The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-06-04

eLCt report Oi Tive efcdt kuNtiutiitht
supply measures acted upon by con-
gresS, was agreed 10 by both houses
today. Ii carries an appropriation 0f
$40. Tos, ,sls, of which sl2, ,a7d, 80 Is TO
begin work authorized by the public
buildings bill, the authorization OF
which aggregates over s33, 600, 600.
The bill Itself was only briefly dis
cussed In the house. but IL furnished
opportunity to Messrs. Tawney,
tMlnn.) aud fitzgerald N. w
chairman and ranking minority mem.
her, respectively, of the committee
on appropriations 10 make the usual
statements regarding the state OF the
national finance.
Mr.. Tawney in opening said:
"The annual expenditures OF cur
government exceed those OF ans
government In the world. The work
OF analyzins the estimates for them,
OF inquiring into thheir necessities,
together with the needinl inquiry
into the methods OF the department
In administering and In expeudiuf
pre- vions appropriation Is rapidly lie
coming the most important duty and
the most prodipious task Ia be per
| formed IN connection with the legis'
latiye department of the government
a task whose magnitude is not APP
preciated nor is the labor necessity In
its performance understood. IL re-
quIrcs constant application from The
beginning until the close OF the ses'
sion and the most careful discrimina'
tlon to prevent needless appropria
tions for the federal government o.
unauthorized appropriations for ths
exercise OF governmental functions
belonging to the states OF for the 10
Ing of that which belongs exclusively
TO private interests.
Referring to the democratic iilibns
ter which has marked the last thiis
of the present session, Mr.. Tawnel
said
"It Is matter OF sincere reerel
that 70 accomplish political pnrpos'
or 10 gain some partisan advantage
the minority ia this house desme'
Itself Justified In disregarding It's re
sponsibllity 10y pursuing the policy !
has followed for almost tso months
under the leadership Of tho distingu
lshed gentleman from Mississippi
| (Mr Williams; a policy which la
maoe 1t necessary for the majority
In order to transact any public bnsi
ness, To adopt rules of procedure 10
der which the non-partisan question
In relation to the appropriation o
public money could not be considers
with that freedom Of discussion an
action that would otherwise hsse en-
abled this house TO prevent many @
the increases that were inslly agree
to. As 10 the result Of this increase
the aggregate Of appropriations mad
at this session is larger by many mi
lions than II would otherwise hav
been"
Mr.. Tawpey said that review q
. the demands upon congress this ses
sion showed that the estimates q
the established public service and fo
. previously authorized public work
. for the next fiscal year we're NOR
, than sl66, ,oG0, 600 In excess OF appTt
priatlons made Tor the same pefio
i during the last session Of the Fit,
, ninth congress and that these %
9 mands did not rest in fact upon III
a necessities Of the public service bu
: we're supported mainly 10y official RI
commenations 10 congress, baeke
by the approval of the press OF III
: country aud they consisted largely
Increased compensation to the civ
/, and military branches OF the publ
/ service.
Mr.. Tawney stated that the tot
appropriations Of The session wei
asst ,0ss $40. lie said the total n
venues OF the government estiniaie
10 congress by The secretary Of Il
treasury are placed at s5s 1901
that In addition to the authofized ei
!. pendltures Of sSjl. .oss SO for q
operation Of the government daflr
o the next fiscal year, appropriation
are also made as follows: In De-
i cheney acts. exclusive OF sl2. 40G, q
, for public buildings. authorized
this session, 80. So, ~: for requir
n ments Of the sinking fond as 0q
;. o0o. for redemption OF national iar
[, notes sa5. .Os0. 900 for construction
the Panama canal bonds 70
:, issued a.. .Is7 600: for misccilsneo
, aud special objects si,Oc0, COS, lncla
ing $40. 90 for the relief u stof
and food sufferers In the southe
!. states. and ,s41a,Ooo for the payne
Of claims Of The Roman Catho
church In the Philippine island
cr making a grand aggregate for 4
at next fiscal year o. 81. .o0s. soi, ,s9i.
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