Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-30
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BY the Ex-Committccman

Terms of twenty-five OF the men,
bers of the State Senate and of the
whole of the membership of 207
members of the House of Represen-
tatives of Pennsylvania will begin to-
morrow. Under the constitution the
terms of the legislators begin on
THE first day of December next
after their election" although the
General Assembly in which they
were chosen to sit will not begin un-
til the first Tuesday of January.
The members of the State Senate
chosen to fill vacancies were selected
at special elections according to law.
They will serve out the terms of
the men who died or resigned.
The time for filing expense ac-
counts for the recent election will
expire Thursday, December 3, under
the act of 1906. a. number of the
state candidates and the state COM
mittees have TO file their statements.
Owing to the delay of counties
in filing their official returns of the
election of November 5 at the State
Department the computation of the
official vote of Pennsylvania will
be thrown into December. George
D. Thorn, Acting Deputy Secretary
of the Commonwealth, has sent word
10 the officials of some of the smaller
counties asking them to expedite
their returns as the official soldier
vote was available last Friday. The
big counties, including Philadelphia
and Allegheny, have filed their re-
turns. In addition to the vote for
Senate officials the vote on two con-
stitutional amendment propositions
must be computed.
Men active in political affairs
and who keep rods and reels onI
hand for a summers fishing are of
the opinion that Nathan r. Butler,
the State Commissioner of Fisheries,
is pretty certain to be appointed for
a full term as Commissioner by Gov
ernor-elect William c. Sproul when
he takes Office. Mr.. Butler, who was
one of the eight state officials who
failed of confirmation in the last
Senate because of antagonisms, has
attended strictly to business since
his appointment last July and from
all accounts there has been recog-
milton of his ability in influential
quarters.
Judging from the manner in
which applications for rooms are
coming to Harrisburg there is going
to be a record-breaking crowd at
the Inauguration of William c.
Sproul as governor on January 81
and the new Penn-Harris hotel,
which is to be opened in time for
The assembling of the Legislature
will do much toward relieving the
shortage of hotel accommodations
in Harrisburg. The reservations
are being made from every section
of the state and many prominent
men are coming for the ceremonies.
State S irator William e. Crow,
the chairman of the legislative COM
mittee in charge which will be
named, will soon meet the new gov
ernor to talk about the details of
the days program. There will be
4 big parade and many features.
The parade will probably break the
record for size. Returning troops
and Reserve Militia may participate
as well as clubs and other organi-
cations.
Capitol Hill is unusually filled
with rumors of changes and shifts
in the State government these days,
but little real information has come
here. The belief is generally that
there will be a general reorganization
of departments on Capitol Hill to
bring them down TO date. Interest
is high in the reports about the
Labor and industry and Agriculture
One story heard here is that
Thomas ]. Lynch, secretary of the
State Water Supply Commission,
will be one of the deputy attorney
generals. Mr.. Lynch was executive
clerk under two governors and is a
member of the Dauphin bar.
- The Capitol people are awaiting
q visit from the new governor which
it is believed he will pay before the
session opens.
The Pittsburgh Post INDUCES in
this editorial on the War Service
Board: Governor Brumbaugh may
think he is going to enjoy $4,000
pension after his term of office, but
the sentiment arising indicates that
the people have other notions about
it,"