Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-03


was imperative to secure another mill
lion for the schools in order to care
for the vocational education division
which will carry out provisions of his
child labor bill. II was suggested that
this money could be secured by pass
ing the bill to make the counties pay
for the expenses of primaries, which
has passed the Senate Primaries cost
$3.50, 900 the last two years. This
would about furnish the million it is
estimated.
To Cut Road Bill
1t is probable that the highway bill,
carrying sS,500.000 will be cut down
10 about $6,000,000, the revenue from
automobile licenses being included
The cost of the Highway department
administration for two years is est-
mated at $907,000. which is in the gen
eral appropriation bill and a separate
item. To get the six million it is be-
lieved that revenue raiSers must be
passed. The men in charge of appro-
priattons are not counting in the in
come from anthracite tax. They think
litigation will tie it up for two years
at least.
1t is believed the automobile license
bill will pass and thus care for main
tenance charges. Half a million will
go u township highways.
County Care of Insane
Considerable time was spent dis
cussng the situation in regard to the
insane. The Governor took up this
matter with the State Board of Public
Charities last week and is interested
in getting the excess insane taken
care Of After the conference Chair
man Woodward said: 'lf the situa-
ton is as bad as represented. it is up
to the counties to provide for the in
sane. The State allows 80 per capita
per week 70 rthe maintenance and I
think the counties should provide
quarters. The counties could help
.amazingly by giving accommodations
while the State is building and the
time when the State will take care of
all the insane will be brought nearer.
The State pays $3.50 toward mainten-
ance of insane in State institutions
and 50 in county institutions. If the
situation is alarming the counties will
have to help. There is no more money
in sight unless we pass some revenue
raisers."
The question of the Delaware river
improvement appropriation will be
taken up with Senator Ware. A mill
lion is asked.
Practical Pensions
Chairman Woodward to-day sent a
letter to all o fthe members of the
House asking them to support the
Ramsey bill placing care of children
under a pension system to be directed
by the courts. The bill was defeated
but reconsidered. 1t was drafted by
Judge Isaac Johnson, of Media, and
provides that judges may order that
children be placed under care of their
parents at the expense of the county.
Mr.. Woodward says that this bill
would afford a way of making prac-
tical pensions for mothers and that 1t
would relieve the State Treasury.
The mothers pension bill carrying
over three-quarters of a million dol
lars is now in the Senate appropria-
tions committee. having passed the
House.
No Appointments
Governor Brumbaugh said to-day
that he did not have any appointments
to send to the Senate tonight and
that there had been nochange in re-
gard to the Public Service Commits
sion. He said that he had not deter
mined anything about appointments
or reappointments and remarked that
it was his plan to send all nomina-
tions to the Senate as soon as he de-
cided on them,