Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
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BY the Ex-CommitteemaH

Members of the Legislature and
many residents of the State who are
desirous of getting action on the reso-
lutions for submission to the people
of the proposed prohibition amend
ment believe that definite steps VIII be
taken by the committees to which the
resolutions were committed WITHIN the
next month. Ordinarily local option
bills have had the right of way. This
year many people who have been
hackers of local option in times gone
by have declared themselves for prohl-
bition, noting what has been going on
in other States and not being satis-
fed with the way some of the boosters
of local option have operated in the
recent sessions. This was especially
demonstrated at the recent conference
in Pittsburgh.
For some time past temperance
workers in this State have been watch
ing the effect upon the general public
of the enactment of dry laws IN
other States and many of them have
decided that the best way to get senti-
ment worked up is by a prohibition
amendment. Year after year local op-
ton comes here to be beaten and by
votes which vary little from session to
session
When the recess is over there will
be a demand for some action by the
House committee on the Smith consti-
tutional amendment, which was pre-
sented by the member from Bedford.
The names of Congressman Henry
w. Temple, of Washington county,
and Henry w. Watson, of the Mont
gomery- Bucks district, are being men
toned as possible candidates for the
Republican nomination for Governor
by the Pittsburgh Dispatch in some of
it's Washington correspondence. Both
are men of unusual ability and have
demonstrated political strength.
The Philadelphia Record to-day
revives the time-honored charges of
careless printing of legislative bills.
Every session there is more or less
vexation of spirit over the printing and
the Record in it's article says that the
men responsible for the work were ap-
pointed by the Governor and that they
were not named because of proficiency
in proof reading.
Criticism of Chairman wagner, of
the House law and order committee,
is made to-day by the Philadelphia
North American on the ground that
he has failed to fix time for hear
ing as promised.
Senator Penrose's declaration for
a square deal for Pennsylvania indus
tries was read with interest at the
Legislative halls to-day. The senator's
course in the revenue legislation is be-
ing generally approved by the legisla-
tors. The high cost of living is GER
tainly being added to by every Demo-
cratic measure.
Thomas r. Mcdowell, former
member of the House, was elected
head of the Chester county Supervis-
ors at the annual meeting yesterday.
Governor Brumbaugh has not yet
| informed senators when he expects to
send in the recess appointments and
| the senator's do not appear to be wor-
rying much about it.
| The Philadelphia Evening Bulle-
| tin last evening declared that there
were signs of a working agreement be-
| tween the factions of the Legislature
once the probe" resolution is cleared
away The Bulletin looks for a SEM
| blance of harmony, to be worked out
| with the Governor being considered as
little as possible in future matters.
| The Philadelphia Record editorially
| declares to-day that Senator Penrose
must investi gate some departments of
! the State government through stand
| ing committees in the event that the
| Governors veto stands. The gossip
! to-day was that such action would be
taken regarding several departments.
The Democratic move to raise
money by juggling with the oleo laws
/ is being carefully watched at the Cap
! itol, and it is believed that the Under
wood act would do away with State
regulations and enable the oleo maxi
ers to flood the country with their
product at a pretty cheap license
which would all go to the national
treasury and not to the State. Some
of the Democrats called upon for eX-
plantations have had little to say about
the oleo feature.
Over a dozen polling places which
are now in saloons or hotels would be
changed in this county alone If the
Black bill presented yesterday be-
comes a law.
Considerable comment has been
called by passage at arms in the Sen
ate the other day between Senator
Ware and Senator Charles A. Snyder.
Senator Ware declared that recent de-
velopments had shown that the Gov
ernor's friends were strong enough to
prevent anything being done which
was not fair and informed the senator
from Schuylkill that telephone COM
panies would not be forced to bear
] more taxation and railroads escape.
1t has been definitely decided that
no action will be taken on any inn
portant appointments from the Gov
ernors office until after the Senate re-
conyenes in March.