Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-09
GOVERNOR VETOES
FIVE SNYDER BILLS
State Bank Examiners Salary
Raiser Is Also Turned Down
by the Executive

Five bills presented in the Senate
by Senator Charles A. Snyder, Schuyl-
kill. to change the State laws relative
to moving picture and other amuse-
ment places were announced last night
as vetoed by Governor Brumbaugh.
On the bill legalizing the construc-
ton OF buildings in use for moving
pictures and vaudeville prior to May
20, 1918. the Governor says hat it
purports to remove such buildings
from the supervision of the Depart
ment of Labor and Industry and that
there can be no sound reason for so
doing. La the fullest protection
of life and health be given the public
when they seek recreation and amuse-
ment," says he in his veto.
On the bill exempting from opera
ton of first class city building in
spection certain buildings used for
-amusements, the Governor says that
the bill would nullify a decree of a
court and allow maintenance of
menaces to the public. A compan-
sion bill exempting some vaudeville
places from operation of the fire
marshafs law was vetoed for the rea-
son that nothing should be done that
would lessen safeguards for people.
amusement places was vetoed be-
cause it is part of the series and is
not necessary because others were APP
proved. Relative to the fifth bill,
aimed to repeal certain sections OF
the law regulating amusement places
in first class cities, the Governor says:
The sections repealed require all
theaters, ETC., to be licensed and that
the bill wipes out the power of the
mayor to prohibit immoral perform
ances. "It takes away the mayors
power to revoke a license to these
amusement places and it also takes
away the provision requiring that the
license fees shall be paid to the mu-
nicipality. The law as it now is safe
guards the morals of the community
and is in every way preferable to
unregulated and unrestrained be-
haviour. The surprising thing is hat
any one should wan this repeater
concludes the Governors message.
The Governor vetoed the Senate
bill 10 fix the salary of State bank
examiners at $4,000. saying it would
add materially to cost of the service
and that in the present state of the
finances 1t is not wise to increase 1t
now.
The bill establishing fifty cents as
the fee for witnesses at coroner's
inquests was vetoed with the remark:
"A fifty cent fee is a novelty in legis-
lative creation. The present law is
adequate. This one is not"
In vetoing the bill regulating term
and election of township supervisors
the Governor says: "It would re-
move from ONCE certain persons now
serving and would IL carried to its
possible limits, give political groups
the advantage over others. This, of
course. is unfair and unwise."
The Governor announced his ap-
prevail of six bills. including the Sny-
der bill establishing under the De-
partment of Labor and Industry a
system of regulation of employment
agencies. It is to be directed by a
State bureau under a director and
there are to be branch Offices. This
bill and one pending r designed to
give the State free employment agen-
cies.
other bills approved were:
Amending school code by striking
out requirement hat debt may be
incurred and bonds issued at time
of assessing and levying the annual
school taxes.
Repeating act of April rs, 1859 for
appointment of inspector of illumin-
ating gas for Allegheny county, and
part of act of March rs, 1851, rela-
tive to borough of ~Catasauqua.
Providing method of establishing
title to lands acquired at a sale for
unpaid taxes or municipal claims.
Amending certified accountants act
of March 90, 1899, by providing that
two members of the examining board
shall be appointed from the eastern
part of the State, two from the west
ern part and one from the central.
Annual examinations are provided for
November instead of twice a year and
shall be held in Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh,