Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-11
SENDS WAR
FUND BILL TO SENATE
BIZ a star Correspondent
HARRISBURG. Apri

{zcvernor Brumbsugh took issue with the
re Senate this afternoon on the fac
n political deadlock that has tied up
~ $Smmittee for more than week Penn
v Frnia's initial appropriation of s2'ooo,o0o
l8r defense.
~ q board of expenditure to be composed of
HIMSELF. the Lieutenant Governor and the
yzDfAte Treasurer. The Penrose Senate lead
E0fs had been trying to have Auditor Cen
tf4i-elect Snyder named on the board, put
NE Governor in his message natly declined
~ agree to this selection
%fThe message started warm debate
among Senator's Jenkins, Ware Eyre, Beidle-
'r}6n Salus and McNichol, and protestations
~ fervid patriotism were made by them all
;& The debate centered around motion
1aade by Senator Eyre, to send the COM
4nunication from the Governor to the Appro-
Srintions Committee, where the $2,OO0,O0O
&t1f is now resting until the facttonal DIFF
1erences are adjusted. 1t was finally sent
|36 the committee, without roll being
&A1led.
~ senator Ware, during the debate, said
<x the entire subject of the appropriation
f1k6 who shall direct its expenditure would
fhresned out in the Senate Appropria-
~ Committee next Monday night or
soday morning at the latest
2<Zovernor Brumbaugh, in his commune
Mon, cited numerous precedents to show
"a the direction of the expenditure of
III funds I'm the past has always been
4eed In the Governor, with the Auditor
<usral auditing the accounts.
SPEAKS OF BOND ISSUE
8<. f{o then said that the State will be called
Y 1on to make a bond issue, the amount OF
15ich could not be determined now, and
IA that since the creation of a board to
oct the expenditure Of funds for the
Xense of the people and industries of
state had been askd for, he would serve
Il member of the proposed board, with
~ lieutenant Governor and State Treas
rrAfs He continued:
%RFCnder these circumstances, in order that
6hore shall be no further delay in placing
!<1nnsylvania solidly and patriotcally in
Afn8 with the national Government in de-
/fItse of our national honor and in protec-
( 1Ion Of our people and industries, I hereby
kpress my willingness, il in your judgment
1u 70 consider 1t wise, to have a similar
Ie6rd. made up of the Governor, the Lieu
hant Governor and the State Treasurer,
Mot whom are Statewide elective officers
tzsct as a disbursing body provided in
q proposed loan bill.
The other surviving Statewide elective
r&r namely. the Auditor General, is not
<1ed in this list for the very important
rqcessary reason that 1t Is incompatible
GOOD public administration to have
3cial expend money and subsequently
111g own expenditures. The law places
<ho Auditor General the important and
nry obligation of auditing all ex-
>l1res made under these other acts
11onbly In which money is appropri-
lar any purpose whatever, and for
MASON II Is not deemed wise that he
" be included In the board which will
ma the money, but that he shall be left
40 be the auditor of the expenditures
~ other officials have Indicated"
TRIES FOR COMPROMISE
keyday ana this morning the Gov
trfed to effect compromise with
11ose Senate leaders so that the war
x1u1d not remain tied up. He sug.
4he' addition OF Lieutenant Governor
- the board but would not stand
G11ection Of Auditor General-e elect
~ Two Suspects Rumored
m. Pa, April liza persistent
ne e1oct that two men were ar
"A this morning while making
~ tho Water-supply tank at the
1lpany'a plant 1t Marcus Hook
~ oon1rzned. George b. Smith,
1nnf6a - the plant. disclainsd
r. such ARRESTS y
WoQG deemed partly per-
~ ~ vb>en ybltferly At