Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-04
GOVERNOR USES
HIS VETO AK
Seven Bills Fell nder the Dis
approval Weapon; Some
Bills Get By


Governor Brumbaugh late yester-
day increased his number of vetoes
to twenty-four. In addition to the
sales in bulk bill he used his AK on
the following:
Gouse bill providing for the re-
auction of the legislative bills to a
csze approXimating those used in
Congress. The Governor said that
1t is meritorious legislation and al
though agreed upon last fall to be-
come effective before the State let
its new printing contract in February
1t has just reached the Governor.
AS a result the Governor charges
that If enacted now it would cost
the State thousands of dollars. In
word" says the Governor, this bill
by delay negatives its good pro-
visions and if now approved would
add very large sum to the cost OF
the States printing"
House bill amending school code
so that auditors would have to hle
their statements by September l,
1917, the Governor saying that to
add an additional law for a purpose
so obviously unnecessary is not econ
omy" and that the present act is
adequate.
House bill providing that expenses
of treatment of persons bitten by
rabid dogs should be paid by coun-
ties out of the dog license fund on
which the Governor says: "Why
should county pay for the medical
and surgical treatment of a well-to-
person suffering from dog bite and
not pay for any other injury? Why
make the county pay one of hun
dred types of injury and not for
others? Why pay at all If the person
is able to pay his own Doctors bills?"
House bill increasing salaries of
clerks and employees in office of Phil
adelphia register of wills, on which
the Governor says that probably
the men are entitled to increased
pay, but that if they need reief it is
the business of the City Councils to
grant It. THE State is not warrant
ed in entering into local municipal
affairs in this manner"
House bill increasing fees of
jurors in Allegheny county. The
Governor says there is no reason
why a juror should be paid more in
one county than in another and that
the proposed act is a backward step.
Jurors worthy of a place on a jury
are there as n patriotic duty, not
for the fee." says the Governor.
House bill validating certain cleo
tions, a similar bill having been ap-
proved April &c.
The Haight House bill to make the
National Guard of Pennsylvania con-
form to the provisions of the Ma
tional defense act approved yester-
day is complete military code and
will become effective June /, sup
planting the act of 1915.
Senate bills approved were:
Requiring citizens of other States
to take out Pennsylvania hunters
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and forbidding aliens to hunt.
Civil service for paid fire depart
ments in third class cities.
Authorizing cities, boroughs and
towns to lease water works and sys-
TENS and to operate them, the Pub
lie Service Commission to approve
rates.
Validating elections which oc-
CURED in the case of the election in
Bethlehem on the question of be-
coming q third class city.
Giving Board of Delaware River
Navigation Commissioners power to
enforce act OF 1913 relative to opera
tS6N of motor boats on the Delaware.
Validating acts of corporations be-
fore recording of charters.
Six acts repeating obsolete laws re-
lating to Allegheny county.
Amending act Of 1915 providing
that counties, cities and other mu-
inequalities need not file affidavits of
defense.
House bills approved were:
Authorizing legislative reference
bureau to continue work Ct codifica-
ton of laws.
Providing that Philadelphia board
of recreation shall consist of seven
persons to be appointed by the
Mayor and to be appointed for two
year terms after this year; provid-
Ing for a vice-president of the board.
EXempting from claims of cred
itors proceeds of annuity and life
insurance contracts not exceeding
800 per month.
Making persons appointed by
County Commissioners to inspect
county roads officers to enforce road
regulations.
Increasing to 81 ler week the al
lowance for care and treatment of
chronic insane, half to be paid by
counties from which insane persons
were received at State institutions.