Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-22
CIVIL SERVICE
IS DISCUSSED
Wallace Bill Defeated by
House After Lengthy
Debate

Civil service was discussed for an
hour by the House last night and it
wound up by defeating by LOG to 6S
the Wallace bill to -.ut the govern
ments of the State and counties hav-
ing over 250,OOO population under
civil service, which could also be
made effective in other counties and
in cities on vote of their people. Mr..
wallace, Lawrence, urged the bill as
providing that efficiency which he
! said is the hope of Democracy.
Mr.. Stoffiet, Northampton, charged
that policemen and firemen in third
class cities had contributed to a fund
in the interest of the bill, but Mr..
Wallace asked him if the fund was
not raised for another bill relating
to third class cities. Mr.. Stoflet
said his information was that it was
raised for the Wallace bill.
We'll, have no knowledge of it.
They did not contribute in my city,"
rejoined Mr.. Wallace.
Mt. Sites, Montgomery, strongly
urged civil service as good govern
mental business. While Mr.. Dunn,
Philadelphia, after assailing civil
service in Philadelphia, moved to
drop the bill. He later withdrew the
motion.
Mr.. Walter, Franklin, said that
civil service was becoming increas-
lngly important in government and
declared that if the State had civil
service lit would not have the spec-
tacle of the Senate and the EXecu-
tive quarreling over appointments of
heads of departments. Department
heads, he said, had many places at
their disposal which should be under
civil service.
Mr.. Siggins, Warren, said the bill
was unconstitutional.
To Repeal Nonpartisan
The Senate bill repeating the non
partisan feature of the second class
city law was passed by vote of los
to II. -
Mr.. Ross, Allegheny, denounced
the bill, saying Pittsburgh people
did not want the change and that
as for Scranton, the other city affect
ed, he understood only few people
desired it. The bill, he said, was
opposed by businessmen. Mr.. Sui
ivan, Allegheny, differed with Mr..
Ross and asserted that q majority of
Republicans felt that the mayor and
councilmen should be responsible to
some political organization. Demo-
Gratis, he said, probably had the
same idea.
An attempt by Mr.. Campbell, Phil
adelphia, to send back tc the Health
and Sanitation Committee the SEN
ate antfdrug bill, was voted down.
Mr.. Campbell said that he desired
to make some amendments to the
bill but Mr.. Whitaker, Chester, OBJ
jected, saying that the bill had been
in committee for weeks and had
been given a hearing. The House
voted heavily in favor of retaining
the bill on the calendar.
The House recommitted the fol-
lowing bills:
Imposing a tax on receipts of the
atrical companies from other states
showing in Pennsylvania.
Regulating disposal of unclaimed
dogs.
Extending provisions of child la
Dor act to various schools.
The Walker bill granting State
right of eminent domain to take
road material, defeated last week,
was reconsidered, on motion of Mr..
Hess. Lancaster, and held over for
amendment.
Bills passed finally included:
Creating municipal liens in bor-
oughs.
Regulating return of boroughs to
township control when charter is
surrenderd.
The rule regulating display of fire.
arms in windows was defeated.
"PETE' HERMAN EASY WINNER
Philadelphia, May %. = Pete"
Herman, of New Orleans, showed
superior form over Gussie Lewis, of
this city, in five of the six rounds
before the Olympic Athletic Club last
night. Barring a flare up by Lewis
in the third round, the Louisiana
delegate had all the best of the 9TH
er fifteen minutes of the bout.
In the second round Herman rush
ed Lewis to the ropes, swung a left
hook to the jaw and Gussie went
fiat on his back for the count of nine.
He managed to get to- his feet and
spent the rest of the round hugging
and running around the ring to es-
cape Herman's vicious punches. Then
to the surprise of the crowd Lewis
came back in the third round with
a rush. He forced Herman on the
defensive and for the three minutes
actually had the best of the hot ex-
changes. Gussie, however, could not
stand prosperity and he fell back
in the rut when the fourth round
| opened and time and again had to
resort to Fabian tactics to keep out
of the way of Herman's hefty punch
| es.