Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-18
Pesstsca . &.
Ps's~4tGania
By the Ex- Committeeman

SStapiiSleu ltSelI as n factor In the
Legislature for the remainder of this
session. The League defeated the
Dill to authorize the Auditor General
to name the clerks to assist registers
of wills to collect inheritance taxes.
The bill lacked fifteen votes of what
was needed TO pass and 7S members
voted against it. The roll call was
ordered verified and some votes
challenged by Representative Allan
ID. Miller, of Sdsquehanna, secretary
of the League. tt.......
Representative Hugh A. Dawson,
of Scranton, Sponsor for the bill,
said when asked by Clearfield
member that the bill had been given
to him by the Attorney General. He
defended the measure vigorously
against an attack by Representative
Robert L. Wallace. of New Castle,
president of the League, who led the
attack. --...
The fate of the bill attracted much
attention and detracted from the
failure of the Ware people to make
a fight on the Brady primary and
registration bills which went through
first reading in the House.
Governor Sproul will not make
a change in the superintendency of
public printing and binding for Il
week or more. Robert e. Miller
of Adams, is prominently men,
toned for the place
Lewis s. Sadler's appointment
as Highway Commissioner last night
was in accordance with the recently
approved act reorganizing the de-
partment. ,.., ..
The bill reorganizing the De-
partment of Agriculture attracted
much attention when introduced as
no statement about salaries was
made in the outline handed out
last week. The salary oe the sec
retary is raised from 1000 to sS, 600
it was discovered when the bill came
in; the deputy goes up from 1000
to $4,000; chief of animal industry.
Estate veterinarian) will get $4,000,
which win also be the salary OF the
director of plant industry, director
of markets. director of foods and
of chemistry. while the
of statistics will get $4,000.
The bill provides that the bureaus
shall be located in the State Capitol
and is very comprehensive mea-
sure.
The much discussed suffrage re-
solution appeared last night and
speculation as to what will happen
is now being heard. The rcsolu-
tion provides for a constitutional
which adds the femin-
inc personal pronoun to the present
and was submitted by
Mr.. Ramsey. Delaware. The anti
people promptly lined up
for battle. The amendment would
have to pass the Legislatures of 1917
and 1921 before going before the
people.
The name of John Q. Frazea. of |
Philadelphia, is being heard of for
superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, although such talk is bit |
premature
At request of the Philadelphia |
charter. revisiCnists Senator Edwin
Fl. Ware. chairman of the Senate
committee, has fixed next
March 25, as the date for
the hearing.
The Brady Bills will be a |
special order next Tuesday in the |
House when there will be battle
royal. 1t is predicted that the pri-
mary bill will be recast.
Repeal of the non partisan
elective feature of the third class
city code of 1913 is proposed in q !
bill introduced by MIR. Wilson the |
member of the House |
1t would restore the system of |
electing officers along party lines
but the present scheme uf organiza-
ton is not. disturbed. The bill
would allow present officers to serve
'ut their terms. 1t also provides that
,ity treasurers shall be elected by
he voters and not by council.
This bill was agreed upon 10y
bird class legislators last Tuesday
md will be the subject of u hot
1ght The Legislative League is
'aid not to be for it.
1t was very evident today among
he members of the Legislature that
mere is pronounced difference of
opinion in Philadelphia and Pitts
IurSh in regard to the Sterling bill
o make the school boards in those
cities elective bodies. The people
rom Philadelphia who appeared
asst week and urged the bill, which
would rip out the present boards,
Today found some militant Pitts
burghers opposed to any change.
rhe Pittsburgh Gazette-Tim which
has taken a prominent part in the
movement for better educational
.hings in Pittsburgh especially, says
he Sterling bill is an attempt to
'reshackle" Pittsburgh.
No doubt exists on Capitol Hill!
hat Governor William c. Sproul can
get all the support he wants for
any legislation to enable the State
10 find out why it is proposed to
increase the price of anthracite.
The Governor did something which
Interested every legislator immense
~ and men from the hard coal
region were outspoken in backing
him up.
Highway Commissioner Sadler |
s being congratulated all over the
State on his reappointment. 1t was
but many people seem to
-hink that he should be given pleas
ant words because of the record he
had already made.
--Developm ents in the congress
iional contest in Lackawanna show
hat whole registration lists were
voted whether people were in town
Or not.
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