COM'MONWEALTHOF PENNSYLVANIA 14tgtalattut 3Jnufuul WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1973
Session of 1973 157th of the General Assembly Vol. 1, No.2
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ANNOUNCEMENT BY SPEA~ER The House convened at 10 a.m., e;s.t. The SPEAKER. For the information of the members, there has been a complete listing of all the committees, THE SPEAKER (Kenneth B. Lee) IN THE CHAIR together with the members who have been appointed to those committees, placed up()nyour desks. . PRAYER There will bea resolution offered within the next two REVEREND ALVIN J. SIMMONS, chaplain of the House or three minutes adopting a resolution which assigns those of Representatives and pastor of Bethel AM.E.Church, members on that list to those committees, So for the next Lancaster, Pennsylvania, offered the following" prayer: two or three minutes, while we are at ease awaiting the arrival of the rest of the members, would you look over Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, we pause this the list and make sure that you arel)ll the 'committees morning to say thanks for the new day, the new year and that you have been designated to serve upon? many new Representatives, and for the many veterans of the House who have served for many years. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES We pray that they may be filled with Thy spirit, with new ideas, new vision and with new courage and initiative The SPEAKER, The Chair recognizes the gentleman to execute the same. Help them to face the task that from York, Mr. Anderson. > lies ahead with vigor, power and determination that will Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. Speaker, I have introduced a re- result in victory and success to the glory and honor of port from the Committee on Comi:11.ittees. . Thy name that will bring blessings to the people of the The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks. thegenJlernan. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the nation at large. The gentleman from York, Mr. Anderson, presents a Bless their families, give peace in the House and at home. resolution, which is a report from the Committee.on Com In Thine own way and time bring peace to our country mittees recommending the names of the members of the at home and abroad. This we ask in the name of the standing committees to be elected by the' House. Father, the. Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. The clerk will read the resolution. , .,." • < ~ , -, • " .- The follOWing 'tesohtHon was read, consfdered and JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED adopted: . The SPEAKER. Without objection, approval of the Journal for Tuesday, January 2, 1973, will be postponed REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES until printed. In the House of Representatives, Wednesday, January 3, 1973 LEAVES OF ABSENCE RESOLVED, That it is recommended that the members of the House named herein be and are hereby elected The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority members of the Standing Committees of; this House of whip. Representatives. The Chairmen, Vice-Chair'menand Sub Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, I have no requests for leaves committee Chairmen whose names are included in this report are appointed by the Speaker ,of the House. of absence. The SPEAKER. The Chair ,recognizes the minority AGRICULTURE leader. H. Francis Kennedy, Chrmn. Mr. FINEMAN. I have no requests for leaves of ab Reno H. Thomas, V. Chrmn. sence. Kenneth E. Brandt The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentlemen. Walter F. DeVerter Percy G. Foor A. Carville Foster, Jr. REPORT OF JOINT STATE GOVERNMENT William W. Foster COMMISSION Joseph V. Grieco Sherman L. Hill The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman WilHam K. Klingaman, Sr. from Luzerne, Mr. ·Shupnik. Patrick J. McGinnis Mr. SHUPNIK. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Joint Clark S. Smith David M. Turner State Government Commission, Ihave the honor to trans Marvin D. Weidner mit the publication "Eminent Domain Code, as Amended." Kent Shelhamer Copies of the publication for'themembers of the House J ase-ph Zeller of Representatives will be found in the post office boxes. Galen Dreibelbis Francis Gleeson (For publication, see Appendix) . William Shuman 28 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE January 3,
Denny Bixler Frank J. O'Connell, Jr. Paul Yahner James J. Ustynoski Lester Fryer Jonathan Vipond Samuel Morris William H. Yohn, Jr. John Laudadio Fred Shupnik APPROPRIATIONS"'" C. L. Schmitt Helen Gillette H. Jack Seltzer, Chnnn. John Murtha Charles F. Mebus, V. Chrmn.; Chrmn., Sub-Comm. A. J. Valicenti -Operating Budget Regis Malady Frank J. O'Connell, Jr., Chrmn., Sub-Comm. William Shane Capital Fund Budget Russell Letterman H. Sheldon Parker, Jr., Chrmn., Sub-Comm.- Federal-State CONSUMER PROTECTION John Hope Anderson R. Harry Bittle Percy G. Foor, Chnnn. Richard J. Cessar Eugene R. Geesey, Chrmn., Sub-Comm._Public Robert O. Davis Utilities Joseph W. Dorsey Stanford I. Lehr, Chnnn., Sub-Comm.-Insurance Roger Raymond Fischer JamesJ.Gallen Joseph W. Dorsey John H. Hamilton, Jr. Austin M. Harrier Austin M. Harrier David S. Hayes Guy A. Kistler James W. Knepper, Jr. William G. Piper John B. McCue L. Eugene Smith William G. Piper James L. Wright, Jr. John S. Renning·er Miles B.Zimmerman, Jr. John E. Scheaffer Sherman L. Hill Harold J. Stahl, Jr. Eugene Scanlon Lee C. Taddonio Russell Kowalyshyn Faith Ryan Whittlesey Bernard O'Brien Eugene Gelfand Harry Comer C. L. Schmitt James Gallagher Helen Gillette William Renwick Russell LaMarca Robert Wise James Barber Eugene Gelfand James Manderino Martin Mullen Rose Toll James Manderino John Brunner Thomas Fee BUSINESS AND COMMERCE EDUCATION L. Eugene Smith, Chrmn. Kenneth S. Halverson, Chrmn., Sub-Comm. G. Sieber p.ancoast, Chrmn. Industrial Development, Recreation and Tourism Roger Raymond Fischer, Chrmn., Sub-Comm.- Donald M. McCurdy, Chrmn., Sub-Comm.-Banks Basic and Savings and Loans Benjamin H. Wilson, Chrmn., Sub-Comm.-Higher Walter F. DeVerter Edward F. Burns, Jr. James J. Gallen Charles H. Dager Joseph V. Grieco H. Harrison Haskell David S. Hayes Samuel E. Hayes, Jr. Edmund Jones James B. Kelly PatrickJ. McGinnis H. Sheldon Parker, Jr. Eugene G. Salaam Paul G. Ruane John E. Scheaffer James J. Ustynoski Richard T. Schulze George O. Wagner Warren H. Spencer Roy W. Wilt Miles B. Zimmerman, Jr. Herbert K. Zearfoss Samuel Frank. James Gallagher Russell Kowalyshyn Max Homer Reid Bennett Robert Wise Samuel Rappaport Roland Greenfield James Goodman Leonard Martino Eugene Scanlon Robert Bellomini David Savitt Milton Berkes Leonard Martino Fred Shupnik John Walsh A. J. DeMedio
CONSERVATION GAME AND FISHERIES W. William Wilt, Chrmn. James J. Gallen, Chrmn. R. Harry Bittle, V. Chrmn. Robert F. Burkardt, V. Chrmn. Robert F. Burkardt R. Harry Bittle Patrici·a A. Crawford William W. Foster A. Carville Foster, Jr. Eugene R. Geesey Kenneth S. Halverson Patrick A. Gleason George C. Hasay H. Harrison Haskell H. Francis Kennedy Robert J. Kusse Robert J. Kusse Fred C. Noye Richard A. McClatchy, Jr. Joseph R. Pitts 1973. LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 29
