Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-28
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BY the Ex-Committecman

ghost of governmental investigation
has ceased to stalk through the corri-
dors of the Capitol, for a while at
! least, the State lawmakers are predict
ing an early summer ending Tor the
session. Some say that the Legisla-
ture could finish up all of its WORK and
get away by May 10.
AS a matter of fact it would be a
good thing for the politics of the State
ii the General Assembly did adjourn
by that time. There Will not be much
enacted at this session except approp-
Ration bills, departmental matters,
clarifications and repealers. 1t seems
to be generally understood that there
will not be much doing and members
who have pet measures are resigned
to that belief, while men who do not
want to do anything are confident OF
such an outcome. The impression
seems to prevail that the recess will
not be u bad thing, although it will
be expensive, because leaders can get
together on a program while the
Democrats are celebrating the last in
Guguration they are likely to have for
some time, according to Representa-
tive Palmer, of Schuylkill.
The chief point of interest after the
return of the Legislature will be the
Senate committee on executive nomi-
storage vault of gubernatorial appoint
ments. The committee shows no signs
of getting together with the Governor
on the numerous recess appointments
he must send to it. The Governor has
been desirous of finding out, but has
not obtained much information and
he has not communicated to the Jaw
makers when he will send in the rest
of the nominations.
While there is talk of harmony
there will be objections to some OF
the Governors appointments beyond 4
doubt and that may smash harmony
into little pieces. 1t may also result
in the Senate taking long recess
after work is finished so as to be in Il
position to review certain appoint
ments. There are some which should
come along in the early summer and
after May 10.
The Governors action in the
matter of d. Edward Long as
superintendent of public printing
has attracted much comment, but
the Attorney General holds that
the Governor could withdraw the
nomination by letter and that re-
ceipt of such letter took the
nomination out of the hands of the
committee which has been holding ii.
Mr.. Long is commissioned until the
end of the Senate and will hold office
until then, say his friends.
Just what the Governor will do
next is a matter of conjecture. He may
send another nomination to test out
the feeling on the subject and he may
decide to wait until the end of the
session as he did in 1915, when he
poured in nominations and got away
with them. However, conditions are
different this year, as they always are
in a Governors second Legislature.
No tears have been shed over the
veto of the investigation proposition,
whichis lying on the table indefinitely
and there is harmony talk now where
q week ago there was threat of prob
ing" Senator Penrose says at Wash
ington that when he gets time from
national affairs he will give attention
to the State governor. Senator Ware
says from Virginit that the Governor
did exactly right and the Democratic
leaders are indignant at the disap-
pearance of their hopes to make po-
litical thunder.
Whether the Democrats will con-
coct some war medicine at the next
of the ringmasters committee
is being discussed, but they will likely
rest on the charge that the Repub
licans were afraid and advertise loud
lN iildl lIit bGluOCltilS SlIG b4lC OiiiS
ones to trust with the government,
etc, contentious which have not been
taken very seriously either in 1902,
1906, 1910 or 1914, especially the latter
year.
There are all sorts of rumors
about what may come out of the har-
mony program and the talk of Will
liam II. Ball for superintendent OF
public grounds and buildings is heard
Gi6aC Whether MIR. Kali
would desire to be the man to draw
the lightning in the Senate is not stat
ed at the executive offices.
Tho presence of Clifford Pinchot
here yesterday on water conservation
legislation recalled the session of 1913
when he was here very often. Mr..
Pinchot did not appear to take much
interest in anything except conserva-
ton and luncheon he had with State
Treasurer Young.
w. w. Harper, of Springfield, has
been named to the vacancy on the
Montgomery county board of commits
s.oners and some political calculations
were spilled by the judges. Harper is
a business man.
The biennial fight between the big
colleges for State appropriations has
been started again.
Representative S. A. Whitaker, of
Chester. who is the only member
called to preside in the House by the
speaker these days, has qualified very
well for the office in opinion of men,
bers of the Legislature. Whitaker is
level headed and fair presiding Of
ficer.
-Ex-Auditor General A. E. Sisson,
of Erie, is here attending to some busi-
ness at the Capitol and much interest
cd in the passing show. He says he
is out of politics, but there are some
doubts on that score among Capitol
Hill folks.
Councilman w. r. Horn, of Phila-
delphia, was here yesterday to see
about the two platoon police bill.
The introduction of the Boyer
resolution for probe of the Philadel-
phia city administration does not look
much like harmony on Capitol Hill,
and it would seem that the resentment
against the Philadelphia city admins
tration is as strong, as ever among
the McNichol men.
Governor Brumbaughs veto of
the probe" comes in for a scoring
from some of the newspapers. The
| Philadelphia Ledger says that the veto
is not enough and calls upon the Gov
ernor to disprove the charges made
against him. The Philadelphia In
quirer says that the disposition is to
have some inquiries made by legisla-
tive committees, while the Pittsburgh
Gazette-Times says that the next move
| is nm to PenrOse The PHILADELPHIA