Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-15
.F|REMEN'S BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Biennial Measure For Assistance of
Companies Carries $500
This Session
VACCINATION ORATORS
Cromer Told to Get Back Into His
Stall; Many Prominent
Visitors to House

The Wildman bill carrying the bien-
nial appropriation for the fire com
panies of Harrisburg was passed
finally in the House last night without
any comment and with only few
votes in opposition.
The bill carries $500, to be divided
between the fourteen companies on an
equal basis. 1t is a bill that is passed
every session. dating back from the
eighties, and forms an important item
in the lists of the volunteer fire COM
panies. When presented the bill called
for S6, 500. but this was reduced.
The bill will go through the Senate
without opposition.
1t always takes vaccination bill
to start up a discussion in the House
and last night Mr.. Cromer kept the
House working until nearly midnight
because he insisted on making some
speeches. Despite constant Interrupt
tions he held the floor until once he
was caught walking down the aisle
during speech. Thereupon MIR. Mill
iron. Armstrong. rose and objected,
declaring: Il object to the gentle
man speaking. He is not in his STALL
The bin was defeated, but Cromer
said that was fate.
Representative Gransback and
John II. Fow talked over the Quay
deadlock session of fifteen years ago.
They were members together.
-EX-Mayor J. B. McCaskey, of
Lancaster, and DIR. Donald McCaskey,
the road advocate, were here yes
terday.
Judging from the noise made in
Market Square this morning, the ac-
tion on the Glenn resolution was eX-
actly what the Democratic machine
hoped would be done.
The Ohio ship canal bills came
out of committee shortly before mid
night last night. There will be a fight
on them.
Representative Hugh Dawson. of
Scranton, was congratulated last night
on putting through the Scranton poor
board bill against the opposition of
Mr.. Ehrhardt, Father of the House" "
Mr.. Dawson is a son of the former
chief clerk of the Banking Depart
ment.
EX-Representative NJ. Fl. Kenue-
dy, of Pittsburgh. was here yesterday.
Ex-senator Enos II. Jones, of
Altoona, spent the day here yesterday.
Col Andrew Berger. of Pitts
burSh, was here yesterday to attend
the Banking committee hearing.
Peter ]. Hoban, former legislative
OI q, mas
been here the last few days.
Not even his custom of being
present while the Senate was in ses-
sion could keep the Rev. Thomas w.
Davis, chaplain of the Senate. away
from the opening game in Philadel-
phia. For the Senate SKY pilot is
also famous as Philadelphia base
ball parson." After having invoked the
Divine blessing upon the Senate's de-
1fhprn nj - 1,o
with his colleague the Rev. +. w.
Staley the House chaplain, to attend
TO the spiritual welfare of the Senate
also should the occasion arise, and
boarded the noon train, bound for the
reserved seat in Shibe Park which is
always held for him. When the first
''SoN' and "Mackmen" appeared on
the diamond, he probably forgot all
about Legislative affairs, and relapsed
from chaplain into fan.
The members of the judiciary
General committee, numbering 25.
were last evening entertained at n
dinner at which their chairman. Rep
resentative William II. Wilson, of
Philadelphia. was host. The dinner
was held at the Senate Hotel.
The bill to give national banks the
same powers as trust companies ap-
parently doesn't worry Philadelphia
bankers very much, for only one Phila-
delphian appeared at the hearing be-
fore the House Committee on Banks
and Banking. This was Emil Rosen-
berger, president of the Real Estate
Title Insurance and Trust company.
Mayor Jermyn, of Scranton. spent
part of last night at the House ses-
sion.
d. L. Starr. of Bellevue. head of
the Home Rule league, has been here
this week on Public Service legisla-
ton.
Philadelphia councilmen yester-
day called on Attorney General Brown
and agreed to take up a housing bill
compromise. They asked that the
Governor and Attorney General take
up the matter with Health Commits
sioner Dixon.
Governor Brumbaugh discussed
legislation with Senators last night and
the rumor foundry worked over time
dealing with all sorts of stories.
There are now no State flower
bills before the legislature except one
in a committee hot bed. 1t is now
likely to come out as the Governor has
let it be known that he thinks public
sentiment has not crystallized
John II. Fow. the former member
of the House, was at the Capitol yester-
day on the housing bill.
The clerks of the House had fur
with the speaker last night during
the vaccination debate. The talk had
gone on n long time and the clerks
suddenly found himself without even
parliamentarian.
Elk Representative 7. +. McDow-
ell, of Chester, called on old friends
in the House.