Richard T. Schulze William Eckensberger Earl H. Smith William Lincoln L. Eugene Smith Donald Davis Reno H. Thomas Pat Trusio William Renwick Joseph Zeller Kent Shelhamer John Murtha Jack Arthurs Lucien Blackwell Denny Bixler Hardy Williams Bernard Novak Joseph T. Doyle Russell Letterman' Bernard Dombrowski Charles Laughlin LABOR RELATIONS John S. Renninger, Chrinn. HEALTH AND WELFARE Marvin E. Miller, V. Chrmn. Sherman L. Hill, Chrmn. Patricia A. Crawford Patricia A. Crawford, Chrmn., Sub-Comm.-Health James B. Kelly Richard A. McClatchy, Jr., Chrmn., Sub-Comm.- Frank J. Lynch Welfare Richard A. McClatchy, Jr. Robert C. Rowe Charlotte D. Fawcett Eugene G. Saloom George W. Gekas Frank A. Salvatore Kenneth S. Halverson Reno H. Thomas Edmund Jones Frank Vacca Alvin Katz George O. Wagner Charles F. Mebus Herbert K. Zearfoss Marvin E. Miller, Jr. Andrew T. Fenrich Frank A. Salvatore Raphael Musto Lee C. Taddonio Michael Myers Jay R. Wells, III David DiCarlo Rose Toll Bernard Novak Edward Early A. J. Valicenti James Tayoun Lucien Blackwell John McMonagle Charles Hammock Charles HammoCk Andrew McGraw LIQUOR CONTROL James Barber Anita Kelly Stanley R. Kester, Chrmn. Milton Berkes Forest W. Hopkins, V. Chrmn. Richard J. Cessar JUDICIARY Rudolph Dininni Warren H.Spencer, Chrrnn. George C. Has,ay Frank Lynch, V. Chrmtl. Alvin Katz Patrick J. McGinnis Robert F. Burkardt Fortunato N. Perri Chester H. Byerly Joseph Semanoff 1. Harry Checchio Charles J. Volpe Donald W. Dorr Thomas H. Worrilow William D. Hutchinson Fred C. Noye Thomas J. Maloney Joseph Sullivan Roosevelt 1. Polite Andrew T. Fenrich John S. Renninger Ulysses Shelton Robert C. Rowe Joseph Petrarca Anthony J. Scirica Michael Myers Faith Ryan Whittlesey William Rieger William H. Yohn, Jr. Max Pievsky Russell LaMarca Charles Caputo David Savitt Joel Johnson William Lederer William Shane LOCAL GOVERNMENT Norman Berson Stephen. Wojdak Alvin Kahle, Chrmn. Phillip Ruggiero Joseph W. Dorsey, Chrmn., Sub-Comm.-Boroughs Joseph T. Doyle Harry H. Gring, Chrmn., Sub-Comm.-Counties Hardy Williams Eugene C. Saloom, Chrmn., Sub-Comm.~Munici- pal Corporations . . LAW AND ORDER Marvin D. Weidner, Chrmn., Sub-Comm.-Town- ships Joseph V. Zord, Jr., Chrmn. George W. Gekas, V. Chrmn. Chester H. Byerly Rudolph Dininni Kenneth E. Brandt A. Carville Foster, Jr. Edward F. Burns, Jr. William D. Hutchinson Richard J. Frankenburg Frank J. Lynch Stanford 1. Lehr Charles F. Mebus Thomas J. Maloney Fred C. Noye Marvin E. Miller George O. Wagner Marvin E. Miller, Jr. Lester Fryer Joseph R. Pitts Andrew McGraw Roosevelt 1. Polite Donald Davis Anthony J. Scirica A. J. DeMedio Harold J. Stahl, Jr. Phillip Ruggiero Frank Vacca Pat Trusio LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE January 3,
Jack Arthurs STATE GOVERNMENT Thomas Walsh Samuel MorrilS Guy A. Kistler, Chrmn. Daniel E. Beren, V. Chrmn. MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS Richard J. Cessar Donald W. Dorr James L. Wright, Jr., Chrmn. Charlotte D. Fawcett Joseph Semanoff, V. Chrmn. Patrick A. Gleason Roger Raymond Fischer H. Harrison Haskell Richard J. Frankenburg Samuel E. Hayes, Jr. Patrick A. Gleason Marvin E. Miller Samuel E. Hayes, Jr. Anthony J. Scirica Forest W. Hopkins Earl H. Smith Edmund Jones David M. Turrier" John B. McCue Jonathan Vipond , Donald M. McCurdy James L,Wright, Jr. H. Sheldon Parker, Jr. Harry Comer ' Clark S. Smith William Eckensberger Roy W. Wilt Francis Gleeson Frank A. Salvatore Roland Greenfield John Walsh Earl Vann Samuel Frank Robert Geisler William Lederer James Tayoun William Shuman Max Homer J ames Romanelli Ivan Itkin David Richardson Joseph Petrarca TRANSPORTATION Barry Stout Vietor J. Westerberg, Chrmn. Charles Laughlin Charles H. Dager, Chrmn., Sub~Comm.-Local and Area Transportation MINES AND MINERALS Robert O. Davis, Chrmn., Sub-Comm.-Transpor- tation Safety ,.," Paul G. Ruane, Chrmn. Rudolph Dininni, Chrmn., Sllb-Comm.~:~Iighways James J. Ustynoski, V. Chrmn. Chester H. Byerly " Daniel E. Beren William W. Foster Robert O. Davis l\ Walter F. DeVerter Eugene R. Geesey Richard J. 'FTankenburg Alvin Kahle George C. Hasay John B. McCue William D. Hutchinson Benjamin H. Wilson James W. Knepper, Jr. Roy W. Wilt Frank J. O'Connell, Jr. W. William Wilt' Joseph Semanoff Thomas H. Worrilow Lee C. Taddonio Joseph V. Zord, Jr. Jonathan Vipond Joseph Bonetto Charles J. Volpe James Ritter Bernard O'Brien Norman Berson John Laudadio Peter Perry James Goodman Joseph Kolter Paul Yahner Amos Hutchinson Barry Stout Francis Lynch Raphael Musto John McMonagle Thomas Walsh Stephen Wojdak William Lincoln Edward Early URBAN AFFAIRS John H. Hamilton, Jr., Chrmn. PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE Alvin Katz, Chrmn., Sub-Comm...... First Class Cities ' William G. Piper, Chrmn. J'ames W. Knepper, Jr., Chrnm., Su~Comm. Miles B. Zimmerman,' Jr., V. Ghrmn. Second Class Cities Thomas H. Worrilow, Chrmn., Sub-Conim.-Third Charles H.-Dager Class Cities ' Donald W. DOrT Charlotte D. Fawcett Daniel E. Beren Harry H. Gring 1. Harry Checchio ,Pa-vid S., Hayes George W. Gekas Williani K. Klingaman, Sr. Stanford 1. Lehr Donald M. McCurdy Thomas J. Maloney Roosevelt I. Polite Fortunato N. Perri Robert C. Rowe Harold J. Stahl,Jr. John E. Scheaffer Frank Vacca Marvin D. Weidner Charles J. Volpe Jay R. Wells, III Victor J. Westerberg Ulysses Shelton EarlVann Anita Kelly Samuel Rappaport Robert Bellomini Bernard Dombrowski Peter Perry Charles Caputo Regis Malady David Richardson Reid Bennett David DiCarlo Francis Lynch J ames Romanelli William Rieger Ivan Itkin Robert Geisler Joseph Rhodes 1973. LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 31
WAYS AND' MEANS This is our singular responsibility, and meeting that re John Hope'Anderson, Chrrnn. sponsibility represents the opportunity for making our AuStin M. Harrier, V. Chrrnn. service worthwhile. As the majority leader, I pledge that We will fully Harry H. Gring ForestW. Hopkins respect the Chair and the rules of this House, so that order James B. Kelly , will prevail and work will be done. Stanley R. Kester To the members of the minority, and particularly Mr. William K. Klingaman, Sr. Fineman, I pledge an open partnership, so that you will G. Sieber p.ancoast Paul G. Ruane remain fully informed of our plans, so that your individual Richard T. Schulze , s'ervice need not be diminished because of your change in Jay R. Wells, III numerical status. Benjamin H. Wilson William H. Yohn, Jr. I am confident that our relationship with the Senate will Herbert K. Zearfoss be candid and productive. In most matters, we will reach John Brunner accord so that public needs are not sacrificed in a senseless Max Pievsky , chasm between House 'and Senate. Amos Hutchinson Galen Dreibelbis I think there is one chasm which still exists, however, James Ritter and it must be bridged as soon as possible, and that is, Thomas Fee the chasm which has been dug in the past two years Joseph Rhodes between our body and the Governor's office. This is no Joel Johnson Joseph Sullivan time to catalog fault but rather to take corrective action. This past weekend I sent a memorandum to the Gover Respectfully submitted by the Committee on Com mittees. nor in an effort to cure his pessimism and to indicate that we sincerely want his cooperation on a variety of pressing JOHN HOPE ANDERSON matters. My communication was specifically inspired by WILLIAM G. PIPER a year-end report by the United Press concerning the L. EUGENE SMITH KENNETH S. HALVERSON Governor's attitudes and plans. It was further motivated RICHARD J. CESSAR by what I think has been lacking over the years in this H. SHELDON PARKER legisl:ature in that we merely receive messages; we never STANLEY R. KESTER FRED J. SHUPNIK give them. It is my intention to periodically advise the JOHN F. LAUDADIO Governor as to where we are and where we are going KENNETH B. LEE rather than to merely await· his pronouncements as to Speaker, Ex-Officio where we should be. I would like to quote briefly from the UPI account COMMITTEE SCHEDULE which quoted the Governor's -assistant, Richard Dorari, as The·SPEAKER. For the information of the members, follows: there has also been distributed for your convenience a "Doran admitted that a Republican controlled,House has schedule of the committees and the rooms in which the forced the 'new image' onto the Shapp administration." committees will meet and organize. To quote further: "If we were going for a major legislative 'You will note on the' schedule that no time has been program next year," he said, "we would be sitting around filled in. That will be annouricedby the majority whip here wringing our hands. There is just so much we can at the appropriate time. get out of a divided legislature." Mr. Speaker, I am confident that our actions, in this House at least, will prove the Governor incorrect in as REMARKS BY MAJORITY LEADER sessing the potential for receiving action on many fronts. The SPEAKER. The Chair~ recognizes the majority While h~ may quarrel in some matters because of leader. philosophical differences-and I encourage'that-he will Mr. BUTERA. