The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-06
he PROBLEM
OF REVENUE.
Its Relation to That Of Fixing
Tariff Schedules.
AS TO DOWNWARD REVISION,

1 sNssVstQ ts&utOGVtSe
Lowering of Duties Means More I'M
| ports and Larger Customs Receipts,
Aicrieh Thinks Treasury Too Full
Would invite Extravaganza In Ex-
Penditures.
Washington, June Especial. IA
resolution that has been introduced in
the senate by Mr.. Aldrich of Rhode
Island indicates that the new commit
Tee that was made up of chairmen Of
important committees of the upper
branch of congress intends to get
down to business between now and
the winter session. This is q commit
tee on public expenditures. 1t has sew
en- members, and they are chairmen of
the seven committees which have to
90 with the heaviest appropriations
that are made. The members are SEN
ators Hale of Maine, who recently was
designated as acting chairman and
probably will be made actual chairman
when the organization takes place;
Aldrich of Rhode Island, Warren of
Wyoming. Perkins of California, Pen
rose of Pennsylvania. Deliver of Iowa
and Clapp of Minnesota. The regular
committees of which these senator's
are chairnlen are appropriations.
| finance, military affairs, naval affairs,
postofices, agriculture and Indian af-
| faiy HI ,,sx
be employed to assist the public ex-
(. penditures committee in getting at the
| bottom facts. One of them is former
Senator sHemenway of Indiana. who
served term in the senate and before
| that was chairman of the he.,;se ap-
preparations committee. having sue
ceeded Joseph G.. Cannon in that posi-
| ton when the latter was elected speak
| er. Mr.. Eemenway is therefore look.
| ed upon as an expert when it comes to
government expenditures.
Amount OF Revenue Problematicai.
From what can be learned it is the
| purpose of the senate Republican lead
ers to obtain Information in regard
| TO making expenditures conform to the
government revenues. There has been
a wide difference Of opinion In con-
gressional circles and among treasury
experts as to Just how much revenue
the new tariff bill will produce. Much
will depend also upon the extent to
which business will revive after the
tariff question is settled. If there is
an Industrial revival, as the friends
Of the measure predict. it will make
ceipts.
| Opposed to Downward Revision.
Senator AIdrich has maintained in
his speeches this session that the pol
icy of protection to American indus
tries cannot be properly upheld if rates
of duty are lessened all along the line
He has contended also that if the
tariff is revised downward, as some Of
the Republicans insisted it should be
and which they claim was pledged by
President Taft in his speeches during
the campaign of last year. the new law
will pile up tremendous surplus In
the treasury and that the tendency in
congress would be to raid that insti-
tuition in a fashion that would lead to
endless controversies in the halls of
legislation.
Wondering Where the AK Will Fall.
Considerable speculation already is
being INDUCED in as to where the big
cuts are to be made in expenditures
t.Will 1t strike the army and the navy
heaviest2' is a question that is being
heard at the capitol. Surely river
and harbor Improvement will not be
impeded," others will say. Most Of
the senators and representatives have
been counting on whopping river
and harbor bill, and plans are being
laid to pass another omnibus public
buildings bill. Nearly every preten-
tious little city in the land is being
slated for public building, the inhab-
itants having heard of rivals who sue
ceeded in securing this recognition
and naturally they do not see why
their congressman cannot extend the
thing SO as TO include them.
Office Seekers Getting Discouraged.
There has been a dearth of Office
seekers in Washington during the past
month. About the time Of the inau-
guration OF President Taft they came
here in large numbers to sound the
situation. Then they had considerable
hope Of landing in good jobs. for they
could not be made to believe that the
appointees of two former administra
tons would be generally retained I'M
til they die in office. Republican con-
gressmen did not know any more than
the seekers just what the policy of
the new administration would be. so
they could not enlighten their constit-
uents as to what was the prospect of |
catching on"
Newiands Favors income Tax.
Senator Newlands Of Nevada. who |
has given much study to the question |
of Improving the waterways, says he
doubts very much If the public mind |
IS yet educated to the point OF favor
ing the proposed issue of SOC. aea. 600
in bends fes. his purpose He hes