Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-22
PeeIsc4 L.
Psnmevgsamia
By the Ex.Committeeman

them on second reading are listed
for the House, while over fifty are
on the Senate calendar.
| 1t is probable that this week some
determination may be reached re-
sarding the date for final adjourn
ment which it is generally believed
will be within sixty days, probably
on May 5. If this date is agreed
upon introduction of bills will prob
aply stop in the House the middle of
April.
speaker Spangler plans to call
| upon the chairman of the House
! committees to prepare for the wind
up as IN n short time appropriation
| Oils VIII commence to appear on the
| calendars. The list of charities ask
ing state funds is being made up.
considerable attention will be
gwen in both branches during the
coming week to bills of a political
character as hearings are scheduled.
! With the drafting of the nrono.-
ed anti-sedition law practically all of
the Sproul administrations big leg
lsillion VIII be in share for pres
ehtation to the Legislature. Four
or IVe of the bills are now on their
way through the houses and IL is
the plan to have the bills for en-
iarSement of the State Police and
broadening of their activities. Great
, ing the department of conservation
and authoritizing the Governor to
einpIoy consulting experts for the
pruning of public works and for
auVlce and information as to their
PROGRESS and the way contracts are
being carried out sent to the Tepis~
latnre in the next fortnight Re-
quests have been made of New Yorl,
STATE authorities for copies of the
'ahtl-sedition law so that it can be
Studled and the features of the
TenhsElVania statute made uniform
with those of the keystone State as
lar as advisable. 1t is possible that
iueas of other States NAV he oh
tanned. Some of them have in
CURED as to what Pennsylvania
cohtemplates in this line. The ex-
perts Dill is being, carefully studied
as IL VIII enable the Governor to
pan iar ahead for the constructive
W Morh Whlch he proposes to launch.
~ VIII pe particularly applicable for
the capitol and one of the thoughts
is that the subject of bridges On
state highways which have been
much discussed for years will
be considered together with build
ihss Tor State institutions.
-Ihe five administration meas
ures presented by Senator william,
u. Crow last week will pass the
state Senate next Tuesday as thew
are on the second reading calendar
1or Monday night and the plan is to
pass them finally the following day
ana send them to the house where
no opposition is expected. The bills
include those for the commission to
study revision of the State consti-
tuition, for a State salary board. for
State art commission, to relieve the
Governor from acting on audits and
TOT biennial State reports. While
they are going through the House
the remainder of the administration
bills will be submitted to the SEN
ate.
Members here over the week
end were speculating as to how the
Huntingdon bill will abolish the So
called blind mans parade"
rms measure provides that
when constables have nothing to re-
port to the court at the time for
quarterly returns they shall not
make a report instead of solemnly
marching in and handing up blank
reports attesting that they know
of no violations of law. The bill
originally applied to all counties, but
the amendments limit it to counties
between 10000 and 10000 popula-
ton. When the bill came up a few
days ago the sponsor scented trouble
and had it postponed.
Governor Sproul has received
many letters and messages in re-
gard to the coal situation, many of
them related instances of imposition
and large number complained of
the very poor quality of the coal
which is being furnished. Yester-
day letter from an aged widow in
Chester reached him; it reads as
follows: "I am glad to see that thee
Is considering the coal question and
do trust that the Lord will give
thee power to win it for it is dread
full that we poor people have to nav
so much for ton OF COAL I got a
ton about three weeks ago and the
bill came In yesterday of s11.s0 for
1t and besides that paid the driver
for putting it in my cellar. IT is So
soft that it burns like wood and r
will have to get another ton This
week. I have been very saving of
it and know none has been wasted.
for L am fireman myself as I have
been doing my own work since last
spring. 1 have gotten along very
we'll but get very tired sometimes
and have to be very careful of ex-
penses and the cost of coal is a
real hardship and keeps me pretty
well stranded"