The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-13
NO BRIGADE ENCAMPMENTS
State Treasury Cannot Stand the Ex-
pense This Yeas.
TREASURER JACKSON'S REPORT
Il Is Thought That the Decision TO Abol'
ish the outing WIN Cause Dissatis.
faction in tho Guard-Asto
Final Adjournment.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

0peCtdl 10 tHe SCTuutuu itipuhc'
Harrisburg. April 12.-There will be
no National Guard encampments this
year. The depleted condition of the
state treasury demands this. 1t will be
q saving to the commonwealth or at
least $15000Q. The common school APP
preparation Is to be cut $1,000 900. The
amounts given charitable and penal In
stitutions are to be boiled down. No
new buildings will be allowed. With
this chopping 81. 4Oo. 900 can be saved for
charities for the next two years. This
was agreed upon at a conference held
last night.
Governor Hastings. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lyon. Secretary Reeder. Attorney
General Mccormick, State Treasurer
jackson. President Pro. TEN Thomas.
OF the senate: Speaker Walton. and
Chairman Marshall. of the house APP
preparations committee met together
last night at the eecutive mansion.
They discussed the appropriation asked
!. for and State Treasurer Jackson was
called upon for statement. He showed
the revenue had steadily decreased
since 1892. The average reduction in
state taxes is from 40 to so per cent,
while in some cases 1t has been as
heavy as rs per cent. The estimated
revenues for the next two years show
IT will be impossible to Appropriate more
than s20,0Q0,0 600 Last session s22 900, 900
were doled out. At that time the ma
tional government increased the reve-
nues by refunding to the state sl.700, 900
In direct taxes. This money will not be
poured into the Golfers of the common
wealth this year.
II was gathered from the statement
or Colonel Jackson that a cut OF 10 per
cent. in all appropriations would be
necessary. Charitable and penal insti-
tutions relying entirely upon the state
FOR support require $685.. 600 for the
next two years. Schools have been re-
ceiving sll.000000 Legislative. iudici-
airy and executive expenses amount 10
S4,50o.OO0. Soldiers orphan schools need
S60.0 This makes total Of over $40
10000 If this money was allowed ii
would leave but s2OO, 900 for charity.
These institutions ask for 81 100. 900
Last session they were given S., 200. 900.
Two years ago 100000 was added to
the school appropriation. 1t was argued
at the conference that this sum was
intended for the purchase of free text
books. This law has now been COM
Piled with and it is thought the s.. 600.
ooo could be chopped off the appropria-
ton for the next two years. This rec
ommendation will at least be made to
the legislature. Much opposition Is ex-
pected to this cut, but Chairman Mar.
shall hopes. when the situation is ex-
planned that the objection will be with.
drawn.
Will Save the State $4,000.
1t was intended this year to have
three brigade encampments. The con-
ference has decided that this will be an
impossibility. This will save the state
$150,OO0. but 1t will cause a. great deal
Of dissatisfaction among the 5000 mem
bers Of the National Guard. 1t will
tickle the farmers, but it Is argued that
1t will be very harmful to the guard
Many OF the boys join the military for
the ten days vacation it gives them
II they are deprived Of this outing they
will naturally lose interest in the organ
1zation. The gentlemen at the confer
ence think the experience the troops
received from the actual service a,
Homestead In 1892, and the state en-.
campment at Gettysburg last year, will
be sufficient to keep the boys In field
training
Governor Hastings said sa far as he
was concerned he would approve Of
nothing that would put the state In
dnh tT
and the demands Of charity. This
means the stopping of new buildings
and extensions. The expenses of al
state and charitable Institutions m1s
be cut. This will allow the gathering
together of 81 400 900 for charity. About
all the institutions will receive this yeal
is something for maintenance.
Treasurer Jackson gave figures to
show how hard times have affected all
business. For example, he spoke OF
several large concerns, the names OF
which are withheld. They include q
brewing company, an Insurance con-
cern. railroad, manufacturing cor
poration and an oil company. In 1885,
the oil company paid $205,00O, last year
its taxes amounted to $13l.457 In the
same years the brewing company fell
off from $34 900 to $4,000. The railroad
paid In taxes In 1892 $4,000 and in 1894
$1,000, dropping off in it's receipts
made this difference A similar de.
crease was shown in the insurance
company. A Pittsburg manufacturing
corporation which is known throughoy
the world paid into the state treas E
in 1892 $4,000. Last year the rev sflue
received from 1t was $3,J00 From al
parts Of the state come similar report.
This decision of the governor will
knock all the new asylums for chronic
insane which the different parts of the
state have been asking for. The indus.
trial school for soldiers orphans al
Scotland, for which an appropriation
of $350,O0O to enlarge the institution
was to have been asked, will also bt
affected. q
-, Tho Final Adjournment.
A resolution fixing the final adjourn.
ment for May 23 will probably be intro.
duced In the house next Monday even.
Ing. This is scheme to hurry the
work. The leaders have talked ovei
the situation and believe the date of the
final adjournment will be fixed to re.
mind the lawmakers that summer Is
approaching. The senate will insist
that the house devote at least a month
to the discussion of senate bills, OF
time enough to dispose of them.
In the past the house has managed
to, dump about 200 senate bills without
consideration. The senators are tir-
(of this treatment Some OF them q
they will stay here all summer Fin.
sist on the house giving them square
\ teal. They feel that 1t would be good
1an TO remain after June /, n neces.