Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-11
Committeeman
ON FIRST TOURS
House Appropriations Committee
Starts For the Three
Sanatoria Today
GOVERNOR IS In EARNEST
Tells Members of the Legislature
That He Would Like to Have
Some Action

Members of the House appropri-
ations committee divided into three
parties to-day ana went to the three
State tuberculosis sanitoria, parties go
ing to Mont Alto, Cresson and. Ham
burg where the work of the State De-
partment of Health was explained to
them. The parties will return to-
night. Next week more inspections
will be made to the various institu-
tions under direct State control.
1t is believed about the Capitol
that these inspections will be curtailed
because of the recess and that no in
spections will be made after the mid
die of March except to State College.
Next session they may be still further
reduced.
Thus far POI bills or just half of
those presented in the House have
been appropriation bills.
Members of the House are COM
mencing to realize that Governor
Brumbaugh is in earnest about the
| local option bill. A number of them
have been among his callers the last
few days and have had his ideas eX-
planned to them. The Governor is
said to have asked some members to
| to have been discussed.
The repeater for the anthracite
coal tax is to be taken up next week.
| 1t is believed at the Capitol that If
the courts knock out the present act
| that another similar to that originally
drawn by the State Taxation commits
sion will appear. The administration
would like to see the revenue contem
plated by the act in hand before the
session ends.
A bill to appropriate $4,000 for
Il monument at the site of McAlvey's S
fort in memory of General McAlVey
will be presented next week. This is
one of the historic spots of the Juniata
valley.
Getting in to see the Governor is
one of the most popular indoor sports
at the Capitol just now. The Governor
| is overrun with callers and misses his
meals regularly. So do many of his
callers.
-Rumors were current on the
Hill" last night that the Democratic
ringmasters committee of 1913 was
contemplating having a meeting with
| it's few henchmen with a view to draft
ling some legislation that would fur
nish campaign thunder.
! Charles f. Gibbons has been
! elected city treasurer OF HllJStOn u
succeed John Kehoe, Democratic boss
of the town, who resigned to accept
the postmastership Gibbons was not
| Kehoe's choice, but he got there just
| the same. The new treasurer is one
of Luzerne county's best known young
men. lie = Is iA7 EartrxAis So:
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Governor .Erumbaugh last night
agreed to attend the dinner of the
Legislative Sons of st. Patrick on
March 16. The following night he
will attend n similar dinner in Phila-
delphia.
Ex-senator Walter McNichols, OF
Scranton, was among visitors here yes
terday.
Governor Brumbaugp has not had
much opportunity to absnd to such
matters as selection of a staff. 1t Is
| understood that he will have the same
number as former governors.
Senator Ware and others interested
in the transit matter are in Phila-
dolphia to-day holding hearings on
| bills.
Tho State College appropriation
bills are expected to come in next
week. They are being drafted by the
trustees.