make an appropriation to the United Charities, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania." I withhold my approval from this bill, for the reason that the condition of the State revenue does not justify the appropriation at this time. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. No. 120. AN ACT Making an appropriation to the Saint Joseph's Hospital and Dispensary, of Pittsburg. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to the Saint Joseph's Hospital and Dispensary, of Pittsburg, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five, for the purpose of maintenance. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Executive Department, Harrisburg, May 11, 1905. I file herewith, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, with my objection, House bill No. 527, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Saint Joseph's Hospital and Dispensary, of Pittsburg." I withhold my approval from this bill, for the reason that the condition of the State revenue does not justify the appropropriation at this time. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. No. 121. AN ACT Making an appropriation for suitable monuments, to be erected to the memory of Generals John F. Hartranft and Winfield Scott Hancock, at the borough of Norristown, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania; and providing for the appointment of Commissioners to supervise the erection thereof. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to a Board of five Commissioners, to be appointed by the Governor, of whom at least two shall be residents of the borough of Norristown, which board shall cause the erection of suitable monuments to Generals John F. Hartranft and Winfield Scott Hancock, at such places within the said borough as they may deem suitable: Provided, That before any sums of money are contracted for the purposes as aforesaid, the borough of Norristown shall provide, free of all cost, a site or sites for the erection of the aforesaid monuments, within six months from the date of the appointment of said commissioners, which site or sites shall first be approved as proper and suitable by the aforesaid Board of Commissioners. Section 2. The appropriation herein provided for shall be paid on warrant of the Auditor General, upon settlement made by him and the State Treasurer, upon the Commissioners in charge of the erection of the monuments furnishing an itemized bill of the actual cost of said improvements. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Executive Department, Harrisburg, May 11, 1905. I file herewith, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, with my objections, Senate bill No. 255, entitled "An act making an appropriation for suitable monuments, to be erected to the memory of Generals John F. Hartranft and Winfield Scott Hancock, at the borough of Norristown, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, and providing for the appointment of commissioners to supervise the erection thereof." The bill provides for the erection of suitable monuments at Norristown to commemorate the military services of Generals Winfield Scott Hancock and John F. Hartranft. The State has already erected to the memory of the latter an equestrian statue, on the Capitol grounds at Harrisburg. The State is also making considerable expenditure for the preservation of the camp ground at Valley Forge, with the purpose of maintaining it as a State park forever, and the Legislature has at the present session made an appropriation for the erection in this park of an equestrian statue to Anthony Wayne. The next expenditure of this character ought to be made in the western part of the State, to commemorate the victory of Henry Bouquet, at Bushy Run, or the Battle at Fort Necessity, both of which were of grave importance in the history of the world. Monuments to Hancock and Hartranft may well bide their time. For these reasons, and because the appropriations have much exceeded the estimated revenues, the bill is not approved. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. No. 122. AN ACT Making an appropriation for the erection of a suitable monument to the memory of Brevet Major-General John W. Geary. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of nine thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to the Board of Commissioners on Gettysburg Monuments, for the erection of a suitable monument to the memory of Brevet Major-General John W. Geary, Colonel Second Pennsylvania Infantry, in the war with Mexico; Colonel Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry, Briagdier-General and Brevet Major-General United States Volunteers, and Com mander of the Second Division, Twelfth Corps, Army of the Potomac, in the War of the Rebellion; Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, one one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three; at some appropriate place upon his battlefield line on the Gettysburg battlefield, to be chosen by said Commissioners. Said appropriation to be paid on the warrant of the Auditor General, on a settlement made by him and the State Treasurer, upon the Commissioners on Gettysburg Monuments furnishing an itemized bill of the actual costs of said monument. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Executive Department, Harrisburg, May 11, 1905. I file herewith, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, with my objections, Senate bill No. 223, entitled "An act making an appropriation for the erection of a suitable monument to the memory of Brevet Major-General John W. Geary.” For the reasons which are set forth in the message accompanying Senate bill No. 255, this bill is not approved. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. No. 123. Making an appropriation to the Institution of Protestant Deaconesses, of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, for the use of Passavant's Hospital, of Pittsburgh. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of forty-five ($45,000) thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to the Institution of Protestant Deaconesses, of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, for the use of Passavant's Hospital, of Pittsburgh, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five, for the following purposes, namely: For the purpose of maintenance, the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for the purpose of erecting a surgical annex to the hospital building, the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary: Provided, That in consideration of this appropriation, there shall be maintained one free bed for each ten thousand dollars herein appropriated for the purpose of maintenance, which shall be filled upon the certificate of the mayor, or director of the department of public safety, or director of the department of charities, of the proper city, on presentation of such certificate to the officers of the hospital, in the order in which applications are made, after examination as to the propriety of such certificate being given: Provided, further, That the trustees of said hospital surrender their present charter, and take out a new charter under the act of Assembly approved April twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, and its supplements, so that it will become a corporation of the first class under said act. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Executive Department, Harrisburg, May 11, 1905. I file herewith, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, with my objections, House bill No. 580, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Institution of Protestant Deaconesses, of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, for the use of Passavant's Hospital of Pittsburg." For the reasons given in the message of May the 15th, 1903 (see vetoes, page 152), upon the bill "making an appropriation to the Passavant Hospital at Pittsburg," the present bill making an appropriation to this long established and most worthy institution is disapproved. There is an effort made in the bill to overcome the difficulties by the proviso, "That the trustees of said hospital surrender their present charter, and take out a new charter under the act of Assembly approved April twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, and its supplements," but it is plain that an appropriation ought not to be made to an institution, now sectarian, upon the expectation that it will surrender its charter. Nor can it be made in any way clear that a new charter, so secured, would not contain the provisions of the old charter, or others to a like effect, in order to carry out the purposes of the corporation. For these reasons the bill is not approved. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. |