Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

1he legislature of pennsylvania
last hight voted without discussion
to take a recess next week. The
resolution adopted called for ad
journment of the Senate to-day and
the House tomorrow until Easter
Monday, April 21.
Senator William e. Crow pre-
sented the resolution in the Senate
after consultation with colleagues
an1 1T was adopted without discus
sicr. This was about $50 and at
that time resentment against the
plen was smouldering. AT 11:2O
the resolution was laid before the
House and action was rapid.
Speaker Spangler put the motion;
Representative j. f. Phillips de-
manded to be heard, the speaker
ti1 not hear him: the House voted,
VIII some few noes; some one
yelled for division; the speaker
declared the motion carried and it
was all over.
Much grumbling was heard, but
the opponents of the plan were
caught mapping and the lawmakers
viii take vacation. Meanwhile
the daily expense of the Legislature
will so on and there is considerable
criticism heard. The Governors Of
flee last night declared the Governo,
vas lIOL ItIhtllS oily llftiiu III 'i'S h'SNs
ter either ole way or the other.
Governor William c. Sprouts
idea of simplifying the quarantine
inspection at Philadedlphia by sim
gle inspection which it is desired to
facilitate the passenger lines which
it is expected will be established out
of Philadelphia will take form in
the next week. Certain propositions
80 h
mitted to the Attorney General
whereby the State Department of
Health will look after these matters
and act in cooperation with the
United States government. One plan
is for State and Federal inspectors
to board incoming vessels at the
same time and thus do away with
the delays due to two inspections,
each at a separate place. Confer
ences on the subject will be held
during the week.
There have been recesses in
years gone by in the Legislature,
but they were never very popular
except among the city members.
OFTEN they have been objects of con-
siderable attack because of the eX-
pense involved in keeping the men
paid by the day on the job. The
belief is that this session could
have been closed up May 10 with
out difficulty and without a recess.
In times past recesseS were Oft
en- taken in February when some of
the leaders desired to go South, to
Florida, or Georgia, or some more
congenial cline and took adVan-
tage of the visits in the sunny states
to make up a legislative program.
The visiting to the South became
popular after Senator Quay estab-
lished his Florida home and some
Senators seldom lost an excuse to
go away in winter. The Democrats
at first used to make capital out of
the pilgrimages and tell about the
poor rural members who had to
stay in snow-covered Pennsylvania.
but when a couple of wealthy DEM
ocrats were turned up at southern
resorts during the recess, they had
so criticised, things took on a diff
ferent color and there was not so
much said.
The greatest objection that is
made to the recess now is because
it will make the session longer than
the middle of May.
Governor Sproul has arranged to
take care of only very urgent mat
tcrs that may arise during his stay
at Hot Springs. Otherwise he is to
be left alone to recover.
George B. Wolf was elected
county chairman and treasurer and
Frank Gilmore, secretary at the an
nual meeting of the Democratic
standing committee of Lycoming
county, at Wilhamsport on Satur-
day. Resolutions endorsing Presi-
dent Wilson were adopted. G. Ed
mund Gilmore, the retiring county
chairman. announced his candidacy
for the office of district attorney.
President Judge jeremiah N.
Keller, of Mifflintown, who presides
over the Forty-first Judicial district,
including Perry and Juniata coun-
ties, will be candidate to succeed
himself. He was appointed to the
bench in 1917, on the death of Pres
ident Judge William N. Seibert.. j.
NJ. Barnett, the New Bloomfield
lawyer, who was candidate against
Judge Seibert, is also an aspirant.
The Scranton Republican says:
Governor Sprouts. message on the
anthracite situation INDICATES that
the trend of coal prices will be up
ward for the next few months, and
he advises that every one who can
do so should lay in coal now In
one way or another, the Governor
saws, the anthracite industry fur
nishes employment and sustenance
to almost one-fourth of our indus
trial population in Pennsylvania
while the State consumes only one
eighth of the product, the bulk of it
going to other parts of the coun-
try"