Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-24
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No action is likely to be taken by
the Senate committee in charge of
the House resolution to fix June 1s
for final adjournment during the
coming week, but work will be
shaped up to close the session a.
soon as possible. The appropriation
committees are preparing to send
out the bills carrying the various
appropriations as soon as the final
estimates of the revenue available
for appropriation are approved by
the t. 0Nernor.
Members OF the House will ask
that the Senate act upon the resolu-
ton and there is talk of n request
for June IL. Some expressions OF
opinion that the Legislature may not
adjourn until June &c are heard.
June adjournments have occurred IN
1918 and 1917. which have meant
that bills were not disposed of by
the Governor for a month later.
Keen interest is being manifested
at the Capitol about the bill to re-
peal the nonpartisan election feature
for third-class cities and many let
ters and kilograms on the subject
are being received at the Governors
office. This bill has attracted more
attention than any of the thirty
awaiting action. The number of bills
recalled from the Governor for
amendment this session has broken
records, being now over fifty
One of the unusual features of the
calendar of the House for Monday
night is that there are forty-five bills,
or half the number of bills on the
calendar. on the postponed lists.
Twenty-six of these are on final
passage postponed stage and is on
third reading postponed stage.
The bill creating the Department
of Conservation will be in the House
next week, having been ordered re-
ported from the appropriations COM
mittee.
County commissioners of every
county in PENNSYLVANIA which would
be able to show a population between
10000 to 100000 will get salaries
of $4,000 year if the Legislature
passes the Ramsey bill the way the
House committee on counties and
townships has amended it. The bill
originally applied to counties hav-
ing between 10000 and 25e,000.
The salaries of these counties now
vary. The effect of the bill would
be to give the $1,000 salary IN
CeAAh VI AeAs DCi hop dSSllts IdChd-
wanna. Lancaster, Luzerne, Mont
gomery, Schuylkill and Westmore-
land. Next year it is expected that
the census will show 10000 popu-
lation for seven or more counties
and their commissioners would benz
efit too. These counties which are
reasonably sure of 10000 are:
Dauphin, Delaware. Erie, Northamp-
ton. Washington and York, with good
chances for Lehigh.
IA part of the revenue raising
program of the State. Auditor Gem
eral Charles A. Snyder will ask
passage of his program of mercantile
appraiser legislation. His pathfinder
was the Dithrich measure giving
him authority to appoint five ap-
praisers for Allegheny county. This
having been approved by the Gov
ernor. several other bills will be
pressed in the House. At present the
city treasurer of Philadelphia and
the Auditor General join in the ap-
pointment of five appraisers for that
county. Mr.. Snyder has bill giving
him the sole power of appointment.
Another bill would allow the Auditor
General to appoint one mercantile
appraiser in each of the remaining
So counties of the State. In these
counties the power of appointment
now rests in the county commission
ers. a third measure authorizes the
Auditor General to investigate mcr-
camille appraisements when he finds
that through fraud, mistake or acci-
dent. deaSer fails to make an ac-
curate return or an appraiser does
not make a proper report. Tax on
the revised appraisement would
then be collected.
Several other bills designed by
the Auditor General are also on their
way through the House. One bill
provides that when the Auditor Gen.
eral suggests. the Attorney General
would have authority to begin quo
warranto proceedings to oust from
Office city or county officials or pro-
thonotary of the Supreme Court. who
neglects or refuses to make monthly
return of moneys collected for the
State in accordance with the provi-
sions of the act of May "a, 1898.
1t is made mandatory on the court
to remove such officials. if il is
shown they have repeatedly refused
to make these reports.
Friends of Senator Penrose ex-
pressed themselves to-day as de-
| lighted over his victory in the
United States Senate yesterday,
where the framing of Senate Repub-
| lican committee states was reported
| completed by the Republican con-
! ference committee on committees.
The program, it was stated upon re-
liable authority, proposes Senators
| Penrose and Warren for chairman
ship of the Finance and Appropria-
! ton committees, respectively, de-
spite the opposition of the members
of the old Progressive party. 1t is
reported that the seniority rule is
being followed with but few ex-
ceptions.
A dispatch from Washington to
the Philadelphia Press says: The
committee slate will be presented at
a conference of Republican Sena-
tors to be held next Monday before
convening of the Senate. The Pro-
gressives at that time are expected
to take final action in opposition to
Senators Penrose and Warren, but
it is reported that the factional
troubles would be settled in the con-
ference and probably not reach the
Senate floor.
Under the reported agreement.
Senator Page. instead of Senator