Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
LAWMAKERS KEEP
CALENDAR CLEAR
Work Must Be Rushed to
Adjourn Legislature
May Is
COMING W EEE. BUSY
Everything Prepared for I'm
portant Measures in Closing
Days Of Session

With May 10 tentatively agreed upon
as the date for final adjournment. the
Legislature is expected to get down TO
the important work Of the sess on within
the next week or two.
SO far both the Senate and House
have adhered to the policy of clearing
up the calendar week by week. leaving
clear field for any important legislation
which may crop up in the closing days,
Formerly the two branches worked along
leisureIy in the opening weeks and
closed the session with q rush in the
final days. which gave but little time
for the consideration of important
measures.
Several more administration bills are
expected to make their appearances
within the next couple OF weeks. Then
the administration program will have
been concluded.
The coming week will be busy one
for the legislators and much OF the ac-
tivitY will be OF particular interest 10
Philadelphia Charter revisionists Will
appear at pubic hearing Tuesday before
the Senate Municipal Affairs Committee.
Of which Senator Edwin Fl. Ware is
chairman, and explain the need for
new city charter
With the hearing disposed Of the four
Woodward bills are expected to be re-
ported out of committee for action in
the Senate. From the upper cham
Der, If they are acted upon favorably.
they will be sent TO the House.
Registration Bill Up Monday
The Brady bills to change the registra-
ton laws come up for second reading
in the House Monday night and will
probably be made a special order for
final action on Tuesday. An agreement
% follow. this program was reached last
week when the bills should have been
acted upon because of the absence OF
Senator William +. Grow. Republican
, state chairman
Republican leaders are displea seed
over the factional row which marked
the reporting out OF these bills. 1t is
understood that some of the provisions
in the measures which are objectionable
to the Ware forces may be stricken out.
Action also Is expected next week on
the Woodruff bill to provide a general
! increase for public school teachers. The
measure Will probably be reported out
! of committee Tuesday. given a first
I reading and then be recommitted to the
/ House Appropriations Committee. upon
which will fall the duty Of raising the
. revenue necessary to put the proposed
increases into effect.
: A bill drafted by Chairman Joseph G
/ Gaffney, Of Councils Finance Committee
! to provide for the return of the mercan'
tile tax to the counties in which II
Is collectede will likely be introduced this
! week While there Is said to be nc
possibility of the state sanctioning d
, return of all the taxes to the various
counties there is strong likelihood
that a compromise will be reached which
will provide for a return of a share oi
the money to the counties,
Legis ative leaders. it is understood
will demand reconsideration of thu
Bolard bill, which would require leRa
advert sements to appear only in th'
English language, and the measure tt
provide for the appointment of collector:
Of the direct inheritance tax by the
auditor general
City Legislation Introduced
Two bills of great importance tc
Philadelphia were introduced in thu
Senate last week.
one il the administration bill to pro
vide for the construction of the Della
ware River bridge to link PhiladelplI;
and Camden. The other is the Var,
budget bill.
Both these bills are expected to b,
reported out of committee this week
They can then be put on the calendar
for action week after next. The Var,
program for amending the Bullitt charte
so far consists of tina Scott bills to taks
the police and firen1en out of politics
and the budget measure. which is faid tc
have been drafted BY City Solicitor Con
nelly and Chairman Gaffney. of Coun
ellis Finance Committee.
4 resolution drafted by Attorney Gen.
eral Schaffer to provide for an investiga
ton into the coal situation may be in
troduced next week. Representative
Glass already has a resolution befor,
the House providing for the appointment
of a commission of nine by the Gov,
ernor to investigate coal and food con.
dtions.
He has announced that he will cal
the measure up for first reading Mon.
day night.