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

Pennsylvania's legislature rejoices
in a McNichol in each branch. And
in eaoh house of the people the Nc
Nichol is chairman of the committee
on elections. In the Senate it is James
p, and in the House it is Thoma f.
Thomas +. McNichol, like James
p, was born in Philadelphia, but the
senatorial McNichol got a four years
start on the assembly McNichol.
Thomas comes from that ancient dis
trict of Philadelphia known as South
wark, although we cannot pronounce
1t the way he does. He also says he is
a product of the public schools and
that all should be proud of the fact.
He broke into the law in 1898 and into
the Legislature in 1911. He and
Charles j. Roney came to the Capitol
together and everyone has been aware
of the fact ever since.
Mr. McNichol has been a member
OF the committee on elections ever
since Speaker Amber took the gavel
and has rivalled the smile of the.
speaker when anyone asked him what
was going to happen to the aforesaid
bills. He is a good active chairman
and can call a meeting of his COM
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similar body. He shines in debate.
especially when there is some last
ditch fighting to be done and more
than one member who has essayed to
cross swords with him has gone away
with his W sword smashed to the
hilt and his arm in a sling. Mr.. Nc
Nichol celebrated the last session by
getting married and because he SEEM
ed to lave reached years of RESPONSE
bilities they made him chairman of the
committee on elections this trip. 1t
is entirely within the bounds of prob
ability that he will be reelected next
year.
Senator H. w. Schantz and Rep
resentative A. C. Stein will vary things
tomorrow by appearing before the
Pardon Board.
Copies of the child labor law are
being printed and will be distributed
through the Department of Labor and
Industry. The law is effective next
January.
Governor Brumbaugh plans to re-
main at the Capitol all of tomorrow
night s. as to be at hand to act
promptly on any matters which may
be sent to him by the legislature.
Much attention has Deen attracted
at the Capitol by the veto of the Ohio
ship canal bills by Governor Willis of
Ohio inc a good many think the
Pennsylvania bills will go the same
way.
Governor Brumbaugh will give a
dinner at the executive mansion to-
night in honor of the legislative cor
respondents of the session.
-Ex-Mayor E. A. Weimer, of Leba-
non, a brother of Representative A. A.
Weimer, was here looking after the
report of the Building Law Commits
sion.
Ex-senator Henry Cooper. of AL
~legheny, looked In on the close of the
session.
Provision for printing of 5000
copies of the borough code was made
in a resolution introduced into the
House last night by Mr..
McVicar, e g h e n y.
Borough He presented a measure
Code to to authorize printing of
Go Ont enough copies to take
care of everyone. 1t was
generally supported. Mr..
McVicar was sponsor for the code
which is one of the most important
acts of the session as it affects over
one to get through. The others are
tied UP in committee. The Legislative
Referendum Bureau will continue
c~odification under terms of the bill APP
proved on Saturday.
-IleSOlullOIH pointing WlIn pTlQe 10
Scranton, the third largest city of the
State n facilitating it on it's ap-
preaching semicenten-
NAL were presented IN
the House by Mr.. Ehr- Scranton
hardt, the senior Re Gets the
publican member and Glad Hand
one of the Scranton
members. The reso-
luton recited that the fiftieth ami
versary comes on April 20, 1916, and
that the people of the State should
join in h celebration and show their
interest in the city.
Among legislative visitors were:
Ex-Attorney General John C. Bell, eX-
Deputy Attorney General Morris
Wolfe, Congressman J.. j.. Casey,
wilkes Barre, and
John Nj. NORM, Pitts
Prominent burgh; Col. Charles A.
Men Visit Rock, Pittsburgh; ex-
Lawmakers Representative r. S.
Frey, York; ex-Sena-
tor John r.. Nulty,
Philadelphia; ex-Representative G..
w. Sassaman, Reading; ex-senator e.
F. Blewitts Scranton; DR.. s. L. Zeig-
Ter, Philadelphia director of health;
John Monaghan, Philadelphia.
-
Representative Cromer, of ALLIE
gheny. came back to work last night.
He said he had been selling brick and
would be on the job again. He inn
mediately got into a controversy with
Representative Stein, whom he said
had been taking stops" at him.
The Rev. Guido Bossard, pastor of
the Overlook Presbyterian Church,
offered prayer in the House last even
ing.
The biennial deluge of sneezing
powder fell on the House last night
and Speaker Amber had the windows