Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-22
ON SUBSIDY.
President Roosevelt Calls Con-
terence Of Leaders to Urge
Legislation
REEVES HOPE OF FRIENDS
Cannon Leads the opposition-Rill May
Vet Go Thru-Danser of Deficit in
Revenues Shown Appropriation
Bills Excessive by $4,000, 10000 Other
Important News.

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Important News.
Washington, Feb. 22.--President
Roosevelt has indicated 10 leaders Of
the house that the administration is
not disposed to see the ship subsidy
bill shelved without a protest. Last
night the president called Speaker
Cannon and his lieutenants TO the
White House and urged them TO pass
some legislation for the encouragement;
of the merchant marine interests.
This action was profound surprise
to the speaker and the republican lead
ers. They had assumed that the presiA
dent was not deeply interested in this
legislation. Apparently the speaker
thought that the promises to ship
builders We're only campaign pledges
not to be regarded seriously. On this
account the speaker felt secure In his
opposition TO any ship subsidy legis-
lation, and none of the leaders, with
the exception Of Representative Dalzell
were making any plans to pass a bill
at this session. Several of them felt
friendly to ship subsidy legislation, but
with the speaker opposed to 1t they
were not inclined to do much in thai
direction.
But after the White House confer
ence, the republican leaders assumed
an entirely different attitude. They
then realized that failure to pass
bill at this session would be an Of
Tense to the administration. With the
universal popularity of President
Roosevelt even Speaker Cannon was
not inclined TO assume the response
bilities of disregarding the wishes Of
Mr. Roosevelt.
With help from the White House, the
advocates of ship subsidy legislation
became more hopeful. Cen Grosvenor,
supporter of such legislation, is now
confident that the bill will be passed
before congress adjourns 1t Is a part
of the plan of the leaders to strike out
all provisions relating to Pacific coast
lines.
When Chairman Tawney Of the house
committee on appropriations reported
the sundry civil appropriation bill to
the house yesterday, and asked for its
immediate consideration, he threw his
republican colleagues into chill by
that unless committee
Immediately revised and materially re-
duced the amounts, there would be a
deficit OF not less than $113,000,000. His
remarks were evidently addressed
largely to the senate. which has been
adding millions to the appropriation
bills.
"The total appropriations SO far
made during this session." said Mr..
Tawney, Including the permanent an
nual appropriations for the fiscal year
Of 1905 already amount to $S7s.5S9.1So,
with the general deficiency bill and
some others still to come. The total es-
Inmates for regular annual and perma-
nent expenses for 1908 We're $S95.690,-
SAB. Additional estimates for appro-
priations to meet expenses during the
year, submitted since the regular es-
Inmates were made. totaled $2S,03O.O22.
making a grand total of estimates for
the year of s923,713,665. This includes
the estimates for the postal service
and also the authorized public expend-
lures. but does not include the bills
that have passed both houses and will
require appropriations to make them
effective. Nor does it include bills
reported from committees and now on
tho calendar of the house and liable to
be passed, which, IL passed will au-
thorize total expenditure of an ag-
$153;253,560. l refer to such
bills as the Appalachian park bill. Also
among these bills is the ship subsidy
measure. which asks for $S,75O.0OO.
MIR. Speaker, the estimated reve-
nues of the government for the fiscal
wear 1908 are only 1901, 573,264. If all
the estimates were scaled 10 per cent
by committees in making up appropri-
alton bills, it would leave a total APP
by this session Of congress
of $914977,291, with deficit of s113,-
404.027. Some OF the bills have been
scaled 10 per cent, but not all of them. J,
The river and harbor bill far exceeded
the estimate The sundry civil bill is
So, 0O0,0 900 under the estimate, and the
naval bill and some others are also be-
low. but others are not And if some
of these pending measures calling for
large sums should pass, the deficit will
be still larger. The republican party
must take responsibility. have state
ed facts to the house, Mr.. Speaker, and
it seems to me the situation calls for
action"