Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-23
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By the Ex-Committeeman

capitol Hill is looking Tor the ap-
pointment of Harry S. McDevitt, of
Philadelphia, solicitor of the Econ
omy and Efficiency Commission for
the last two years, to a place of inn
portance in the department of Audi
tor General Charles A. Snyder, in a
few months. Mr.. McDevitt has made
exhaustive studies of the state gov
ernment in the last four years and
knows more of the ins and outs of
every department than anyone else
connected with the Capitol.
The Economy and Efficiency
Commission is closing up its affairs
as the last Legislature did not make
any appropriation for it and the
Governor vetoed the bill providing
for a new commission which should
have authority to establish a budget
every two years. The budget plan
may be tried out next year.
Mr.. Snyder will not make changes
of any account in his department for
some months, although filing clerks
and others may be moved.
Governor Brumbaugh, who spent
the weekend with friends near Phil
adelphia, will not consider appoint
ments or changes in the departments
Until after vacation. Secretary
William H. Ball, who has been keep
ing in close touch with all appoint
ments, will not return until early in
August, by which time the Governor
will have finished work on bills and
left for his vacation. The Governor
will spend most of this week at the
Executive Mansion, working out the
appropriation schedule with the
chairmen of the legislative commit
tees and Bromley Wharton, secre-
tary of the State Board of Public
Charities.
The Governor has been working
for two weeks on some ideas rela-
tive to appropriations and it is be-
lieved that he will cut off about ST.
100000. The task has been tremen-
dous, owing to the many increases
costs.
Approval of appropriations to
establish the two new insane hos
pitals and the State Inebriates insti-
tuition as we'll as continuation of
Laurelton and Muncy establishments
are assured.
Harry S. McDevitt, solicitor of
the State Economy and Efficiency
Commissions of 1913 and 1915, takes
issue with Governor Brumbaugh' s
message vetoing the bill for the
Economy, Efficiency and Budget
Commission in a statement given out
last night. The Governor said that
the commissions work had not been
followed by legislative enactment,
which aroused Mr.. McDevitt's ire.
The solicitor gives a list of accom-
plishments and asserts that the Gov
ernor vetoed legislation which he
had recommended himself.
o Congressional candidates are
thick as peas in the twenty eighth
district, where an election must be
held this fall to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by retirement of o. D. Bleakley.
The Pittsburgh newspapers do
not seem to have taken so kindly to
the approvals of the bills to raise
salaries of city and county attaches
receiving less than $1,000. They
hold that the county and city should
be the judges of such matters and
not the Legislature.
Chairman B. E. P. Prugh. Of
oIdI6 Is
planning for active work this fall in
behalf of the Prohibition tickets.
The men in the party believe that
people will commence to realize in
this wartime just what the Prohibi-
ton party stands for and look for
an increase in vote.
The Philadelphia Press makes a
sharp editorial attack upon Cover
nor Brumbaugh's veto of the items
for payment of stream inspectors in
the Department of Health, saying:
"It is a foolish, improvident veto of
highly necessary appropriation
which is bound to cost in sacrifice
of human life and health out of all
proportion to the moderate sum that
Governor Brumbaugh shaves from
the Legislatures appropriation for
the State Department of Health"
George Hazlett. brother of the
Philadelphia recorder, has been ap-
pointed to a $4,000 place in Phila-
delphia city Office.
IS. Earle Thomas has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Holzopple.
Representative Wilmer Wood. of
Indiana, was here to-day on legisla-
tive matters.