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. see that issues have neither been ducked nor buried. And Prior to organizing the committees, which is the major I want to repeat that. While the Governor may quarrel function of today's sessiOn, I want to address a few remarks with us from time to time on a philosophical basis, he will to the House which, hopefully, will set the tone for the see that issues in this House will be neither ducked nor coming session, as far as I see .it, and I would hope a buried. majority of this side of the House sees it. Mr. Doran further indicated that the Governor was But before I do-it is now 25 after lO-for the, benefit just going to be traveling around the state this year, and of the members of the House, the only reason we are it is my hope that he get around the state at every op~ starting at this time is because everybody was not here portunity. I believe it will improve his perspective and until now. Please understand that in the future we are certainly his mood. not going to wait for anybody. We are going to begin We can all fully appreciate the strain put on him in the the action which we have scheduled for that particular past session as he was forced to stay up at all hours of the day'S session whether there is one person here or 203. We night calling many signals from his hot-line. We will thought, however, for today's session we should indulge give him normal working hours and there will be no need in some of your tardiness. • at all for him to hang around to direct our deliberations. .. 'Mr. Speaker, in our care is the new session of the In the same news story, the Governor's spokesman in General Assembly. It is unscarred and untested. dicated that the Governor will begin to address himself to While members and leaders of this House cannot hold' the need for economy in government and produce a busi control over the actions of those outside this chamber, we nesslike administration. On this change of emphasis, we can and must direct the events which take pl:ace here. commend him and we extend him our offer of support. 32 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE January 3.
In this connection, I received last evening a letter from our rules' changes. We hope to discuss the rules' changes the Governor in which he proposes tax relief for all indi- the week that we return, January 15, provided we feel, as viduals and business during the coming year. In this a body, that we have had enough time to scrutinize them, approach, we also commend him. It has been our position to prepare amendments for them, if that is the desire, and all along that a ceiling on state spending, properly ad- so on. We will not force them on the 15th, but we hope ministered, could result in both individual income-and to. get to them that week. business-tax cuts as well as additional tax relief for the The spending-ceiling concept: What we would like to do poor, elderly and disabled. here is to change the approach to the writing of a state Mr. Speaker,I want to make one thing perfectly. clear. budget, which Mr. Seltzer will discuss briefly with you Any tax cut must be based on controlled spending for upon my conclusion. Very briefly, we want to change the normal governmental operations to be valid. It must approach to the spending tailored to meet revenue, rather not come solely as a result of nonrecurring expenditures than the traditional approach, which is spend and then such as those caused by Hurricane Agnes. find the revenue. We are anxiously awaiting further information on the No-fault insurance, obviously, ranks high on all of our Governor's proposal, and, frankly, it excites us and it will lists. receive our closest scrutiny. The Committee on Consumer Protection will begin very To that end, the House Appropriations Committee will shortly to prepare legislation which will not carry the tag begin today on writing a new state budget. We welcome of any special interest of the administration or of anyone the Governor's suggestions and his budget recommenda- or two members of this House. Hopefully, the committee, tions which he is going to give us on February 6, lam itself, will recommend something to us which we can then told, but we want to assure him that the 1973-74 spending air and understand without a lot of confusing rhetoric from program will be written in this General Assembly and not SOme group or groups or from an administration or some unilaterally by his office. official of the administration. As all members know, the legislative branch of govern- In the consumer protection area, the Committee on ment has historically neglected its responsibilities in the Consumer Protection will seriously look into all of the field of overseeing the operation of the executive branch to existing consumer protection agencies to determine insure faithful adherence to the laws which we pass. whether we should or should not have a separate de- Now that we have the funds on both sides to develop partment. staff resources, we must begin to pay more attention to In the field of health services, we expect the Committee the manner in which the executive agencies meet their re- on Health and Welfare and its subcommittee on health sponsibilities to the public. particularly to launch stUdies in.at least three or four areas Our initial contact with various members of the ad- initially and many more as the session unfolds. ministration on this score indicates that they .will wel- The right to know: We have been talking at a staff come an improved working relationship with the legis- level with members of the media to determine whether lature. It is our hope that the public will permanently our laws protecting the public's right to know at all levels benefit as we develop the capacity to fill our oversight of government is proper. responsibilities. We have a dual responsibility, as I see On the question of the graduated income tax, we feel it. The first is to legislate, and the second is to oversee. that the action taken toward the latter part of the last There are going to be many members of various de- session was a vain act. It was obviously meaningless. partments and bureaus throughout this government who but we are not going to duck t];le issue. may be surprised from time to time to find members of this What we would like to do is begin anew with what we legislature visiting them unannounced to find out what is will propose to be a better constitutional change and give going on in X, Y, or Z department. This will not be a the people the opportunity to vote on whether they want us partisan effort. to consider a graduated income tax. We are not advo- Mr. Speaker, I would like to briefly discuss the 15 points eating it and we are not being anti-gr.aduated income tax. which I raised in my memorandum to the Governor. But, Merely, we think we should give the people the t.:ight to first, I want to make it clear that this is not a Republican express themselves, and in doing so, we better put a platform, but rather an expression of some of the obvious question on the ballot which they can understand, which issues.. which we must face as the legislative branch of' will remove the issue from the emotionalism which it the government. usuaUy engenders. It has long been my feeling that the root cause of the periodic legislative chaos