Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-04


ter to Attorney General Brown, asking
for the legal end of the matter and
Chief Clerk George d. Thorn, of the
State department. was asked about the
practical end. Mr.. Thorn looked up
what was done in 1898 and among the
records found the book of Captain A.
NJ. Porter's company of the Tenth in
fantry, which voted in Manila.
The Governors letter to Mr.. Brown
Is as follows:
IT beg to inquire of your depart
ment how to proceed to record the
votes of the soldiers of this Com
monwealth now in the service OF the
United States government on the bor--
der in Texas and New Mexico, and
elsewhere.
Il enclose copy of an act Of the Leg
islature approved August rs, 1864, and
beg to inquire whether this act is still
in force, and, if so, just what steps
it will be necessary for me to take
in order to provide the legal machin-
cry for the proper recording and COM
putting of the votes of these soldiers.
I beg to suggest that our registra-
ton and other laws relating to the
elections passed since this act should
be examined into to determine precise
ly all the necessary steps to be taken,
in order that there may be no question
about the official counting of these
votes
81 should like to inquire further as
to what compensation these commits
sioners would be entitled to, both as to
salary and to expenses, and from
what fund payment should be made"
Governor Leaves. - Much to the
surprise of Capitol Hill Governor
Brum baugh left yesterday afternoon
Maine. He had expected to remain
here until Saturday. No reason for
his sudden return was given. He will
not be here for several weeks.
Commission Plans. - Tne Public
Service Commission plans to have sew
eral important cases settled next
week. Executive sessions start on
Tuesday.
Widow Asks Aid. - The widow OF
c. L. Stipe, a Blair county constable
killed at Greensburg while making an
arrest, has applied for compensation
A hearing was held at Altoona yester-
day.
Patterson to Accept. - George NJ.
Patterson, of Blair county, the new
member of the Agricultural Commits
sion, will accept the place rendered
him and meet with the commission
shortly.
Camp Is Moved. - Action of Lieut.
Col Jackson in moving the site of
the recruit camp at Mt. Gretna from
to the more convenient place near the
parade grounds was much commented
upon at the Capitol to-day. People
who visited Mt. Gretna never could
understand why the recruit camp was
placed in the remote section occupied
by the Fourth in the first place. Incl
dentally many at the Capitol have
never been able to understand the
confusion and uncertainty which has
attended the launching of the camp
or the secrecy with which the recruit
ing plans were enveloped for so long
More Paralysis. - Philadelphia last
night reported number of additional
cases of infantile paralysis to Com
missioner of Health Dixon. Stringent
precautions are being taken in that
city
Big Increase Filed. - The formal
notices of increases Of debt by the
Bethlehem interests as a result of
absorption of the Pennsylvania and
Maryland Steel companies have been
filed at the Capitol. The Bethlehem
debt increase is from $50, 500, 900 to
$142, 100000 and the Penn Mary Steel
is $50. .000,0 900.
Hearings Next Week. - The State
Water Supply Commission last evening
announced that it had fixed next We'd
nesday afternoon for the hearings on
the application of the city of Harris
burg and the Central Iron and Steel
Company for changes in the river
front.
Ready to Proceed. - Dairy and
Food Commissioner James Foust has
arranged to proceed without delay in
the roundup of the rotten egg dealers
in Philadelphia in which he has been
promised cooperation or the city
authorities.
Inspected River Bank. Thomas
]. Lynch and Charles E. Ryder, of the
state Water Supply Commission, spent
a day this week making an inspection
of the Schuylkill water front in Read
ing. 1t is likely that some charges
of encroachment will be made very
shortly.