Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-26
APPROPRIATION
WANTS AREHUGE
Almost $125, 100000 Asked of
House With Revenue Less
Than $9O,OOO,OOO Now

Appropriation bills listed by the
House appropriations committee
have reached the stupendous total
OF $c24.423,315.o1. This breaks all
records for requests and the figures
have been double checked to make
sure that they are correct.
Estimates of the revenue avail
able for appropriation range any
where from sS6.000-ooo to Ss0,000.-
90 and Governor William C. Sproul
has given $50, 900, 900 as the outside
figure, this being contingent upon
the Auditor General being able to
demonstrate that he can raise that
amount of money. The alternative
will be q tax of two mills on tne
dollar of manufacturing capital.
Members of the Legislature In
charge of appropriations are plan
ming to see Governor Sproul as soon
as possible so that they can start
reducing the bills and in order 10
make reports for which members. Oh
both Houses are commenclns "
clamor. Chairman William ). Mo
Caig, of the House approprlatlo1s
heads of a number of departments
of the state government to meet MIN
this week to show where their re-
quests in the general approprlauon
bill can be reduced. This Dill Is
now over $42,000,000 and at least
S3.OOO,0O0 must be cut from II: Inc
other reductions will be mace IN
charitable. educational and similar
hills and the colleges RECEIVING
state grants will not get more imam
they received in 1917.
Pronounced opposition TO Ine
leyying of a manufacturing capital
tax is expected to be manitesteo l,iIs
week and Auditor General Cnarles
A. Snyder will ask that he be given
the authority asked in ms series ol
bills in order to raise the revenue
without recourse to the much as
cussed tax. Employers who are op-
posing the increased percentages Ior
compensation are interested in the
capital stock tax and will appear
against it. The compensation rate
amendment bill will likely remain III
committee until some actuarlal esu-
mates are completed for intormatlon
of the members. 49,.
This data was promised by the
committee of employers VINO appeai
ed here last Tuesday in opposltlon
10 the administration bill as a sup
mort for their contention that the
proper way to amend the plll was
in fixing new bases instead OF aiter-
ing the percentages. The auinihiS-
tration is having similar lnforma-
ton assembled to back up lts Dill
The self insurers tax Will oe oP-
posed in the House committee on
+ion bill. another of the compensa-
ton series, will be virtually rewrlt-
ten, Some men who have studied
this measure say that it would prove
a huge financial burden in few
wears and that that the State would
have an annual expense of millions
TO care for injured men. Redistrlo-
ution of the burden and provision
that it would affect only Pennsyl-
vanians or men hurt in Pennsylvania
industries are suggested. the Dill
reorganizing the Compensation Bu-
reau is to so through as reported
from the Senates committee with sal
aries reduced and an actuary pro-
yided for. Authority of the Com
missioner of Labor and INDUSTRY
will not be abridged. 80,
Some amendments to the Cox bill
reRulaIlnR SdlSS VI SSNOAN AASN~
tor vehicle and requiring reports
on cars left for repairs to be made
by garages are rumored, opposition
TO the detailed information asked
having cropped up on the ground
that it would be burdensome-
Changes to the Dithrich automobile
regulation bill are also possible.
Friends of military training VIII
cali for action this week. The Daix
hill is on the Senate postponed cal
endar and it will be determined in
what form the proposition is to go
through. The way it stands now. 1t
is optional with districts and as tne
biu does not carry enough money to
meet the expense of instructors, bit
only for administration and launch
ing the system local districts have
been protesting. prospects OIL
larger grant by the State are un-
favorable because of the appropria-
ton situation.