Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-20
HOUSE AND SENATE
WORK OVERTIME
Adjourn Sine Die After Lively De-
bates Necessitating Turning
Back Of the Clock

The Legislature of 1915 adjourned
TINS afternoon. observing the tradi-
tional ceremonies. Gifts were pre-
sented to the officers. the Governor in :
formed that the General Assembly had
concluded its work and the felicita-
tions exchanged between the houses.
Both houses had to extend their
sessions far beyond the legislative hour
OF noon, the clock being solemnly
turned back when it got too close to
II. 1t was really midafternoon when
the session closed
Action on several bills left on calen-
dars through amendments made yes
terday and on conference reports oc-
cupied the Senate and House and the
representatives marked their final ses-
sion by some lively debates, the discus
sions being the most animated of the
whole five months. The Senate con-
firmed the Public Service Commission
ers and all of the rest of the Gov
ernor's appointments.
Senate COnvenes
When the Senate reconvened to-day
the senators INDUCED in the usual
complimentary addresses and in gift
making incident to final adjournment.
Between the speeches business drib-
bled in from conference committees.
Among the reports received was that
from the committee having charge of
the bill giving equal rights in public
places to all persons regardless of
race, creed or color.
Things had dragged along so slowly
that when noon arrived, the hour for
final adjournment. the Senate still
had before 1T several bills and the
matter of the confirmation of the
Public Service Commission nomi-
nations sent in by the Governor last
night. These, with other appoint
ments sent in to-day came UP during
the early afternoon.
Speaker in Debate
The closing hour of the session of
the. House was marked by a brisk
passage at arms between Speaker AM
Dler and Mr.. Kuhn, Greene, in which
the latter was told to stop making
raise statements. The Greene mem
Der had started to object to the con-
ference committee report on the bill
regulating selection and salaries of
employees of the general assembly and
charged that two members were re-
corded as voting for the bill who were
not present.
Speaker Amber declared that the
member had no right to make untrue
statements
Mr.. Kuhn returned that he could
produce affidavits.
The Speaker said that the roll had
been fairly and slowly called and that
the conference report, not the roll call,
last night was up for discussion to-
day. The bill passed in the form of
the conference report 119 to AZ. Mr..
Stein, Philadelphia, then moved to eX-
punge Mn. Kuhn's remarks from the
record.
Mr.. Kuhn protested and Speaker
Amber reviewed what had taken place
last night. remarking on the time and
care lin calling the roll. He was in
terrupted by Mr.. Kuhn and told the
Greene member to sit down until he
finished. The Speaker said the at
tacks on the clerks were unwarranted
and was corroborated by Mr.. Wild
man. Mr.. Kuhn said he objected to
expunging the remarks but the House
voted to strike them off.
Equal Rights Bill Passes
The House adopted the conference
report on the equal rights" bill after
having killed it, When it came up
Mr.. Stein, Allegheny said a typo
graphical error made it the opposite
of what was intended. 1t was found
that the bill could be corrected and
this was done.
The Speaker was doomed for some
thing higher" by w Fl. Wilson in a
speech and the House vigorously took
it up.
The House passed several compli-
mentary resolutions. One congratu-
lated Representative Walsh on his
birthday and another expressed sym
pathy with Representative Haggerty
who is sick.
The general appropriation bill was
accepted in the House to-day when
the conference report was presented.
Mr.. Habgood, Mexican, said that
$4,000 had been inserted to take
care of bills for constitutional amend
ment advertising and thanked the
members.