Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
DAYLIGHT SAVING
FIGHT IS ON TODAY
Measure to Move Clocks Ahead
Next Month Forced Back
to Committee
FARMERS TO COMBAT BILL
~ a stag Correspondent

Harrisburg. March S.A-A lively hear
ing is expected this afternoon on the
Edmonds daylight saving BILL which is
being strongly opposed by the farmers.
The Edmonds bill was up for final
passage in the House last night, but
was sent back to committee on motion
Of the sponsor for the hearing which has
been asked by farmers and the movie
interests.
The hill provides that clocks be-
turned forward an hour at = o'clock in
the morning the second Sunday OF
April, and back at the same hour the
second Sunday Of September. It was
! ordered rccommitted. Advocates and
opponents Of the measure will be given
the plan at the hearing.
The Senate and House met last night
with n, superficial intention to hurry
legislative business along so that the
end Of next month will see the end OF
the session. But scores Of bills have
reached the stage where their sponsors
have an opportunity to talk on them,
| and most Of the sponsors are doing just
what any good sponsor should do for
his pet mcasures-talking.
/ A series Of bills, which would change
the election laws in accordance with
recommendations made by Philadel- :
phia's city Council and a committee OF
city and county officials. has been in
troduccd in the Senate by Senator r..
w. Patton.
The bills carry out the following
conclusions of the councilmanic COM
mittce as approved by city Council:
First. The number of ballots to be
printed for general elections should be
reduced. At present seventy five bal
lots are required to be printed by law
for every fifty assessed voters 1t is
recommended that fifty ballots be
printed for every fifty assessed voters,
Second. The registration at the
polling place should end on the sixty
second day before the November cleo
ton in each year, which is the last day
that assessors may assess poll taxes
1t is recommended assessors be re-
ouircd to attend at the polling place
during the hours of registration sc
that persons applying for registration
may be assessed. pay their polltaX. anc
also be registered and enrolled at thu
same time.
Third. Electors who do not register
at the polling place in their division OF
regular registration days should be re
quircd to file petitions with the reg
istration commission setting forth thci
reasons for not registering at least thrc
days before the commissioners are t
. hear applications for registering then
at the Office Of the commission.
Fourth The assessors lists. here
~ tofore published by the county commits
sioncrs, should be made to show tn
registration of electors. and used i,
= place of the street lists now printed b.
E the registration commissioners.
Fifth. II is recommended that ther
be one assessment Of voters instead o
' two as at present. and this assessmen
take place in March.
Sixth. The ballot boxes and thei
4 contents. after both primary and gen
= eral elections. should be returned
i the Mayor and the parliamentary a
Joint custodians. and better provision
p made for the safckccping and handlin
Of the same.
Summarizing the recommendation
= it is pointed out that their cnactmer
" would reduce the cost Of elections. an
= at the same time remove serious ob
> lection to the present system of assess
ment, which is that person who's
name is omitted from the assessmer
list cannot ascertain that fact in tiu
to file petition before the sixty -da
, period required by the constitution aT
y is thus debarred from being assessed fc
the next succeeding election.