New-York tribune., 1909-02-20
BAN ON SECRET SERVICE
RESTRICTIONS IN BILL.
Effort to Make ErecutiUe Share
Blame for CurtdilmentS.
From The.Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, Feb 1e.-The sundry civil Dill, car
rying appropriation Of s137.o22o7o including 49,
s3s 900 for the Panama Canal. was reported to the
House this afternoon and will be considered within
few days The clause restricting the activities OF
the Secret Service is retained in the Dill, ana
threatens TO bring about the last struggle OF the
President with Congress. Besides the regular ap-
propriatons the bill carries several unusual pro-
visions. chief among which is that which VIII put
the President and the Secretary of the Treasury
great deal Of the responsibility for Treasury den-
cits. This provision Is follows:
Section g. Immediately upon the receipt OF fhs
regular annual estimates OF appropriations e,T
Tor the TaTlous o+anc6es OF the @ reas1r to
estimate. nearly may be- the revenues OF the
estimates for appropriations. including the est,
mated amount necessary to meet all contnHlns any
mated revenues, the Secretary of the lreasurIX
shall at once transmit detailed statement Of all
of said estimates the President TO the end that
he may. in giving Congress information OF the sjale
OF the Union and in recommending to their consld-
Grafton such measures he may judge necessary
mated appropriations could with least injury 70 the
public service. be reduced so as to bring the ap
such reduction be not in his judgment practlcapie
without undue injury 70 tne puec c loans or new
taxes may be necessary to cover the deficiency
It is thus purposed make the executive share
with the legislative branch the criticism Which
sometimes Ereets curtailed appropriations.
The comraittee incorporated In the bill the same
limitation the of the Secret Service op-
eratives was included in the bill which became
a law last winter 1t this limitation that drew
forth the criticism by the President in his
annual message last December.
For the enforcement of Section 20 Of the Hepburn
bill s250OGO Is appropriated. the same as last year
This sum voted year ago only after the
President had written the Speaker and had
called several members to the White House to con
suit the subject.
In the bill the President is authorized with the
OF the Republic Of Cuba, TO invite pro
possls for removing the wreck Of the battieshin
Maine from Havana Harbor and to communicate
with Congress he practicable esti-
mates based upon the proposals received there
under.
The bill carries authority for the construction OF
a building in Washington. at cost OF &,5OW0. 10
accommodate the geological survey. the reclama-
ton service the general land office and the Indian
bureau.
The largest in the bill is for continuation
Of work on the Panama Canal. For this purpose
S33 69s go is appropriated AO0o0oo more than is
carried in the current sundry civil appropriation
bill for that expenditure. There will be deficiency
this year. however. of about s. 10000 The second
largest item is s19.5T4.5l4 for RI er and harbor
construction work authorized by law Another
large item is sS6s646 for the construction Of pub
lie buildings
The amount of bonds authorized to be issued for
the construction of the Panama Canal is increased
by the bill from S30.O00O00 TO S16f ,G0.o0 Allow
ances for longevity service and lay over days are
forbidden