Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
PENROSE TO SEEK
QUICK PROBE VOTE
Wants Sproul Bill on Second
Reading Tonight, De-
spite Holiday
PUBLIC CENSURE FEARED
Members Not Anxious to Be
Criticized for Lack of Re-
spect for Lincoln
BD a star Correspondent


leaders are now planning to call up the
sproul resolution for second reading In
the House tonight instead of having that
body adjourn as tribute to the memory
OF Abraham Lincoln,
While 1t is believed by some Legislators
here that an adjournment may be forced
BY an cver-2eaous member introducing
a resolution calling for one because Of
Lincoln's Birthday. II became known to.
day, when Speaker Baldwin returned here
after conferring with Senator Pcnrose in
Philadelphia. that he is in favor of having
the House get down to business without any
further delays.
An adjournment tonight would mean an
other legislatove day lost aud would pre-
vent the Sproul resolution from coming up
FOR second reading until tomorrow LrEis.
lators have not been regardless of the
criticism leveled against them because of
the dilatory tactics charged since the
Legislature convened. and the floor leaders
of the House. at well as the Senate, are
now desirous to rush as many measures
through as they possibly can 50 as to give
the Legislature "A business-like semblauce.
THE OPPOSING VIEW
If a Lincoln resolution should crop up at
cradle fortitudc for any legislator to op-
pose it for fear that he might be accused
Of lack Of respect for Lincoln'S memory
ON the other hand. Speaker Baldwin and
others are expected TO argue that, as that
body does not reConVene until o'clock.
most OF the mArtyred Presidents birthday
will have passed before the members of
the House as well as of the Senate, will
have assembled and that no absence of re.
spect to l.ncons memory can therefore
be shown
Tribute to Lincoln viii already have
been shown by the House. well as by the
Senate as many OF the members of the
lower chamber will attend the uuveiling of
the Violet oakley mural paintings in the
Senate tonight one of these paintings de-
picts Lincoln delivering his historic Gettys.
burg address
The plans of the Penrose legislative lead
ers. who feel that Governor Brumbaugh
will veto the resolution to investigate him
and his state administration. is to pile up
as large vote i'm the House for the resolu-
tion as possible In order to make an appa-
rent show of being able to pass it over the
Governors veto.
The vote in the Senate which stood
twenty to nineteen, however, dspels
this illusion Of the Penrosc forces, as the
measure could not pass the Senate over
Brumbaugh's veto. even though 1t should
pass the House.
WANT PROBE KILLED
The Penrose leaders also. it Is being
whispered today. are hoping fervently that
the Governor will veto it, and with his veto
send to the Legislature a long message tell
ing his reasons and urging the passage of
resolution that calls for fair and non
factional' investigation, That step, in the
opinion of the leaders Of both factions q.
would successfully kill the proposed probe
and it would not be heard Of again.
Governor Brumbaugh as yet. however.
has indicated only that he plans = veto
the probe measure when It reaches him.
and the Penrose leaders in the Legislature
arc bearing in mind the fact that there is a
possibility that he may sign II, and thus
place them in the position of having to
prove the charges and allegations made
against Brumbaugh and the heads Of the
State departments during the Speakership
fight.
They are leaving no stone unturned in
their search for votes in the House and
every upstate member who has expressed
his unwillingness to vote for such a blanket
Investigation as the Sproul resolution calls
for Is feeling the strongest kind of pres-
sure to force him into lire.
Penrose undoubtedly will be able to force
the measure through the House, unless an
agreement is reached between the two
factions. The fight viii come over the
efforts OF the Nare-Brumbaugh followers
and the Democrats 10 amend IT,
The same amendments that were de-
feated In the Senate viii be offered i'm the
House. and every effort will be made to
have them adopted in the lower branch
These amendments provide that the
proposed probe commission be named i'm tho
resolution. and that provision be inserted
which will make witnesses liable to per
jury charges.
An act to make the State printery a urjon
plant is on the calendar Of the House Of
Representatives for first reading tonight
Ii was introduced by Chairman lanes
f. Woodward Allegheny. of the House An
preparations Committee, II simply proyides
that after the passage of the act all print.
ing done for or by the State of PenusyI-
vania shall bear the label Of the Allied
Printing Trades.
The biennial ba rebers' license bin has made
It's appearance in the House but is sim
being held In the Appropriations Commit.
tee. II was introduced by Representative
Black. a Democrat. of Dauphin and would
provide for board of FIVE examiners who
would tour the State with expenses paid TO
hold examinations. The examiners would
receive So day pay.
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