Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
FLOOD OF BILLS
REACHES HOUSE
More Pay For Guardsmen Who
Served in the Mexican Bor-
der Emergency

last nlght but 1t received almost loo
bills and It's proceedings were decid-
edly interesting between the retire
ment of Mr. Hess. Lancaster, from the
/ Mines Committee cnairmanship and
The Spangler resolution demanding to
know why a better fishway lad not
been constructed at the McCalPS Ferry
dam. The new chaplain, the Rev. DR..
Zerfass, of Lancaster county, offered
his first prayer and was introduced to
the members.
Mr.. Hess got into the limelight soon
after the House was called to order.
He announced to the House that he
was not mining expert and was, un-
familiar with subterranean processes,
either physical or political. Speaker
Baldwin said he would name a chair
man later. MessrS. Bennett and Meh-
ring exchanged places on the Military
and Compare Bills Committees and
Messrs. Sterling and Mehring ex-
changed seats on the Military and
judiciary Special committees.
The resolution presented by Mr..
| Spangler calls upon the Commissioner
of Fisheries to inform the House why
the owners of the McCalls Ferry dam
have not installed a fiskway as re-
quired by action of the Legislature,
why he has not enforced the mandate
of the Legislature and why he did not
ask the Attorney General to proceed
| by quo warranto action.
The woman suffrage constitutional
amendment resolution was introduced
by Mr.. Whitaker, Chester according
to expectations. 1t must be adopted
| by two Legislatures to go to a vote.
Pay For Guardsmen
Representative w, ii. Dithrich, of
Allegheny, presented a bill in tie
House providing that each enlisted
man of the National Guard of Penn
Uh n
border shall be paid the difference
! between federal army pay and the rate
of pay of the National Guard of this
State for active service less the amount
paid to dependent relatives and any
bonus paid by the United States. An
appropriation of S1,500,000 is carried.
The Philadelphia Chamber of Com
merce sent a letter asking the State
of Pennsylvania to cooperate with the
New Jersey State Commission in Sc
curing the Delaware river bridge at
Philadelphia. This letter will be fol-
lowed by legislation as the Governor
has report from a commission which
studied the situation.
Maurer'S Income Tax
A State income tax that would pre-
vent anyone from receiving over $10,-
600 year was introduced by James A.
Maurer, tie Socialist member from
Reading. The bill provides a per
81, 900 and graduated scale up to so
per cent. on $4,000 incomes. The ef-
feet would be to hold all incomes
Gown to a $4,000 basis, all money
above that figure to be taken by the
ttate for old age pensions, roads,
canals, emergency employment funds
and swamp reclamation. 1t will not
get very far.
A bill prohibiting the use of cutouts
on eXhausts on any stationary gas en-
gine or internal combination engine
under penalty of fine of SIS to $25 was
sent to the desk by Mr.. Shattuck, of
Crawford.
DIR. Dunn, Philadelphia, presented a
bill prohibiting use of any boxes or
other containers for farm products by
persons other than those whose
names are on the boxes. etc.
Other bills introduced were:
Mr.. Lauler, Allegheny, appropriat-
ing $1S9,000 to the Soldiers Orphan
School Commission.
Mr.. McPeake, Washington, estab-
fishing fees for constables.
Mr.. Shattuck, Crawford, fixing sal
aries of clerks in the Banking Depart
ment.
Mr.. Fitzgibbon, Mexican, allowing
county treasurer in counties having
between 125, 900 and 10000 popula-
ton $1,S00 for clerks and fixing the
treasurer'S compensation for collect
ing licenses. This includes Dauphin.
Mr.. Cook, York, permitting cities
and borougEs to cooperate with the
State Highway Department in con-
struction and maintenance where
streets are continuation of State High
ways.
Mr.. Baker, Washington. regulating
collection of taxes and filing of liens
and repeating act of 1901; authorizing
issuance of certificates as qualified as
Gle nh acic fn nf
years practice who apply prior to
June 1, 1917, regulating extinguish-
ment of ground rent; validating mu-
nicipal liens for paving and curbing in
a borough.
License For "Gun Toters"
Mr.. Neary, Philadelphia, providing
a county license for persons desiring
to carry weapons to be issued by the
sheriff on application endorsed by
two real estate owners.
Mr.. Reynolds, Philadelphia, repeal
ing divorce act of May 8. 1913; au-
thorizing tobacco companies incor-
porated in otker States to hold real
estate in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Spangler, York. amending York
county poor board acts.
Mr.. Schaffer Schuylkill, making
burgesses eligible to succeed them
selves.
Mr.. Rininger, Blair, establishing
Dauphin county the salary would be
$4,000.
Mr.. Buvee, Erie, appropriating $685.
600 for improvement of Erie harbor |
Mr.. Lewis, jefferson, giving assent
of the State to the federal post roads
improvement act.
Mr.. Hollingsworth, Chester, author
izing a State association of township
supervisors and counties to pay ex-
penses.
For Township "Cops"
Mr.. Dithrich, Allegheny, authoriz-
ing second class townships to appoint
police.
Mr.. Ross, Allegheny. establishing
municipal courts in second class cities. |
Mr.. Dell, Huntingdon, increasing
pay of county auditors from So to SIS
per day.
Mr.. Rechenbacher, Wayne, appro-
priating 100000 to pay the share of |
Pennsylvania in acquiring toll bridges |
spanning the Delaware.
Mr.. Erdman, Lehigh, amending the |
election laws so that voters must make |
affidavit to total disability before re-
ceiving assistance in marking ballots |
Mr.. Davis, Lackawanna. providing
that all coal operators shall leave
enough coal in workings to support
surface and giving right of suit in
equity and claim for damages. The
statute of limitations is not to oper-
ate.