Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
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BY the Ex.Committeeman

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for adjournment. Administration
measures are in sight and the last
call will soon be sounded on appro-
priation measures. The desire of |
date toward which to work crystal |
/ iized today when it was announced |
that May 15 was being considered as |
the date to quit. The high cost of |
living and the program of the Cover
nor for few laws, but ones which
amount to something, have been the
big factors in getting sentiment fixed. /
Representative William T. RAM
| sey, chairman of the House Rules
Committee, announced that a reso-
luton will be introduced this week
fixing the day of adjournment for
Thursday, May is. the date agreed |
upon by Republican leaders. The
final date for the introduction of !
bills, Mr.s Ramsey said. would de-
! cided later. He expressed the opin-
| ion that the Legislature would have
ample time to dispose of the charter
and municipal bills and the admin
istration measures before May Is.
Ever since 1909 the House has
| fixed the final date for the introduc-
tion of bills before setting the day
| for adjournment. In the 1909 ses-
sion resolution to adjourn on April |
% was adopted on the opening dayt
of the House. During every session
since then the adjournment date has
not been fixed until we'll into April
or May In 1918 the day of adjourn
ment was agreed upon in May, but |
on the day fixed for adjournment in
June's last week the House got into
row and had to extend the session
one day longer, when it sat until
daylight the next day. This was the
first time in the recent history of the
Legislature that the adjournment
date had to be extended.
Municipal legislation, which
seems to have gotten to first place
in the matter of political discussion
in Pennsylvania, will be much to the
front in the Legislature the next
fortnight. The plan is to have the
senate committee in charge give a
public hearing soon and then to
reach an agreement with the Cover
nor on the bills. The Dawson bill
to abolish the nonpartsan system of
electinS councilmen in second class
cities Will come out of committee
today and the third class city people
opposed the retention of the nom
partisan system in the 1918 code
will decide today about their legisla-
ton. The bill to repeal the clause
is ready to go in.
The bills presented last night
by representative Brady TO reform
the primary law are companion bills
to the measure to change around the
Philadelphia registration commission.
They bear the earmarks of the Com
mlttee of seventy In addition to
making the fall primary later they
would relieve courts of the necessity
of counting the votes and clarity
matters relative to intent
Lieutenant Governor Frank B.
McClain, presented with a grand
piano in the Senate chamber last
night by his colleagues of the upper
house, had a fine time over it. Lieu
tenant-Governor Beidleman, a close
personal friend, made the presenta-
tion, referring to their early associa-
ton and reciting the interesting po-
litical career of Mr.. McClain. In
replying Mr.. McClain twitted the
senator's on the coming dry time.
be able to sing either 1.-The Old
Oaken Bucket" or Nobody Knows
How Dry 1 Am" He also said: IAN
old time philosopher. Isaak Walton,
once said: Doubtless God could
have made as good a berry as the
strawberry, but doubtless he never
did Doubtless there could some
where in the world be a body in
which membership could be as de-
lightfu ! as membership in the SEN
ate of Pennsylvania. but doubtless,
no such body exist"
After the presentation, the Senate
took short recess during which
Mr.. McClain and the chaplain of the
Senate sang several solos to the ac-
compartment of the gift piano. The
former Lieutenant Governor render
ed his two favorites When Sweet
Marie was Sweet Sixteen and
Sweet Adeline" and Chaplain Davis
countered with Killarney" Mrs.
McClain accompanied them. The
concert was resumed after the ses-
sion adjourned.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger
does not like the result of the con-
gressionl election in the 22nd District
bit and editorially whacks the Re-
as well as district, for not being on
the job. The Ledger says in part
that in consequence of what seems to
have been a blunder "the outcome
of this election is being wired and
cabled and wirelessed everywhere as !
the first direct evidence of the atti-
tude of the people generally toward /
any candidate who supports Presi-
dent Wilson's international policies !
If the Republican leaders were in
a conspiracy to produce such an i'm
preston, they could not have done
better than they have by letting
this Butler election go by default"
One of the funniest things about
the whole proposition is the solemn
way friends of Democratic State
Chairman Lawrence II. Rupp, of AL
lentown, are taking credit for the
result and declaring that it was due
to his organizing ability and fore
sight that the Republican majority
was overturned. The fact that But
Ter went for the Democratic candf-
date by one a few hundred votes
| seems to cause great qualification
at Allentown.
Concerning the action of the |
Beaver court in refusing licenses on |
he Oes Of