Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-14
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By the Ex-oommitteeman

governor bIumDaugn is generally
believed about the Capitol to be grow
ing somewhat restive over the legis-
lative situation. 1t is an open secret
that the Governor does not like the
grimly silent manner of the Senate
committee on executive nominations
offices and some of the senator's have
been asked what is the plan. The
! Governor sends nominations to the
Senate and they go to the committee
and stay there, nothing being said as
to the why or wherefore or Vouch-
safed as to what may happen. The
senators manifest a polite interest as
to when they may expect the list of
the ad interim appointments and some
say that the Governor is as noncom-
initial about those matters as the COM
mittee on executive nominations is on
the fate of those in hand.
The appointment of ID. Edward
Long, of Franklin county, to be Super
! intendent of Public Printing and Bind
/ ing seems to be the point of irritation.
The Senate committee silently swal-
lowed it up and proceeded to present
| legislation to have the chief clerk of
! the department exercise the powers
and to delegate the authority of q
chief to the next in charge in other
| departments when a vacancy occurs.
The Governor is reported to have
asked for information and to have
! learned some senatorial viewpoints
which he may or may not have
relished.
1t is also currently reported that
the Governor does not like the way
he has been assailed during the con-
sideration of the Sproul resolution and
| to feel that some Legislators went out
| of their way to whack him, as they
undoubtedly did. But it was predicted
two years ago that the session of 1917
would be as prolific in attacks on the
| Governor as was the session of 1918
on the executive of that year. Expert
| enced observers of legislative sessions
have been forecasting such assaults as
We're made yesterday for some time.
Some say there will be more~
Friends of the Governor are said
to have determined to call q halt upon
the abuse which has been poured out
on him and even men with whom he
J differed last~year and in the speaker
ship contest have begun to deprecate
the manhandling to which the Gov
| ernor has been subjected. Few Demo-
cratic Governors have been as viru-
| lently attacked as was the Governor
yesterday at the hands of Republicans
and warnings that the course is only
| making capital for Democrats and that
the Governor may have a few rods in
| pickle have gone unheeded.
The striking thing about the dis
cussion yesterday was the general ex-
| preston of disgust on the part of
upstate men at the injection of the
perennial Philadelphia row into the
legislative session.
The debate yesterday brought to
the attention of the House the talents
of Representative Il. w. Sites, of
| Montgomery county. He halls from
the district represented by eX-Speaker
Charles A. Amber and used to captain
the University of Pennsylvania base
ball team. He showed yesterday that
he was still good In throwing to first.
4 Sites was not a success as a har-
monizer. but his speech will be read
with interest and it's sentiments corr
daily endorsed by many people, who
| will incidentally discuss 1t when the
| fireworks of Representative Isadore
Stern are forgotten.
Defense of any administration is
a hard task at any time and it is rather
difficult this year. but sentiment
against narrowing up the Legislature
is growing and the Governor may have
more defenders than he anticipates
before the sunfiowers bloom in Harris
burg yards
From all that can be learned, the
members of the Legislature will be
sounded out in the next few days on a
proposition to adjourn for the first
dozen days of March. Some of the
senators want TO go to Florida. Sem
ator Ware is reported as going to Hot
Springs in a day or so. The South
Philadelphia leader has not been in
his usual clipper spirits and is re-
ported as wanting a rest at a place
where he will not have to think about
governors. adverse majorities, bills
and contracts. Senator McNichol. who
has been landing contracts in Phila-
delphia. is also said to be seeking sur
cease from legislative investigation
plans and sessions of strategy boards
The legislative leaders want to have
breathing spell and are talking over
adjourning February 2s until March
IL. This will give the Democrats q
chance to go to the Inauguration fes-
~ r.