Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
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Psmmepssa~ia
By the Ex-Committccman

Legislators from the third class
cues who are behind the Wallace
Dill making series of amendments
to the third class city code do not
intend to take any chances in the
course of their bill through the
Legislature, being especially desirous
that 1t shall not be complicated with
any of the Philadelphia city bills or
the second class city repealers. 1t
became known here today that the
wallace bill is to have clear track
in the House next week and that the
senate committee in charge will
give it the same consideration.
An agreement has also been
reached whereby no attempt is to
be made to inject any repeater of the
nonpartisan election feature in the
Wallace bill, but that such legisla-
tion, which is understood to be in
process of drafting, will stand on
its own bottom. This was q prolific
cause of dissension last session and
while there has been a marked in
crease of sentiment in favor of re-
peal of the law since 1917 some of
the third class municipalities want
it retained.
sence from the city because of his
illness at Washington has prevented
final action upon several drafts of
bills, including that reorganizing the
Department of Agriculture and the
constitutional revision proposition.
Chances are that they will be pass
ed upon together with some of the
measures to relieve the Governor of
the burden of auditing bills and to
give him authority to engage experts
and consultants on public works.
Scranton newspapers speak in
high terms of the address made at
the Welsh society dinner by Lieu
tenant-Governor Edward E. Beidle-
man. The Lieutenant-Govern re-
ceived a great reception. In his
speech he. said: I'VE are in the re-
adjustment period now. Pennsyl-
vania does not stand in fear of Boil
shevism. Business men have not
been called upon in vain. / was
glad when 1 read the other day of a
Chicago judge who imposed a sem
tence of twenty years upon Mr..
Berger. The reason 1 have no fear
for Pennsylvania Is because the peo-
pie of the Commonwealth have the
foremost citizen within our borders
as Governor. He believes in maxi
ing the State greater in every way
than it has been before. He pro-
poses to do something to relieve the
people of Scranton from the mine
cave evil. When l was taken over
the Hyde Park section 1 was an
palled at conditions. I believe that
the people of every part of the dis
trict will use their efforts to have
this evil corrected. 1t is not an easy
question to solve. l understand that
the people who accepted these con-
tracts were not Welshmen."
Women suffragists are coming
here jim force next week and will
plan for their legislation. They
hope to present the presidential bill
soon.
The Scranton Republican saws
of the bill of Representative Daw-
son to allow people to enter election
booths and ask the count at any
time that Mr.. Dawson declared that
he is not fully satisfied with the
measure as presented. 1t also saws.
He declared that 1t is only a tenta
! tive draft and that in all proba biljtv
there would be amendment to IL he.
fore it is reported out of COMMITTEES
The LackaWanna county represen-
tative does mot believe that there
are enough teeth in the measure
1t is understood that one of the
amendments will provide for the
particular election clerk giving out
any information as to the numb
! of votes cast, to make an affidavit
to this effect is requested"
The Philadelphia Evening Led
ger says: Legislative leaders are
beginning to send out sentim emf
among the members for an early
adjournment. Republican leaders
are said to have definitely agreed
upon Thursday May Is, as the date
of adjournment If the committees
can finish up their work by thai
time. The important committees
considered relative to adjournm ent
are appropriations and ways and
means. Some of the members OF
the appropriations committees OF
the two houses have expressed the
belief that they would be unable tc
finish up their work by May IL
| Many members of the Legislat ature
| had been reconciled TO a session
which would run over into June. but
| the leaders are said to be determined
to speed up the whole of the Iegis.
lative machinery and get away as
soon as possible. Prior to the open.
/ ing of the Legislature a number OF
! leaders advocated a short session