Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Auditor General-elect Charles A.
Snyder will probably ask for the resig-
nation of everyone connected with the
auditing department of the State gov
ernment when he takes hold for
four-year term on May l. The Audi
tor General has been making a study
of conditions in the department and
while the request for designations will
not mean immediate dismissal it will
place the new official in a position to
drop any attache at any time.
Plans of both the new Auditor Cen
eral and State Treasurer are to go
slow in making changes. They will
have meetings during the coming
week to discuss details and it is gen.
orally expected that men in charge OF
important work will be continued for
the present.
The two new officials have declined
to make any announcements as to the
men whom they will name for impor-
tant places. 1t is said that Gabriel II.
Moyer, former legislator, may become
connected with the Auditor Generals
office.
Gov. Brumbaugh will await word
from Attorney General Brown before
taking any steps in the matter of the
resignation of Congressman o. d.
-6leahley, OI N0ndHbO COuhly. II was
learned to-day that son of the Con-
gresham had been here during the
week and that some legislators from
the Bleakley district had been busy
trying to find out what was going to
be done.
According to legislative leaders
the $2,000,000 defense fund bill will
be passed on second reading in both
branches of the Legislature next Mon
day as presented this week. Senator
Ware said that the Governor would
veto the bill, but it is not believed
that when it comes down to the last
action that he will do anything of the
kind.
The Philadelphia Press to-day
says that the bill recently signed by
the Governor requiring counties to
pay more for the care of insane will
save the Commonwealth over $780,
900. 1t also remarks that the bills
went by with scarcely any notice from
legislators who were looking after
bills affecting counties.
-McNichol men won what the
Philadelphia Ledger terms the first
skirmish of the city-wide fight" this
year yesterday by getting certain ward
and division lines changed to the ad-
vantage of q McNichol leader. The
Ware men opposed the plan.
Pittsburgh people are commenc-
ing to take tremendous interest in
the hearing on the second class city
nonpartisan law repeater. The hear
ing is to be held on Tuesday and will
probably be attended by some Scran-
ton people too. The bill was sent
to the elections committee by the
House on Thursday.
Men who have started suits in the
Philadelphia transit miX-up are de-
Tending with considerable vigor
charges that politics is behind their
moves. They contend that they wish
tests in court. In all probability the
Vare-CoX bond issue bill will be op-
posed at a hearing to be held shortly.
The plan of the committees in
charge of appropriations in the Leg
islature of visiting institutions in q
body may be abandoned after this
session and such work of investiga-
ton as is needed may be turned over
to subcommittees to handle, which
used to be the method. The proposed
plan would not only be cheaper but
easier on the committeeman and on
the places visited. The ordinary COM
mittee now consists of about twenty
five men who make trip and the
effect of the committee fianked by a
lot of officers and attendants going
through a State lunatic hospital or
similar institution can be easily
imagined. And when all herded to-
gether legislators seldom get n chance
to see for themselves what is really
needed and the institutional authori-
ties have little opportunity to explain
as they desire. There have been q
number of complaints from legisla-
tors themselves, especially those who
made the trip during inauguration
week when they hit the worst wealth
er of the year.