Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-11
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BY the Ex-Consmftteemsn

The first real adverse criticism of
the legislative recess seems to have
come, oddly enough, from a staunch
Republican newspaper. The Phila-
delphia Record and Pittsburgh Post,
Democratic standard bearers, have
been more or less indignant about
the recess being taken, but as the
Democratic members were conspicu-
Gus in voting to adjourn and not
one chirped in protest their COM
ments are more or less discounted.
The Inquirer's editorial opinion
on the subject has been much dis
| cussed about the Capitol, especially
in view of the fact that the popular
impression is that hopes to get the
controversy over the Philadelphia
charter bills in better shape had
some to do with the recess being
authorized. 1t is an open secret
that one of the reasons why some OF
the upstate men voted for the re-
cess was that they wanted to give a
chance for a settlement of the Quak-
er City row and thus insure some
tranquility for the rest of the sit
ting. Others voiced objection to the
recess in private and when asked to
raise the banner of revolt discovered
that they had much to do at home.
The Inquirer says: THE Legisla-
ture of Pennsylvania, we are sorry
to say, is a loafer. Always 1t could
do it's work, with steady application,
in six weeks. Always it fritters away
nearly six months of time. 1t is
frittering now. And to aid the frit-
tering process, 1t has adjourned for
a considerable holiday. just as If
three and one-half months had. not
FaI AetIx e. h
Don't the legislators ever get tired
of doing nothing?"
The Philadelphia Record says:
'Luzerne county will elect four
judges within the next two years.
The term of Judge John M. Garman
expires this year, and his successor
must be elected in November. In
1921 the terms of Judges Freas,
Strauss and O'Boyle will expire. 1t
is believed that Judge Garman will
have at least two opponents in the
coming fall campaign, while more
than a half a dozen lawyers are
doing a little quiet work in the way
of preparing for the contests that
will be staged in 1921, when three
places on the bench are to be filed"
ALI administration bills will be
ready for presentation to the Legis-
lature when it reassembles. There
are only few and they are mostly
relative to the Department of Public
Grounds and Buildings, but they will
be prepared, according to statements
at the Governors Office to-day. 1t
also became known that number
OF attaches of various departments,
who had been seeking increases of
pay. had been informed that the
proposed bill to create a State Sal
ary Board was designed to fit cases
where men were working on salaries
established years ago and since re-
garded as inadequate. This will he
the death knell of number of bills
to raise pay.
Men back of the bill to recon-
stitute the State Board of AgricuI-
ture and give it share in the man.
agement of the Department of Agri-
culture, have been told that the bill
will not be passed. Instead, as soon
as the Legislature reconvenes, the
Jones bill reorganizing the Depart
ment of Agriculture will be taken
up and passed finally.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger.
in an editorial on picking mayors
does not want Senator Ware or any
other leader to do it. It says: The
sooner this community gets rid of
the notion that divisions of opinion
or party affiliations along the lines
of national politics have any posi-
BILE relation to the business problems
of great city, the sooner will it
attain that ideal of good municipal
government which is the ambition
nf n lfkt
may group themselves on questions
of national policy.
- Congressman ]. Hampton
Moore had a notable dinner in Phil
adelphia the other day when he en-
tertained the men who had been en-
gagged with him in newspaper work
twenty-five years ago. Some of
those in attendance were Colonel
George Nox Mccain, Peter Bolger,
Peter ]. Hoban and others who used
to grace legislative sessions.
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
has just handed out this wallop:
Secretary Bakers tribute to the
newspapers for public service per-
formed in publishing the casualty
lists is deserved. We say it with
modesty. But don't forget that if
Mr.. Baker had had his way the lists
given out by the War Department
would have been not worth printing.
Chester has occupied it's new
city hall. Harrisburg has made a
start, thanks to the Governor, and
the Smith bill will provide a way.
Renewed efforts are being made
at Pittsburgh to show the boroughs
the advantage of annexation to the
city.