Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-08

IN this State with a view to pre-
pairing legislation to establish SINH
lar bodies. Four of these requests
have come from New York State, in
Guiding officials and members of the
legislature and the others have come
from men officially connected with
ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, In
LLAMA and Minnesota.
From time to time inquiries have
been made of the Legislative Refer
ence Bureau and from the State Po-
lice office for information, but the
requests of the last few days have sur
passed anything known in that line
The requests have asked for details as
10 cost of maintenance, the patrol
and barracks systems and the enlist
nent regulations. one request from
New York asked for appropriation
data and another for the arrests made
and services rendered on patrol duty
especially in rural districts.
Gather Inspecting. - Public Ser
vice Commissioner Gather left this
morning for Tioga county to make a
number of inspections in localities
where it is complained that service of
the Erie railroad is not what it should
be. The inspection trip will take in
six towns and a report will be made
this week. Tomorrow afternoon
Commissioner Gather will give some
informal hearings at the office of the
regular session will be held February
10, but Mr.. Gather is acting as resi-
dent commissioner and disposing of
matters as they come in.
Committee Named. - The following
committee has been named by the
State Educational Association to have
charge of the teacher retirement bill:
r. W. Sizes, Pittsburgh; d. a. Harmon,
Hazleton; p. NJ. Harbold, Millersville;
T. S. Davis Altoona; Miss Margaret
Mcguire. Philadelphia, and Superin-
tendent n. c. Schaeffer.
Board 10 Meet. - The Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings will
meet tomorrow afternoon. 1t will be
the first session with the Governor.
Buckman Has Hopes.-Senator c.
]. Buckman, chairman of the Senate
appropriation committee, said yester
day in Philadelphia that he hoped
some funds over and above what Au-
ditor General Powell estimated would
be found. A new estimate will prob
ably be asked.
Home For Boys. Senator c. W.
Sones, of Williamsport. is working on
a proposition to establish State home
for boys. 1t would be along the lines
of the Huntingdon reformatory and
take care of youngsters who cannot
be accommodated in any institution.
Want $4,000, 0,000.-The 122 appro-
priation bills now on the desk Of
Chairman Woodward, of the House
appropriations committee, aggregate
$15,170. .S90.54.
The Military Code. - Details of the
proposed military code on which Ad-
1utant General Thomas j. Stewart has
been working for weeks will probably
be completed by tonight and the
measure will make its appearance in
the Legislature this week. While de-
signed to make the National Guard
accord with the regular army in points
where the act of 1913 did not cover, it
is stated that the new bill does not
make many changes in the infantry
arm, but does carry some provisions
whereby Pennsylvania can get more
artillery, cavalry, engineer and other
auxiliary organizations. 1t will carry
authority for organization of more
batteries, n branch in which the State
is not up to what Uncle Sam requires,
but which necessitates a big outlay of
money at the start. The preparation
of the bill has been the subject of
some conferences between General
Stewart and War Department officials
and Governor Brumbaugh has indi-
Gated that he is entirely satisfied with
what General Stewart has provided in
the act.
Lieutenant Let Out. - General or
ders issued from National Guard
headquarters to-day announced the
discharge of Second Lieutenant Yer
non w. Larkin, Company b, Sixth
regiment at Chester, for absence from
his command for over thirty days
without leave.
Bill Is Ready. - The Child Labor
bill was to-day discussed by Attorney
General Brown and Paul II. Furman.
of the Child Labor association. 1t will
be presented tonight.
State Trustees Here. President
Sparks and trustees of State College,
to-day discussed matters with Gov
ernor Brumbaugh. The appropriation
bills will come along in a few days
Governors First Order. - Governor
Brumbaugh's first order as comman-
der-in-chief of the National Guard,
has been issued announcing the ap-
pointment of Adjutant General Stew
art.
To Consider Plans. The opening
of bids for the Lebanon armory has
been postponed pending revision of
plans by the board. The State De-
partment of Labor made some sug-
gestions on the plans.