has. been the committee system In the Pennsylvania Business Review, we have been itself. We intend to change that system, and feel that .the engaging for some weeks, some months,in a complete in moves which were taken in the last session, particularly depth study involving all factors in our state economic regarding staffing, have pushed tis along in the effort to health. This covers a myriad of subjects and will probably change it. We are not going to change it for change's be handled by more than one committee. sake, but rather we want to make the committee system The State Energy Council, which has recently been pro the very foundation of this House. posed, will receive our study and,.hopefully, the Com- I am, therefore, today asking. all new committees in". mittee on Consumer Protection, again, will propose som-e yolved to. begin to immediately discuss each of the points thing along those lines. contained in my memorandum to the Governor. I will be Public welfare will not be ignored, obviously, and we asking from time to time for the committees to report to hope to get into the rules and regulations, particularly, this House the status of each issue as it unfolds. in much greater depth, in this session than we have ever We have talked a lot about legislative reform. We ex- done before. We started on that. last year, mainly moti pect most of this reform to be voluntary on the part of vated by the then majority forming the special eo:mmittee, the membership. The balance of it will be contained in and we think we .really accomplished sOml;!thingand we 1973. LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 33 are going to continue that and probably expand it, as we were inserted into the government. We also do not know had hoped to do the last time. who the new people are really, because there has been no Public employes: We will completely review, now that public airing of their views in the most critical and one of Act No. 195 has been a law for a couple of years, its effect the most vulnerable areas of state government today, the on primarily, I guess, school districts thus far'in the state system of justice. The two appointments are probably but also beyond the school district problems. eminently qualified. I only know one of them and have We will constantly be reviewing our local government the highest regard for him, but that is beside the point. structure, effective home rule, as well as every avenue of Things should not continue to happen this way, and either local government. The Local Government Committee will there is something wrong with our checks and balances be an active one. system, which provides for Senate confirmation, for the On milk control, we are going to await the Governor's obvious reason that the people need that kind ofa check proposal, which we understand is imminent, before we on a one-man rule, or there is something wrong with the make recommendations in this 'area and we have so ad way governors-and I make that plural-have bypassed vised him. the constitution in appointing major public officials. The Transportation financing: We are conducting a review same thing happened last January, if you recall, with the of the financing, modernization and maintenance of our judges and all the other appointments, and the same thing roadway and mass transit systems. Decisions on necessary happened the prior January under Governor Shafer with legislation in this field will be made after this is completed. appointments. I say they are all wrong and it is a kind of We expect this to be a rather lengthy study, and I would thing that we should not ignore just bec.ause we are not the not expect action in this area until toward the end of this body which has the power to advise and consent. year. With these few thoughts, Mr; Spea~er, I conclude by In law enforcement and justice, the Committee on thanking the members of the majority for entrusting this Law and Order and the Committee on Judiciary will be post to me and I restate my pledge to serve it with en charged with getting involved in several areas, some of thusiasm and, I hope, industriousness. And to the \vhich we have never even touched-before in'this field. We minority, I say we are prepared to enter into a relationship hope to include in these discussions and deliberations and which will be marked by practical cooperation even though studies the juvenile gang situation, which is prevalent in at times we will be in combat on points of consequence. some parts of the state. Only by so doing can we in this legislative branch ever Just as important, I think, in our pledge to face issues hope to carry out our full responsibilities in cooperation and treat them deliberately, will be the scheduling of with the executive branch rather than in competition them. I propose to schedule well in advance the debate with it. And only when that happens can all Pennsyl on each issue as it matures from the committee system, so vanians begin to realize the benefits they expected when that you and the public and the administration and the they elected us to the offices we now hold. special interests know when a particular issue is going to Thank you, Mr. Speaker. be discussed on the floor of this House. We do not intend to legislate by crisis. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman In addition to those-and I hesitate to discuss thiE from Philadelphia, Mr. Mullen. but it is so current that I felt as though I had better Mr. MULLEN. Mr. Speaker, I will be very brief. I would like to briefly add another area whioh should The majority leader was talking about ducking issues. come under the 'scrutiny of this legislature. The reason I very carefully read his release about the important I hesitated to bring it up is because we are trying to things that he was going to consider in this session of the avoid foolish partisanship, and there is always the fear General Assembly, and I listened very carefully to his under the old Wf:J.Y of doing thipgs-whep we w~re in speech now and I noted that he certainly ducked one of control and when you were in control-that this kind of the most important issues facing the whole state of Penn an issue indicates some sort of partisanship. But I think sylvania-'the question of protecting the lives of unborn we ought to discuss it on its merits,ang. that is the eVents children. over the past weekend which resulted in the exiting frOm Certainly, if he does not wish to assign that task to the the government the state's two top officials who have con Health and Welfare Committee, I would like to recom trol over the system of justice in this state. mend that they consider it. I think anti-abortion legis Without regard to any of the personalities and as to lation is one of the most important priorities in the state what happened, it seems to me that when something like of Pennsylvania and I hope that the majority leader's this happens in total secrecy, we should get concerned priority does not reflect the priority of his party, because as a legislative branch of the government without regard I do not think it is fair. as to who is the Governor and without regard as to who I think in the last session of the General Assem,bly it the appointments are and who the people who were re was demonstrated that the majority of the people in the moved from the government are. There is something House of Representatives, and I think it is so in this vitally wrong with a governmental system which permits session, are in favor of anti-abortion legislation, and I this kind of thing to continue to happen. The tradition of would strongly suggest to the majority leader and to the this state government, unfortunately, both when there have committee that will be given the assigmnent to consider been Republican governors and Democratic governors, is to this important piece of legislation to protect the lives of avoid the constitutionality built-in checks and balances on thousands and thousands of unborn children who are being very vital appointments. aborted day after day while we do nothing. . None of us here really knows, I do not think, exactly Thank you. what took place during the month of December regarding the wiretap issue. We do not really know why the people The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority were removed from the government and the new people leader. 34 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE January-3,
