Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-18

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N\\\ 4" are being received
NSS\\YS at the adjutant
IA SEZMIWNJ generals depart
ESAEnSU aJsYM ment the camp of
instruction for off,
GH~e5HSkSkcAS GERS of the Nation
AlAfMHHqHV al Guard to be held
H3byU9OVu8 at Mt. Gretna, June
@-=A 6 to 8, inclusive, is
~E going to be q big
one. Last year the attendance ranged
about 450 and it is believed that this
yea will beat 1t.
The camp will be in special prepar-
alton for the encampbents to be held
at Mt. Gretna and Indiana n will
be for infantry officers only. The Off
GERS are to arrive in camp on June 3
and all considerations of rank will
be waved so that captains will carry
rifles and do patrol duty, while they
will go over the matters in which they
have been working all winter and
Spring. The time for acquisitions
ends on May 20.
Not Many Hearings. - 1t is improb-
able that there will be many hearings
given by the Governor. The big hear
ing of the executive list will be that
on the full crew repeater tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock in h execu-
tive reception room.
Public Service. - The Public Ser
vice commission began its second May
session to-day with the hearing of the
Raystown and Penn Central electric
cases. The commission will be here
until Friday.
Made a Record. - The House last
night made a record for concurring In
Senate amendments to appropriation
bills. OF fifty7eight all but two were
concurred in. 1t took until 2 o'clock
in the morning to do it, however.
Board of Pardons. - The session of
the State Board of Pardons set for to-
morrow has been postponed until
Wednesday,, May &c.
Governor Intercedes. - Atlanta dis
patches says thai Governor Brum-
baugh is among the men who have
written letters to the Governor of
Georgia interceding for the life of Leo
Frank.
Coal Region Visitor. - w. P. Bo-
land, Scranton coal operator, and Will
liam Wilhelm, of P~ottsville, were
among legislative visitors.
After Revenue. - Plans to expedite
the evenue raising bills remaining in
the hands of the Senate were discuss
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ernor Brumbaugh and leaders of the
Senate. The House has discussed
Senate. The House has discussed OF
committee and owing TO adjournment
on Saturday no more can be reported
out.
1t is the plan t have the Senate
act to-day or tomorrow on the stock
transfer tax bill which passed the
House last night and to take up the
escheat bill. The Governor pointed
out that owing to the demands for
road improvement and education he
desired to have the legislature enact
as many revenue raising bills as pos
sible.
To Approve Whitaker Bill. The
approval of the Whitaker bill creating
the State Commission of Agriculture
to take the place of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture is expected to be
announced before evening. The Gov
ernor went over the bill finally to-day.
1t is understood that he will not an
nounce the commission for some time.
He plans to place on it at least five
practical farmers.
Prominent Men to Speak. Presi-
dent w. G. Lee, of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen and prominent
representatives of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and railroad organi-
cations are expected to plead for the
veto of the full crew repeater before
the Governor tomorrow afternoon.
The railroads will also be represented.
Third Glass City Bill. - The Walton
bill providing for civil service for po-
licemen, firemen and certain other
employees of third class cities will be
amended in the House to-day to ex-
clude Lancaster from its provisions.
Lancaster operates under its own city
charter.
Capitol Visitors. - Among visitors
to the Governors office to-day were
ex-Attorneys General Todd and Bell,
Provost Smith of the University OF
Pennsylvania was also a Hill visitor.
President Judge Charles L. Brown, OF
the Philadelphia Municipal court, was
among III Legislative visitors. James
Scarlet, the lawyer, looked in on the
legislature at work.
More For College. - Plans are be-
ing discussed by Senators to add $780,
900 each to the appropriations for the
University of Pennsylvania and State
College.