Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27

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Kay, McPeake, Mcvicar Miller, Allan d.
Milliron, Mitchell, Morgan, Theodore MOT
gan, Thomas j. Musser ogden, Phillips,
Reichenbacker, Rhoads. Harry L. Rlch'
Ross, Rudisill, Sampsell. Shaner, Charles
A; Showater Siggins Smith. Edgar X
Smith, Lee; Snyder, sites, Sweitzer, WICK
erman. Walker. Wallace. Walter. whitaker
Williams. George w. Wood. Wylie
Nays--Albee. Aron. Arthur, Baker Balul'
Baldridge. Bechtold. Benninger Beyer'
Bouton. Bovee, Boyd, Brady, Campbell
Theodore Christmas. Clements conner
Crosby. Cummns, Curry. Davis. Wllham'
Dawson. Dittrich Donneley. Drinkhouse'
Dunn. Ehrhardt, Erdman, Fackler, tltz-
gibbon, FLYNN. Fowler, Franklin fre'z'
Cans Geary, Glass, Colder Goodnough'
Graeff Graham Gransback, IIaldemah'
IIecht Heffernan, Hess. Hepburn Hiosh-
man, Hollern, Horton, lough, Howar'h'
Jones Lauter, Leary. Luppert Male. Man
gan McArdle McCaig. McNichol. Mearke,
Mehring. Mervne Michel, Miller. Ananas
David Miller. Conrad G.. Miller. George
j. A.: Milner Murdoch Murphy, Weary
Palmer. Patterson. Perry Pickering Powel''
Ramsey Reitzel Reynolds, Rhodes VIII
liam NJ. Richards. Ringler, Rinnger, Rinn.
Robertson. Rogers. Rothenberger, Sarig'
Schaeffer Adam &. Scott, Shattuck, Shunk'
Simpson, Sinclair. Smith, Frank l. Shlth'
jefferson w; Smith, oliver W; Snowden'
Somerman, Sones. Spangler. Speicher'
SproWlS, StatIanuer Steedle, SleTIHs, ''V'"'
Stofflet strauss, sullivan Swarta, Taylor,
Thomas. l'lsh. Trich. Vogdes Weimer'
Wells. West. Wickman. Williams John +,
Wobensmith Woodward, Zanders, Baldwin
tSpeaker).
Absent-Ben Bennett, Dale, Latferty,
Wagner, Ruddy and Wynne.
Not voting Maurer.
AMENDMENT VOTED down.
When the bin was called up Representa-
tive Robert s. Spangler, of York. offered an |
amendment that would make the unit the |
cities. boroughs and townships, instead of |
the county. Representative William T. |
Ramsey. of Delaware. wet spoke |
against the proposed amendment and it |
was defeated unanimously,
Representative Samuel A. Whitaker. of
chester County, a local optionist,, presided |
over the House during the debate.
Representative Ramsey spoke against the
bill
This does not solve the license prob
lem" he said Local option. no matter
what unit it provides. is purely a sectional
proposition. The liquor people have not
injected the ISSUE into politics under the
Brooks high license law.
The only people who have thrown the
question into politics are those who are op-
posed to the granting of any licenses at all.
The Antisaloon League candidates for
Judge in the many counties of the state
bear witness to this fact"
vICKERMAN CHAMPIONS BILL
Representative John W Nickerman. of
Allegheny, sponsor of the measure. led the
debate for the "drys." lie declared that
Pennsylvania will be bone dry" within "A
few years and defended the county as the
best unit for local option. lie said:
THE county is placed as the unit be-
cause it is the largest civic division within
the state. Taxes are levied and collected
with the county as the unit. Courts are
and have jurisdiction in this
way.
Recent decisions of the Superior and
Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania make it
clear that the granting of licenses is clearly
a question for the judge to decide according
TO his own personal opinion or prejudice
"rhe various municipalities of this state.
under laws made by the Legislature. have
the right to hold elections and vote them
selves into debt by creating bond issues
for various public improvements. When |
this Legislature enactS general laws of |
that kind it does not necessarily pass upon |
the wis., or fooshness of these mun- |
cipaltieS = incurring Indebtedness We take |
1t for granted that the voters know what !
they want better than we do and that un-
der certain general restrictions and limta-
tions they should be given the opportunity |
to say what they want If they make |
mistakes in judgment, they must pay the
penalty. but il is not for this Legislature |
to curb and prevent improvements which |
are conducive to the progress Of our va
rious municipalities, especially i'm matters |
that pertain to the health of the people
and The education of the young
"If Philadelphia comes here. as It always
does every session (for it can be truly said
of it's representatives that they carry out
the scriptural injunction of asking Iargely)
seeking legislation, that will enable the
voters of that city to incur large indebted
~ n
If the city of Pittsburgh comes asking for
legislation which will enable it to build !
subway or a tunnel, the members of the
Legislature from other sections of the State
are glad to give these citizens the privilege
which they desire. ON the other hand when
scores of representatives from rural coun-
ties come before this body session after ses-