Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-14
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By tho Ex-Committeeman

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dulging in as interesting a program
OF guessing as at any time during
the session over what the Governor
| is going to do about the Wilson bill
repeating the nonpartisan elective
feature for third-class cities.
The Governor is reported as say
ing that lie would be guided by tho
sentiment of the people. The peo-
pie, as far as men in office are con-
cerned in Il number of the cities
are endeavoring to convince him
that it would be great mistake
to change the law, while other men
are just as insistent that 1T would
be opportune to throw out the sys-
tenn. The Governor, it is we'll known,
Is not an admirer of the nonpartisan
| system in third-class cities. on
| this latter fact and the rather en-
phatic vote by which the bill passed
the Senate, many men are predict
ing that he will sign the bill.
Much comment is heard about
Harrisburg. In the days when the
Clark act was being discussed. it
was pointed out that Harrisburg was
/ one of the few cities to operate sue
cessfully under the old third-c'ass
city act of 1889 and its supplements.
The fact that many people here do
| not like the nonpartisan feature
much, is also being discussed.
| Aside from the effect of approval
! of the act, there is much interest in
what the Governor will do because
of possible indication of what may
happen in regard TO the first and
second-class city bills.
The Legislature practically end
ed its work at noon to-day. 1t
goes to Philadelphia tomorrow
morning to welcome the Twenty
Eighth Division and will not return
until Monday. On Monday night,
the liquor bills will have the center
of the stage and an interesting ses-
sion is anticipated, as the two en-
forcement acts will come up and
then the Ramsey bill designating
when drink is a drink. Passage
of the enforcement acts is being
freely predicted.
Tho session of the House yes
terday was marked by the choicest
lot of parliame entary problems that
have come before James n. Moore,
the parliamentarian of the House.
Mr.. Moore faced a problem which
has not arisen for years in the
amendments to the Fox bill and
something out of the ordinary was
cropping up every few minutes.
speaker Robert S. Spangler last
night took to the war path because
the senate committee on agriculture
turned down his bill to permit DOES
TO be held three days before being
shot because of lack of license. The
Speaker voiced his displeasure with
the action of the committee in no
uncertain terms and his wrath was
accentuated when the committee in
charge of the McCalrs Ferry dam
suit. took it off the calendar. He
said that he would look over a few
Senate bills himself when they came
to the House.
The Speakers attitude caused
some apprehension and people re-
called that when Frank B. McClain
was speaker, he went on the war
path the last night of the session
over a Susquehanna river bill and
brought about last night situation
never equaled in legislative annals.
The Speaker said last night he
meant what he said.
The Philadelphia bills will have
another hearing, which some mem
bers hope will be the last. next
tuesday afternoon before the House
committee on municipal corpora
tions. The second-class city bills
are due to appear in the House
next week.
Congressman Thomas S. Butler.
of West Chester. was among the
Governors visitors. James Scarlet,
the Danville lawyer, called OH the
Attorney General.
The big question now before the
Legis' 'ature is whether there will be
a tax on manufacturing capital or
not. The revenue problem is not
yet solved and nothing will be done
on appropriations bills until it is.
-EX-Representative Charles Wal
yer, of Franklin, visited the House.
Erie countians last night gave
white fish dinner to the newspa-
per correspondents at the Senate.
Ex-Congressman Henry A. Clark
presided and number of prominent
Erie men. including legislators. were
present. John P. Ball. George !.
Brennan, E. J. Hart and Walter J.
Christy made speeches on behalf of
the srribes. while Senator Mason and
Marvin Griswold spoke for Erie and
its growing port.
According to the PHILADELPHIA
Record the Wares are not much per-
turbed about what may happen in
the Philadelphia registration situa-
ton. They contend that Pierre.
Walsh and Ladner will be retained
If the ripper rips. Ladner is one of
the men to which Penrose men and
Democrats have objected.
The Public Ledger says that five
Congressman from that city have
agreed to move for an investigation
of the mail system when Congress
meets.
The Chester mayoralty is tun-
ing up. There is talk of General w.
G.. Price as a candidate for the office.
| Mayor w. s. Mcdowell and Ex-
Mayor S. E. Turner are also being
spoken of. Mr.. Turner is connected
with the Sproul newspaper.
Speaker Sangler's warning to
| the sergeants-at-arms that they
they have got to work and that
members cannot excuse them was
an awful jolt in certain directions.
| Some of the sergeants have regard
| ed their jobs as sinecures and the
only requirements appearance on
payday, if all the stories told are
| correct.
A Generals Verdict
| AS what NAV or NAV not ho ~