The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-17
Cowherd on Extravagance.

Cowherd on Extravagance.
The Hon. WILLIAM STRoTHER Cow
HERD of Kansas City is chairman of the
Democratic Congressional committee.
He is reported by the Patsburg Post as
saying:
In striving to be dramatic. Mr.. ROOSEVELT
neglec,s frequently 10 be consistent and logical
He argues, for Instance, that Government eIpendi
lures have not increased OF late. and then goes on
to show why they have Increased. The country
well knows they have been greater under the Roose
welt administration than they were under McKIN-
LEY, including the period OF the Spanish war. He
wants the country TO believe they cannot be reduced
without mpalring the efnciency of the adminis,ra.
tion but believe Il can be readily shown that the
expenses OF every Department could be Gu, down
materially without lowering the efficiency OF the
public service"
With the concluding sentiment of Mr..
CowHERD's remarks most citizens are
prepared to agree. The appropriations
by Congress for many purposes not es-
sential to an efficient administration OF
the Government could be cut down
materially. The food of private claim
bills, Of pensions granted by special act
because they won't pass muster under
the exceedingly latitudinous general
laws, and of projects of expenditure de-
manded rather by local interests than
by obvious public needs, is always on the
increase. MCKINLEY twice warned Con-
gress against it's tendency to extrava-
gance. ROOSEVELT did the same thing.
Nevertheless, the successful scramble for
pork continues, with Republicans and
Democrats alike participating.
Why, single Democratic member
of the House of Representatives, at the
recent comparatively short session, was
respnnoible for the numerous proposals
of expenditure included in this list:
House bill 2.c57-eor relief OF ELrzABxrH CHRIST.
MAS.
House bill ? oo7 For relief Of GEORGE W. Buxros.
House bill 2.o7o-For relief of JAMES cLrsorS.
House bill 2.O72-For relief OF O. H. CooswErl
House bin 2,oOG To pension PHOEBE COTTON.
House bin ?.p74-Fpr relief OF estate OF A. L.
CRAssHAw
Hs;i1- DILL 2.oss-To pension ELLA G. DAY.
House bill l.sss-To construct toilet rooms In
the District OF Columbia.
House bill 2O7i-For relief OF WESLEY c. HOWE
House bill 2.o5s-For relief Or p. J. KENNEDY.
House bill 5.io7--To increase pension OF JOHN w.
KING.
House bill 1870 establish n library post.
House bill 20ss-For relic! Of JOHN s. MCBRIDE
House bill 2.os5-For relief OF WILLIAM T MEY.
FORD,
Houss bill 2.os5-To investigate war claims of
Missouri
Mouse bill 2O13-For relief OF MART MoNrvIlLE
House bill 2.o0e-To pension LOIS D. NOOK.
House bill :.o5o-For relief OF estate of ~ B.
MosLEr.
House hill cosl-To increase pension OF GRIP
rIrH T. MURPHY.
House bill iTo7-To pension hARaARRT J. SHOOK.
House bill 20so--For relief OF heirs OF DAVID G.
STocxwELL.
Hous. bill 2O5G--For relief OF IRWIN VALLEY
House bill I,p,3 TO present medals to offcers-
and men In war with Spain.
House bill 2.oo7-For relief Of JOHN JErrKnsoN
WILSON.
House bill s,Ios-ror relief OF estate of SOLOMON
Youso.
House bill o,oot-For relief of FAxoN, HonTox q
GALLAGHER and others
House bill II ot7-To construct conduit for waters
of Rock Creek.
Hous- bill II .ss6-To pension SARAH r. HALL,
House bill 4. os2-For relief OF heirs Of JAays b.
HAssErT.
House bill II ssf-ro increase pension of EDWARD
c. JosHs.
House bill i. ssi-For relief of heirs Of PHILIP
LUTBs.
House bill ii.sss-For relief of heirs OF BETTE
T MOORE.
House bill I3,Oss-To pension SARAH p. HALL.
House bill i2.7es-To procure copy In bronze of
D'ASoEns's plaster head Of LAFAYETTE.
House bill i2.7si-To increase pension OF RICH.
ARD GEORGE.
House bill Isyoo7-To increase pension Of FRED.
ERIcK d. ScHSEBLr.
House bill II. oo2-Por relief OF p. x. and CARO-.
LINE MUIHAurT.
House bill isao-To erect a soldiers monumen,
at Lonejack. Mo.
Little drops OF water make the mighty
ocean. Little grains Of sand constitute
the pleasant land, Little bills of the
character of the foregoing swell the
aggregate of Federal expenditure which
the Hon. WILLIAM s. CowHERD 40 Justly
critcises.
We do not see, however, how the
chairman of the Democratic Congress
sonal committee can fairly hold either
President ROOSEVELT or the Republican
party responsible for any one of the
specific items OF increase, or attempted