Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

ilouSS VI Representatives dCCSpteu
the day is generally taken on Capitol
Hill to mean differences between
Governor Brumbaugh and the Pen
| rose people in regard to appoint
a way to be ironed out. AS yet no
protocol has been signed, but the
fact that there has been an agree
ment to close up and evident. inten-
ton not to hamper the Governor
with mass of bills to be disposed
of while the Legislature is in session
is very significant.
IT has been well known on Capitol
Hill for some time that efforts were
being made to secure a truce so that
the Governors appointees would be
confirmed. the Penrose people be
given some consideration and legis-
latlon and appropriations arranged.
The sudden change from plans to put
all of the appropriation bills before
the Governor ten days before the
Legislature quits and then to recess
indicates that something has been
done TO soothe injured feelings or else
mat 1t is not considered that the
game is worth the candle.
III 1t was the intention to crowd
the appropriation bills on the Gov
ernor so that he would have to act
While the Legislature was in session.
they would have been started out on
MONDAY and this fact, together with
the failure to make war on vetoes
winch have been reposing on the
table shows that some men have
oeen coming to their senses.
There were some prophets to-
Gay who said that the Governor
would not send in any appointments
until the very last day of the session
in spite of all expectations to the
contrary. The Governor insists on
al of his appointments being con-
nrmed. The Penrose people would
IKE TO have the Public Service Com
missioner and Secretary of Internal
Affairs.
When the resolution to adjourn
on June 2S reached the House it was
acted upon amid singing. The song
was Home, Sweet Home"
The Smith resolution proposing
the prohibition amendment to the
state Constitution. which was re-
ported out of committee last night.
Will be the biggest thing in the re-
maInder of the session. When the
Legislature met 1t was said that a
prohibition amendment resolution
would be passed, the idea being to
rave the people vote on 1t in 1919.
but the plans were changed. Now.
since local option is out of the way
and dry" sentiment is mounting, the
amendment is assuming such propor-
tions that it is understood some Of
the liquor people are in favor of
sending the question to the voters.
fearing drastic popular movements
If they oppose such a proposition.
-Colleagues of Senator c. w.
Sones, OF Williamsport, were boost
ing him to-day as a possible candi-
date for Governor at the Democratic
primary. The senator smiled and
did not say very much. Over on the
House side the Central Pennsylvania
Democrats were sitting up and talk
ing notice of the Lycoming man as
a possibility.
Philadelphia transit bills, which
have several times threatened to be-
come a state issue, advanced yester-
day following a hearing at which
Mayor Smith and other men ap-
peared. The judiciary general COM
mittee of the Senate reported out the
bills to the Senate and the mayor
W DIS uluSll pltdSeu. senator MCNlCnOl
says he will support the bills. but
does not think they will solve the
problem.
Representative John NJ. Flynn.
ranking Democratic member of the
House, presided yesterday afternoon
in the House and received quite a
hand from the members.
The Democratic trust buster"
which bears the name of Representa-
tive Wilson G. Sarig. the Demo
cratic floorwalker in the House, Is
still not regarded seriously by the
members. many of whom say tina,
they think the Fowler bill Is prefer
able. However, the Democrats will
roar and be troubled over the Sarie
bill and blame all the future ills oi
Pennsylvania on the failure to treat
| the handiwork of f. Lowry Hume:
under the name of Mr.. Sarig with
any degree Of seriousness.
Attorney A. J. Mehring, of thf:
city, has succeeded Edward G.. Moore
OF Fayette county. as the Legislativ,
| Reference Bureau clerk in the House
| Mr.. Moore. who has been connected
with the bureau for several years
| Will enter the blast furnace depart
ment of the Central Iron and Stee
| Company Of this city. He has beer
one of the most accommodating o
officials on Capitol Hill and his man,
friends will wish him success.
Elk Representative A. B. Duns
more, OF T!oga county, was at tn,
Capitol yesterday TO see the lesis
| lators at work. Mr.. Dunsmore wa
the sponsor for the State Railroad
| Commission bill in 1907.
One of the most significan
! things about the sessions of th
| House yesterday was the manner il
which Speaker Baldwin had to cal
the members to attention. Once tn,
Speaker said that he did not wish t,
be pedagogue, but that owing tt
inattention bills were being lost an,
then time taken up in reconsiderint
| them. The Speaker declared tha
listlessness was, out of place whel
men were insisting that they wantet
to finish up and go home.
The Philadelphia Ledger is o
the opinion that the small counci
bill for Philadelphia will have a hart
time as a result of the Heffernal
! bills defeat yesterday. The Phila
delphia Inquirer says that mo seri
Gus attempt" was made to get a clea
| lineup on the bill to take Philadel
phia police and firemen out of poll
tics.
| The Shin of State