Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-08
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Members of both branches of the
Legislature appear to be favorable to
closing up the business of the ses-
sion of 1917 on June IA, but the
question of how to do it is what is
stirring up discussion. Some of the
eastern senatorial leaders want to
take a recess on that day and come
back and review appropriations and
appointments, while western sem
ators and House leaders, backed by
many upstate members, desire the
whole thing settled by an adjourn
ment. 1t is believed by the rural
members that but little good can
he accomplished by a recess and
that as far as appointments go the
governor has the best of 1t.
Influential Republicans are urging
adjournment on June IA as the best
way to close up the business. The
Philadelphia Record, which gives a
Democratic view, says: In all prob
ability the adjournment question VIII
be threshed out finally at week
end conference in Philadelphia,
where Penrose will be heard before
the decision is reached. A meeting
of all the House chairmen has been
called for tomorrow, at which the
matter of adjournment will be dis
cussed. Each chairman will be ask
ed to report the number of bills
in his committee, the earliest date
on which they can be reported out
and the business whicn his commit
tee has to transact. At the confer
ence a definite idea is expected to
be gained as to when the Legislature
can finish the work now before 1t.
York county is getting to be as
bad in the matter or VentllaunS
partisan and factional politics as
Philadelphia. Last night the House
had another outbreak of York poll
tics over the poor board Dill. rms
measure, which amended century
old law, was killed last week after
an attack on it by York Democrats,
who have been rowing over Yorks
old statutes most of the session. A
motion was made last night TO re-
consider the defeat of the bill whlch
was done and then the bill passed by
139 to 80.
The York Democrats demanded
q yerification of the roll call and
He "got in bad" and Speaker Bald
win said that he would suggest that
members be sure they were right
before starting anything.
TO emphasize the situation
Messrs McNichol and Stern, leaders
of rival Republican Philadelphia
factions in the House, united in sup
port of a bill.
An organization known as the
State Committee on Industrial Al
fairs and comprising men Interested
in the civil service reform, organized
labor and other lines has entered
the lists in behalf of the approprla-
ton for the State Department OF
Labor and Industry, which 1t is the
announced intention of the leGislat-
ors to cut down. The commlttee
issued a three page defense OF the
department. =.
continue his discussion of his re-
quests for appropriations before the
Joint appropriation committee TINS
afternoon. When he finishes the
Public Service appropriation Will De
taken up.
Woman Suffrage advocates have
issued an interesting questionalre
regarding the proposed bill to give
women the right to vote Tor pfesl
dent. 1t gives some questlons an1
answers that have. attracted much
attention.
The Philadelphia city adminis-
tration has ousted Mrs. Edith w.
Pierce, the only woman street IN
spector in the city. 1t was the re-
suit of a shakeup in bureau.
Urging the support of the Re
publican organization to the condl-
dacy of eight members of the Phila-
delphia Judiciary whose terms OF
office expire this fall, Congressman
John r. X. Scott yesterday told
members of the Philadelphia Re-
publican City Committee that the
LEGISLATURE wrote into the statutes
doubtful legislation when 1T passed
the act providing for the election of
Judges on a nonpartisan ballot. BE
fore the act was passed, SAID Con-
gressman Scott. they had been en-
dorsed by the Republican party, and
were frequently endorsed by other
rarties, because of their honorable
services. In degree the nonparti-
san ballot has had the effect of fore
ing the members of the Judiciary
into politics." The committee will
back the judges.
Archibald NJ. Hoagland, former
District Attorney of Lycoming coun-
", was elected mayor of Williams
port. last night, to succeed Jonas
FISCHER, resigned. He was chosen
by council by a vote of to 1, at
the eleventh hour, to prevent an ap-
pointment by the court, as prescrib-
ed by the Beidleman act provid-
ing for the filing of vacancies in
city commissions of third-class cities.
w. c.. Won Media was chosen by
the council three weeks ago, but he
declined the honor. Since then the
council has been meeting nearly
every day in an effort to reach an
agreement on the mayoralty. Hoag-
lands election came as a surprise
to Williamsport He was elected
district attorney by the Republicans
in 1911. Last spring he was an un-
successful candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for Congress in
the Fifteenth district. against Con-
gresham Edgar r. Kiess and w. w.
Champaign, of Wellsboro. Williams
port has been without mayor since
January 2. when Fischer resigned
to stop quo warranto proceedings to
compel him to prove his citizenship.
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