Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-31
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BY the Ex-Committeonaan

While Senator William C. Sprouts
action in postponing consideration of
the resolution for investigation of gov
ernment in Pennsylvania in the Sem
ate yesterday within twenty hours of
the time when a motion to postpone
was voted down is declared by State
administration people and newspapers
to be a sign of weakness, the Penrose
people are emphatic in asserting that
they will have the votes to pass the
resolution on Monday night. Mean
while rumors persist that the explain
alton given by the Delaware senator
that there was an agreement for post
ponement was correct. 1t is under
stood that the resolution was deferred
by "gentlemen'S agreement" and it is
also pretty we'll understood that there
are moves on to relieve what some one
has aptly termed "a tense situation"
Notwithstanding Governor Brum-
baugh's letter it is not believed that
the State administration is shouting
for an investigation and many of the
men high in the Penrose councils are
fearful of what the effect may be. 1t
is doubtful whether the Republicans
after it is all over would be in as
good shape to go before the people of
Pennsylvania as they were after the
Capitol furnishing probe ten years
ago.
1t is now recognized that investiga-
ton is playing the Democratic game
and talk about the Democrats block
ing any probe into the way Pennsyl-
vania has been governed and politics
played is sheer nonsense.
Whether any peace notes have
been tiittering through Capitol corri-
dorS no one will say. 1t is intimated
that about midnight Monday there
was a lot of discussion going on which
may have far reaching consequences
The Penrose people are committed to
an investigation and will go through
with it. Whether in view of the Who'll
ly outside newspaper attacks on the
Governor and the disclosures regard
ing his expenditures the Penrose men
will make any onslaught of their own
on the Executive is a matter for the flu
ture. 1t is said that the Governor has
been given some intimations. that there
is a way to peace, but that it would
call for removals from high places.
Attorney General Brown says
that like the Governor he is ready for
any investigating any one wants to
make. The Attorney General says the
records of his department are open
and so are the court dockets. 1t is
said that Mr.. Brown has appeared in
court for his firm only a few times
since he became Attorney General and
that he has had to give up his Satur-
day, which he devoted to private busi-
ness, because. of people who want to
talk about State affairs.
The Philadelphia North Ameri-
can, Pittsburgh Dispatch and Phila-
delphia Press say that Penrose lacked
the votes to put through the Sproul
resolution and the Press says that it
is all up to the Democrats who can
get an investigation in any form they
want. The North American says the
Democrats have the balance of power.
but the Democratic Philadelphia Rec
ord says that there has only been q
cessation of hostilities and that the
fight will be resumed Monday. 1t
rather intimates that the. Democrats
want the row to be as brisk as possi-
BILE. The Philadelphia Ledger says
that the Democrats now have the whip
hand and that the Ware strength was q
shock to the Penrose people, while the
Philadelphia Inquirer says that there
will be thirty votes on Monday night
for the Sproul resolution, and that it
will go through whether the adminis-
tration likes it or not. The Pittsburgh
Gazette-Times also predicts that the
resolution will have votes to spare
when the test comes and that 1t will
go through the House.
-Luzerne county saloonkeepers
are up in the air over the activities of
the people who are opposing licenses
this year. Some evidence is being
gathered and with the experience or
Northumberland county in mind the
keepers of some places are nervous.
Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia
may postpone his trip to the south if
things become too hot in the Legisla-
ture. None of the Philadelphia bills
put in an appearance this week, and
it is said that the Penrose faction is
showing its dissatisfaction with the
Mayor.
Montgomery county is having a
grand old scramble for the vacant post
of county commissioner which pays
$4,000. EX-Insurance Commissioners
Charles Johnson will name the man.
Henry A. Bomberger, who is now
signing himself as the State Chairman
of the Progressive party, is limiting
around for a conference of Pennsyl-
vania Progressives here soon to gal
vanize the Progressive party, whose
official representatives in the form of