Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-09
Poeit;c4 IL
Pen~oqeoo~io
BY the Ex-Committceman

Governor William c. Sprouts re-
marks yesterday that Philadelphia
would get a good workable charter
| in due season is taken to mean that
the Governor does not intend to be
hurried into approving any revision
that does not meet the approval of
his Attorney General and his dec
laration that it will not be fantastic
and at the same time will not suit
everyone is accepted as meaning
that he intends to insist upon some
thing that will not arouse animosi-
ties in addition to those which are
being constantly paraded.
The interview with the Governor
yesterday developed the fact that
the Governor considers the Phila-
delphia bills as 'monumentar' and
that he wanted them to last for some
time and not to be brought back
again next session as unsuitable in
opinion of some people in the
Quaker City.
The matter of Statewide inter-
est which came out in the interview
was that the Governor believes that
important work in regard to revenue
legislation lies ahead of the Legisla-
ture. This is in line with similar
statements by Senators Penrose and
Crow and the Philadelphia bills will
engage the attention of the members
of the House while the legislative
leaders and the Governor consider
problems of revenue. 1t is possible
that this Legislature may go on rec
ord as the first $1OO.OOO,OO0 revenue
session, although there are some
men who will hold up their hands
in horror at that statement.
The Governors 'irreducible
minimum" of 100000 is record
breaker and it would not be improb-
able If the grand total of the ap-
preparations, including measures
specifically appropriating certain
designated revenues would run close
to the century mark.
The interview indicated that the
Governor since his return from his
enforced absence had been working
hard on a legislative program and
that action in many lines could be
anticipated.
considerable interest has been
aroused by the action of the SUI
preme court in deciding to issue n
writ to the Westmoreland county
judges that unless the Westmore-
land judges agree on a policy in re-
gard to retail and distillers' licenses
for that county by May Is the su-
preme court will issue a rule to show
cause. The Westmoreland Judges
made the county dry, but have been
deadlocked on the other licenses
and the supreme, court has taken a
hand.
-Governor Sproul has given no
indication of his intentions in re-
gard to the appointment for the va
cancy on the Philadelphia bench.
lie is being strongly urged to name
some well-known Democrats.
The bill to create an orphans
court for Washington county is now
in the hands of the Governor. The
Cambria county orphans court bill
is before the House.
-Governor Sproul yesterday de-
clined to make some speeches which
he was urged to make The Gov
ernor holds that he must conserve
his strength for the strenuous days
ahead of him between now and the
close of the Legislature
1t is said about the Capitol that
determination in regard to the
liquor bills will be reached bv. the
liquor interests between now and
Monday. They are willing to have
the Nickerman and Fox prohibition
regulators made special orders in the
House next week, but want some
consideration for the two and three
tourths per cent. drink bill.