Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-12

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dating certain sales of real estate under
orphans court on Saturday the Cover
nor signed the fiftieth bill.
Thus far the legislature has sent
lO4 bills to the Governor, of which
thirteen have been vetoed and thir-
teen recalled. The number of bills
passed thus far is considerably lower
than the total up to this time last ses-
sion.
Informal Meetings. Members of
the Public Service commission Will
conduct number of informal hearings
during this week preparatory to the
regular meetings of the commission
commencing here on April 19. The
meetings this week will be held in
Philadelphia, Scranton and Pittsburgh
and will he for investigation of local
complaints. The commission will also
have meeting here on April 81 when
the argument in the telephone rate
schedule will be held.
Students Hcre.-The period of high
school pilgrimages to the State Capitol
has come around again and this week
half a dozen schools will send delega-
tions here to see the lawmakers in
session. In the week just closed the
high schools of Bradford and Frank
lin visited the Capitol while small
ID
Allentown and Altoona to see the leg
islature. One hundred came from
Lancaster. n. Y.
McKenty's Ideas-Warden McKenty,
of the Eastern Penitentiary, is out with
an interview in which he says the
State should strictly censor moving
pictures.
Inspections Under Way.-The in
spections of the organizations of the
National Guard are under way in half
a dozen counties this week. The work
is to be finished in the next three
weeks.
Going to Wilkes es-BarPc.-John Price
Jackson, commissioner of labor and
industry, will go to Wilkes Barre to-
day to act as mediator in the strike.
Water Supply. - The State Water
Supply Commission will meet this
week for its regular session. The va
cancy caused by the retirement of B.
*. Focht has not yet been filled.
largest Makes Rcport.-The report
of the Pennsylvania Commission on
uniform legislation was submitted to
Governor Brumbaugh to-day by w. NJ.
Hargest, deputy attorney general, who
was named to succeed the late Robert
Snodgrass, of this city, as a member.
The other members are Judge w. II.
Stake and Walter George Smith, of
Philadelphia. The report indicates
that with the approval of the partner
ship act and the passage of the sales
act, which is now pending, the pro-
gram for commercial legislation vii be
completed, recent Legislatures having
enacted the negotiable instrument,
warehouse receipt, bill of lading and
stock transfer bills prepared by the
commission after consultation with
representatives. of other States.
Three Flower Bills Up.-Three bills
designating State flowers are on the
third reading calendar of the House
for to-night's session. They call for
designating of the sweet pea, wild
honeysucllle and tulip poplar bloom
as the official flower The tulip poplar
was substituted for the myrtle. The
Governor some time ago vetoed a bill
to make the mountain laurel the Off
cial flower.
Governor Sees Work.-Governo
Brumbaugh went out to get a line on
the way highway repairs are being car
ried on Saturday afternoon when he
took an automobile trip to Shippens-
burg. He remarked to-day that things
were going very we'll and that when
work was moving on Saturday after
noon it showed there was zeal in the
repairs.
General Logan Here.-General A. J.
Logan, of Pittsburgh, commander of
the Second brigade, was here to-day.