The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-14
TO WHITTLE SCHOOL FUND
Quay and Hastings Favor Cutting
State Appropriations.
WILL BE DEVOTED TO CHARITY
Country Members vigorously oppose
Reducing tho Educational Ap. D,
preparation Religious
Gnrb Biirs Fate.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.

| Special to tho scranton tribune.
Harrisburg. May Ex-senator Qua,
has endorsed the movement to cut tn
school appropriation 81. 00O.0O0 for tn
next two years. He believes this l
necessary If the state charitable insti
tutions are to be taken care Of j.
| giving SIC, 900. 900 to the schools the mex
two years all the state hospitals ant
other charitable Institutions dependcn
wholly or partly upon the state 70
| support can be provided for. IL tn
school appropriation is not reduced
many OF these institutions will receiv,
no aid from this legislature. Governo
Hastings and his cabinet are of tht
same opinion. and the chances are th'
appropriation will be scaled down.
An organized movement has beer
I started among the members of tht
house to prevent any change in thC
appropria ton. \ petition will be drawn
upon and addressed to Governor Hast
ings appealing to him not TO insist OF
cut in the appropriation. Those Al
the head of the movement declare the
petition will be signed by every mem
Der Of the legislature. with the excap
ton of those from Philadelphia ant
Allegheny. A conference of the leader:
OF the countrymen will be held this
week to draft the petition and appoint
a committee TO circulate it, Ii Is now
certain that an aggressive fight will be
made to prevent change in the appro
priation.
Chairman Marshall, of the house ap.
propriations committee. is getting the
general appropriation bill in shape tc
report. 1t is expected it will be ready
TO be brought out next week. 1t viii
provide only Sl0000,000 for the schools
for the next two years. a delegation
of rural members went to Washington
last week and appealed to Senator
Quay to use his influence to prevent
the proposed cut in the appropriation
The senator very candidly told the
party that he believed in taking $1,000.
600 off the schools and giving 1t tC
charity.
The rural members are afraid this
will be disastrous to the Republican
party next year in the election for
members OF the senate and house
They use the argument that in close
Republican candidates by the Dem
ocrats with good effect, especially after
the legislature has created so many
offices and raised the salary of the bank
commissioner and other state officials.
All these things have been told to Sena-
tor Quay and Governor Hastings, yet
they persist in their belief that the only
way to take care Of the charitable in
stitutions is to cut the schools.
Many members believe the $4,000, 900
on deposit in the state bank should be
withdrawn and a portion of 1t appro-
priated to charity. Governor Hastings
is opposed to this scheme. He says
this money should be kept intact to be
used in case Of an emergency like the
Johnstown flood. state official said
today that If the school appropriate
was reduced either the salaries of the
teachers would have to be cut or the
amount of the tax levy increased. 81
should be very sorry If the legislature
disturbs the school funds" he added.
"A smaller appropriation means poor
pay for teachers and that means less
efficiency Of the system"
Delaware Harbor Bill Abandoned.
The friends Of the bill appropriating
$780, to improve the Delaware river
harbor have abandoned all hope Of 1t
becoming a law. The depleted cendi-
tion of the state treasury precludes all
possibility Of this appropriation. The
same may be said also of the half mill
lion dollars asked for by the University
Of Pennsylvania to erect new dormi-
tories. The soldiers orphans schools
commission has given up all hope of se-
curing an appropriation to enlarge the
Industrial school at Scotland and has
decided not to introduce the bill which
had been prepared appropriating $780,
600 to be used for the erection of cot
tages.
The proposed cut in the school oppro-
priation has endangered the passage Of
the bills providing for the expenses OF
the houses elections committee in the
session OF 1896, in investigating the
four election contests. The expenses
Of the committee, including the salary
Of its stenographer, aggregated over
$3.50, 900, and bills for this amount have
been reported from the appropriations
committee and were read the first time
this evening in the house.
1t Is estimated that the Heller I.au-
bach senatorial contest will not cost
less than $4,000, and the investigation
of the management Of the state insane
hospital at Norristown and Werners-
Vile upward of $4,000. The rural mem
bers say all this money could have
been saved to the state II the members
were as economical at the opening Of
the session as at present. 1t is also
argued that the proposed investigation
of the municipal affairs of Philadelphia
will cost more than all these election
contests combined.
The Changers Protest.
The state grange has flooded the leg
islature with petitions protesting
against any change In the school appro-
priation. The grangers claim the COM
pulsory education bill, should It become
a law. will necessitate an increase In
the school facilities, and consequent
Increase In the expenses of running the
schools. BY some Misunderstanding
the Farr compulsory education bill has
not yet reached the governor. 1t was
reported from the conference commit
tee last Thursday and has since been
lingering in the house or senate trans
cribing rooms to be transcribed.
The Smith religious garb bill is still
on the senate calendar awaiting second
reading. The friends of the measure
are beginning to become alarmed at the
delay in celay In calling 1t up and will
endeavor to have action taken on 1t this
week. The impression is that the pro-
fessed friends of the bill intend holding
1t back until near the close of the ses-