Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-02
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By the Ex-Committeeman

during the session of 1917. The
Delaware senator presented forty
eis;ht bills. including two consti-
tutional amendments. The latter do
not require presentation to the Gov
ernor. OF the remaining forty-six.
thirty became laws through approval
by the Governor, eight were vetoed,
one bill was killed in the House, one
stricken off the calendar in the
House, five left in Senate committees.
one left in House committee. The
amendments included the $50, 100000
road bond issue amendment, which
will be voted upon by the people of
the state at the election in Novem-
ber, 1918.
Senator Edwin II. Ware presented
twenty-seven bills. most of which be-
came laws through approval by the
Governor. Auditor General Charles
A. Snyder, President pro tenn. Beidle-
man. Senators Buckman, Salus and
Kline presented many bills, but were
not as lucky as the Delaware or
South Philadelphia senators.
Auditor General Charles A. Sny-
der is maintaining silence about what
his course may be over attorneys to
be named in behalf of the State un-
der the direct inheritance tax law.
For years the Auditor General named
all of the attorneys for the collateral
inheritance tax law, but Attorney
General Brown has given notice to
registers of wills that he proposes to
exercise the authority given him
under the act of 1915, which means
that he will either name the attor-
neys or have an understanding with
the Auditor General.
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-
day devotes considerable space to
an article in which it contends that
the proceedings in the constitutional
convention of 1873 were all of a
trend which showed that the franz
ers desired the Senate to have full
power over confirmation of major
appointments by the Governor. 1t
reviews reports of the proceedings
of that time which were much talk
ed about among legislators last win
ter and the remarks of Auditor Cen
eral Snyder in his farewell in the
Senate in April.
The Inquirer prints the following:
Attorneys for Auditor General
Charles A. Snyder have decided to
make the basis of their contention
that Governor Brumbaugh has no
authority to reappoint the eight Of
ficials whose nominations were re-
jected by the State Senate decision
by Chief Justice Mercur, of the State
Supreme Court, given on May 23,
1888. This was in the case of the
Commonwealth against David H.
Lane, then Recorder of this city.
I'm the course of this decision the
Chief Justice employed these words:
Before he (the Governor) con-
templates the appointment, the SEN
ate must consent to his appointing
hn
prevent an appointment by the Gov
ernor, but it cannot appoint. 1t may
either consent or dissent. There it's
action ends. 1t cannot suggest the
name of another.
IF it dissents, the Governor can
not appoint the person named"
This last sentence will be made
the keynote of the argument of the
counsel for the Auditor General,
who declare that Attorney General
Francis Skunk Brown has never
gone officially upon record before
the recent action of the Chief Ex-
ecutive by the filing of an opinion
that the Governor could reappoint
after nominees had been rejected by
the Senate"
Filing of a nominating petition
for Thomas d. Shea, Nanticoke law
yer, for judge in Luzerne county,
means a revival of the fight of ten
years between Shea and Judge II. A.
Fuller, who will be a candidate for
reelection. Shea was the leader in
the movement to impeach Judge
sion of 1913 ana has been an ac-
tive figure in polts cs of the third
county.
j. Harris MuSSina, well known
in Clinton county affairs, is a can
didate for denomination in his
county.
Harry S. McDevitt, special dep
uty in the Auditor Generals Depart
ment, is working on plans for uni
formity of business methods in State
institutions. He will have an office
on the second floor of the east wing
of the Capitol.
Walter f. Dumser, Reading edi-
tor, has been appointed to a position
in the Public Service Bureau at
Washington. 1t is understood that
he will have charge of publicity
matters for Pennsylvania.
The newspapers of the State ap-
pear to be watching the row among
the Philadelphia Democrats over
patronage with a good bit of inter-
est. 1t is believed that it will be
followed by explosions in other sec
tions of the State.
A list of Republicans appointed
to places in Philadelphia Federal
establishments which deserving
Democrats think they should have
has been made up by the Old Guard
Democrats in Philadelphia and will
be sent to Washington.
The Philadelphia Press in a
discussion of the Democratic row in
that city to-day says: THE Demo-
cratic slate for the primaries will be
arranged at a conference to be held
to-day between the Organization
Committee of the Democratic City
Committee, Tenth and Walnut
streets, and A. Mitchell Palmer. dis
penser, under limitations, of Federal
patronage for Pennsylvania. The
Old Guard element which controls
the organization at Tenth and Wal
nut streets is incensed that more
jobs are not being awarded to it's
members and on Monday night
raised it's joint voice in protest. 1t
had been intended at the meeting to
secure from the representatives of
the various wards suggestions for
the Democratic Councilmanic candt-
dates from all the wards, but the
protests against insufficient Jobs
swept aside all other business. At
to-day's conference with Mr.. Palmer
the attitude of the City Committee
will be communicated to him and if
there is no improvement from Wash
ington delegation will go to the
Capitol to protest"
Representative John Mehring,
of Philadelphia, has been reappoint-
ed a deputy coroner.
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