Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-28
PeeIsc4 G..
Ps"'s4aG'o~ia
By the Ex- Committeeman

The rush for the drafting of bills
Tor the General Assembly of 1919.
which will meet in Harrisburg on
tuesday, January Z, is in full swing.
AT least fifty bills have been drafted
at the State Legislative Reference
Bureau, where such service Is Civ
en- to legislators and at least fifty
more measures are awaiting the re-
writing in legal form. Inquiries
which indicate that more are COM
ing have been made. Most of these
VIII be drafted at the Bureau, which,
however, does not make public the
SUBJECT or terms of any measures 1t
handles.
The Bureau will not submit any
codes to the Legislature as 1t has
done for the last three or four ses-
sions, owing to the fact that the
state commission in charge of re-
vision of the banking, insurance and
penal laws will submit either codes
or number of bills for extensive
alterations and groupings of laws.
Several other commissions pro-
vided by the last Legislature are
also expected to submit bills and
with what the new administration
may have in the way of changes in
the state governments, the outlook
is for plenty of legislation.
Plans for the ceremonies attend
| ing the Inauguration of Governor
elect William c. Sproul are rapidly
taking shape and by the time the
Legislature meets the program will
| be mapped out for the consideration
of the inaugural committee of the
| legislators. This committee Is to
| be headed by Senator William E.
Crow, who will be the senior sem
ator when Senator Sproul becomes
governor. The details of the inaug-
ural parade, which will be probably
the most extensive ever seen here,
are in charge of Col. Lewis e. Belt
Ter, who is arranging for a large
military representation. Captain
Frank H. Hoy, Jr., is arranging to
care for the men who will parade
during their stay here.
Studies of the effects of big
| trucks moved over state highways in
Pennsylvania the last two years Will
probably result in the early intro
duction of bill in the Legislature
to limit the weight and size of
trucks The present act forbids OPP
Grafton of vehicles which have
gross weight of $4,000 pounds or
twelve tons, but it is declared that
some roads have been cut to pieces
in such a manner as to indicate that
| much heavier trucks have been en-
ployed. Notwithstanding the effort
| to make deeper foundations high
ways which have much truck traffic
have been cut up and the assertion
has been made here that some of
the trucks in use weigh over 10000
| pounds. AS some of the latest
| trucks are wider than any seen
heretofore the problem of width of
roads has also arisen. The trucks
! passing cause the sides of a road
to be damaged and when a wide
truck has the road other traffic has
to wait. The bill to require lights
on all vehicles at night will also ap-
pear early.
-Pennsylvania's primary election
next year, the most important local
primary in many counties and mu-
inequalities in years will be held
the third Thursday of September, ac-
cording to an announcement by
George d. Thorn, of the State De-
partment. Literally thousands of
offices will be filled next year and
many inquiries are already being
made about the dates and whether
any laws to change the laws can be
expected. The new state admins
tration has given no intimation as to
its election law plans.
Much attention is given in MORN
ing newspapers of Philadelphia to-
day to interviews given yesterday by
| Governor-elect William C. Sproul in
which he says that he is favorable
to the adoption of new charter for
| Philadelphia, but that he thinks that
people urging it and opposing it
should be reasonable" The news
papers note that he says he is for
a suitable" charter and that there
should be mo serious differences"
as to the essential features.
The Fifth ward trials cost the
county of Philadelphia $5,400.
Friends of Ex-Governor Edwin
S. Stuart to-day telegraphed him
congratulations on his birthday.
David L. Lawrence, Pittsburgh
registration commissioner. is back
from the Army as a sergeant major.
He rose from a private.
Pittsburgh city planners are ask
ing $12,O00,000 to improve city
streets.
The Philadelphia Record says
to-day that Governor-elect Sproul
yesterday practically placed his
stamp of approval upon Represen-
tative Robert S. Spangler, of York,
for speaker of the General Assem-
bly,.
There seems to be q great deal
of sentiment for Mr.. Spangler," Gov
ernor-elect Sproul said. MANY rep
resentatives seem to be in favor of
him for the speakership."
Does Mr.. Spangler meet the test
you set up shortly after the cleo
tion?" he was asked.
mfr. Spangler is in favor of my
entire platform, and, besides. some-
thing is owed to York county. This
county went Republican by 1900,
although it is normally Democratic.
Mr.. SpangSer will be a candidate, all
right"