfactory
way. The canoeist has attached a pad
die similar to the type that is used to
drive an aeroplane, to a motor WHICH
is connected in his canoe. The shaft
of the propeller is elevated to a point
just above the back of the seat rest.
This eanoeist instead of pad
ding, simply Tolls back, starts his
more speed and much more ease than
a motorboat.
Among the younge members Of the
Dauphin county bar who served in
nearby towns as Memorial Day orators
was Philip S. Meyer, who spoke at New
Bethlehem. The New Bethlehem
Leader, the weekly paper, admired
Mr.. Meyers talk immensely and this
is what the paper had to say about
it: "Mr. Meyers address was perhaps
one of the most eloquent ever deliv-
cred in his place and throughout the
forty-five minutes in which he paid
tribute after tribute to the veterans
of the wars of the United States, and
to the position of the country among
the nations of the world, he held his
in word and thought the grafton of
last Monday will live long in the
hearts of those who heard t.