Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-28
ADJOURNMENT IS
MUCH DISCUSSED
Members Believe 1t viii Come
Around May Is If Child Labor
Goes Through Easily
SOME LOOK FOR MAY 20 NOW
Many Prominent Pennsylvanians
Visitors to the Legislative Halls
This Week

This Week
Unless the Legislature gets into a
snarl over the child labor or work
mems compensation bills, adjournment
on May 13 is likely and members of
the two houses who have had long ex-
perience said to-day that they ex-
pected to get away two weeks from
tomorrow. Some said that it would
be May 20.
The Senate committee in charge of
the adjournment date has been giving
consideration to the resolution passed
by the House for May 6, and while
some would like to concur, they rec
ognize that it is impossible. To-day a
few fears that the revenue raisers
might make trouble were heard, but
there seems to be disposition to take
the appropriations as they have been
outlined and not make a disturbance.
BY the middle of next week the
legislature will have plain sailing and
the House is now in fine shape to
tackle anything that comes along in
the way of changes by the. Senate in
pllls. or course, many matters will go
by the board. but 1t was understood
at the outset that this was not to be a
session with too many laws.
The shirtsleeve wave struck the
House yesterday and the example of
the Governor, who frankly discarded
his coat in his office. was catching"
The heat in the House was oppressive
and shirtsleeves ruled during the ses-
sions.
Elk Representative F. w. Hays. of
Oil City. was among the legislative
visitors.
Colonel Bill" Adams, of Luzerne,
test for the nomination for sheriff as
soon as the session ends.
j. Benjamin Dimmick, former
mayor of Scranton and opponent of
Senator Penrose for the Republican
senatorial nomination, was a visitor to
the Capitol and attracted attention in
the throng. He said he came to look
over the session.
Representative Roney says that
his constitutional convention bill offers
fine chance for the making of
monument for the session. He says the
lawmakers should shove il right along
Highway Commissioner Cunning
ham. former legislator, appears to
be a very popular man among the
members. He visits the halls and talks
things over with them.
The remarks made by Represen-
tattve Hepburn on the cold storage law
bill last night were the first the Della
ware man has made in several years
service.
Roger Devers, prominent labor
leader of Wilkes Barre. was here for
legislative hearing yesterday.
Thomas ]. Walker, staff CORES
pondent of the Philadelphia Ledger,
who has been in charge of the Ledg-
er's legislative work this session, got
the news yesterday that a daughter
had been born to him. He was given
hearty congratulations and taken be-
fore Governor Brumbaugh, who added
his compliments and presented him
with State flag for the baby.
Philadelphia police officials were
here yesterday to attend a hearing be-
for the Governor in behalf of the po-
lice pension bill. They raided the
House and were given jocose greetings
by the Philadelphia members.
senator Crow knew what it was to
be popular last night. Everyone want
ed to talk to him on the child labor
bill when he arrived and when he had
no motion to make the Senate ad-
Journed.
! William Lauder, of the State
/ Board of Education, is a Capitol visi-
tor. He helped frame the school code.
Representative Flynn, of Elk, was
the object of a most unusual query last
night. He had objected to a member
voting because the member had admit
ted he was out of the hall when his
name was called. Mr.. Kuhn, Greene,
demanded to know the reason for the
objection. The speaker ruled that the
Elk man did not have to tell. The
House had laugh over it.
-(fOngreSSman p X Fnpht nf
Lewsburg, looked in on the scene of his
former legislative activities.
d. ]. Driscoll of ST. Marys, for
mer Democratic State chairman, was
one of the legislatures visitors.
Two former senators, John J.
yesterday in regard to the legislation
affecting the Philadelphia city park
way. They were colleagues years ago.
DIR. G. M. Phillips principal OF
the West Chester normal school, was
among the legislative visitors yester-
day.
j. H. Torrey, prominent Scranton
lawyer, attended the hearing on the
Catlin bill yesterday.
Ex-senator e. H. James, of Halle
ton, spent several days here this week
in connection with legislation.
The end of the session is in sight.
The legislative correspondents had
Francis Rawle, Jr., of Phlladel-
phia, one of the country's famous
lawyers, was here yesterday for legis-
lative hearings.
james B. SAMSON, secretary of the
Wild Life League, says that the last
of the game legislation will be out of
the way in a few weeks
-Four Philadelphians. Representa-
tives Roney, Walsh, Hackett and For
ster, came to Harrisburg this week via
Representative Hackett's auto. They
reported a fine trip, without incident
except when the auto shed a tire and
caused the machine to be in danger of
turning turtle. This occurred near
Pottstown. They made the trip via
Reading and Lebanon, as the roads on
that route are much better than the
via Lancaster route, and there is less
! toll to pay. Leaving Philadelphia at
/ p. m, they arrived at the Capitol at
| 9 p. m.
-AssistanG District Attorney Maur-
ice ]. Speiser, of Philadelphia. former
member from the Second ward, Phila-
delphia. viewed the proceedings in the
House to-day. This is his first visit to
the Legislature since his incumbency
of the Second ward seat in the House.
Some of the members want him to re-
turn to participate in the "merrymak-
ing" which marks part of the conclud-
! ing hours of each session He was