Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-09
COMPENSATION
| AND REVENUES
Two Big Features That Inter
est Legislators Outside
of Philadelphia

weeks of the 1919 session and while
much fuss is being made in Phila-
delphia over the charter and other
legislation due to the political con-
ditions in the metropolis, the State
at large is not much concerned in
that class of bills. What is really
of general interest in which Cover
nor, officials and legislators are
keenly alive to get settled are the
two problems of compensation and
revenue
1t is believed an agreement has
been reached on the differences on
compensation. The increased rates
will stand, but it is possible that
amendments changing basis of COM
putation will be made in the Sem
ate tonight. The bill is advocated
by the Governor.
In regard to revenue, it is pos
sible that this Legislature may ap-
propriate between $90,000,000 and
500, 100000 and the only way to
meet the appropriations now that
the manufacturing capital tax has
been abandoned is to pass the Daw-
son and Walker bills, to increase
the authority of the Auditor Gen.
eral and to control collections of
taxes and licenses. Auditor General
snyder says they mean from s4,-
100000 to $5,000,000 which the
State should have for public use
The bills will probably pass this
week and some big cuts in appro-
prlations VIII have to be made.
Big Sum For Education
According to calculations made
fnd
pr1atons committee the total allow
ances for educational purposes by
TINS Legislature will come close to
~ per cent. of the 100000, 900 which
IL is inquired out can be safely ap-
prlation, the administration eX-
penses, increase of teachers salar-
les at $3.000,000, equaling various
Federal appropriations for voca-
tlonal and agricultural objects, the
colleges and other items which could
ne classed as educational. The COL
lege appropriations will likely be
reported to the House on Tuesday
atter the men in charge of appro-
prlations have a chance to talk to
the Governor. The colleges have
asked for something like $4,000, 900,
but will hardly get half that.
Chairman w. j. McCaig, of the
House committee, spent to-day with
| heads of departments of the State
| government comforting about cuts
from the general appropriations bill
and will continue that duty tonight.
The idea was to trim 81 100000 from
! the $42, 100000 bill, but the demands
from departments have been so
strong that it will be difficult to
carry out that program.
Governor William c. Sproul has
had all changes in salaries figured
out and will discuss them with the
committee chairmen. The plan is
to pass the State Salary Board Bill
With an appropriation sufficient to
take care of any readjustments
needed after the session adjourns.
The last of the House appropria
tons will probably be reported out
Thursday morning.
Big Week Ahead
The Associated Press says in its
forecast of the week: More big
legislation is scheduled to be acted
upon in the General Assembly of
Pennsylvania this week than in any
similar period of this session. June
26 has been fixed as the date for
final adjournment and the final rush
has commenced. Appropriation bills
are on the calendars of both Houses
HifA ihOiC arc uuS " ne reported
out during the week. Owing to the
fact that the Philadelphia bills. the
prohibition measures and various
revenue raising propositions together
with some administration bills are
In the House of Representatives, that
pranch of the Legislature will fur
nlsh the big news of the week. The
Philadelphia charter bill is a spe-
cial order for third reading in the
House Monday night, but reports are
that an effort will be made to send
1t hack to second reading for amend
ment A continuance of the parlia-
mentary warfare over it is expect
ed. Immediately before this bill the
especial order calendar are the So
called Daix- Brady bills affecting
registration laws for Phialdelphia
whlch are on the second reading
stage and which are scheduled for
thlrd reading Tuesday morning. The
two prohibition enforcement bills are
also special orders for Tuesday
morning and it is said that an at
tempt to get before the House the
Dill regulating alcoholic content of
liquors will also be made during
the week. Thee bills recalled from
the Governor are also on the cal
endar.
"Forty-four bills are on the post
! poned calendar in the House, thirty
four of them being on the final pass
age. among them being the Depart
ment of Conservation, Auditor Cen
erals, physical education, second
class city nonpartisan repeater and
tshermen's license bills. Many of
them will undoubtedly be brought up
during the week.
| tTha caNond J;1-
tains 35 bills, many of them impor-
tant, while 23S appropriation bills are
also on second reading. Many more
appropriations bills will be reported
out during the week in the House
including educational and public
| works bills.
There are 3S bills on the Senate
third reading calendar including the
| fire marshal, bakery regulation and
memorial hall bills. There are on
second reading large number OF
appropriation bills.
During the week there will be
conferences held by the Governor
with legislative leaders in regard tc
the revenue and appropriation sit.
uation and figures relative to the
teachers salary increase and variou:
other matters will be reached. The
Governor will also have some con.
ferences regarding the Philadelphia
bills.
zone of the most important mat.
ters of the week will be the de.
termination in regard to the char.
acter of the compensation code
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