Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-21
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

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The Pennsylvania Legislature.
which will enter it's final week on
Monday with the business of the
session in better shape than known
In years according to officials here,
VIII have some lively times in either
house at the beginning of the week.
Half a dozen bifis which have oc-
cupied considerable attention the
last week or ten days, Will be taken
up in various ways.
The greatest interest is being
taken in the administration effort
to have the anti-sedition bill defeat
reconsidered and If this is done it
is the plan to pass the bill Monday
night and have the Senate dispose
OF 1t by Wednesday night. The
Conservation Department bill is tied
up in a House committee and an
attempt may be made to get it out,
while plans are being made to Sc
cure reconsideration of the defeat of
the telephone merger bill.
The compensation amendment bill
is to be laid before the House Mon
day when labor leaders hope to re-
store the section making a new basis
of computation which was cut out
of the bill in a House committee.
Senate committees have the bill
establishing beverages containing
two and three-fourth per cent of
alcohol as intoxicating and the fish
ermen's license measure. A hear
ing will be held on the former.
The general appropriation bill will
probably go to a conference COM
mittee and be passed the last night
of the session.
Records of the Legislature
show that 10S bills have been re-
called from the Governor for
amendment or to avoid veto, estab-
fishing record for any Legislature.
Over thirty were recalled this week.
Governor Sproul has signed 246
general acts and 80 appropriation
bills. His Vetoes number 36.
Secretary of Agriculture Fred
Rasmussen has appointed w. A. Nc
lately director of plant pathology
of the province of Ontario, to be
assistant director of the bureau of
plant industry under the Jones act
reorganizing the State Department
of Agriculture. Prof. J. G. Sanders,
zoologist for the last two years, will
be director of the bureau at a salary
of $1,000. The assistant will re-
ceive a salary of $4,000. p. T.
Barnes. of the bureau, will likely
become chief clerk
Under the plans made Mr.. Nc
Cubbin will have charge of plant
disease research and control, one of
the features being a movement for
weed elimination in which the new
assistant specialized. Many acres of
valuable farm land in Pennsylvania
have been almost ruined by uncon-
trolled weeds which have spread
with rapidity the last few years
He will also direct the campaign
against orchard, wheat. potato,
white pine, corn and other pests
which have been giving trouble. In
this connection there will be util-
lied the collection of all plants and
weeds indigenous to Pennsylvania
which has been made by Prof. E.
NJ. Gross. of the University of Pitts
burgh. This collection. which al
ready numbers over 1000 speci-
mems. will be used for identification
and for collation. of data for preser-
vation and destruction, as the case
may require.
The precedent established in
the bill creating an additional Judge
for Lehigh county has been follow
ed in amendments to the Washing
ton county orphans court Judge
measure. presented by Senator Jo-
seph A. Heron. Under the changes
there is to be no appointm ment, but
the voters will choose the new Judge
in November. The Governor will
thus be saved from necessity of
having to make a selection. A num-
Der of mon have been mentioned for
bria county orphans court bill re-
quired the Governor to appoint.
The amended Public Welfare
Commission bill shows that in event
that it is desirable in opinion of
the Governor to discontinue the
commission he may do so and as
sign what funds remain in hand for
an designated activity of the De-
partment of Public instruction,
Health or Labor and Industry,
which have been cooperating with
the commission since it reDlaced the
as the official body for Pennsylvania
last winter. The bill came from the
appropriations committee, which
amended it as desired bv the Cover
nor. The appropriation is made half
a million dollars and the provisions
for a Governors Council" to be
composed of such citizens as the
Governor might name has been cut
out. the plan having been aban-
doned.
The final amendments have been
made to the Bureau of Markets bill
and link up the Bureau of Stand
ards which will designate the stand
ard weight and measures The two
bureaus will make joint rules which
will have the force of laws.
Dragons Eye Shook Earth
[From the Buffalo Newsl
The imperial dragon has vanished
from the Chinese flag, but China S
favorite monster continues to adorn
her temples. homes and fabrics. The
dragon is essentially Chinese
fascinating rnufhnIouip