Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-18
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BY the Ex-Committccman

I i' winch mas 1t in charge,
agreed to report it out in spite OF
some protests. The vote was six to
HVe' the senators declining to give
the names of the men who voted
IN the negative.
The effect of this action gets the
pll before the Senate today. Mon
day it will be on second reading and
/ on the 25th it may be voted upon
nnal!y. The hearing scheduled for
touay VIII not have any effect. The
lesoiutlon VIII pass next week ac-
corulng TO its advocates who say
.npat attempts to postpone action un-
| III march will be futile. The back
ers or the resolution say it will have
over thirty votes.
With the passage of this resolution
the major role of the liquor inter-
ests IN the Pennsylvania Legislature
VIII end and some of the wet" lead
ers are commencing to fear that
drastic regularatory legislation is in
store and that amp opposition to the
amendment RATHER viii only make
things worse.
Stiff lighting is looking up in
the Legislature over propositions to
repeal the Blue Laws" or 1894. The
opponents of the Powell bill to re-
peal the old statute so that Sun
day baseball can be played and the
Rorke bill to permit Sunday evening
entertainments, said to be to allow
moving picture shows, are lining up
for hearings. The hackers of the
repealers have been working up SEN
timent all over the state and a COM
mittee is said to be at work
Tho general disinclination on the
DaTt of the odn N CT ire fn cfo nd
the salary increases will affect the
numerous bills to advance salaries
or judges, court criers and tipstaves.
The report that a legislative in
Vestigation of the educational system
was possible was reviewed last night
and the Senate may be asked to act.
Death of p. Gray Meek, a mem
Der of the House from Centre in the
late sixties and the early seventies
and of the senate in the early nine
ues, recalled to minds of some of
the veterans on Capitol Hill the DAYS
when the Democracy of Pennsylvania
was a tremendous force in legislative
aftairs and when the Republicans,
VINO often had n slender majority,
mad to always keep the Democrats in
mind. Senator Meek, who had
NN''N' 'iS ptiiSlOIlle
ing the civil war and gotten into
trouble because of his outspoken
character, was noted for his ability
to say things and when it came down
to keeping the Democratic party be-
fore the people he was without many
superlors. Many in Harrisburg re-
member Mr.. Meek, n rather small
smooth shaVen man, always wearing
ministerial white tie and while the
soul of courtesy never missing a
trick. He spent much time here as
secretary of the Democratic state
committee, retiring when the reor-
ganiZation blight hit that body. When
he went back to Bellefonte after re-
tiring from politics he took up his
quill and tire men who tried to run
the Democracy and succeeded in re-
ducing its prestige and legislative
representation so seriously found
that "P. Gray" as he was known was
as keen as ever. He was a great
friend of the late j. f. Meyers and
other Democrats of that period and
of j. X. p. Hall and other Senators
of the last two decades.
The announcement that EX-Pub-
lie Service Commissioner William "A.
Magee intended to practice law and
special in public utility matters has
caused much comment among people
in political life. Mr.. Magee is rec
ogniZed as a very able attorney, but
he has rather forsaken his profess
sion for the political game. Now,
according to reports, he intends to
devote his talents to law with an
Office in Harrisburg as we'll as in
Pittsburgh.
Governor Sproul will tender a
dinner to the legislative correspond
ents at the Executive mansion to-
morrow evening. The governor is
a newspaper man himself and oc-
casionally says he can write a bet
ter story than some he sees.
Under the present system of elect
ing councilmen in Philadelphia, 16.1
per cent of the city's population can
elect majority of the members of
select council, and 1872 per cent OF
the inhabitants of the city can elect
a majority in common council.
These facts are made known in a
statement ISSUED recently by the
Philadelphia charter committee.
John b. Hannum, Jr., the dis
trict attorney of Delaware county,
has clarified things in his county
by announcing that he will not be
n candidate for reelection.
j uuRe ffauClS j. hOOSeT, the new
judge of the Somerset courts, sat for
ten years in that county. The fac
tions seemed to have learned their
lesson from Governor Sprouts warn
ing because they are trying to get
together on q nominee to succeed
the venerable jurist who will not
be a candidate at the fall election.
E. w. Menge, well known up
the Susquehanna, is candidate for
county treasurer in Clinton.
The Berks county bar has en-
dorsed Judges Endlich and Wagner
for reelection, which means there
will be no contest.
Scranton people are preparing
new series bill which will soon be
heard of in the Legislature.
The Pittsburgh School Board will
raise it's millage to seven or eight
this year according TO members.
Charles T.. Kelley, new assistant
district attorney in Philadelphia, is
Penrose man and he succeeded
Judge C. f. Bartlett.
The proposition TO consolidate
Allentown and Bethlehem is being
heard of again. 1t would not require
additional legislation and would
make big and progressive city.
Mayor A. T. Connell has settled the
strike of Scranton street workers
who have been out for five weeks.
Both sides got something.
Radnor township, Delaware county
will vote next year on a $500, 900
school loan.