The sun., 1916-10-25
GOVERNOR WHITMAN AND THE FL.
NANCES OF THE STATE.
Comptroller Prendergasts Fourth Aricle-Further Examination Of r
Governor Glynn's Statements.

whitman's first budget carried ST..
900 for this purpose.
Prison maintenance ....... ,,,s -.
OF the foregoing total $4,000 ia a,.
to a course for which Governor CIvr,
Is directly responsible. II wal con.
coded. I am informed (wl,en the 1911.
1915 budget was being prepared). ,b.,
the sum Of 5000. 900 was required 70.
prisons. Governor Glynn insisted nn
reducing this amount to $3.50. oOo ana
.diverting from the prison manufac
turing account the sum Of S1Io.0oo =,
make up the total. Even this esp..
dent did not suffice and $685. 900 had
to be appropriated in the supply hin
as a deficiency item. Superin,enoen,
of Prisons Riley, who served uns.,
Governor Glynn. made 40 stror,
representation for an adequate appro.
priation for the fiscal year 1o15.is,s
that the sun Of $225.42O in exces, a,
the previous years figure was pro.
vided. Governor Whitman's liben
attitude toward the support OF N.
States prisons Is particularly sirn,s.
cant in view of recent unde,erves
structures.
On the subject OF the prison do.
iciency Governor Glynn has said:
lfr. Prendereast mentions an item NJ,
$50. 900 for state prisons. Thi. so.ooo
II IL II required. represents a chang. q,
policy in the prisons. The policy pr.yIcu,
tp last Vaar UNA IN v,ats ~. -t-
contribute to their own support more Ana
more every year. II that policy had bee,
continued there would have been n, 70,
son for any additional appropriation. Tn.
policy to-day. however. 10 for IN. s,s,.
to contribute more and more 70 the ,u,
port Of Its prisoners. and II that policy 4,
continued 1t Is inevitable that tn. appro.
priation must be inc~reased.-Nsr yo,.
Times. May 2, 1915.
/ think IL Is not necessary TO com.
ment on this explanation. II does not
meet the contentious which were made
before and are now repeated.
Charitabie Institutions and hospitals
maintenance .............. SSi6ac
The sums necessary for the support
of these special cares of the State
were cut in an effort to keep down
appropriations. My experience with
the institutions under the city's con.
troll convinces me that II IL unjus,ina.
BILE parsimony to attempt to restric,
unduly the support for these purpose
Governor Whitman's Administratio1
had to make up deficiencies Of 1856, OOo
and make increases of s52s,0 900 in In.
appropriations over those Of Governor
Glynn's budget. This question was
most carefully investigated and there
was no evidence to indicate that the
amounts allowed were more thar ado
quate to meet the absolute needs o.
the institutions. Governor Glynn say'
On these subjects:
Mr.. ~Prendergsst mentions an ten ,
SIS. 900 for charitable Institutions. Th
appropriation FOR charitable ins'i'Hror
was prepared last year ny the Repubi =,
Ways and Means Committee, shd sior,s
without any change by the senate snI n
Governor. II the appropriations were 20
small. the Republican Assembly mus
share responsibility. hut in this ose
believe that the Republican Assem-.
was right. because an examination y 90
requests Of these several institutions Pa
items in tho supply bill shows ,ha, h
major portion Of he requests rcprcs.n'. In
cresses In salaries.
Mr.. Prendcrgast speaks NJ an TEN :
$4,000 Tor the sat. hospital. n
represents a reduction made bv the Ier
la.ure In the appropriation hin .; %
year for which I had no responsinIli3 b
concerning which | again with n 50
| fh.F un, la .,.sfrn 90 ,a Fl.a urtN OBJ
action Of the Legislature. Til. apr-opH'
lions for state hospitals last yea, ,0oe
for all purposes except salaries Iuf VASE
tho exact amount requested by Doc h'
pi;al authorities.
In the matter of salaries and wage
reduction was made Tor the following ''l
son. IN examination Of the hosp;a
which IL set forth also To- t3" ''p.g
the Commissioned 81 t.ni'i"u.' 81
E'onomy. shows VIA the uumh"r .
plovees In the different institutions ~
so much too large that ~ ar the lH...
lions from 10 TO 90 per cent q: 'h" .
ployees were m du,y al! the time n
reason the present Legislature is g,a'j.
this deficiency aud granting an iH '"s
In next vear's appropriations Is that -
hospital officials and employee hav" %
most compact and energetic poI''A
ranization for promoting their o"n .''"
ests which exists. ~ ever has "Nl''"'
the state OF New Y"vk,-NcT lOrb iH'
Nay ., l9l'.
will not discuss the actual or 30
piled responsibility tor these dric.r'
appropriations. | know that we
Governor Glynn completed his act
on the financial bills passed ~ I
Legislature he pronounced the Nude'
which he had approved. rs a tr'lnpN
that financing. II" accepted then y
responsibility for these aprrnprl1tt''
and when they are proved 20 ir iNAd'
quate il win not suffice To say -.
the responsibility lies cls"wh'r" FN
Their, it is Idle for him Ia a't"np'
lscrihe the making of these an
lutely necessary appropriations -
political power Of the hospital Oh"
Cials and employees" II such p""
cal power existed, what did he "N'
do either as state Comptroller or G''
ernor to destroy II"
WILLIAM \. pEE$pFIG'S1
soil n. seaosaf.a u.rl, Ham, . uler