Mr. BUTERA.:Mr. Speaker, so that we do not have a guilty participant myself. 1 would like to see a new kind rash of tN-s kind of criticism, 1 completely concur with of dawn for Pennsylvania. the gentleman and 1 would fully. expect that the Com , .1 am< very much interested in the legislative bram~h mittee on Health and Welfare will determine whether of government being made truly an equal, coordinate we should wait for the Supreme Court to act or whether branch of our system of government. Legislatures all we should, again, face this very critical issue as he well across this country are moving in that direction. We described it. have made some strides in that direction, but 1 think Every one of you, onbDth sides of the aisle, could rise there is a lot to do yet. I am heartened, however,by at this moment and find something which 1 have left some of the legislative proposals which you have made out. This is our initial report. We are not going to which will have the end result of bringing us equal, quit when we resolve, or at least address ourselves and coordinate status in the scheme of government in Penn decidE!' not .to resolve, the issues which I set forth. sylvania. In the Governor's letter to me of last night, he mentioned On the future action which you have briefly alluded three areas that 'he wants us to move in. Flood relief to, which lies ahead for the next two years, let me just -obviously we are going to have to. Aid to the elderly say this as we embark on another two-year legislative under the lottery system-of course we are going to ad journey: As we begin this 157th session of the General dress ourselves to that. There was another issue but I just Assembly, I think it is important that we take stock of do not recall it. where we have been so wecaIi, as I said before, chart This is by no means complete, and, hopefully, the kind a more. effective path for the future. of initiative which we must assert in this House will Where ,have we been?'. What' base of accomplishment make this list see~ small by the time this session ends can we build upon in this new session? in two years. I want to first address myself. to the matter of legis lative reform. One might gather from all the recent The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the minority attention that has been given to this particular subject leader. matter that the past four' years have been devoid of effort Mr. FINEMAN. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. and accomplishment in this direction. The fact is that Mr.' Speaker, I am, as I indicated yesterday, very much during the past four years, We have traveled a not insubstantial distance down the road of legislative reform. heartened by the utterances which have thus far been made by the majority leader. I anxiously look forward Let me.tick off those procedural'changes that have been to the dawn of a new kind of day in legiSlative operation implemented and that ca,nbe characterized as reform in~erms:ylvania. No one can deny that there has been an measures: One, we have significantly reduced the number e:ii6e~ df zealous partisanship of which we have all been of standing committees,as you all know, from 33 com guilty, including this speaker, over the years, and it is mittees in 1968 to the present number of 21. never militated to the best interest, in the best interest, Two, we have democratically increased minority rep of the people of this state that we become bogged down resentation on those committees frOm a 13-6 breakdown in this kind of zealous partisanship. to the present 14-9 ratio. 1 would like very much to believe that the days ahead Three, as part of our efforts to further democratize our will be days of pragmatic cooperation between both committee structure, we have limited the power of a parties, that. the days ahead will be the days of a partner .committee chairman to kill a legisiative proposal by ship between the Republican Party and the Democratic simply refusing to call a meeting of his committee; A Party. . In essence, much of the past two years was a majority of the committee members can now call such partnership measured in terms of the massive and mean· a meeting when their chairman refuses to do so. ingful output of .legislation which went on the books, Four, '. we have further protected against a recalcitrant' and on another day in the very immediate future,I committee chairman refusing to' su'brni't a .legislative pro intend to detail for the record that massive output ,by posal for committee consideration by allowing the com way of being able to more intelligently chart a course mittee' to mandate such consideration. by .appropriate for the future. 1 think it behooves me to do this, even vote. ' though that is history, just so we can see where we were Five, we have initiated changes in. our voting pro and what we got accomplished when we set our minds to cedure in the hope of better insuring the integrity of the working together. yoting process. This was accomplished both by the in So 1 say to you, Mr. Butera, 1 warmly welcome this stallation of a, vote-lock system, allowing the chief clerk proposal of a partnerShip between our two parties. 1 to deactivate the voting machine of a member not present think a great deal of good can come out of it. 1 would to answer the master attendance roll call, and' by having hope. that this spirit of cooperation will not begin to the master roll call made orally rather than by use of fade as we move into the two-year legislative session. the electronic voting board. Although these changes ObViously, we are going to' differ. There are major have sharply reduced the incidence of absentee voting, philosophical differences between our parties. There will it is to some extent still with us, and I will, therefore, be differences on. legislative proposals, but as Shake strongly support any measure or measures that are pro speare said that adversaries in the law strive mightily posed by the majority to wipe out any last vestiges of but eat and drink as friends, 1 think that legislative absentee voting. advocates can strive mightily and still eat and drink as Six, one should also note two major reforms which have friends. 1 think we can disagree but disagree on an agree greatly assisted us in our task of legislating in.the public able basis without the rancor, without the deep-seated interest. One is the institution of a system of fiscal emotional antipathies that 1 have seen In evidence too often notes requiring all bills .. which entail the expenditure over the years and of which, again I say, I have been a of moneys by the Commol1.wealth to be accompanied by a memorandum. informing the' m:einbets as to' the 'cost' Beeauseof'the "heavywol'kload' 'and, sPeCial :'responsi": of that propo-saJ, noFonly for the first year of operation bilities of; those particular m.ember-s, 1 believe- such' a but also :for the' succeeding four years thereafter. Thus, change,would inure, to the benefit of this HeuSe and' the each member knows the approximate five-year cost of people of this state.' f: , any proposed program and can thus better evaluate the, Whiieon the subjeetofcoinmittees,Twould recommend full range of both benefits and costs of the legislation ;theflirther reduction in the number of standing com: before he casts his vote. 