Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-17
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BY the Ex-CommittccInan

Although leaders of the state SEN
ate have not yet indicated in any
/ way what they plan to do in regard
to the closing up of the business OF
) the Legislature of 1917 there were
good many rumors heard about
the Capitol to-day to the effect that
the recess idea had become consider
ably stronger and that 1t would be
, seriously considered when the Sena-
/ tors gather here next week. The
gubernatorial appointments and the
| possibilities of some switching in the
event that adjournment comes sine
die are said to have caused the
change of front. Meanwhile the
| Senate will continue to keep busy
and to get the bills over from the
| House.
The general impression is growing
J that there will be no closing up on
| June IA. Instead it looks more like
June 81 or June 2S. One. of the rea-
sons for moving the date beyond the
fourteenth, which was the day set
by the House. is said to be so that q
, plan can be worked out in weeks
recess either the last week of this
month or the first week in June.
Under present plans the ap-
preparation bills will have to be acted
upon by the Governor while the
Legislature is still in session.
From all accounts the Rural
Mem bers League or Farmers AL
lance" has a rival in the House of
Representative in the Early Risers
Union. This is an organization of
legislators who are accustomed to
running races with the roosters in
rising from their downy couches and
who think that the State lawmakers
should start work about the time the
nsN faIa &c In
breakfast. The Union put over a
resolution to meet bright and early
this morning, but there was lot of
grumbling about it.
Captain Il. j. Croft, of Tamaqua,
may have some troubles of his own
before he gets his bill to increase the
salaries of the Schuylkill judges
enacted into law. The captain ar
ranged for Schuylkill and Westmore-
land to be taken care of, but the
Senate committee took charge of the
bill in a kindly way and added to 1t
the various other judicial salary rails
ers and also provided 81. 900 instead
of $4,000 for the Dauphin county
judges for handling the State cases
which are so numerous in this coun-
ty. The Tamaqua member is op-
posed to this plan and will insist on
his original bill. However, it looks
if he does not accept amendments.
CONGRESSMAN Il. ". Templeton,
of the Luzerne district, was in Har-
risburg last evening for a short time
on matters pertaining to his district.
The Congressman was much inter-
ested in legislative developments.
Registrars without regard to
party lines are sending in word of
nAinaGS fn Sit for registration
of men under the draft and there is
no question but that when the Gov
ernor issues his~call that the regis
trars in every city will make a
hearty response. The rural regis
tration will probably be conducted in
as patriotic manner.
AS the legislative session moves
toward the finish there are signs
that the feelings of members are
commencing to grow a little worn.
The objections and criticisms which
have been coming lately from ad-
ministratioh and Ware adherents in
the House have attracted consider
able attention: They have been more
frequent lately.
The Democrats wound up their
days of lamentation yesterday after
noon when +. Lowry HumeS, United
States District Attorney from West
ern Pennsylvania, completed two
speeches on pending bills. He made
two the day before and left with a
credit of four speeches and two in
terviews. w. CT. Sarig, of Temple,
Berks county, Democratic floorwalk-
er, also participated in the waiting
for the closing day. Roland S. Nor
ris, mentioned as likely to become an
ambassador to Toxic, found Harris
burg legislative doings too tame and
went home before the hearings. Mr..
Humes addressed the corporations
committee on his trust buster" bill,
which he urged as a panacea for
what ails everything and was very
keen about the Democratic plan Tor
automatic charity appropriations.
Mr. Sarig also spoke on the same
bill. 1t is generally believed the
Democratic windmill has outlined
protests to the people against the
refusal of the Democrats to take the
propositions seriously.
up to noon to-day none of the
Democratic legislators had requested
the withdrawal of any appropriation
bills reported to the House with
affirmative recommendations under
the system sanctioned by custom for
twenty years and many Democrats.
Among former legislators here
were L. p. Barnhart, Johnstown, and
M. f. Shannon, Luzerne, and eX-
Senator Joseph H. Thompson, of
Beaver.