Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
GOVERNOR IS
BACK ON JOB
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runners of more severe rhumatic at
tacks. My doctor says l must cur
tail my activities for i couple of
weeks and I-suppose l must obey my
doctor.
My being kept at home, however.
has not been an uIfiniXed evil. be-
cause it enabled me to survey the
legislative field and to spend con-
siderable time with Attorney General
Schaffer in formulating the adminis-
tration measures which desire in
Producing into the Legislature and
which / hope will be enacted into
law.
Good Roads Vital
The mot important of all pro-
Jects in front of me is that of good
roads. The legislation has been
drafted and is on its passage through
the Legislature. 1t will require an
additional measure or twoI to create
the sinking fund when the amount
of bonds to be issued within the next
two Years is determined. Mr.. Sad
Ter, the State highway commissioner,
is whipping his department into
splendid shape and results are be-
ginning TO be manifest. ....s
Amend Constitution
Among the measures which At
torney General Schaffer and | put
into final form are the act providing
for the creation of q commission TO
study and report to the next Gen
eral Assembly upon the subject of
the revision and amendment to the
Constitution of Pennsylvania. This
act provides for the creation of a
commission of twenty-five TO study
the question of constitutional re-
vision and to report to the next Gen
eral Assembly in 1921. 1t is my
thought that the Legislature of 1921,
with the report of this Commission
before it, is the proper body to de-
termine whether constitutional
convention should be called or
whether the Constitution can be
wisely amended without putting the
state TO the expense of complete
revision. This act will he intro
duced by Senator Grow, the Repub-
lican leader of the State Senate.
State Art Commission
There has also been put in final
form the act creating a State Art
Commission in the Department of
the Commissioners of Public
Grounds and Buildings. This act
provides for an Art Commission of
five persons to serve for three years,
without compensation TO Whom
shall be submitted for approval all
public monuments, memorials or
other structures which are to be-
come the property of the Common
wealth or any of its subdivisions.
II contains the provision that no
public monument or memorial shall
be constructed by the state or any
nf
and location shall be approved by
the Com mission. This act will also
be introduced by Senator Grow.
TO stop Fake Stock Sales
considerable thought has been
given by the Attorney General and
me to an act TO prevent fraud and
deception in the sale of securities. An
act covering this subject was intro
duced by Mr.. Nickerman in the ses-
sion of 1917, and our study of it led
us to the conclusion that it was a
well thought out and we'll drafted
measure. 1t will be submitted by the
Attorney General to the Banking
Commissioner for his opinion on it.
ana II he approves, it will be re-
introduced into this Legislature.
The acts providing for the return
to the State of portion of the per-
sonal property taxes have been put
in final shape and will be introduced
as an administration measure in the
House. L
The bill abolishiug the office Of
fire marshal and transferring its
duties and powers to the office of
State police, is about ready for in
PRODUCTION into the Legislature and
will very likely be introduced this
week.
The bill providing for the geo.
logical survey of the State is in
finished form and will be introduced
into the Legislature by Mr.. Ramsey.
of my own county. the chairman of
the Committee on Mines and Mining.
The legislation providing for the
construction OF the bridge between
Philadelphia and Camden, we have given
most careful study too. To provide as
it must, for joint legislation by our own
State and the State of New Jersey and
by the city of Philadelphia. makes IL no
easy task of legislative draftsmanshin
but we have it in such shape | think
as that it will be acceptable all around
and as soon as the Attorney General
has an interview with the CITY Solicitor
of Philadelphia, it will be ready for in
PRODUCTION. representatives of the Attor-
ney Generals Department have already
conferred with the Attorney General of
New Jersey as 10 the act to be intro
duced in that state. The New Jersey act
had 10 be put in shape very quickly.
as our information is that Tomorrow is
the last day for the introduction OF bills
in the New Jersey Legislature.
Abolish Quarantine Board
Another act contemplated is that
abolshing the State Quarantine BOARD
and providing for the enforcement of
the laws relating to the state uuaran-
tine by the State Department of Health.
This act is in tentative form and as
soon as ! have the opportunity to go
over it with DR.. Martin, it can be in
troduced.
Department of Conservation
"One of the most important acts as
view it, will be that creating the De-
partment of Conservation. which de-
partment will be charged with the en-
forcement of the laws heretofore en-
forced by the Department of Fisheries.
the Department of Forestry. the Board
of Game Commissioners. the Water Sup
ply Commission and the State Forestry
eservation Commission. which DEPART
ments. boards and commissioners will
be continued as bureaus in the new de-
partment.
This measure is in line with the pol-
icy of proper coordination of state de-
partments. which l think one of the
very esential things to be ACCOMPLISHED
The drafting of this act involves the
examination of a great number of other
acts and the study that will avoid con-