Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-01
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By the Ex-Committecman

Carrying of the motion to send to
the House Rules Committee the Dunn
resolution to fix May 81 as the date
for adjournment was a check to the
Ware element in the House. For some
time Ware men. aided by some or the
administration men in the rural coun-
ties. have been working up sentiment
in favor of an early adjournment The
administration men would like to end
the session as soon as possible be-
cause, in the language of one OF them,
they are mot sure when something
unpleasant is not going to bob up
and owing to uncertainty about the
attitude of Auditor General Snyder.
They are opposed to the idea of re-
cess to permit the Governor to act
on the appropriation bills. which is
part of the avowed program of the
Penrose people. and are pointing to
the expense of the session as another
reason for closing up.
The fact that John r. X. Scott help
ed prolong the session of 1913 by nu-
merous speeches and by partisan ma
neuvering was thrown at the Ware
men last night and they retaliated by
showing that last session Penrose
men tried to force the administration
IorCeS 10 vote LOT All auJourlliHeht l,
citing the votes of Messrs. Baldwin,
Rininger and Stern in favor of fixing
date in May.
The committee in charge of the res
olution was busy to-day sounding out
sentiment regarding adjournment and
will meet with senators late in the
day. An adjournment resolution must
be joint affair.
1t was said to-day that the Leg
islature would stay in session until
well into June at least so that chance
for remedial legislation growing out
of the appointment situation might be
presented, If necessary. Auditor Gen.
eral Snyder is expected to raise is
sues pretty promptly.
A. w. Powell, retiring Auditor
General. was given a watch last even
ing by his stan. Mrs. Powell and
Miss Betty Powell were also remem-
bered. The speeches were made by
the veteran Christian w. Myers, w.
b. Kay and c. P. Rogers. Jr.
1t is said that General Snyder
will retain C. P. Rogers, Jr. and will
name Graham r. Hurd, of Potter
county, formerly in the department,
to place. Hurd was one of the men
dismissed last year when Powell went
on the warpath about presidential
primary time.
Representative Boyer saved a
fight in the House to-day by sending
his civil service probe resolution to
If ii had come up this
morning there would have been an
other Philadelphia wash day." as
Sites would say.
-EX- X-Representative Horace w.
a. go, - xvte
tied the House last evening without
his historic. red vest. He has grown
a mustache since he left legislative
halls.
"A resolution was adopted in the
House last night to retuEn to the suf-
fragists the petitions presented in be-
half of their measure:
Reading Clerk Quay Hewitt, OF
the House, who got appendicitis two
weeks ago. is back but rather pale.
Speakers Clerk George Hill did the
roll calling.
Representative Rich. Of Clinton.
in speaking about activity in pursuit
of business in the House last night,
trenchment and reform was ever sup
posed to meet.
Representative Boyd, chairman of
the subcommittee on the bill for an
extra Judge for Montgomery county
will have a hearing on Wednesday
on the bill.
Representative Stern put over a
pun last night Mr.. Drake, Greene,
did not vote on the adjournment res
olution. MIR. Drake" remarked Stern
during the. rollcall, lis a duck"
The Black bill to forbid holding
al IL, fA1n NKyh
is sold was reported out last night.
1t would force many changes in poll
ing places around the State.
Under the terms of the Bennett
excise bill the Auditor General would
send the names of nine persons to
the judges of each county for selec-
tion of members of the excise board.
The Following statement was is
sued last night by Paul Littlefeld,
secretary of the State Chamber of
Commerce.: The Pennsylvania State
Chamber of Commerce desires public
ly to call the attention of the busi-
ness interests of our State to the
many bills recently introduced pro-
viding for increased taxation. We are
facing a great tax levy by the Fed
eral Government upon all kinds of
industrial and commercial activities
to be collected in large part in Penn
sylvania. and the citizens of Pennsyl-
vania should consider carefully the
new revenue bills now before our
General Assembly. The State Cham
Der urges businessmen to confer with
their senators and representatives
and make their views known to the
members of the Legislature. In this
way legislators will become familiar
with the views of the business inter
ests of our State as to the ability of
our taxpayers to pay State increases
in taxation on top of new heavy FED
eral taxation"