Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-11
INSURANCE BILL
GIVEN APPROVAL
Decides That 1t Confers
Needed Powers and Puts 1t
on the Statute Books

Governor Brumbaugh last night an
nounced that he a approved the
Baldwin bill relative to supervision OF
fire insurance rate making bureaus
me of the measures advocated by the
insurance investigation commission.
The Governor had vetoed the bill as
OF Tuesday. but apparently deciding
II was better than none,
approval last night.
1t is we'll settled. and supported by
court decisions, that for thirty days
after the adjournment of the Legis-
lature bills are entirely within the con-
troll of the Governor. He may veto
and withdraw the vetoes and approve,
as he sees fit, according to officials at
the Capitol. Therefore, they hold the
action does not affect the validity OF
the bill a particle.
Governor Brumbaugh also an
nounced seven vetoes, among which
was the Senate bill regulating assess
ment of damages for private property
taken for public park or parkway pur-
poses and exempting it from taxation
under certain circumstances. The Gov
ernor says that the bill would allow
the owner of a property the use of the
property from the date of plotting to
the date of actual taking over. 1T eX-
empts from taxation during this period
and pays interest to the owner from
date of plotting even though he may
meantime have received full use
thereof or rental therefor" says the
Governor. I'm section 2 in measuring
damages it Zoe not permit the offset
of the property left against the value
of that taken Abutting property can
not be assessed with benefits. These
provisions are all drastic. They work
against the general good of the people
a. a whole and some of them are so
generous to the owner as to make ii
practically impossible for a munich
pality to make such needed improve
ments as public parks and parkways."
The Governor also announced the
House bill authorizing certain cor
porations, societies and associations
having subordinate lodges to change
location of principal office. The Gov
ernor says that it would enable a cor
poration on its own initiative to locate
in a county other than that in which
its charter was granted, thereby allow
ing them Ito move at will, resulting
in confusion, local of responsibility
and general disadvantage to the people
concerned"
Other bills vetoed were:
House bill allowing supervisors Of
townships to levy assessments for cost
of public lighting. The Governor says
guise of free light a new form of
taxation for a special purpose" The
Governor objects to exemptions and
declares that as all people travel the
taxation for lighting should be gen.
eral.
Senate bill relative to assessments
for street improvement in boroughs
on the ground that the borough code
covers the matter.
Senate bill providing for return of
seated lands in all municipal units for
nonpayment of taxes and for sale of
such lands, the bill not being needed
because one like it was approved.
Senate bill providing for location Of
new bridges to replace those vacated
and connecting with certain roads, on
which the Governor says: This bill
provides a method of locating and re-
erecting new bridges > Exist
ing laws provide amply for such re-
building and repair. There is a pos
sible intent to put the cost Of these
repairs and new bridges upon the State
and this is negotiable and unwise.'
The Governor also says it would abro-
gate certain powers of the Public
Service Commission.
House bill relative to commitments
to ~psychopathic wards. which was an
nounced Monday as approved, was
vetoed on the ground hat the bill does
not make It plain that the only persons
for whom the State should pay are
the INDECENT. The State, he holds,
should not pay for those who are able
to ear the expense.