Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
MILITARY WORK
FOR ALL PUPILS
Senator Snyder Introduces
Measure Looking to Draft
ing of a State Bill

In the Senate last evening a joint
resolution was offered by Senator
Charles A. Snyder, providing for the
appointment of a committee OF five
Senators and seven Representative to
prepare and draft a bill for presenta-
tion to the Legislature providing for
military training in the State. Sen
ator Snyder announced the purpose OF
the resolution to be the gathering OF
information that will enable the as
sembly TO enact the very best law
possible on the subject. He offered
the resolutions at this time SO that
the proper thought and attention
could be given the measure to be en-
acted
pledging the loyalty of the Pennsyl
Nania Legislature to the President in
his policy against the German gov
ernment on the high seas were re-
ceived in the Senate. Criticism of
United States Senators was cut out OF
the resolution in the judiciary special
committee to which it was referred.
Opposition to any change in the text
was made and by a vote of 25 to II
the friends of the resolution as it came
from the House lost their battle to put
it through the upper branch as passed
by the House. Senator McNichol was
the prime mover in having the reso-
luton referred to committee.
When Senator Leiby presented a
resolution calling for information as
TO employees of Senate and House with
the purpose of cutting down the pay
roll, Senator Crow was outspoken in
his opposition. Mr.. Eyre wanted the
resolution referred to the committee
on appropriations. Mr.. Crow wanted
IL vote taken at once. EIe could not
see, he said, why the Economy and
Efficiency Commission should inter-
fere with the prerogatives of the SEN
ate; that the body was we'll qualified
to regulate its own affairs and desig
nate the number of its employees Sem
ator Charles A. Snyder didn't believe
it would work any harm TO have the
resolution go to committee. The reso-
luton was killed. Senator Leiby called
for yea and nay vote, but Senator
Beidleman rose to a point of order,
stating that a roll call could not be
taken after the chair had announced
his decision of the viva voce vote,
which was Enthusiastically against the
purpose of the resolution.
Senator ]. Frank Graft, of Arm
strong county, last night introduced
an anti-treating bill. In presenting
the measure he prefaced the intro
duction with statements that the pro-
visions of the bill sought to do away
with the school in which the drink
habit is formed. The bill makes it
unlawful for any holder of license to
give or permit to be given any person
or persons on his premises liquor he
or they have not paid for 1t further
,stipulates that liquor not paid shall
not be drunk on his premises, but
makes exception in the case of the
adult wife, daughter, or sister of the
person who buys the drink. 1t is also
made unlawful for any persons to i'm
Fortune or induce or attempt to in
duce a person to furnish or give
liquor. The penalty for violation of
the act is $500 fine or Imprisonment
or both, at the discretion of the court.
Senator Lynch introduced a bill
making the act fixing the fees and
compensation to be received by con-
stables for visiting places where
liquors are sold or kept apply to cities
of the second class. The act now af-
fects constables of townships, bor-
oughs and cities of the third class.
Constables get 25 cents for each place
visited in his jurisdiction and 6 cents
for each and every mile actually trav-
eled in making such visits.
y bill introduced by Mr.. Whitten
empowers any corporation, society or
voluntary corporation carried on for
the sole benefit of it's members and
not for profit to change the location
of its principal office or place of bust
ness to any other place within the
commonwealth upon petition to the
court of the county where the princi-
pal office is located. Notice is to be
filed in the office of the insurance
commissioner ten days before the
change shall take effect.
Senator Catlin read in place a bill
making it lawful for amusement COM
panieS Incorporated under the laws
of another state to erect and maintain
buildings such as theaters, moving pic
ture houses. operahouses and other
places of amusement and to have and