Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-17
PstiEca L.
Pe~~oqesa~ia
BY tho Ex-Committeeman

The Philadelphia bills gave way
last night to woman suffrage and
the compensation amendments as
the big features of the session, with
liquor legislation also holding some
share of the stage at the start of
the final fortnight of the session of
1919.
The Philadelphia charter was
found to contain some typographical
errors and was sent to the same
committee OF conference that has
the ;egisII alton bills in charge. 1t
will soor be disposed OF.
Second class city legislation Jared
i'll last night, one bill being vetoed
by :he Governor and the Simpson
bill for additional members of the
Allegheny Board of Revision being
postponed.
The bnl to repeal the nonpartisan
clause of the third class city code
goes back to the Governor as it left
him.
The compensation bill passed
the Senate finally without any dis
senting votes and went to the House,
being destined to be reported out
late to-day by the Ways and Means
Committee with amendments. The
Administration is very insistent on
tho bill with as few amendments as
possible.
The woman suffrage resolution
is tc be pushed. The Republican
organization will get behind the res
olution as a result of conference
at the Executive Mansion between
Governor Sproul, Senators Penrose
EGnGral
Palmer has telegraphed the Demo-
cratic members to line up Senator
Ware has said his people will be for
the suffrage resolution. Mrs. Gift
ford Finchot and Mrs. J. Q. Miller
saw the Governor about the reso-
luton, too, and Mrs. Lawrence Mil
Ter saw Senator Penrose. Last night
Senator Eyre presented the resolu-
tion. Things are moving toward
rat fication.
The Woodward bill relative to
marking of ballots when there are
several candidates for a group of
offices, which was on final passage
and g special order, was put back
to second reading for amendment in
tho House. Mr.. Ramsey, Delaware,
said several amendments were being
as the bill needed clarl-
flying.
The Daix Senate bill providing
that one group of pre-empters can
take party name for ward IN
ste9d of a separate set oelnS re-
o,lireo for each division passed in
the House, 1S2 to 80, after oplec-
tions by Mr.. Alexander, Delaware.
Speaker Spangler's famous dog
bill. which would compel police and
to hold unlicensed dogs
three days before shooting them,
received a severe handling in the
Senate last night, when 1t went
down in defeat with the small eno
of a 36-5 talley. Senators voting
in favor of the bill were; Beales,
Marlow, Sassaman, Sones and Tomp-
k::ts.
If anyone wanted to get a line
on the way the people of Harris
burg and the folks who happen to
be visiting in this city thought about
the action of the army in making
the Mexicans move their battle away
from dangerous proximity to El
Paso, all he had to do was to stand
about the bulletin boards. The COM
ments heard were all one way, the
chief one being Its about time that
we went in to clean up that mess
while a rumber of people were heard
to saw Hope Washington won't
bring them back this time, but let
them go ahead" Some illuminating
public sentiment could have been
obtained from the folks at certain
bulletin board on Market Square,
had Washington been listening in.
1t may be interesting to recall
that ten years ago yesterday, the
Republican State convention was
held. at which Senator William E.
Crow was elected chairman and got
into line for State chairman and at
which John X. Tener made his ap-
pearance before a State gathering
Tener was chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions and read the
platform from the stage of the
Majestic. A year later he was nomi-
rated for Governor in the same
theater. Twenty years ago yesterday
the Democratic State convention held
here nominated "Rarmer" w. L.
Greasy for State Treasurer, and the
late Justine S. l.. Mestrezat for the
Supreme bench.
The fact that the longest days
of the year. as far as daylight is
concerned, come this weekend, is
being commented upon by expert
thing they do not like, it is to hold
a session in the cold gray dawn, such
as they did in 1913, for instance.
Mayor f. V. Babcock is to speak
before the Pittsburgh Chamber of
Commerce tomorrow on Bonds and
Business" an address relative to the
big bond issue Pittsburgh people
will vote upon before long.
The Philadelphia Chamber of
Commerce is out with a charge that
the water supply of that city is in
adequate and a move to better it is
under way.
Reading council finally filled the
place of city chemist which has been
vacant for a time. I. c. Regar was
chosen for the place.
Col. Cleon n. Berntheizel, a
former legislator, just home from
overseas service as judge advocate
of the Keystone Division, has re-
sumed his work as district attorney
of Lancaster county.
The teachers salary increase
bill is strongly urged editorially by
the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times and
other newspapers. The Philadelphia