Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-03
IIUlV FIGHT
100000.
|E||FENSE FUND
lose Leaders Object to
ntrustilig Expenditure
to Governor
0POSE BOARD OF SEVEN
y IN Amended Form Special
Order in Appropriations
Committee Tonight

y HARRISBURG, April d.
n bitter factional fight over who should
~ charge OF expendng the $4,000. 900
X 4irh is to be appropriated for the defense
Il ~ state and for Pennsylvania's share
y ne military preparations for war with
4 kQormany cropped out at the meeting Of
' ne Legislative Appropriations Committee
<cday.
<tWhsn the measure. which was drafted at
Syhe direction Of Governor Brumbaugh and
\ ~ executive committee Of the Public safety
\ Committee of Pennsylvania, was introduced
y ~ the Lesislature last night by the chair
I 1an Of the Appropriations Committee OF
Nth branches, It provided that the money
a. turned over to the Governor COM
y of the armed forces of the
lsts.
[7| me Penrose leaders kept the bill in COM
Etee IN order to amend 1t, so as to pro-
1@de for check upon the Governor. They
(oke open In their denunciation of the orig
~ draft Of the bill. and referred to
& prossing pants" and other items of an
<rpenss account discussed earlier in the
'6S1sion.
PENRoSE BOARD PROPOSED
;t Their proposal was to have the expendi-
1r1rss Of money directed by the Auditor
UDneral State Treasurer, President pro
fN1>n Of the Senate. Speaker of the House.
'44o chairman Of the Appropriations Com
tttee and one other member from each
ranch Of the Legislature.
si The advisability OF increasing the amount
~ the appropriation to $7,000.000 also was
0lQeussed. but no definite decision was
x66ched.
tS Senator Charles A. Snyder assumes Of
0ee as Auditor General on the first of next
IIa Axranv .l,nv- NJ,
rose follower, goes into Office as State
seasurer on May 6. President Beidieman.
~ the Senate. and Speaker Baldwin OF the |
kouse. are both Penrose lieutenants. as are |
ne chairmen of the Appropriations Com
u1ittees.
The re-Brumbaugh forces in the SEN |
,4ta Appropriations Committee saw in this |
Xroposed board to supervise war expen- |
4lfurc too much Penrose power, and yig- |
trously fought 1t.
VIII The bill then was made a special order |
l4or $50 o'clock tonight In the Appropria-
Mons Committee. which will report the bin
l99t as soon as an agreement on amend
1opnts has been reached.
W. ft 10 now being proposed to cut the size |
q the Board of Expenditures" to three.
& Hne OIL was INTRODUCED last night. after |
~ fexecptive committee Of the Public |
@4Aty Committee of Pennsylvania through
Il E Stotesbury personally, had telephoned |
~ the Capitol requesting that it be in |
11oduced
y The executive committee held a long meet !
M At Mr.. Stotesbury's home. IN Philadel-
1hia
II EASY TO FINANCE PLAN
The State will be easily able to finance its
q6are In the war preparedness according 10 |
Che chairmen of the appropriations commit |
- War appropriations would take the
Drecsdence over all others, except the neces- |
oary expenses Of running the State Gov |
34rument. There Is plenty of cash on hand |
VI finance this States military activities, /
ana this could be replenished by bond is
no and special taxes e.,
2S a bill providing for an Inheritance tax
yptch 10 expected to net the State about
4000,000 annually Is already in tha Cen
al Assembly. Attorney General Brown is
IEoparing bill giving the State the power
- issue bonds for an unlimited amount
5z< UNIVERSAL TRAINING INDoRsEp
"A Senate. today unanimously adopted
~ Hecht resolution indorsing universal
@91ttary training and requesting Cong ress
"a pass universal military training bill /
- resolution was adopted in the House
}9sf night by unanimous vote. IT,.
1.-THE committee which will draft a uni
y9reat military training law for Pennsyl-
H4piA, authorized by "a resolution adopted
~ week was appointed today, and will
Q1n work on the measure at once 1t
Seisfs OF the following
/, Nenators Charles A. Snyder, Mcconnell
&sW. Smith, Whitten and Sassaman
Whitaker Ehrhardt
upqon. William Davis RetzeL, Graeff and
- enith. -ti.,st"