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NEWS OF THE
SENATE PASSES
GRISTS OF BILLS
Clearing of the Decks in Upper
House Progresses With
Rapidity
The two-platoon police bill for Phil
adelphia passed finally in the Senate
last night after a plea for the meas
ure by Senator Vare. There was no
opposition to the measure. The Kline
bill which allows deputy sheriffs to
act for sheriffs under writs of in
quisition, condemnation, inquiry of
damages, lunacy or habitual drunk
ard proceedings also passed Anally.
The law as it now stands compels
sheriffs to be present in person. The
original Kline bill provided for the
appointment of a special deputy to
represent the sheriff. An amendment
offered by the Allegheny county sen
ator gives the deputies the power pre
scribed.
The Craig bill relating to the ap
pointment o£ persons to the pollco de
partment of cities of the third class,
providing for and regulating exami
nations, the manner of appointments
and the manner and power of removal
of employes of the police department
passed finally. The bill would create
in Harrisburg, as a third class city, a
civil service board to be chosen by
council to pass on all applicants for
positions in the police department.
One of the commission would be an
educator and one a physician. This
bill now goes to the House. Senator
Beidlcman voted against the meas
ure.
The Lynch divorce bill was referred
back to committee.
The Senate received the resolution
pledging the loyalty of the Common
wealth to President Wilson in the
present crisis froin the House with the
information that the House had re
fused to concur in the amendment
which eliminated criticism of sena
tors who had stood in the way of the
passage of law empowering the
President to arm merchant vessels for
the portection of life and commerce
of the high seas. The message of the
House refusing concurrence was refer
red to the committee on judiciary spe
cial.
By the terms of a bill introduced
by Senator Burke, of Allegheny, the
salaries of second class city employes
who receive $1,500 per year or less
■are to be increased $250 per year
ii nd court of common pleas are given
power to enforce the provisions of
lhe act by mandamus proceedings.
Another bill increases the salaries of
State employes who receive $1,500 or
less $l5O per year and provides that
the increases shall appear in the gen
eral appropriation bill and be effec
tive June 1, 1917.
Other bills included: By Mr. Croft,
lor an additional law for the several'
courts of Montgomery county, the
thirty-eighth judicial district; by Mr.
Sproul, empowering banks and trust
companies to accept dafts and issue
letters of credit; providing for the ap
pointment and expenses of a commis
sion of five persons to codify the laws
relating to banks and trust companies;
by Mr. Kline, providing for the ap
pointment of a commission of five to
revise and codify the lunacy laws of
the State and appropriating SIO,OOO
for the purpose; by Mr. Burke, mak
ing it a misdemeanor punishable by a
line of SSOO for any employer of 'la
bor, including corporations, to coerce
voters; by Mr. Burke, conferring up
on certain corporations the right to
take and appropriate lands and wa
ter for the erection of dams for the
purpose of irrigating farm land.
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TUESDAY EVENING,
PARTIAL BUDGET
BEFORE HOUSES
Economy and Efficiency Com
mission Files Its Report
For Legislature
The State Economy and Efficiency
Commission last night sent to the
Legislature in response to .1 resolution
passed last week the first budget or
estimate of the money needed to run
the state government for two years
from next June 1. The budget is only
partial and the commission, explains
in a letter that it was prevented from
doing more by absence of legislators.
The commission also says it will make
a report giving its recommendations.
While the commission's recom
mendations eliminate nearly $44,000,000
from the $65,000,000 estimate, they
mark an actual cut of only between
$4,000,000 and $5,000,000. The dis
crepancy in figures of the reduction
is caused by the fact that the proposed
highway appropriation of $18,000,000,
the requested school appropriation of
$18,000,000, the requested appro
priation for new armories of nearly
¥3,000.000 and requests of $850,000
from the Department of Forestry for
land purchase and new employes come
under the head of new legislation and
are not ordinary expenses of the gov
ernment. Therefore these items were
Simply left to the discretion of the
Legislature without recommendation
by the commission. The report as
submitted is incomplete in that investi
gations were not made into the re
quests of all departments. One of
these is the Public Service Commis
sion.
Some, of the actual cuts made by the
commission in department requests
were:
Department of Agriculture—lndem
nity fund for condemnation of dis
eased animals reduced from $400,000
to $300,000.
Attorney General Fund for em
ploying Special attorneys reduced from
$20,000 to SIO,OOO.
Auditor General—lncreased fund for
collection of delinquent taxes from
$30,000 to $35,000 and added recom
mendation of $25,000 for carrying out
of economy and efficiency and SIO,OOO
for publishing monthly general and
sinking fund statements.
Board of Public Charities —Reduc-
tion of item for clerical assistants
from $30,000 to $28,000 and of travel
ing fund for commissioners and officers
from $26,000 to $20,000.
