Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-16
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By tho Ex-Committeeman

The high councillors of the liquor
interests in Pennsylvania are work.
/ ing over time in an effort to evolve
some plan whereby they can tie up
the Ramsey bill designating how
much alcohol must be in a drink be-
fore it is drink to the Vickerman
and Fox prohibition enforcement
bills. All three bills are special
orders of business for Monday night
in the House and the advocates of
prohibition that will prohibit are GER
tain that they have the votes to put
through the measures. especially as
the Governor is known to favor such
machinery as will enable the State
to enforce the law.
The alcoholic content bill has ap-
| peared in various forms and the
liquor interests have finally decided
to make their drive for the Ramsey
bill. The Governor is on record as
saying such a thing is matter for
Congress.
One of the schemes of the "wets"
is to tie various things to the Fox
Dlll, SUCH dS lDS SGdI anu oCiDuhO
provision which was the object of an
unsuccessful campaign this week.
They are said to have some addi-
tional riders" under discussion, but
the dry element says that it is
ready for them.
Some of the "wets" are indus
triously spreading the story that the
Fox and Vickerman bills will have
no show in the Senate, but the "drys"
says that they are confident of pass
ing the bills and that the Governor
will take a hand for them. There
are a number of measures pend
ing in which influential senators are
more interested than the Governor.
The Governor will see a number
of men at Philadelphia over the
weekend in regard to revenue meas
ures and a drive is being made to
prevent any tax on manufacturing
capital, which Auditor General Sny-
der is said to hold unnecessary If
the legislation asked to improve col
lection methods is adopted.
The fact that the big Democratic
pow WOW here did not result in any
reference to the conduct of the mi
nority in the Legislature was much
commented upon. The Democrats
have not been heard of in the Legis-
lature this session and have let the
opportunity go by. Just as in 1918,
they have been busy getting in on
everything.
According to what is being
heard about the Capitol an effort to
get the Philadelphia charter revision
amendments into shape for action
is to be made at once and they may
start on their final lap in the next
ten days. The Philadelphia Press
says Senator George Woodward has
fallen out with some of the revi-
sionists. Such a contingency has
been prayed for by the Ware people.
Woman suffragists are COM
mencing to make a noise for some
action in the Senate on the woman
suffrage amendment resolution. They
hope for a report from committee
next week.
The Senate will have a lively
time in the next few days on the
Eyre bill to repeal the nonpartisan
act as it applies to judges. The
Chester senator has it on the CAL
endar. If the Governor signs the
bill to repeal the nonpartisan .fea-
ture for third class cities the Eyre
bills chances will be much i'm
proved.
when it comes down to closing up
the headquarters of the State draft
system, it is seasier said than done
and there are now Grated and boxed
at the old Board of Trade building,
about a carload of papers and rec
ords for which some place has to be
found. Tons of papers and records
have been sent to Washington and
when it came to working up the
remainder, it was discovered that
the State will get about a carload
as souvenirs. Just exactly where to
store them no one seems to know.
Storage is a valuable thing in Har-
risburg now and vet the records
affect many men who went into the
army or were drafted and must
be kept.