Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-10
WILLIAMS READY
To TAKE UP BILLS
Law and Order Committee Chair
man VIII Re Prepared With
Local Option Measure
CONGRESSMAN TO MEMBERS
MIR. Ainey Discusses Foreign Rela-
tons in the Hall of the
Representatives
CONGRESSMAN TO MEMBERS

George w. williams. of Toga, |
chairman of the House law and order
committee, will take up a program for
the local option bill next week with
members of his committee and the
bill will be taken good care of. Mr..
Williams is one of the most respected
members of the House. and everyone
has confidence in his fairness.
The committee organized yesterday
afternoon and has arranged to serious
~ consider the prohibition amend
ment and the other bills dealing with
the liquor problem, but the local op-
ton bill will not be programmed un-
TIL Mr.. Williams has had a chance
10 confer with the governor and with
men active in temperance work. That
1t will be reported out is d forcsono
conclusion
The boxing commission bill is also
IN the hands of this committee and
Its disposal is problcmatical. Sam
Perry, author OF the bill. is said to de-
sire action.
The various third class city bills
will be taken up actively by the NUM-
clpal corporations committee next
week. Practically all of the third
class cities are represented on the
committee. Mr.. Wildman being the
Harrisburg member. Some interest
The third judge bill is attracting
much attention among the members of
the House. 1t is now on the calendar
and a statement of what Is done in
the Dauphin county court will be pre-
sented when the time comes.
Congressman w. ID. Il. Ainey, of
Montrose. who addressed a public
meeting in the House last night on
Americas problems in the Pacific was
most interesting in his remarks on
Japan, where he spent several weeks.
lie said that the time was coming
when some settlement of the ques-
tlons between the countries was neces-
sary. He gave descriptions of Ameri-
can possessions and pointed out their
relation to Japan and then discussed
the japanese power. Part of his talk
was plea for better relations.
The State Grange legislative and
executive committee at its meeting
here yesterday named John A. Nc
Spartan, William T. Greasy and Allan
d. Miller as committee to draft a
highway program. The committee
promised early action, \ statement
was issued heartily endorsing the Will
liams local option bill as an eminently
fair measure and predicting that it,
would pass.
-EX-M Mayor William A. Magee was
here yesterday discussing Pittsburgh
legislation. He is chairman of the
Ship Canal board and is working out
plans.
The House municipal affairs COM
mittee had a lively hearing on the
trading stamp bill yesterday after
noon and it was stated that the COM
panies which take millions from the
State do not pay a cent in return.
Wilmer Grow. for the state merchants
made a strong speech against the
stamps, and L. b. Smith, Pittsburgh,
also spoke. The committee will give
the companies chance later on.
The Fayette county mothers
pension board filed its report yester-
day with the House. Its conclusions
show the necessity for additional
money.
Superintendent and officers of
county insane hospitals had a meet
ing yesterday in the Senate caucus
room and decided that some institu-
tions needed to be brought up to the
standard set by others. The resolu-
tions adopted favored an increase of
% cents per week per capita for main
tenance for those that make an effort
to give good service to their unfor-
tunate charges.
The deficiency bill was signed
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the first to reach him.
People connected with the State
government were recalling to-day that
a few years ago the Democratic news
papers were very eager to obtain the
advertising of the constitutional
amendments and that on one occasion
the chairman of the Democratic State
committee sent a list of names of
newspapers TO receive the advertising.
The Harrisburg Patriot was on the
list of the Democratic State chair
man. Since that time some newspa-
pers have frothed every time consti-
tutional amendment advertising is
mentioned.
The suggestion was made last
night that the officials OF the State De-
partment of Labor and Industry
should act as a board in the operation
of workmen's compensation, much as
the industrial board operates.
Senator McNichol thinks Phila-
delphia should go slow in bonding it.
self for 100000 600 for transit and
be ready to meet the fixed charges
when they arise.