Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-27

Representative \. B. Hess, of Lam
caster, is being given congratulations
by the members of the House on his
victory on the bill to consolidate the
two penitentiaries. This has been
one OF the matters into which the Lam
caster member has thrown himself
with the usual ardor and he made n
lcouple of zeal speeches last night.
Mr.. Hess became interested in the
new penitentiary last session and took
charge of legislation for it. He also
sponsored the electrocution bill last
session and this year visited the new
institution which is rising at the Cen
ter county site and for which about a
quarter of million will be appropri
ated this year.
During the debate on the bill Mr..
Hess showed the results of his visits
to the place and his study of the gem
| ieral situation and what the consolida-
ton will mean in years TO come.
| Warden John Francies, of the
western institution, was in the hall
during the debate.
| Three local bills appeared last
night from Representative Spangler,
| Rich and Woods. The SpanEler bill
would amend the York county poor
board act of 1904 by rearranging the
election of directors.
Representative Atlee Brumbaugh
lis one of the school teachers of the
House. He has been long in the SER
vice in Blair county and is one of the
historians of the mountain region be-
sides being poet of no mean accom-
Iplishments.
Representative Urich, of Lebanon,
! is i'll at his home in Annville. lie
had a fall q week or so ago and came
here Wednesday only at much incon-
venience.
Congressman E. r. Kiess, of Ly-
coming, who is a State college trus-
tee, was here yesterday.
Representative NJ. j. Speiser. of
Philadelphia, now an assistant district
attorney, was a House visitor last
night.
Chester P. Ray, executive officer
of the Panama-Pacific Exposition
commission, was at the Capitol last
night.
The House had fewer visitors last
night than at any time during the
whole list of Monday night meetings.
| The interest is all over in the Senate
now.
Representative Mckay, of Craw-
ford. was called home by death in his
family.
Petitions for the Molly Pitcher
monument are being presented to the
House in bales. There is much inter
est in the measure.
George ". Allen, former mem
Der, said last night that he regretted
missing so many chances to make
speech. He was one Of the big takers
last session.
Representative r. ]. Baldwin
missed last nights session. 1t was his
first absence on Monday night in
long time.
The House pages last night issued
formal challenge on yellow paper
to the Senate pages to engage in q
game OF baseball. The challenge is
for the championship of the legislature
and if it can be arranged will be
played Saturday at the island. 1t will
start at 10 o'clock in the morning so
as to be ended by nightfal. Repre-
sentative Don Gingery may be invited
to umpire.
with a majority of a quarter of
million at the elections last Fall,
Pennsylvania's stalwart Republican
ism was an inspiration for Republi-
cans throughout the country Next
year the Republican party will elect
its national ticket by a smashing ma
jority and restore Republican control
in House and Senate. From what 1
have learned since coming to Pitts
burgh l am sure that Western Penn
sylvania will! do its share in the per-
forecast by Senator Boies Penrose of
what the voters will do to the Demo-
cratic party in the coming national
campaign was wildly cheered by
large gathering of leading business
men and active Republicans at the
American club at Pittsburgh yester-
day.
Senator Penrose has made plans
to visit a number of counties during
the next few months. 1t is believed
that he purposes to keep in close
touch with party leaders throughout
the State with a view particularly to
ascertaining sentiment as to whom the
State will support for the Republican
nomination for President next year
and as to what the State organization
will do in the matter of the election of
a successor to Senator Oliver. "It is
too early to discuss presidential posi-
bilities, Senator Penrose said last
night. Its much too early to say who
will be the probable nominee, though
the Republican party has plenty of
available men in Senator Weeks. of
Massachusetts; ex-Secretary Knox,
Representative Mann, the House floor
leader; Senator Burton, of Ohio; Gov
ernor Brumbaugh, of our own State;
Governor Whitman, or New York, and
others. l don't think there will be a
definite line on that situation until
after the November election this year"
observed the Senator when asked
about the probable Republican nomi-
nee to succeed Senator Oliver. "Of
course, ne added, the western end
of the State is entitled to the place,
and l don't believe there will be
serious disposition to question that
right To representation"
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