The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-19
OF Pennsylvania legis-
Iative Appropriations.
INSTITUTIONS ARE
Unhurt As Far as State Aid Is
Concerned 80 They Will
Get More Than Two
Years Ago.

Harrisburg, July 18.-Goyernor
Stone has cleared his desk Of the $50
bills left with him at the close Of the
Legislature and will today make pub
lie action on them. Among them are
the Fox capitol. judicial apportion-
ment and the school deficiency bills.
the general appropriation bill and the
appropriations to the state and semi
state institutions and private chari-
ties.
Governor and Mrs. Stone left last
night for Wellsboro to visit friends.
Before starting the executive issued
the following statement:
Statement Of the Governor.
"The estimate Of the revenue Of
the state for the year beginning June
1. 1901. as made in December by the
auditor general and state treasurer,
was $13,000.000. There was no esti-
mate made by these officials for the
following year, but from all the in
formation that l could gather | did
not think. and don't now think, that
we are justified in expecting more
Ihan $12.500,000 for the second year,
making a total of $25, 100000 for the
two years beginning June 1, 1901
Adding to this $1,000,000 of surplus
revenue for the past two years, $780,
900 saved from the sinking fund by
the repeal Of the law directing the
deposit Of 100000 each year. and
100000 now in process OF adjustment
with the war department for disburse-
ments made by the state during the
Spanish war, you have a total revenue
CT $26.sOOOO0 for the next two years.
Not Prudent to Depend Upon More.
''It is neither safe nor prudent to
depend upon receiving more than this
sum. The entire appropriations, to.
gether with the amount estimated to
be necessary for printing, steam heat,
light, etc., amount in round numbers
to $2S,750 900 To this must be added
the money that will likely be required
for the purchase of forest lands. The
commissioner of forestry informs me
that the state has already agreed to
purchase lands amounting to $780,.
900 and is negotiating for lands, the
estimated cost of which will be $780,
900. making total Of proposed dis
bursements Of $29.25O.O0O.
Cut Off s2,25o,ooo
II have gone over the appropriation
bills with the greatest care, aided by
those familiar with the facts. We
have considered each item in every
bill and reduced these appropriations
$2,25O.00O, still leaving 100000 of ap-
propriations in excess OF the reason
able expectation of revenue. There
are. however. several appropriations
conditioned upon their being sufficient
revenue in the treasury and upon the
people in the localities where hos.
pitals exist raising a specific sum,
which will probably Offset this amount
If there should be deficit. l have
done the best could.
Don't Think They'll Be Crippled.
~ do not think the institutions
whose appropriations have been re-
duced will be crippled In any way for
want OF state aid, as each institution
has received for maintenance as much
or more than the amount which 1t re.
ceived two years ago. and many items
scr buildings and repairs in state in.
stitutions have been allowed because
OF their evident necessity. At the
same time | think the treasury Is
amply protected"