Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-28
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BY tho Ex-Coznmitteeman

| NASot up hllC lloI bCLOlO t1idL
The Governor will return to Har-
risburg next week by which time
the financial plans will be worked
out and he will take up the ap-
preparation bills with Auditor Gen
eral Charles A. Snyder and the
chairmen of the appropriation COM
| mittees. -
! The Legislature sent 1,13S bills
to the office of Secretary of the
Commonwealth Cyrus E. Woods for
| action by the Governor and of this
number 130 were recalled. some of
| them twice and most of them sent
! back again.
The Governor signed Al appro-
| priation bills, including the def
| cheney and emergency bills and the
| Highway department bills, the ag-
gregate being over s17,000,000.
Thirty-seven bills were vetoed.
Two bills which are intended
| to confer authority for the Depart
ment of Public instruction to carry
out the plans of Governor William
G. Sproul for the improvement of
| the educational system of Pennsyl-
vania were to-day announced as
approved by the Governor. Through
! IiltSC measures anu SuCh duiliOi ieS
! as the Governor has given to DR..
Thomas E. Finegan, superintendent
! of public instruction, it is planned
to carry out numerous investiga-
tions and to bring about substantial
| changes in the school system. The
Governor intends to have a series
of consultations with DR.. Finegan
the next month to prepare for
changes in the fall
The first bill makes the Superin-
tendent of Public instruction the
"chief executive officer" of the
State Board of Education instead
of merely the ex-officio president.
The second increases the salary OF
the first deputy superintendent to
$500 and it is understood that DR..
]. George Becht, now secretary of
the State Board of Education, will
be named to the place. The salary
of the next deputy shall be $4,000
and salaries of other employees viii
be fixed in accord with law and
Commensurate with importance of
their duties" This will enable en-
ployment of such specialists as the
Governor may deem necessary.
Governor Sproul has also ap-
proved the bill providing that hold
ers of liquor licenses shall be per-
mitted to surrender licenses and be
refunded an amount proportionate
to the license for the period for
which the license is given up. Taxes
paid are to be included on SINH
lar basis. When any license is
surrendered the county treasurer is
to notify the Auditor General, the
state treasurer and the municipal
ity to whom part of the fee has
been paid so that they can return
the proportionate sum. There is
also a proviso that the act shall
operate for the return of money to
licensees prevented from selling
liquors by any State or Federal reg
ulations for the period when they
were so prevented. Z
The Flynn sedition bill under
which Pennsylvania authorities Will
be able to arrest the enemies OF
the Government which have been
from time to time reported as COM
ing to Pennsylvania because of the
drastic laws enacted in New York,
New England and Middle Western
States against hatchers of plots and
terrorists by mail is now the law
of the keystone State. The most
bitterly contested of all the legis-
lation of 1919 was signed by the
Governor yesterday and announced
as approved without comment.
Ever since the passage of the
bill the Governor has been getting
letters and kilograms urging him to
sign the bill, while the protests.
which found voice in the Legisla-
ture have also been made. The
Governor has kept in close touch in
regard to conditions in other States
where such laws have been passed
and is familiar with what has turned
up in various places in Pennsyl-
vania.
simultaneously with the ap-
proval of this bill the compensa-
ton amendments, the most advan-
tageous to labor measure of the
session were announced as approved
and becomes effective on January
1 next. This bill gives victims of
industrial accidents an increase of
rate of ten per cent, making sixty
per cent. or only six per cent. less
than asked when the session started
and a liberal basis of computation
together with other provisions all
of which were vigorously opposed
by employers. The bill was the
subject of hearings and many bat
ties in the two houses.
The Governor signed the wom-
an suffrage resolution. He was not
strictly required to do that, but con-
sidered it best to be done as he did
in the case of the prohibition
amendment. He signed it in pres
ence of Mrs. Lawrence Lewis and
Miss Ella Riegel, of the Womans
National party who provided a pen
about eighteen inches long made of
big yellow quill
Reading people say the cleo
ton of E. G.. Hunter to the Hall
vacancy in council was due to in
fluence of w. NJ. Croll, late caRdi-
date for Congress whose campaign
was handled by Hunter.
-Dauphin, York, Lancaster and
Northumberland county attorneys
are sitting up and taking notice of
the amendments made to the assist
ant district attorney bill presented
by Representative B. F. Bungard, of
Westmoreland county. 1t now ap-
plies to every county having a popu-
lation between 10000 and 100000.
This bill has been to the Governors
office a couple of times and recalled
for amendment. A schedule of SAL
aries is contained in amendments.
In counties having between 10000
| and 10000 population the district
/ attorney with approval of the presi-
dent judge may name two assistants
/ the court to fix the pay at not over