Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-03
GOVERNOR vETOES
NEWSPAPER BILL
Believes Claims Should Be Ad-
justed by State Board of
Public Accounts

announcement was made at the Ex-
ecutive Department to-day that Gov
ernor Brumbaugh had vetoed on April
the McCaig House bill, appropriating
S4o,O4O.S0 for the payment of the cost
OF advertising constitutional amend
menus during three years beginning
June l, 1912. This bill was intended
TO take care of the difference between
piiIs and reductions made by the
Auditor General ana has been a storm
center from the tim, t was introduced.
In his veto the Go, e.nor says:
This bill purports to adjust and
settle and pay certain claims against
the Commonwealth on a basis therein
ilHed. The bill makes an appropriation
OF a definite sum with which to con-
clude the transaction. / am informed
by the Auditor General that these
CLAIMS. II paid on the basis directed by
TINS BILL will aggregate the sum of
SS1, 1906. As only the sum of
S46,O4O.S0 is in this bill appropriated
Tor that purpose, the payment directed
Dy the bill is incapable of accomplish
ment. In other words, the Auditor
General is directed by the bill to per-
FORM an impossibility. The fact of
this discrepancy between the amount
required to pay these claims and the
amount herein appropriated appears
TO have arisen because of a misunder-
standing between the claimants and
the statements given by the office of
the Auditor General as to the amount
required to pay these claims. Each
party in interest appears to have acted
IN good faith. The one had in mind
the amount required to settle the
claims for 1913 and 1914; the other
had in mind the amount required to
settle these claims for 1912, 1918 and
1914. as the provisions ofN the bill
direct. While ! do not in any manner
intend TO approve or interfere With
the method of adjustment and pay
ment of claims under the Jurisdiction
of the Department of the Auditor Cen
eral, neither do / intend by my dis
approval of this bill to be understood
as having diSapproved these claims In
other words. l have no intention of be-
ing III any way judged as having given
any opinion concerning them. BY sub
mission of these claims at once to the
Board of Public Accounts the end de-
sired by the claimants may be speedily
attained
Another Bill Vetoed
The Governor also vetoed the House
ollI validating certain sales of real
estate heretofore made by guardians
administrators and executors by decree
OF the orphans court. on this the
Governor says: This bill has a clear
defect in that it attempts to validate
sales made by guardians, admins
tIdtoTS ana executors under the decree
of the orphans court regardless of
the fact that the orphans court NAV
not have had jurisdiction over the
matter. If the orphans court did not
have jurisdiction. il is questionable
whether the Legislature could validate
such sales.
Two Bills Signed
Governor Brumbaugh has approved
the bill granting to boroughs and in
corporated towns the right of eminent
domain TO take land dedicated to public
use but no longer employed for the
purpose for which granted and lands
where title is defective for ''the erec-
ton of town hall. hosehouse, lookup
and other buildings and works as are
necessary for public municipal pur-
poses"
The Governor has also approved the
bill confirming all deeds and convey
ances of lands under wills provided
copies of wills are filed.