Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-23

89sgooSVW special elections
to I'LL vacancies
azss's,zz lszlsalaS existing in the
third, twenty-ninth and forty-third
senatorial districts. but not necessary
for, such writs to be issued because
or vacancies in the eighth and forty
second districts unless the Governor
should call special sessions.
The elections for the full terms
VIII be held in the eighth and forty
second districts next November and
1t Is held that unless the Governor
should call special session 1t would
be a useless proceeding. With re-
gard to the others, says Mr.. Keller,
the situation is different. The terms
Will not expire until December 1,
1919, and special elections must be
held. Mr.. McClain is advised to is
sue writs for the special elections in
the three mentioned so that nomi-
nations can be made at the May pri-
mary. If this is not done, nomina-
tions must be made according to
party rules.
In the event of a special session
being called the writs for special
elections to fill vacancies must be
issued fifteen days before the time
fixed for holding such elections.
Mr.. McClain is also advised that
there Is no vacancy in the twenty
second district. Lackawanna county,
because the Attorney General has
held that there is nothing in the
constitution to prevent Senator
Lynch from accepting position of SUI
perintendent of the State Institution
for the Criminal Insane at Farview,
which is held not civil office under
the Comm onwealth, but a place of
employment under a corporation
| created by the Commonwealth as
one of its agencies for the relief of
the insane.
In the eighth district Senator
William Wallace Smith died and
Senator w. ]. Burke resigned in the
forty-second to become a Pittsburgh
councilman. Senators J. p. Nc
Nichol, third, and c. J. Magee, forty
third, died and Charles Snyder,
twenty-ninth, resigned to become
Auditor General.
There will be twenty-eight sena-
| tors to elect in November.
Compensation Refused-The State
Compensation Board has disallowed
an award OF compensation to Thomas
| \. Mulvehill in a claim against the
Maryland Coal Company of Pennsyl-
vania for the death of his son, hold
| ing that the son appears to have
made only gratuitious contributions
| to the family purse and that the
father is in good health at forty
seven and earning about S110 month
and therefore cannot be considered a
dependant. In cases against the
| Reading system It is found that they
come under the instate commerce de-
cision and that compensation cannot
be granted.
Perry Cases-The Public Service
Commission will give hearings next
Tuesday in the complaints against
new rates of the Perry county mar
Iow-gauge railroads.
Cited Into Court-The Dwelling
Building and Loan Association, of
Philadelphia, has been summoned to
show cause in the Dauphin county
court on February 4 why a receiver
| should not be named
To TRbuIate Bids-Highway COM
missioner O'Neil is having tabulated
| bids received for sixteen miles of
new road yesterday and will make
awards shortly. 1t has not been de-
cided whether to ask new bids for
Foster township, Mexican county.
Many mt MeetIng-Capitol Hill peo-
pie took a big interest in the State
Board of Agriculture sessions to-day,
the discussion of resolutions attract
ing much attention.
Charters Held UP-The Water Sup
ply Commission last night held up
the applications for water companies
for Sayre and Athens.
| Philadelphia Hearing-Offcials of
the Public Service Commission said
to-day that unless plans were changed
the hearing of the complaint against
the coal clause rate of the Philadel-
phia Electric Company and applica-
tion for approval of the 1918 contract
would be held tomorrow. While at
torneys have given notice that COM
plants against the new rates will be
filed, none has appeared as yet. In
all probability the whole commission
will sit in the hearing.
More COmpInints-Additio COM
plants were filed by boroughs and
individuals in the Pittsburgh district
I to-day against the service of the
Pittsburgh Railways Company. Hear
ings will be held on these complaints
next week at Pittsburgh. where an
engineering and accounting study is
being made of the whole Pittsburgh
traction and power propositions, in
! volving many millions of dollars.
Many Licenses Issued-Estimate
made to-day were that over 1000 Ii
censes for the sale of oleo i'm the
state had been issued and that Phila-
delphia and Pittsburgh had both ma
i terially increased the number of Ii
censes. The revenue from the oleo
licenses this year will be more than
enough to run the whole dairy and
food bureau for two years.
Ex-Member Here--J. 'son, a
former member from Clarion, was
here for the state board meeting.