The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-25
State Has No Money for Pensions
Nor Big Road.
Chairman OF Appropriations Committee says
state Has But S&4, 900 900 to Meet
Reques, for S82 ,427,590.

Some of the large appropriation
measures introduced in the present
legislature, including Gov. Stuart S
bill providing for a State highway
connecting Philadelphia, on the
east, with Pittsburg, on the west,
and carrying an appropriation OF
5000. 600; the Reyburn soldiers
pension bill, with its accompanying
appropriation of nearly So, 900, 900,
will fail of passage because the
present revenues of the State are
insufficient to finance these pro-
iccts. The defeat of these and many
other appropriation measures is
foreshadowed i'll an interview given
out by James +. Woodward, OF
Alleg gheny, chairman of the house
appropriation committee.
Mr.. WOODWARD SUMMARY.
1t appears from Mr.. Woodward s
summary of the conditions that
confront his committee that S27,-
500, 600 will be required for the
general appropriation bill, as
against S25, 500, 900 required of the
last legislature, that S54 o27,59o is
asked for purposes aside from the
Capitol Park extension, the public
schools appropriation, soldiers
pension, highway across the State
propositions and bills providing for
the purchase of forestry reserva-
tions,. lands, hospitals and homes.
monuments and memorials and the
improvement of waterways and
other measures, which bring the
total amount requested up to SS2,-
427,59o.
To meet these demands there
will be only from S42, 900, 900 to
S44, ,ooo, 900 available. Consequent
ly it is easy to figure what is going
to happen to many of the bills that
have been sent to Chairman Wood
wards committee.
tI5, 900, 900 For SChooI. SYSTEM.
In addition to the appropriation
to meet the fixed charges of the
various State departments, about
the only thing that is certain is
hat the committee will provide
SI5, 900 for the States public
school system. This is the amount
given the schools by the last legis-
ature.
In his summary of conditions,
Mr.. Woodward said:
ESTIMATES STILL To COME.
Cup to date the estimates fur.
nished by the various departments
If the State government for the
general appropriation bill amount
% about $24, 900, 900. There arc
yet to come to us for the general
appropriation bill from the depart
nents between So, 900, 900 and 81,
100 600. From present indications
he general appropriation bill thi:
ear will reach about $27, 500, ,ooc
or the next two years.
"The items in this bill include
appropriations for the executive de
)artment, the attorney generals de
,artment, the State treasury, secre
airy of internal affairs, department
# heath, State highway depart
nent, department of State, fish anc
;ame commission, department o
mines, auditor general department
md the State police, as well as tn,
alar'es and expenses necessary
o the conduct Of the present ses
ion of the legislature, the judiciar,
nd various other commissions anC
apartments of the State govern
nent.
APPLICATIONS ALL AROUND.
"In addition up to date we hav
pplications for S54,e27, $50. 81
which include the support of tn
ational guard, appropriations fo
ne care of the INDECENT insane, tn
arious penal and educational il
titutions and reformatories, asid
rom the public schools, the Cap
d Park extension bill, soldier
'ensions bill, and bills providin
nr the extension of the State higl
Ways, the purchase of forestry re
;rvation lands, for the various no
,italS, homes, ETC., and for mon
lents and memorials and for II