The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-16
Spending STATE FUNDS
How the Cash Nrung from Taxpayers
Is Made to Fly.
COST OF THE SUPERIOR COURT
Department. Of Agriculture Will Have .
Few Dollars Left After Officials
Are paid-Bankcrs Get IN
Increase Also.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.


Harrisburg, Pa. July l5.-The crea-
tion of a superior court and the chahse
In the judicial districts by the late leg
islature will increase the COST OF the
| state judiciary $l49. 900 bi-ennially the
legislature has set aside Sl,S2@.o0o Tor
the judiciary for the next two years
The cost of this branch pf the state gov
ernment the past year was N,l'o,oVo'
The superior court gets an appropria-
ton of $lO9, 600 With the exception or
81, 200 this amount represents the sal
aries of the seven judges for the next
two years. The balance will be used
for the payment of the prothonotaries,
clerk hire and incidentals
The number of common pleas judges
was increased by the late legislature
from sixty-four to siNty-eight, and the
consequent cost to the state of $4,000
for the next two years. An additional
orphans court judge in Schuylkill
county added $4,000 more to the cost of
the judiciary. There are twelve COM
mon pleas judges in Philadelphia. nine
in Allegheny county ana seventy in the
rest of the state. Their aggregate sal
airy for the next two years will be $780,
900. The supreme court gets an appro-
priation Of $780, 900 for salaries and $l9.-
200 for clerical assistance and other
expenses. The orphans court judges
will receive in the aggregate the next
two years 100000. and the associate
judges $4,000 The milage and extra
pay to common pleas judges for hold
ing court outside their own districts Is
estimated at $4,000 in the general ap-
preparation bill passed by the last legis-
lature. There are sixty of these judges
in the state.
The estimated cost of running the
state government the next two years is
$660.O00 more than for the past two
years. The amount set aside in the
general appropriation bill of 1895 for
the salaries Of state officers. clerks and
employees, and the incidental expenses
of the departments indicated is $S29,-
900 greater than that appropriated by
the previous legislature. This large
increase Is due to the creation Of the
department of agriculture, the enlarge
ment Of the scope Of the state bank
ing department. and the increased
amounts provided for expenditure by
the department Of public buildings
under new legislation. The increase of
the salaries OF many officials also fig
ures In the largely increased total.
Expense Of state Department.
II all the money appropriated should
ne disbursed there will be expended
sl,O17,000, under the head OF state do.
partments the next two years. In 1893
the amount reached only $6sS 900. There
Is no material increased expenditure
provided in the executive department.
The state department Is authorized to
pay out over 1000 more than II was by
the appropriation bill of 1898; the audit
or-generars department nearly $4,000:
the state treasury nearly $1,000; the de-
partment Of internal affairs about $685.
600; the banking department Sss. 600,
making its total possible disbursements
$l24,OOO; department of public instruc-
ton. 5000; adjutant generals depart
ment, $1,000: factor inspectors depart
ment, over $4,000, making its total au-
thorized payment $s2, 900; harbor mas
ter, OF Philadelphia. over $4,000; de-
partment Of public buildings and
grounds. about $4,000. making its total
this year ST. 900
The large Increase in the department
OF banking is due to larger salaries,
more clerks and additional bank exam
liners. The department Of agriculture
gets SOS. 900, Of which $4s,OO is payable
to the secretary and deputy secretary,
dairy and food commissioners, economic
zoologist. forestry commissioner, state
veterinarian and either officers. The de-
rartment Is given a contingent fund OF
SO, 900, SIS, 900 for the expenses for the
farmers institutes and $25,0OO for the
expenses OF the dairy and food commits
sioner. FOrty-edght thousand dollars
set aside for the pay OF the twenty dep
| uty factory inspectors authorized to be
appointed under a new law providing
for a more rigid inspection Of sweat
shop" methods and $4,000 for their
travelling expenses OF these officials
An appropriation Of sS01,s71 has been
made by the legislature for the pay
ment Of the expenses Of the legislative
branch Of the state government for the
next two years. In 1893 $544,359 was set
aside for a similar purpose A portion
OF the increase Of $57.512 Is due to the
increased length Of the session and to
the consequent Increased compensation
Of nearly all the officers and employees
Of the senate and house. The senate
Is credited with an expenditure OF $153,-
$40 and the house with $44s.501. The
salaries Of the senator's aggregates $75.-
900, and those Of the members of the
house $3O4, 800
School Appropriations.
outside Of the state department, ju-
dietary and legislative expenses pro-
vided for in the general appropria ton
bill, $12,2sO.55s Is appropriated for the
schools and other purposes. The public
schools get 81 ,0O0, 900. the amount ap-
propriated to the county superintend-
ents is increased from $4,000 to $685.
OOO and for the education Of teachers
in the normal schools from $196, 900 to
$260, 0,OO0 The latter sum Is in addition
| to the $2c000O Governor Hastings dis
allowed In a veto which he soon after
recalled and supplemented with the ap-
proval of the bill making the appropria-
tion. For the payment Of interest on
the funded debt $685. Is appropriated,
or $6S, 900 less than two years ago.
Ex-Representative Crawford, of
Philadelphia, is allowed $l,S70. which
he refused to take, for services as q
member Of the house Of representatives
during the special session of 1882. Pro-
4 vision is made in a number Of places
for the payment Of clerks and other Of
ficers Of committees. of whom there
j were larger number than usual. 9th
er clerks to committees were provided
for under the head Of clerk hire. One
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