Vocational education lncreased
from $677,800 to $739,300.
Distribution of documents—Cut in
for shipping documents from
$75,000 to $60,000 and contingent fund
from SIO,OOO to $5,000.
Fishery Department Cut from
$467,200 to $323,000.
Free Library Commission —Cut of
$7,000 from traveling library fund.
Health Department—Voluntary cut
by Health Commissioner Dixon of es
timate from $5,543,602 to $5,412,284.
Highway Department Contingent
fund cut from $60,000 to $50,000 and
salary item from $400,000 to $352,000.
Insurance Department—Contingent
fund rut from $30,000 to $25,000.
Labor and Industry—lncidental and
traveling fund cut from $395,000 to
$321,800 and $260,000 eliminated from
Bureau of Employment, leaving
$68,000 for that work.
Moving Picture Censors—Contingent
fund increased from $15,000 to $20,000.
Department of Public Grounds and
Buildings—Special furniture and sup
ply item cut from $165,000 t6 $150,000
and general supply item from $500,000
to $450,000. Emergency bridge con
struction item cut from SIOO,OOO to
$50,000.
The chief recommendations are as
follows:
Adjutant General, $661,760; Agri
culture, $910,800; Attorney General,
$184,200; Auditor General, $459,000;
BanMng. $214,000; vocational educa
tion, $739,300; Executive, $90,760; Fire
Marshal, $203,200; Fisheries, $323,000;
Forestry, $829,000; Game, $368,800;
Health, $5,412,284: Highway, $1,838,-
000; Insurance, $216,000; Labor and
Industry, $1,343,893; Mining, $539,800;
Censors, $92,920; Public Grounds and
Buildings, $1,326,680; Public Printing,
$1,208,025; Public Service, $969,160;
Board of Education, $4 3 3,000; State,
$315,000; State Police, $804,635;
Treasury, $230,940; Valley Forge Park,
$227,100; Water Supply, $150,400; in
surance fund, $300,000.
In the cases of the Agriculture, La
bor and Industry and State Board of
Education the items are contingent
upon the enactment of pending legis
lation. In the cases of the Armory
Board and Forestry Department the
appropriations made are contingent
upon an increase in the State's reve
nue.
Accompanying the figures was this
letter from the commission, signed by
the Governor as chairman:
"I beg to hand you herewith the sta
tistical data compiled by this commis
sion in pursuance of the mandate of
your resolution.
"This information in full was ready
for submission to your honorable
bodies at the time indicated. You
were not then in session. Meanwhile
arrangements were made to nave
meetings of the Economy and Ef
ficiency Commisison and the respect
ive chairmen of the appropriation
committees of the Senate and House
with the heads of the reveral executive
and other State departments. These
meetings began on March 14, 1917,
upon the return of the appropriation
committees from a tour of the Insti
tutions throughout the state seeking
appropriations.. The commission,
therefore, did submit this information
in this manner to your responsible
chairman and have steadily since with
them sat in conference to hear the
reasons for departmental appropria
tions and to secure such reductions as
a sound economy and a due efficiency
could support, based upon the reve
nues of the Commonwealth.
"We have also prepared and will at
an early date submit a report suggest
ing such modifications in the organ
ization of the several departments as
will promote greater economy or ef
ficiency or both.
"Your commission has sought by
careful investigation to assist you in
your work and thus to lessen the
laborious task of ascertaining the nec
essary data to guide you in making
appropriations to those departments.
"Our general report has been post
poned by reason of the fact that we
have not as yet received any informa
tion from you of the amount of addi
tional revenue you intend to provide
for the next two fiscal years as a result
of taxing measures proposed by the
Revenue Commission created for that
purpose by your honorable bodies.
"Information of the approximate
amount of such expected additional
revenue would manifestly have a ma
terial bearing upon the amounts which
could be profitably expended by such
of our departments as have to do
vitally with the wlefare of our people
and the conservation and promotion of
wise industrial activities in our Btate.
and such information is essential to
any suggestions which this commission
may have to submit.
"When this Information is given us
your commission will at once make
further report to your honorable
bodies cr to your appropriation com
mittees. as you may direct, of the
sums which In our Judgement will se
cure an economic and efficient per
formance of administrative duties."
DECEDENT CODE
IS SUBMITTED
Work of State Commission
Presented in the Form of
Seven Complete Acts
Seven bills representing the work of
the State Commission to revise and
codify the laws relative'lo decedents
estates were introduced into the Sen
ate by Senator Buckman. Bucks, and
in the House by Mr. Swarta, Dauphiti.
They are the work of the commission
consisting: of Judges John Marshall
Get, Philadelphia, and Thomas J.
