Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
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1t is not probable that the pro-
ceedings against members of the
House of Representatives who alb
sented themselves without leave on
wednesday and broke a quorum and
who failed to appear in answer to
kilograms from the Speaker, will be
heard of again. More than quor-
um of members appeared for the
meeting yesterday and more men,
bers are in Harrisburg for the week
end than at any time during the
session. although sixteen joined with
committee of the Senate to-day in
attending the funeral of Senator
James NJ. Campbell at Mercer.
The office of the Speaker is still
receiving kilograms from members
explaining absence and Speaker
Robert S. Spangler says that he
looks for u complete House on Mon
day night when it is planned to take
up the Dawson revenue bills which
are companion measures to the
Walker bills in the Senate.
The efforts to get members back
to Harrisburg to attend the Friday
session cost the State considerable
sages, although no sergeants- ts-at-arms
were detailed to go to distant points,
During the afternoon half a
dozen members from distant points
reached Harrisburg very much sur
prised and rather indignant that the
session was over. They reported to
the sergeant-at-arms until he went
home and after that sought the Of
fees of the Speaker and clerks. AT
least two men turned around and
went right home again.
The fact that only two of the
Allegheny county delegation came in
was the occasion of much surprise.
1t was said that several of the Allie
gheny men had gone to the seashore
for a weekend party.
Appearance of the liquor lobby
caused much amusement. The liquor
lobbyists who had been so active
around the legislative halls showed
up with the members just as though
they had been sent for, very keenly
in what might be going
on and whether it was not all a
scheme of the "drys" to put some
thing over. Various other lobbyists
were all on the job, too.
--Ninety-three bills passed by the
Legislature have been recalled from
the Governor for purpose of amend
ment, making a record of almost
twice the number recalled last ses-
sion and three times that of the ses-
sion of 1915. Some of the bills re-
called for changes were twice placed
on the Governors desk. A mum Der
of these recalled bills are on the
tables of the presiding officers of
the two houses waiting for amend
ments to be prepared and some Will
stay there.
The Governor has signed 216
general acts and 81 appropriation
bills, the latest having been the
$35O,00 emergency bill for meeting
State pay rolls until the general ap-
preparation bill is signed. Thlrty-
one bills have been vetoed.
The Legislature will enter upon
its final fortnight on Monday ana II
ts exnected that both houses will sit
until Thursday with a possibility OF
a Friday session if necessary. The
House will receive the final reports
from it's appropriation bills during
act on Senate appropriation meas
ures By the end of the week any
House bills not acted upon by the
lower branch will stand a poor
chance of getting through as the
final week the House will devote it.
self to Senate measures.
Final conferences in regard to
+he compensation law amendments
will be held on Monday and 1t is
expected that there will be action by
the House on the State Salary Board
Department of Conservation and
other appropriation bills.
The schedule of increased sal
aries for the judges of the State
announced this week is tagged
to go through the Legislature anc
receive the approval of the Cover.
nor. The increases will add S2OS,5O(
annually to the budget for judges
which for this year was S1,3O6, 600
These increases were divided among
the various classes of judges as fol
lows: Supreme Court, s7,500; Super
ior Court, $1,000; Philadelphia Com
mon Pleas and Orphans Courts
$4,000; Allegheny Common Plea!
and Orphans Courts, $4,000; Com
mon Pleas and Orphans Cour
Judges outside of Philadelphia ant
Allegheny counties, $4,000; Munic
ipal Court, of Philadelphia, $4,000
County Court of Allegheny, $4,000
The associate judges in the judicia
districts containing more than on
county are not included in the in
crease. Pennsylvania now has sever
Supreme, seven Superior, 106 Com
mon Pleas, II Orphans, nine Munic
ipal and five County Court judges
or a total of ISL.
Governor Sproul announced
just before leaving for Pittsburgh
to attend the University of Pitts
burgh commencement, that he hac
signed the McCaig bill appropriatini
$3.50, 900 to meet the pay rolls anC
expenses of the State governmen
in the period which may elapse be
fore the general appropriation bill
is signed. The appropriation yea
ends with May and as the genera
bill is not yet completed, 1t wa
necessary to provide an emergenc.
fund to pay State governmental at
taches. Similar action had to b.
taken in 1917. The people connected
with the State government are pait
MIN onthly.
The Wilkes Barre Record ha
this to say on the suffrage amend
ment: "The PENNSYLVANIA Legisla