The sun., 1916-10-28

discuss In giving a mple resume
of appropriations forced upon Gov
ernor whitman's Administration:
Support OF common schools. ..... $4,000
After Governor Whitman went into
office II was found hat there was n
deficiency in the appropriations made
for the support of common school
under the Jurisdiction OF the Educa-
tional Department. This had to be
made good. The charges covered by
these expenditures were all of "a
mandatory character. Consequently
there had t o be appropriated the sum
Of $465, 900 over the amount appropri-
ated by Governor Glynn's Administra-
ton. Here is what Governor Glynn
has said on this subject:
Mr.. Prendersast mentions an item o:
s3i6, 900 for the Educational Department.
Article NNNllI. OF the Education Law
says that the Commissioner OF Education,
on or before the goth OF January OF each
year. shall make an apportionment for
the annual appropriation by the L.cgisla-
ture for the support Of Common schools.
In January. 1914. the Commissioner OF
Education made such an apportionment
in accordance with the law. and he sub
mitted to the Legislature a statement o:
the amount required for the support Of
common schools In accordance with the
statute. The exact amount submitted TO
the Legislature was appropriated. In Jan
nary OF this year IL was the duty OF the
Commissioner OF Education to make a
similar apportionment and make a similar
demand upon the Legislature for an APP
preparation for the support OF schools to
be made to the regular appropriation bill
and not the supply bill. The law does not
recognize any appropriation or any sppor-
t.onment In between. And this appro-
priation of s3i6,oo0 represents a miscon-
struction Of the Law on the part OF the
Lesislature.-Ne,e York Times, Nay :. 1915.
II may well he that the Department
Of Education failed TO make requisi-
ton for n sufficient amount to cover
the necessary and mandatory charges
imposed upon II in the year 19lI-15.
/ with Governor Glynn regard
ing any misconstruction the Legisla-
ture may have placed upon the law.
II is always a litigant's privilege 20
"cuss the court" as Governor Glynn
does in this case. But nothing he says
alters the fact that Governor Whit
mans Administrations was compelled
in this instance To make appropria-
tons which for educational purposes
aggregated si65 900 more than those
made in the preceding veal Thus we
are able to account for this large sum,
for which Governor Whitman was in
no way responsible. ana to lift from
his shoulders in the interest Of dccency
the unfair charges that have been
made against him by Governor Glynn
and the Democratic party. and which
are now being repeated in n weak way
by the present Democratic candidate
for Governor.
National Guard. $4,000
When Governor Whitman gave his
omen hearings u the appropriation
bills, ana he was the nrst Governor
who ever did this. happened to he
present when the allowances for the
National Guard were being discussed.
1t was proved beyond question tina,
Inadequate appropriations had been
made in previous years. There was
not a word of rcfn,ation from ans
quarter. In fact. ! think that i. the
public had been generally informed o.
the exact condition OF many OF these
accounts there would have been con
siderable Indignation az the parsimoni.
Gus treatment Of this arm of the stat
service. In any event the count
We're short and s2l?. 600 had 70 nc sup.
piled 10 make NJ deficiencies and 500.
900 additional in the regular ap.
preparation bill tower the prcCedin-
year, To- enable the department To NEE
lis annual requirements during tn,
fiscal year l9l5-l6.
Construction accounts. 80 0Oo. 90,
Il was a matter of common KNOW
edge during the year 1914 that the al
lowances for the construction accounts
which amounted T. only s~l,I12,9s1.20
did not by any means represent the re
quiremcnts Of the State. Guvcrno,
Giynn used his veto power merCi!' ssl,
In cutting out items for construction
and repair purposes, applying thi'
sven to buildings in curse or erection
which ~ a consequence had To stalS
in an uncomplctcd condition awaitiu.
appropriations. Every one knows tina
i; is a wasteful policy 10 lot proNcrt,
depreciato through failure to furnish
rccded repairs or to lot a building re
main in an unusablc condition after I
has tcon started, The community /
not only paying interest upon an in
Nestmcut which L. lying idl" hut il
again the loser in that il il without III,
facilities for its worh which these par
ticular buildings would furnish Til,
amount allowed in Governor Whit
mans first wear for These nurpOs,S II