Baldrldge, Blair, and Ex-Speaker
George E. Atlee, Allegheny. The code
is one of the most elaborate made since
the school code and makes a number
of changes, notably that husband and
wife shall share alike and abolishing
the distinction between real and per
sonal property. The bills regulate also
the making of wills and orphans court
procedure. Ther bills attracted much
attention as they were accompanied by
a comprehensive report.
The Rev. J. Bradley Markwood of
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Harris
burg, who offered the prayer at the
opening of the session of the 'House
invoked divine guidance in this mo
mentous hour and that the cause of
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New .Judicial Act
An amondment to the judicial retire
ment act was presented by Mr. Beyer,
Philadelphia, which provides that any
judge of the Supreme or Superior court
who has served for 20 years or more
"Shall be entitled to receive the bene
fits of the act immediately after his
honorable retirement from office by
expiration of term, resignation or
otherwise whether said sy'rvice be con
tinuous or not." Mr. Itfycr also intro
duced the bill for sterilization of In
mates of institutions for feeble-minded,
imbeciles, idiots, etc.
Mr. Heyburn, Delaware, Introduced
bills amending township laws relative
to opening of highways and the
borough code so that courts may
judge whether it is to the best inter
ests of inhabitants of a territory to
have it erected into a borough.
Mr. Walter, Franklin, presented an
amendment to the Public Service law
restricting appeals from decisions of
the commission to questions of law
and retyping superior court orders
before are taken to supreme
court.
Many New Bills
Other bills presented were Mr.
Walker, Philadelphia, permitting pris
oners who have no dependents to draw
earnings before end of term under
rules made by prison board.
Mr. Powell, Luzerne, exempting
from operation of alien*gun law those
who have declared intention to be
come citizens and who are members
of any organization for military train
ing; confering on poor districts power
to take land for farm buildings.
Mr.. Cook, York, appropriating
*944.135.20 to pay township amounts
due for road maintenance for 1910 and
1911.
Mr. Smith, Bedford. Increasing the
salary of Deputy Secretary of Internal
Affairs from $3,000 to $4,000.
Mr. Hecht, Philadelphia, a bill au
thorlzing first class cities to purchase
transit systems and a constitutional
amendment authorizing use of pro
ceeds of bonds issued for the purpose.
Mr. Campbell, Philadelphia, requir
ing coroners to makje return of indus
trial accidents to the Department of
Labor and Industry and alowlng DO
cents for each return.
Mr. Home, Columbia, a constables
fee bill.
Mr. Mitchell, Jefferson, validating
claims of counties for bounties for
noxious animals on which Auditor
General has refused payment.
The bill regulating care of aband
oned cemeteries in townships defeated
last week was reconsidered.
The Bechtold bills providing for re
publication of agricultural bulletins
were passed without opposition.
The Rinn bill requiring employers
to give all employes two hours to vote
was sent back to the committee after
Mr. Rinn had been "joshed" during his
speech.
The House adopted with a few scat
tering "noes" the resolution presented
last week calling upon Congress to en
act a law for universal military train
ing. i
The Stadtlander bill relatlvte to fees
of jurors was recalled and Senate
amendments not agreed to.
An effort to suspend rule 39 rela
tive to admission to the House was laid
over.
Bills passed finally included exempt
ing from claims of creditors proceeds
of life insurance and anuity contracts
taken out by any person and not ex
ceeding SIOO per month.
Requiring detour signs when public
highways may be closed.
Validing certain debt elections.
Permitting affidavits as to Insanity
to be made by physician before any
magistrate or Judge.
The fall primary bill was recom
mitted for a hearing.
The Campbell pharmaceutical bill
was amended.
APRIL 3, 1917.
EASTER SALIS AT DAUPHIN
Dauphin, Pa., April B.—An "Eastar
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Says Simple R
Prolonged His Life
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Effective as a Remedy
for Constipation.
Among older people the various or
gans of the body have a tendency to
slow up and weaken, and this Is Usual
ly first manifest in a pronounced Inac
tivity of tho bowels.
Good health Is dependent on regu
larity in this important function;
when ever there is the slightest Indi
cation of constipation a mild laxative
should be taken to relieve the conges
tion and dispose of the accumulated
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is only temporary.
laxative such as the combin
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Pepsin, is the Ideal remedy. It Is
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an easy, natural manner, without grip
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Mr. Robert LeForgee, 918 Klrkwood
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the past eighteen years, and that by
using it occasionally as the need arises,
and In this way keeping his health
noon by tho sowing class taught b,v
Miss Margaret Brooks, at the home oi
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good, it has prolonged his life, and
brought ease and comfort.
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Is sold
by druggists everywhere, and costs
only fifty cents a bottle. To avoid imi
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Dr. Caldwell's signature and liis
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