'mittees in this Housefrohi. the present 2'1 to 17 and, alOng Seven,additionally, there has been substaritialbol- 'the lliles taken by 'our 'fellow legislat'Ors in the othet stering of the professionalstaffingo[ our committees. The :body, a further changein'the confmittee makeup which majority leader m.ade note' of this. If this body is to',even better approxiriiates the' 'party' breakdown in the give independent judgment to proposed programs and 'House,going beyond the step 'that the Democratic Party to act imaginatively on its own, it requires an informa- had been taking in the past. ' tion-gathering capability and e:ltpertise that can only If we are able to lIlak~ this reduction -in the number be performed by a professional staff under its own' con" of committees, it' will 'then 'become possible to 'have trot ' 'parallel House andd~eriate;cOmmittees~ 'And this could The, increase in professional staffing which we have assist too in tlieestlibliShnient;of 5'lIduse-S'enate-'ruWs, been able to' achieve will enable us to better make our joint rules; and the hOlding 'of joint hearings by House ownirlformed judgment of public needs. And from a and Senate committees, rather than the duplication of purely economic point of view, : the investment in, at-effort "arid: the 'waste of.',funds that are 'entailed"in the torneys, researchers, economists and analysts Win more Senate conductinghearihgs on the identical subject mat than pay for itself in more efficient government and tel' and the billcoiningJ over t'othe House and thellouse in more effective governmental' response to the prob- 'conducting hearings on''the identical subject matter." lems of Pennsylvanians. ' InadClltion;' 1: favor making public' theattehdanc~ and Now -1 have singled out but some of the more thanvotiIig recordSofall·committee:meetings." 'I wotildals() one dozen reforms instituted in the last four years.' I suggest that committees, be required to issue written'r~ take perSonal pride in these reforms that we, as a body, ports on all bills that are reported out. With the increase have'made, and thus,as 1 say, I am' heartened by the in professional committee staffing, this "task should be' news'media reports of the desire' of the new Republican within our capability. ,Such ,committee repo'ftsshould leadership to continue the process we have begun. :include a comprehensive, explanation of the, legislative .Now 'that I' briefly reviewed some of the background proposal and the committee's recommendations of the of where we have heenon the matter of legislative re-action that should be,taken by the House.: "" " form'during the past four years, I believe it incllmbent Additionally,' minority, '" reports should be 'permitted to at least briefly touch on some areas where'1 believe 'when bills are, ,not' reported unanimously' or. nearly" so.',:! further progress canJ>e :m.~d~. 1 would also Suggest thatiliei-lAes speUouf Clearly One change which 1 would like to see made a per- ,a time limita:tionon the mtrodtiction of 'bills'sotha't' manentpart ofou. rules is the rule we tried.on _an there is not a ra1:ti. of 'oills' beirig introduced at'thEi'llth e~p~e:ntal basis last year that provides for th~re-hour, with- adeqtiateprovision'being mad~,' of course; movaI. from the calendar, and the return to the com- for those exceptions where exceptions 'have"to>be:mMe mittee, of origin, of pills and resolutions not· finally under an emergency situation. acted UP9:l1 within 12 legislative days of their appear- The Democ,ratic'Party;Mt. Butera; is gdingto j~irl ance on the Calendar. hands with your party IIi movfug ahead With a legislatiVe This had the effect of greatly -reducing" negligence,in reform effort, and 'moste>f' the So.gg~ted ideas" advanced some instances, and dilatory tactics in others in :moving by your party, as they' 'appear in the: press, are 'going along, legislative, proposals. ito>have'bur strong support. i Others have been too vaguely "A second change would prohibit the House from con- ,reported thus' far' by the 'press to allow: us to make 'a sidering a proposed amendment to any amendment in- definitive decision'at this time.' Only thiS-day, the mem serted 'by the Senate to a House bHl or House resolution. bership, 1 believe, received a •copy ,'6f the-proposed rule I believe the only'issue properly before the House should changes, and no one, .asyet, has had an opportunity, 'at be conCurrence or nonconcurrence iIi the Senate amend· least on this side ;of' the :aisle, to peruse, those- ver'y'care~ ments.Severaltimei during the four years 1 served as fully. But we, will" in due course, ,:studythem with Speaker 1 was constrained to rtlle''that House amendments 'care, and if they, i1'l\fact, suggesL,substantivechanges to Senate amendments to House passed bills were in which are going to enhance :our ability to ,conduct the order and could be offered, and I made those rulings affairs of this House; as distinguished from, being merely. beCause 'of the established parliamentary precedents that image builders that make: no realcontriblltion to the governed the operation of this House 'through Jefferson's 'legislative process;then weare going to be in fulLaccord. and Mason's Manuals where there is no such delineation 1 hope the entire mEinilbership of this body will-give, carei-: of what our posture should be in House rules. The rule ,ful consideration to the rule' changes, which are being change that 1 am now suggesting to you would clarify .advanced by both parties,' and that ,we will enactthose, that point. which will' enable,U&' to, better serve the people:" of this Another rule change that 1 believe should be, con" state., ., ,; . ,'.' , sideredand'wlrlch the Democrats in this House have had I There is 'an observation; however, td; be· made in con~ in effect, when they were aniajority party, would limit inection with (rule changes, 1 1 ,think you :know, Mr~ the chairmen of all standing committees and all' the iSpeaker, ,that reform' of 'the procedures of', the' legislative members of the Appropriations Comniittee to service on process has been'Q'contihuirtg':and an 1cavid perSonal con;' only one other committee. cern of mine; but I want'toJ.'eiteratea point 1 made 3, 36 LEGISLATIVE.. . ' JOURNAL-HOUSE, . . January
almost two years ago in response to the study.. of state two-step process of amending the constitution. We will. ~egislatures by the Citi;z:~ns' Confer~ce on State Legis- still have to go through two steps, so we ,J;1ave lost: l seconli·tho\,lghtswhicl1couldsoon le~d\to a,'complete re- Ngw, the majority leader indicated to me that there ,yersalot,;,govermn.ental.priorities;. .... are stlch things as gen~ralr.'1..l1es that we can operate lplder, ,,).\fr,Speaker. this)s not a:RePllNican problem, a Demo- and Iwould like some clarification on that point at this craj;ic problem; this is,a people problem. time...... ' The people who are eiititled to these services are being The.SPEAKER. The Ohair,understands, for the. in;for slwrbchangep. an.dAhe people who".pay the taxes to· pro- mation ofthe House, that the inherent rules of this House vide.these ,sery,ices '. a,r~ also ~0rt~~anged.· Only an ex--if rul~s to the contrary have not been. adopted-are the panded bureal.lcracyis benefited.. ' ruies o:i'Mason's Manual and alsq of Jefferson's Manual, .,.Just 9S the problem is not a Itepublican.problem nor a and those are the rules under which the House is presently Demoer,atic problem, so is the ,solution neither ,a Re-;operating, ' publican nora Democra,tic ~me. Lbelievethe solution rests It was felt, that because there were additional <;hanges with both the legislativeap.d executive: branches, We, made in the committee structure that this probably would in,tb,is legi~lature, must contro~ spe~ding, and the Gover- be the best proceeding to follow until we adopt permanent n()r, InU$tpot only rideherd,on,his departments to assure rules when we convene on January 15. --the .ta~p~Y'eFs of receiving :f~l ;va~~e _of servi~es for ::~~~ " The Chair r~~ognizes the minority leader~ !iQllars" spent, but must break u.p onCe and for all the b'u'reaticrati~ fiasco' which is not giving to the taxpaye.rs Mr. FINEMAN. I very much appreciate the information, Mr. Speaker. I did not 'know whether or not in fact tllere wl1-at they we, so\learly.;"paying ,for.i~tention w.as such a proposal which would" guide u.s at the prese.nt '.And.. so, Mr. Speaker, 'It is 'our. . . to introduce time." . '. and, with the. support of. tlle opposite side of the aisle, The SPEAKER~ The Chair thanks the gentleman, .pass .