Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-29

Iue TWO houses OF the lIeSlSlulllIS,
about LOO beng in the House and
$50 in the Senate, these figures includ-
ing bills passing one house and being
given new numbers in the other. Last
session the number of bills presented
in the House alone was greater than
the total to date in the lower branch.
Numerous hearings are to be held
by the House appropriations commit
tee and this week heads of depart
ments will consult with Chairman
James r. Woodward regarding the es-
Inmates for the conduct of the State
government for the two-year period.
State Court.-The Dauphin County
Court has set April 23 as the date for
hearing State cases, including those
which involve State taxation, but the
number will be smaller than usual.
The Dauphin County Court will also
give hearings during April to a num-
Der of appeals from decisions of the
Public Service Commission.
Big Use of FertiliZer.-Commerc
fertilizer worth $7,945.000 was used
on the farms of Pennsylvania last
year, according TO statistics compiled
at the bureau of statistics OF the State
Department OF Agriculture. These fig
ures were gathered for the first time
and indicate that SO per cent of the
2l7,OO0 farmers in the State used COM
mercial fertilizer last year. The ma
terial used was SS1, 800 tons. about an
average of two tons to the farm. The
average price per ton is given as
$20.S0
Demonstrations On.-State Zoologist
Fl. A. Surface to-day announced that
the demonstrations of methods of COM
batting orchard pests, pruning trees
and preparing them for better crops
will be continued into April. The fifth
week of the demonstrations, which
have attracted thousands of neople,
viii begin tomorrow and the state
ment is made that they will be held at
o'clock every afternoon, rain or
shine, and that orchard owners desir-
ing information Immediately in ad-
vance of the budding season may bring
tw1gs for the state examiners.
.EX-Member Here. Harry K.
Dougherty, former member from Mer-
Ger county and formerly connected
with the dairy and food division, was
at the Capitol
Stocking Streams. - A number of
Cumberland county streams are be-
ing stocked with trout this week.
Fine year old fish are being used.
To Hold Up Bill. - Lackawanna
county members have requested that
the anthracite coal tax bill shall be
held up for few days until they have
had q chance to confer with members
from anthracite counties to ascertain
sentiment as to the amount of the
tax return.
To Sell Ten. - The Board of Pub
lie Grounds and Buildings is prepar-
ing to sell ten building in the Capitol
Park extension district on April 10.
After IL Justice. Two quo war
ranto proceedings brought against
Justice of the Peace Thompson Hud-
son, of Chester county, will be heard
at noon of April Z. it was said at the
Attorney Generals Department. JUS
tice Hudson had several years to serve
when the borough of Hopewell sur
rendered its charter on January 26,
1914. The proceedings are brought
by the supervisors of East Nottingham
and Lower Oxford Townships and
District Attorney Sproat 1t is not
certain, it was said at the Attorney
Generals office, whether the justice s
commission falls because of the sur
render of the borough's charter. The
courts may have to settle the case.
Expects Action. - Governor Brum-
baugh said to-day at the Capitol that
he expected the child labor and COM
pensation bills to be taeken up by the
committees of the House in charge
and reported out Tomorrow The
Governor came to the city to-day from
Philadelphia in company with Attor-
ney General Brown with whom he
went over the child labor bill and the
amendments PROPOSED by the manu-