The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-07-29
COYLE BIAh
IS VETOED!
Governor DisapprOves the MahanOy Hos
rital Appropriation.
NO STATE MONEY FOR JUNKETS.
Old Penn Gets 500, 900, It's Hospital $780, r
OoO Medico-c Chi s12O, 900, and Com
mercisl Museum $50 900. Three
Sharp vetoes.


American Hospital Association This is
Senator Coyle's BILL and he was in Harris
burg Wednesday to urge its approval When
this bill was under consideration in the
House, Charles L. Voorhees,, of Philadelphia.
attacked it as a scheme to get money for an
institution which has no existence, except in
the form Of conditional promise on paper.
W. F. Stewart, of Philadelphia, reminded
the House that few years ago a member Of
the Legislature from a western county had
served term in Jail for obtaining money for
an institution on paper only.
In vetoing the Coyle bill the Governor says
the bill of $4,000 is for the maintenance of a
hospital in Mahanoy township, schuylkill
county. The Governor calls attention to the
fact that the bill provides that the managers
of the institution shall have no money until
they have certified under oath they have
completely furnished building for hospital
purposes, etc, and equipped the same with
necessary surgical implements and that the
said furnishing and implements have been
paid for by private subscription The
Governor says the American Hospital Asso-
citation has no hospital building and no site
for the erection of one, and under the cir
cumstances he does not feel justified in sign
ing the bill.
Two bills fell under the veto AK one to
pay for couple of junkets, the other an
investigating committee expense bill. The
first was the appropriation of s. 600 to pay
tile expenses of the Legislature at the dedi-
cation of the Grant and Washington monu-
ments. 1t was not itemized In returning
it the Governor said
This bill appropriates for the purpose in
dicated in the title the sum of 5000 in a
single item. The General Assembly, pur-
suant to joint resolution of the two bodies
attended the ceremonies connected with the
unveiling of the monument at the tomb of
General Grant at New York, on April 27,
1897, and like ceremonies at the unwilling of
the Washington monument at Philadelphia,
on May 10, 1897, and this appropriation is in
tended to cover the expenses Of the men,
bers of the Legislature in attending such
ceremonies.
Il withhold my approval from this bill be-
cause 1 believe it to be an improper expeu-
diture of tho public funds. 1t is nowhere
made the duty of the Legislature to attend
public occasions of this kind in their official
capacity, however worthy they may be, and
therefore the payment Of the expenses out
of the public treasury cannot be justified.
THE Executive and Judicial Departments
of the state were in attendance at the cere-
monies, both in New York and in Phiadel-
phia, as was also the National Guard of the
state, and all without any expense to the
Commonwealth. see no reason why the
Legislative Department should Le made an
exception.
I'm principle the appropriation cannot be
defended, and although there may be legis-
lative precedent for it, it is, in my judg-
ment, a precedent that would be more
honored in the breach than in tho obser-
vance"
The second bill approprates $3.50 to pay
the expenses of the legislative committee
that investigated the cause of the fire that
burned the Capitol. The Governor says in
applying the guillotino
mo member of the committee makes any
charge for either mileage or expenses, the
entire amount being made up of stenograph
ers' fees and the fees of the sergeant-at-arms
The investigation took place in Harrisburg
The testimony taken amounted to about 25C
pages, for which a charge is made for 10 day,
at $40 day, and S72O in addition for making
six copies. The bill Of the Sergeant-at-armi
as rendered originally amounted to $3.50
which included $3.50 for service in attendanc,
upon committee. The entire bill was GU
d lwn by the General Assembly to $780,
Under date of July 10, 1897. the chairman
of the committee writes me concerning tn,
appropriation, and says, among other things
4 am Of the opinion this bill is yet doubl,
what it should be- The Sergeant-at-arms i,
provided a salary by law and believe hi
charge for services in attendance upon thi
committee, under the circumstances to b
unwarranted. The stenographers' bill is ex
travagaut in amount, even as reduced by tn
General Assembly. For these reasons m,
approval is withheld"
It can be stated ON good authority that tn
Governor has approved 500, 600 of the 5000
600 appropriation asked for by the Universit
of Pennsylvania, and $4,000 for tn
University Hospital, making S15O,OOO in all
The appropriation of $4,000 to the Phila
delphia Museum is approved, but that fc
Medico-C -Chirurgical Hospital is cut fror
$lGO, 900 to Sl2O 600.
, The uncertainty concerning tho fate
b the remaining bills in the Governors hand
D will not continue long. Within twelve hour
e all Of the bills will be disposed of includiu
the general appropriation bill, the simo
: electric light bill, the mercantile tax BILL tn
70 several appropriation bills yet remaining, an
the various Legislative committee expen,
p bills.
S There was another examination Of q
{ general appropriation bill yesterday Sta
n Treasurer Haywood was called in, and lat,
9 Deputy Attorney General Elkin participate
I in the conference. Bank Commission,
1 Gilkoson was at the Executive Mansion
Il where the Governor did his work to avo
q interruption. Later Sergeant-at-Arn
n Wyatt Of the House, was given hearir
to explain his expenses in several Of Il
Investigating committee expense bills.
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