~.c,oncurreri.t resQllltiQn, at,an early moment, indi- cating to the' Govenwrand the people of Pennsylvania' The Chair recognizes the gefttleman from Philadelphia, thatthi,s o-eneralA,ssembly isvviUing and intends to live Mr. Williams. For what' purpose does the'gentleman rise? 'within adef~ned,spendingceiliIi'g. '.' , Mr. WILLIAMS. 'If Mr; Ryan would Yield;Mr: Speaker, . ,f'eoP'le . must)~ve within their,budgets. .Business lives I want to return briefly, before we disband, to ahurnan w~thin J,t:s budg~t" and '., we .strongly beli~ve that a.respon consideration, if Irnight; I wanted to observe, as Mr. sible government :rPt1-st ":uso live. within, its budget. Richardson observed'to me this morning, that rnaybeW'e , T~lilI:1~ Y?tl, ¥i., ,~pea~er. . ought to invite the House to pay some tribute and rec ognitiontothe now deceased Roberto Glemente;who, I ,ORGANIZATION ,OF STANDING: COMMITTEES think, all of us' realiie contributed a' great: deal to the , morale and' stature of the State 'of Pennsylvania in his ..,' . ~ ,-'1. GROUP I athletic prowess and in the way he went about it. •' ,The 'SPEAKn"The Ohair recognize; the gentle~an' The SPEAKER. Would the gentleman yield for just #o~ D~la;ware, Mr:. ,Ryan, for the purpose of making andne morriimt? "•'. i'" '. .'" _,' ," .... ,- :' ," l. .. ~. '."" ' ';', ' '" .'., ./ - .. ," . announcement' ' ; '.' ...... , ' As I understand, the resolutidn has been, or is in the Mr. RYAN.. Mr.' Speaker, r have been requested to an- process of being, preparedby'the minority whip; I would n6i.iD.cethe StaJid.irig' Committee' organization meetings assume that the gentleman, from the tenor of his re which W'ili:take place'iInriiediately. marks, would like to 'coSponSor that resolution. IFhe "We'have'divide\:fthe'committee meetings into five sepa- does, it would be in order at the time of the adoption ofthe tate groups infive··di.ffereJit time periods.· As soon as the resolution to continue his remarks, if that woUld be satis- :first grouphasc6i:npleted their meeting, will the members fact(Jry. ,':.,' '., :irHine The Chairrecogpize:;;.t:he majority whip. ,FQllMEll,MEMBER WELCOMEt> Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, I notice that the chairman of, the Agricpl.tUfe Conimihee has 'returned to the floor, so TheSPEAKER. The Cl)air is .Pleasili tdie'dogni.,z¢jhe for the ben~fit of the members of that committee who may, former chief clerk and a 'former. member of this House, not have been hel"e for thelaf1t announcement, I would like, Adam Bower~ of No.rtlluWberland,CountY. ..'.. them to take note that at this moment the Committee on Consumer Protection is meeting to organize in room 115-A; ORGANIZA'l'ION OF GROUP.IIl Committee on Education in the minority caucus room; the The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Committee on Game and Fj,sheriesin room 401; and the from'Delaware, Mr. Ryan. Committee on Health ahd Welfare in the Appropriations Mr.'RYAN.,Mr.Speaker, the next grou,p to organize--: Committee room. ' and I would·respectfully request that the chairmensfmply The SPEAKER. The House will beat ease. orga!l.ize and npt. takeup a greatdeal oLtizpe-,.-,-is: Judici La:b~'rRelati~n~ .r·.'··:"""'· ary, in the maj6l-ity caucus room; in the Illinority c.aucus room;La'l'{ andOr4er;il1..ro?m 401; and JUDGE BOWMAN WELCOMED Liquor Control,. in the Appropri~tions Commjttee room. The SPEAKER. The Chair is pleased to welcome to the hall of the House today a' distinguished jurist of the The SPEAKER. 'The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Delaware, Mr. Ryan. Commonwealth of Pennsylv:ania, President Judge of the I.hav~ Commonwealth Court and a former member of this House, Mr. RYAN. .Mr. Speaker, just had a phone call from the chairman of Labor Relations Committee asking Judge Bowman,who will administer the oath of office to t~at I'request the members of that committee go to the the Representative' from Lehigh County, Samuel Frank. to . minority caucus room, He does. not have ,a quorum. The SpEAKER. Will.the n\.embers' of. the" Labor Re OATH OF OFFICE ADMINISTERED TO lations .' Committee immediately report to the minority caucus room? MEMB~R-ELECT FRANK HONORABLE JAMES S. BOWMAN. RepresentativeORGANIZAT1()N OF.GROUP IV Frank, will you please place your~eft hand upon the Bible, or hold the Bible, and raise your right hand? The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Do you, Samue1Frank, solemnly swear, or affirm, that from Delaware; Mr.~yan. .... you will support, obey and defend the Constitution of the .¥r. ~YA~. Mr. Speaker, th~ Commlptee on LabOr Re United StateS and theCbnstitution of this Commonwealth latiOns IS stdl put,but I would like to announce thefourth and that you will discharge the duties of your office with. gr?l:1P= Local Government, i~ th~ majority:ca~cus room; fidelity? If so, answer "I do.',lVhlitary . and yeter~nsA:ff~lrs, m the. mmonty caucus Mr. FRANK. I do. room; Mmes and .Mmerals; m room 401; and Professional HONORABLE . JAMES S.BPWMAN. Congratulations, Licensu,re, in the Appropriations Committee r00nl;.. you are now Sworn in. .!.wouldask that the members go i:mmediately to or- ganize and then return. COMMITTEE 'ON RUL,ES ANNOUNCED 'ORGANIZATION OF GROUP V The SPEAKER. The following members have been The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman selected to serve on the Rules Committee of this House: from Delaware, Mr;' Ryan. The gentleman from Mo.ntgomery, Mr. Butera, chairman; Mr. RYAN. Mr. SPeaker, the Committee on Military and the gentleman from Montgomery, Mr. Beren; the gentle Veterans Affairs has not returned; however, the last man from Delaware, Mr. McCurdy;' the gentleman from group to meet I will announce at this time. I ask that Luzerne, Mr. O'Connell; the' gentleman from Allegheny, they go promptly to the :respective rooms and organize as Mr. Parker; the gentleman from Lawrence, Mr. Fox; the follows: State Govermnent, in the majority caucus room; gentleman from Dauphin, Mr. Hepford; the gentleman Transportation, in the minority Caucus'room; Urban Af from Delaware, Mr. Ryan; the gentleman from Philadel fairs, in room 401; and Ways and Means, in the Appro phia, Mr. Fineman; the gentleman from Allegheny, Mr. priations Committee room. Irvis; the gentleman from Northampton, Mr. Prendergast; That is the last group, Mr. Spea.ker. the gentleman from Lackawanna, Mr. Wargo; and the The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. Speaker of the'House. The Chair recogpizes the gentleman from Delaware, Mr. Ryan. QUESTION OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, I am advised that the Com mittee on Urban Affairs is lacking a quorum. I would ask The SPEAKER. The Chair recogpizes the gentleman members of that committee to report to room 401. from Allegheny, Mr.'Cessar. ,For what purpose does the I note that the Committee on Military and Veterans gentleman rise? Affairs has returned,and for the benefit of those members, Mr. CESSAR Mr. Speaker, I rise to a question of per I will announce the fifth group that is organizing now sonal privilege. which is: State Goyernment, in the majority caucus The SPEAKER. . The gentleman will state it. room; Transportation, in the minority caucus room; Urban Mr. CESSAR. Mr. Speaker, a former chief clerk of this Affairs, as I have stated, in room' 401; and Ways and House is in the hall and I would like to have him ~ec Means, in the Appropriations Committee: room. ogpized. He is Adam Bower. