Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-02

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sion VIII be reached on that day
III regard TO the rehearing of the com-
paint OF Philadelphia organizations
against the increased passenger rates.
me nearing has been scheduled for
this city on January 3, but a petition
was presented TO have ii changed to-
Philadelphia
Tuesday the commission will resumal
hearings on the complaint against the
rates and service of the Springfield,
Consolidated Water Company in sub-I
urban Philadelphia districts; the Bead
yer Valley Water Company and the
Emlenton Water Company.
numerous contracts, petitions for,
sale of franchises and for use of fa-1
ci1ties are scheduled to be heard on
wednesday and Thursday the case of
the Crucible Steel Company, of Pitts-J
burgh, opposing the Pennsylvania raiI-d
road demurrage regulations will cornel
up. Station facilities at IAtitz andi
Cleona are also to be argued.
More Hearings S0on-It is probablei
that conference on the proposed
workmen's compensation act will beN
held in the Capitol before the changes
of administration as the Industrial Ac-i
cidents Commission has been asked to-
hsten TO some suggestions for changes
In the bill as drafted The day before
the inauguration a conference of rep-
resentatives of organized labor will
be held to discuss labor legislation and
especially the compensation act
TO Test Coal Tax-Argument in the
test or the constitutionality of the an-S
thracite coal tax will be heard by the
Dauphin county court on Monday. and
1t is probable that the test on the ap-
peal from settlement of the tax by the
auditor general will be permitted to
take the place of the action in equity.
filed several months ago. The fiscal
departments are proceeding with ar
arrangements to collect the tax for
1914 production, blanks for reports
having been issued.
Local Contracts.-Among the con-
tracts to be considered by the Public
Service Commission next week are
Carlisle and the Carlisle Heat and
Power Company; Juniata and Peoples
Natural Gas Company; Newport and
the Pennsylvania Railroad Compafly:
sales of electric companies to North-
umberland County Gas and Electric
Company; Bell Telephone and Har-.
risburg Light and Power companiess
Orrstown and Bell Telephone Com<
pany.
Cunningham Mentioned.-Jesse e.
b. Cunningham, first deputy attorney
general, is being more and more mens
toned as the likely selection as att
| torney general under DIR. Brum1baugh.
His appointment is being predicted
on the Hill where it is also predicted
by many that Secretary of the Com@
monwealth Robert McAfee and Adiu-
tant General Thomas j. Stewart will
be reappointed on January 19.
Chief Clerk Here. - Chief Clerk
Thomas II. Garvin, of the House, was
| on the job to-day looking after de-
tails of the organization next week.
Appointments Monday Governor
Tener is epected to announce the ap%
pointments of the coroner of MontS
gomery and the judge in Allegheny
on Monday.
DR.. White Named.-Dr. ]. Normam
| White, of Scranton, was to-day ap-
pointed coroner of Lackawanna coun-
| ey to succeed w. M. Lynch, elected
| senator.
Dr. Surface Returns.-State Zoolo4
| gist H. A. Surface returned to-day
| from Philadelphia, where he read two
| papers before the Society for the Adj
| vancement of Science on the work he
has been doing for the scientific con-
| troll of pests.
To Re-elect Clerks.-It is expected
that the Legislature will re-elect all
of the clerks when it meets on Mon~
day The appointive places will be
| filled on the reassembling.
Senator Clark Here.-Senator Hen4
ry A. Clark, of Erie, author of the
mission government act, was at the
| Capitol to-day.
May Postpone.-The Public Service
commission government, was at the
| day whether the hearing in the COM
plants against the Philadelphia Elec-
trio Company shall be continued from
January to January 20. The con-
tinuance has been requested by both
| parties. Action may be taken be-
fore Monday in regard to the ap-
plication to transfer the rate hearing
from Harrisburg to Philadelphia.
| New Member Arrives.-S. J. Bar
nett, of Delta, one of the new MEM
| bers of the House. was Capitol visi-
| tor
| No New Cases.-No new cases OF
| foot and mouth disease turned up
to-day. Further modification of the
quarantine is expected before long.