Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-18
Senator Speaks Regard.
ing Resolution for
Finance Probe.
SH0TAT THE PRESIDENT
Senator NeWIans Champion OF
Plan for Internal Water
ways Commission.

Washington, Dec, Ex-senator Gull
berson today entered upon the discus
sion of his resolution directing the
committee on finance to investigate
the causes leading up to the present
financial stringency. He referred to
the message of the president in which
he suggested the necessity OF legisla-
ton in the near future and said either
the president had changed his mind
or that congress was loath to carry
out his recommendations.
senate Hears waterway Plea.
Washington, Dec. 1S-The need of
Improvement of the inland waterways
of the United States was the chief
subject before the senate yesterday.
Senator Newlands of Nevada spoke
for two hours on his bill providing for
the appointment of an inland water;
ways commission and for the improve
ment and development of the inland
waterways of the country.
The senate adopted the resolution of
Senator Dick of Ohio extending the
time allowed the militia of the several
states, territories, and the District Of
Columbia to conform to the provisions
of the act of June q, 1908, which was
necessary in order that the militia of
several states might take advantage
of appropriations that have been
made
Committee Organizes.
Washington, Dec. 1S.- Chairman
% nf tIo
propriations, which was appointed
Monday by Speaker Cannon, effected
its organization yesterday by the ap-
pointmept of subcommittee as fol-
lows:
Sndry Civil-Tawney, Smith, Brown
low, Fitzgerald and Sheriey.
Observation-Disclosures, Gillet. Brick,
Livingston and Burleson.
District of Columbia-Gardner, Mad
den, Vreeland, Burleson and Bowers.
Pensions - Keifer, Gardner, Brown
low. Bowers and Livingston.
ortifications-Smith, Graft, Gillet.,
SherIey and Fitzgerald.
MISUNDERSTANDING vreeland. Kei-
fer, Brundige, Jr., and Livingston.
Permanent Appropriations - Brick,
Graft, Madden, Brundige, Jr., and Bur-
Lesson.
Must Cut Estimates.
AT the close of the committees meet
ing Chairman Tawney dictated the
following statement:
'The committee on appropriations
and congress are confronted with a
situation which will require VERY ma
terial revision of the estimates sub
mitted for public expenditures for the
next fiscal year ending June 80, 1909,
in order to keep the appropriations
enues of the government.
Ahead of Revenues.
"The estimates submitted at the be
ginning of last session of congress
for the new current year totaled $685.
960,G43. The estimates for the next
fisal year submitted at the beginning
of this session in the book of esti-
mates totaled 1896, 6,949,23S. The esti.
mated total revenue for the next fiscal
year is 7S,123,011, while the actual
revenue, including revenues received
during the last fiscal year, the largest
in the history Of the government, was
only $S4G.725,339.
'It will be seen, therefore, that on
the basis of the estimated expenditures
and the estimated revenue for the
next fiscal year the expenditures as es
timated exceed the revenue by S11S,
S26.277. From this excess total oi
S11S,S26277, however. should be de
Quoted $25,O00,000 which is included in
the estimated expenditure for the re
demption of national bank notes. This
expenditure is out of the statutor.
fund obtained from national banks.
i. Must be Revised.
'Deducting the s25 100000 still leave:
deficiency of $S3,000,000, showing the
necessity for practical revision of tht
estimates submitted by the several sub
committees having jurisdiction of tht
appropriations for the next fiscal year
1t also shows the practical impossible
ity of congress at this session authoriz
ing new governmental services or tn,
undertaking of new projects appropria
tions for which would have to be me
out of the revenue incoming for tn,
next fiscal year-unless other provil
ion is made for meeting such admins
tration expenditures than to requir
them to be betrayed out of the curren
revenues of the government.