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. . 40 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE January 3~ The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman HELEN D, GILLETTE from Delaware, Mr. Ryan. ROBERT F: BURKARDT Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, I am advised that all the JOSEPH F. BONETTO RICHARD JAMES FRANKENBURG committees have now organized. A. JOSEPH VALICENTI The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. JOHN T. McMONAGLE For the inf0rIllation of the members,:th~membersare JOHN T. WALSH BERNARDR. NOVAK now privilegedto introdticetheir bills for:filfug; with the REGIS R. MALADY clerk at the Speaker's left.' - And for th~information of JAY R. WELLS, III the new members, all four copies of the pill must be legibly JOSEPH V. ZORD signed by the member and affixed als,o to each copy -must H. SHELTON PARKER, JR. be thesel;lt number of the member' and the'date. JAMES W. KNEPPER ANDREW J. McGRAW MAX H. HOMER The SPEAK:gR. The Chair recognizes the minority JOHN L. BRUNNER leader. ROGER RAYMOND FISCHER Mr. mVIS. Mr. Speaker, I should like to read a reso BARRY STOUT lution which I believe will meet with the complete ap A J. DeMEDIO DONALD M. DAVIS proval of every member' of this House. PAT C. TRUSIO (Reading:) J. WILLIAM LINCOLN ROOSEVELT I. POLITE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES C. L. SCHMITT JOSEPH A. PETRARCA WHEREAS, Roberto Clemente was a star outfielder for JOHN F. LAUDADIO, SR. the Pittsburgh Pirates for the past eighteen years· and AMOS K. HUTCffiNSON did a great deal to add lustre to baseball there. The life JAMES J. MANDERINO of this great outfielder and competitor of the Pittsburgh EUGENE G. SALOOM Pirates ended in an airplane accident on December 31, JOHN B. McCUE 1972, shortly after take-off from San Juan International PATRICK J. McGINNIS Airport. Roberto was leading his native land's participa WILLIAM R. SHANE tion in the bringing of food and medical supplies to the CHESTER H. BYERLY beleaguered. earthquake victims of Managua, Nicaragua. ALVIN KAHLE This was a typical display of Clemente's unselfish con ROBERTJ. KUSSE cern for others. L. EUGENE SMITH Now therefore, the House 0] Representatives of the VICTOR J. WESTERBERG Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the people of Penn WARREN H. SPENCER sylvania sorrowfully join the Commonwealth of Puerto KENNETH S. HALVERSON Rico and the family of Roberto Clemente in mourning his HARRY A"ENGLEHART tragic and untimely death; and the House of Repre.senta PATRlCKA GLE~SON tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as a fitting JOHN P. MURTHA, JR. gesture in remembrance of a great sportsman and a great PAUL J. YAHNER human being, call upon the Commissioner of Baseball to AUSTIN M. HARRIER. bring about the immediate enshrinement of Roberto Cle WILLIAM F. RENWICK mente in Baseball's Han of Fame in Cooperstown, New RUSSELL P. LEITERMAN York; GALEN E. DREIBELBIS and further directs that a copy of this citation be de PERCY G. FOOR livered to the Pittsburgh Pirates and to the Commissioner DENNY J. BIXLER of Baseball:. W. WILLIAM WILT KENNETH B. LEE SAMUEL E. HAYES, JR. K. LEROY TRVIS WALTER F. DeVERTER HERBERT FINEMAN ROBERT C.WISE ROBERT J. BUTERA JOSEPH V. GRIECO MATTHEW J. RYAN RENO H. THOMAS JAMES A ROMANELLI FRED e. NOYE BERNARD J. DOMBROWSKI GUY A.' KISTLER ROBERT E. BELLOMINI JOHN E. SCHEAFFER DAVID COSIMO DiCARLO R. HARRY BITTLE FOREST HOPKINS WILLIAM O. SHUMAN DAVID S. HAYES CLARK S. SMITH H. HARRISON HASKELL, II EUGENE R.GEESEY REID L. BENNETT A CARVILLE FOSTER,JR. ROYW; WILT JOHN ,:aOPE ANDERSON THOMAS J. FEE STANFORD LLEHR DONALD W. FOX MARVINE. MILLER, JR. JACK R. ARTHURS MARVIN E. MILLER H. FRANCIS KENNEDY KENNETH E. BRANDT EARL H. SMITH HARRY H. GRING JOSEPH P. KOLTER SHERMAN L. HILL ROBERT,O. DAVIS ' H. JACK SELTZER EUGENE: F. SCANLON ROBERT C, ROWE EDWARD F. BURNS, JR. GEORGE W. GEKAS ANDREW T: FENRICH H. JOSEPH HEPFORD 'LEONARD L. lVIARTINO MILES B. ZIMMERMAN" JR. IVAN ITKIN RUDOLPH DININNI JOSEPH RHODES, JR. PAUL G. RUANE LEE C. TADDONIO GEORGE O. WAGNER CHARLES N. CAPUTO KENT D. SlIELHAMER' ROBERTA GEISLER DAVIDM. TURNER JAMES B. KELLY CHARLES J. VOLPE EDWARD MEARLY THOMASP. WALSH RICHARD J. CESSAR JONATHAN VIPOND, III 1973. LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 41 JOSEPH G. WARGO HARDY WILLIAMS JAMES J. USTYNOSKI ANITA PALERMO KELLY GEORGE C. HASAY DONALD W. DORR RAPHAEL MUSTO FRANCIS J. LYNCH FRED SHUPNIK CHARLES PAUL HAMMOCK FRANK J. O'CONNELL, JR. JOEL J. JOHNSON BERNARD F. O'BRIEN DAVID N. SAVITT JOSEPH SEMANOFF JOHN H. HAMILTON, JR. JAMES A. GOODMAN ROSE TOLL WILLIAM K. KLINGAMAN DAVID P. RICHARDSON WILLIAM D. HUTCHINSON EUGENE GELFAND HAROLD JOHN STAHL, JR. PETER E. PERRY RUSSELL J. LaMARCA JAMES J. GALLEN The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman WILLIAM G. PIPER from Philadelphia, Mr. Williams. LESTER K. FRYER Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I wish only to say that JAMES P. RITTER I reaffirm firmly the remarks of Mr. Irvis, and I join him SAMUEL W. FRANK WILLIAM H. ECKENSBERGER, JR. in his request. JOSEPH R. ZELLER THOMAS J. MALONEY The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman JAMES F. PRENDERGAST from Allegheny, Mr. Romanelli. PffiLIP S. RUGGIERO Mr. ROMANELLI. Mr. Speaker, I would also like RUSSELL KOWALYSHYN WILLIAM W. FOSTER the distinct privilege of seconding Mr. Irvis' remarks, MILTON BERKES being from the city of Pittsburgh. JAMESJ. A. GALLAGHER Forbes Field, where Roberto Clemente played and so JAMES L. WRIGHT, JR. eminently displayed his talents, is in my legislative dis JOHN S. RENNINGER BENJAMIN H. WILSON trict. I would love to have my name affixed to the MARVIN D. WEIDNER resolution. WILLIAM H. YOHN, JR. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. G. SIEBER PANCOAST The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. ANTHONY J. SCIRICA RICHARD A. McCLATCHY, JR. On the resolution, those in favor of the resolution will CHARLES H. DAGER please rise and remain standing for a moment of silence. CHARLOTTE D. FAWCETT (Members stood in silence.) DANIEL E. BEREN CHARLES F. MEBUS The SPEAKER. The resolution is unanimously adopted. SAMUEL W. MORRIS PATRICIA A. CRAWFORD The Chair recognizes the minority whip. RICHARD T. SCHULZE Mr. IRVIS. Mr. Speaker, I understand there was to JOSEPH R. PITTS THOMAS H. WORRILOW be a resolution introduced on the death of former Presi STANLEY R. KESTER dent Truman. EDMUND JONES The SPEAKER. The only information the Chair had, JOSEPH W. DORSEY for the information of the gentleman, was that there JOSEPH TED DOYLE FRANCIS J. LYNCH had been two requests, very appropriate requests, made DONALD M. McCURDY that at the adjournment of this House that the members FAITH RYAN WHITTLESEY do acknowledge the death of President Truman by re HERBERTK. ZEARFOSS maining standing upon the adjournment. STEPHEN R. WOJDAK FRANK A. SALVATORE Mr. IRVIS. I thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have no ROLAND GREENFIELD further business. FRANCIS E. GLEESON I. HARRY CHECCHIO MAX PIEVSKY ADJOURNMENT FORTUNATO N. PERRI Mr. CESSAR moved that this House do now adjourn ALVIN KATZ JOSEPH A. SULLIVAN until Monday, January 15, 1973, at 3 p.m., e.s.t. HARRY COMER The SPEAKER. As a mark of respect to our belo'ved WILLIAM W. RIEGER former President of the United States, President Harry WILLIAM J. LEDERER S Truman, would the members in favor of the resolution ULYSSES SHELTON SAMUEL RAPPAPORT please remain standing until the fall of the gavel? , JAMES J. TAYOUN (Members stood in silence.) MICHAEL MYERS EARL VANN On the question, NORMAN S. BERSON Will the House agree to the motion? LUCIEN E. BLACKWELL MARTIN P. MULLEN Motion was agreed to, and (at 1:39 p.m., e.s.t.) the JAMES D. BARBER House adjourned.