Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-13

ference with the commissioners on in
spection of streams and checking OF
pollution.
Policemen who will guard the Capitol
in addition to the Capitol policemen,
twenty-one strong, the five Public
Grounds and Buildings night watch
men and the various departmental
watchmen, arrived to-day. No State
official has yet given a statement OF
the reason for their presence.
Uniform Laws. The States COM
missioners on uniformity in legisla-
ton in their report to-day the Cover
nor urge that Pennsylvania create q
permanent commission to act with
similar bodies from other States and
so that the State may be sure of rep
resentation in the national conference.
The report reviews what has been done
in the way of uniform laws and says
the conference has confined itself to
subjects upon which there was All
obvious need of uniform legislation"
No Action on Transit. - The Public
Service Commissioners adjourned
shortly before one o'clock to-day after
being in executive session all morning
and Secretary Millar stated that the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit cases were
not taken up. The Philadelphia coal
taken up late in the day. No decisions
were announced.
Mr.. Gavin Hl.-Chief Clerk Thomas
II. Garvin is i'll at his home. He was
granted a leave of absence to-day.
To Accompany GOvernOr.-Adjutant
General Stewart will accompany the
COVnrnnr n tha nnnfaranpa with Cow
ernor Edge on State defense at Phila-
delphia on Saturday.
Colonel TrexIer Here. - Colonel II.
c. TreXler, quartermaster general of
the National Guard, was at the Capitol
to-day on military matters.
Lebanon Bill In. - Representative
A. A. Weimer to-day presented the
bill for the Good Samaritan Hospital
at Lebanon. 1t calls for $4,000.
Hear DIR. Schaumberg. - The State
Board of Charities is sitting to-day to
hear DIR. ]. f. Schaumberg, of Phila-
delphia, an expert in infectious dis
eases. The Board is also attending
the hearing in the Philadelphia Hos
pitfalls applications for appropriations
which is being held by the House ap-
propriations committee.
Suffragists Busy. - The executive
committee of the suffragists is here
to-day meeting legislative leaders and
looking after the details of the fight
for their amendment.
State Takes Action.-The State De-
partment of Health has taken action
to prevent spread of smallpox at
Ramseytown and to check the out
breaks of infantile paralysis reported
from anthracite regions.
Memorial Service. - Members of
the House will hold q memorial service
for the late Representative Charles j.
Roney. of Philadelphia, tonight. Rep
resentative John NJ. Flynn, of Elk, will
preside.
Discuss ArmorieS. - Members OF
the State Armory Board and of the
appropriation and military committees
of the two houses of the Legislature
met to-day in the Adjutant Generals
office to discuss the plan for an armory
building program to extend over sew
eral years. Calculations as to the
amount of money required to provide
each organization with an armory and
to enlarge those for organizations
which have lately been increased were
made.
Court Hears York Cases. - The
superior court to-day heard appeals
from Tioga and York counties and set
April % as the time for hearing tee
appeal in the Stoner case from Chester
county.