Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-03
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news caused general Brat1ncauOn OH
| Capitol Hill. Country members who
had been inclined to protest against
the failure to fix a date, expressed
themselveS as pleased that the an
swer had come so promptly to the
| protests of last week.
Senator Penrose told many callers
yesterday and last night that he
would like to see adjournment a
week earlier, but that the legiSla-
tors thought it could not be done
| He said that he was against any
more delays and wanted action OH
everything, including the Philadel-
phia bills. The latter he expects to
see through the Legislature next
week and urged that there be no
more waste of time.
! Important decisions reached
yesterday by the Senator and the
Legislative leaders, including Sena-
tors w. e. Crow and T. l.. Eyre,
Speaker r. S. Spangler, Representa-
tives w. T. Ramsey and w. J. Nc
Caig, were that there should be no
repeal of the nonpartisan >judicial
act, no new revenue or taxation Leg
islation and the passage of the bill to
increase salaries of Legislators. SEN
ator Penrose said that this bill would
not affect present members, but that
| it should be passed as sessions have
been running long and other States
pay their lawmakers more than
Pennsylvania for shorter sessions.
The conference also agreed up
on a substantial increase in pay for
the school teachers of the State.
This is a general policy and only the
| details are to be worked out.
Tho PitfGhnrpb nicnotoh hnop, Q
Senator Philander Chase Knox for
President in an extended article sent
from Washington by l.. w. Strayer,
who also reviews some history The
Dispatch says in it's story: although
Senator Philander Chase Knox has
given no sign that he intends to be
candidate for President, the belief
prevails among politicians in Wash
ington that not only will his name
be presented to the national conven-
ton, but that serious effort will be
made to nominate him. Discussion
of the Pennsylvania Senator as a
Presidential possibility is based to
some extent upon the growing i'm
preston that the present session of
Congress will determine the issue
upon which the Republican party
will select its leader for the CAM
paign next year.
From all accounts, Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer is in
clined to take the mention of him
self as Democratic Presidential
possibility seriously, but not nearly
as seriously as the Bonniwell people
will take it when they find out that
Palmer and his pals are working to
repair the Democratic machine for
next years delegate elections The
Palmer boom will also be an inter-
esting thing to watch the next ten
months and speculation whether 1t
will run risk of collision with other
booms now below the eastern hori-
zon, will also be in order. Pennsyl-
vania Democrats are likely to suffer
from number of favorite son
booms as a result of war and
diplomacy.
Ex-Governor Edwin S. Stuart,
here for a short time on his way
from Mercersburg, heard with much
Interests some things about the Leg
islature, and gave the impression
that he would not care to be Cover
nor again.
Woman suffragists started in
last night to prepare the ways for
the Legislature of Pennsylvania to
act on the Federal amendment pro-
posing suffrage. They anticipate that
it will be through Congress within
short time and it is the plan to
have it presented to the Keystone
State among the earliest. If possible,
it will be brought up in Pennsyl-
vania first, as this State has been
considered as against suffrage and a
victory here would come pretty near
assuring ratification generally.
Senator Vare's defiance of Sena-
tor Penrose on the police commits
sioner bill and the passage of the
Eyre nonpartisan judicial repeater
last evening furnished enough food
for political talk for a week. IT
looks as though the Ware fight on
the charter bill would be interesting.
The second-class city assessors
bill was recalled from the Governor
by the House on motion of Mr..
Goehring, Allegheny. This bill isl
being strongly opposed in Pittsburgh
as 1T would increase assessors and
their pay. The magistrates BILL a
companion bill, is also in the hands
of the Governor
An extension of five days on all
bills on the postponed calendar was
granted Immediately after the House
motion of Chairman Ramsey, of the
rules committee. There are over
forty bills on the postponed lists and
this saved most of them from being
dropped, including several of politi-
cal Importance.
Pittsburgh newspapers say that
Allegheny county's five judges of the
Common Pleas Court who must go
before the people next Fall for re-
election will stand together and con-
duct a united campaign. This was
made in brief statement by Judge
John A. Evans, senior member of the
group on behalf of himself and
Judges John c. Haymaker, Henry G.
Wasson, Stephen Stone and Charles
Fl. Kline. In the statement Judge
Evans said: I'm do not know what
opposition, If any. may develop to
any of the five, but whatever opposi-
ton comes we will be prepared to
meet it. There will be no chance of
dividing our forces" Judge Evans
has been judge for twenty years.
and a half, while. Stone and Kline
were recently appointed by Cover
nor Sproul.
Much attention has been aroused
by the Supreme Court rule on the
Westmoreland county courts to show
cause why they do not act on liquor
licenses. The licenses involved would
be for, only a few months but the
points in the case will have State