Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-24
DEPARTMENT MEN
TO WATCH BILLS
Governor and Attorney General
Ask For Their Views on All
Pending Legislation


partments to keep
1zSl=zs5. s.=:=:EcE&an eye on bills af-
fecting his department or division or
commission and to secure copies and
make comments thereon. These COM
mentS are to be sent to the attorney
general for the information of the
Governor and the law officer.
This action is the first of the kind
ever taken and will result in closer
supervision of legislation.
The State Legislative Reference bu-
reau Is preparing a large amount of
legislation for the members of the two
houses to present in March. Many of
the bills are appropriation measures,
but there are others of a general char
acter.
The heads of departments of the
state government are furnishing their
estimates of the money needed to con-
duct their branches for two years to
the appropriations committee of the
House and it is expected that the gen.
eral bill Will be more nearly complete
than usual when presented next Mon
day.
Does Not Need to Act.-Governor
Brumbaugh does not have to act on
the resolution of the legislature call
ing on the President and Congress to
repeal the present tariff law in the
opinion of the attorney general. The
resolution says that ii is the sense of
the general assembly and the Cover
nor Will he advised that it does not
require his action.
Spoke at Banquet-Governor Brum-
baugh spoke last night at the Rotary
clubs banquet. The night before he
spoke at the banquet of the alumni
of the University of Pennsylvania.
Police Round Up Thieves. - State
policemen from the Greensburg troop
have arrested the men who broke in
to stores in Westmoreland county. In
addition they have taken men who
We're robbing hotels in that region
Few Members Here. - Few men,
bers of the Legislature are here for
the recess. Most of them have gone
home to look after personal matters
and when they return will be eager for
speedy adjournment.
Public SerVice.-C. A. Sisk of Fac
toryVille, Wyoming county, complains
to the Public Service Commission that
the Arlington Electric Company re-
fuses to furnish him service unless he
pays eNorbitant and discriminatory
rates Charles w. Bucher. of Gettys-
burg, who is connected with the White
Bun Rural Telephone Company, filed
q complaint against the Cumberland
Valley Telephone Company, alleging a
violation of contract to the extent that
the Rural company has lost consid-
erahle business
Argument at Williamsport - The
Superior Court has listed the Tioga
county license appeals for argument
at the Williamsport sitting.
sat at Pittsburgh.-The Public Serv-
Ice Commission sat at Pittsburgh yes
terday to hear the Beaver Valley water
; case.
Movie Men Busy.-The movement
by the moving picture men to secure
repeal of the censorship law began
today in Philadelphia. 1t is CON
tended that the national law provides
all the censorship needed.
New Directories Issued.-The new
legislative directories giving the names
or all officers and attaches and the
committees were issued at the Capitol
to-day.
May Reduce Fees.-A bill is being
prepared for reduction of the fees the
State receives for inspection of NOV
ing picture films. 1t will be backed by
the State censors.
Board Did Not Meet.-Owing to the
absence of the Governor. the State
Livestock Sanitary Board did not meet
to-day. 1t Will meet tomorrow and
a strong quarantine will be establish
ed against New Jersey because of foot
and mouth disease.
Governor Returning. - Governor
Brumbaugh will return to the city this
evening. lie has been considering
action on bills and appointments while
in Philadelphia. The livestock appro-
prlation bill Is to he acted upon to-
night or tomorrow.
Trust Companies Pay.-Several of
the States largest trust companies
to-day made their payments of State
tax to the Treasury. 1t is expected
that this tax will bring in a million
dollars.
Discuss Code.-The State Industrial
Board held a hearing in the House
caucus room on the canning code to-
day and number of suggestions were
made.
Butler Gets Results.-Gommissio
\. r. Butler. of the Department of
Fisheries. has been getting good re-
suits in his efforts to stop pollution of
streams and to-day Warden Albert
brought to his office models of the fill
tration system that have been success
fully installed at tanneries and refner-
les. These are Mr.. AIbert's own con-
trivances and have been the means not
only of halting pollution but of ssving
much to manufacturers. They permit
of utilization of waste products and
enable fish TO live in the waters which
were formerly so filed with poisons
mat nothing could exist in them,