Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-09
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because OF Its diSinclination to en-
act many things which certain peo-
PIE nave desired, its general policy
Oh ooing little in the way of pushing
the appropriation bills to the front
ana It's refusal to adjourn early. the
iact remains that it has performed
considerable service in the way of ad-
Vanclng codified law, remarked an at
torney of wide experience about leg
lslatlVe halls to-day. This man said
that among the legal monuments in
pennsylvania, measures which had
attracted national attention, were
the school code. the soft coal and
other codes, which date from the
Toner administration, and the hor-
oush code which was one Of the
enactments of Governor Brum-
oauSh nrst session. This Legislature
early passed an act providing that
the state Legislative Reference Bu-
Ieau. one of the most useful branch
eS OF the State government, in opin-
ION or the man who was talking,
should continue its codifcation of
laws. The general assembly has given
approval to various acts TO amend
eNlstlnS codes and is Just now en-
gagged in study of the great work
performed by the State Commission
OIL Laws Relating to Decedents' Es-
tales, which will bring within six or
seven acts multitude of Sta:Itss,
SClne dating back into the early days
OF the republic. The game IND fis;h
codes are now in the SenaGe and
Wheh enacted, rs they will be, men
anu women VIII be able to so hunt
ing or fishing without a law book
unGer one arm aad blank bail bond
under another. These two bills will
pe invaluable as many people have
peen arrested because of "iolations
OIL the law through sheer ignorance.
me township code, which would
provide system of government for
such municipalities similac to rhe
borough code, is in committee and
thefe are under way codes to as
semble the laws relative 20 pubic
charges, agriculture, insurance and
highways, while it is likely that in
the next few years codes governing
'corporations and even State taxa
ton may be enacted.
One of Uncle Sans cavalry horses
had lovely time in the Capitol park
extension yesterday afternoon. He
had gotten away from the Govern
or's Troop stables and noticing the
grass in the plots in the middle of
state street proceeded to add to his
morning meal. None of the men in
charge appeared to notice that the
horse had gotten away and the first
thing a motorman was frantically
changing his bell for the horse to
: get off the track. The horse refused
= to bulge and when the motorman
u got down and waved his arms the
a horse snorted and proceeded to
kick. Just then an automobile came
alongside the plot and the owner
footed the horn. The horse fairly
jumped away, but he soon came
II back and grazed up and down the
a street, keeping carefully away from
Il all moving vehicles.
: People connected with the Legisla-
ture get so accustomed to talking
in large figures, especially when
! dealing with appropriations that they
g do not seem to realize how it sounds.
T. Last evening couple of legislators
q were discussing appropriation bills,
" which have been pouring in with
huge sums carried.
why, the total asked is almost
$135. 100000" said one man.
es, we've got to cut down about
p $50,00O,0 900 and then we must allow
q the highway about $1S,000,000 and
q the schools the same. It's a great
q problem" observed the other.
= We'll, possibly the cut will only
: have to be $45,O0O,000." remarked
the first man.
Maybe So" was the reply Say,
8 I'll match you for cigars-ten centers
o this time"
q Col Samuel A. Kephart, brother
o of the new State Treasurer, was
. prevented from attending the inau-
:, guration of the new custodian of the
O State finances this week because of
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the United States troops on the
Canal Zone. Colonel Kephart, who is
a West Point graduate, is an officer
d of the coast artillery corps and is in
It command of the Notifications at the
l. sthmuS.
IS The display of the French colors
: about the city yesterday was the
Il most extensive ever known in Har-
e risburg. Indeed, the State Capital
has never gone in very much for the
display of any flags except those of
I the nation. State and city. Once in
| while the green Irish flag is flown.
J or our Italian neighbors display
their beautiful banner, but nothing
like the showing of the tricolor of
the French republic has ever been
known. 1t is not so long ago that
flags of other nations were objected
to in Harrisburg, but now every one
who can get a French flag is flying
it and British flags, which have
been a rarity here since 1775. are
also to be seen. The great war has
upset q good many things about
Harrisburg, but the change in senti-
ment about flags is most noticeable.
Under present city plans the area
to be cultivated for vegetables on
McCormick's island. the city's big
upstream domain, will be materially
increased. The last few years about
third has been cultivated, but prob
ably over half will be set out this
year. More would have been devoted
. to gardening if it had not been
Q reserved for the tree nursery in
which the city park authorities have
set out over 1000 young trees with
which to plan parks.
''Do you realize that it is near the
middle of May and we are wearing
overcoats as a matter of course,
said a travelling man yesterday. Il
have been down South and find the
same conditions, backward sea-