Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-24
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Ps~~Atesa~ia
BY the Ex-Commlttecman

Members of the Pennsylvania Leg
lSlature who have been showing in
dications of desire to get the session
of 1919 over are going to have their
! wish GrIt,'i d AID to at.e all :hc
chance they want to work. If it can
be done lie session Sll be wou,d
J up in six weeks. 1t is not likely 20
last more than seven from next
! Thursday.
/ In the next few days the program
! for which everyone has been look
ing will appear and the inst =! April
| Wi. sec things Speeded .p al q rate
which viii S:Ve the ;ssIi,E.r:s II
the business they want to do. For
about three weeks there are going
to be hearings and then the an
preparation bills will start to come
out ana the rest of the legislation
VIII take its chances. For several
weeks there has been complaint from
members who remain here over
, Week-ends that progress was not
being made and that as it is the
sentiment of the public that as few
laws as possible should be enacted
things should be rushed. Authori-
tatlNe announcement about what is
gong TO happen came Saturday night
IN Philadelphia. although many of
the people who read it may not have
realized what ii meant.
William I. Ramsey. member from
the city of Chester, chairman of the
House committee on rules and in
( HuehtiaI members decided that every
enort would be made to close nm
tfc session tefore ~" Iniutle D.
May. This means a resolution TO fix
the date of adjournment and an
otner shutting off new legislation VIII
appear very soon.
The legislative situation is in
shape whereby adjourn ..c;.. can he
mad in six weeks, although some fra
dltlons may be shattered, trips cur
talled and other things done away
with.
The bulk of the administration
bllls are in hand, the rest are TO
come Wlthln few days and all will
be passed.
The appropriation bills are now
oelhg gone over and the details of
the finances will be settled bv Anrii
l. -
The highway program is ont of
the ROAD; the agricultural program
is under way and there is not going
10 oe so awful much to the forestry
program. outdoor activities will he
cor-ordlnated and appropriations
MADE for extension of forests. water
resource survey and other things.
-Ieachers will get some increase
In salary. The State government WILL
go under salary board
Capitol Park will be iunroyad
and new buildings put up as ontIined
by the Governor.
Authority of the Auditor General
to get the revenue needed is to he
extended. If ii is not some ann
pItlous projects in which legislators
nave been displaying interest and
some charity appropriat will not
go as far as desired.
Welfare. State Police. anti s.di-
ton and similar measures born Of tha
hour OF readjustment are to he ad~
vanced rapidly. "u
Election laws are not going 70
oe changed. This is not an oppor-
.une 'IIle TO do 1t, hold rlen ey-
perlenced in politics. Phi13daInf,i.
ardPittsburgh will get some chapga.
IN government and the third Lass
citH legislation will be confined q"
"hat IS now on calendars.
Luucaton Il to be given a stu.l,-
Win view to advancing the Dosi-
ton OF the Keystone State ia - noir+
commensurate with its wealth and
enterprises anu
me constitution will be studied
with view to revision or a.Hond
Heht as the case may ne.
MT ltamsey made his anoo,,p,o
ment after visit to senate, ~,
rose at which g:slativematters -
discussed and the fact that tbe -
10 close the legislative session -.
the time the special congreYsio,,-t
session Is said to be slated 10 Ioni.'
Is slSnlhcant. Also it means soe,In
| weeks. IVA SIX
The Philadelphia Tro,,i
winch generally speaks by the Lno,.
| III such matters quotes Mr.. rom.av
this way: There is a demand rro,,,
many OF the members of tho r,,i.Il
lure that the work be .:peeded i'm "a
that we may get away from Itar,is. ~
burg for good as soon as possihI,
we should not be Obliged 10 80.
there later than May 13. and I ,ht,1i-
we can hnTsh our work earliar H.,
that. We want to pass ,ver,, hilI -
which the Republican party and ,bo
State administration are commit..,,
| and lose no time in acting upon ~,
other measure that should comn,u,,J
| omI ccns ,deration." iiu
! Various Philadelphia newsnaners
| predict that bills to regulate .,rco
holic content of. liquors will nnnoor :
this week and look for lively times
over it. '''iie"