The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-03
THE EXPENSE or
GOVERNMENT.
Senate Committee TO Find Way
TO Reduce Cost.
WAYS TO SPEND THE MONEY.

and His Wealth--A Big Michigan
Congressman and His Small Auto
nnobiie-capital Gossip.
Washington, Aug 2.-[Speeial. l-Un-
doubtedly the purpose Of the admins
tration and the Republican leaders In
both branches Of congress is to find
way at the winter session to reduce
the annual appropriations, but the
question already is being asked. How
win they do it?" Pressure is going to
be strong, from present indications, to
enlarge the scope of public improve
ments. The average senator and rep
resentative admits that the country
demands at the next session very
liberal river and harbor bill-one that
will carry a great many millions more
than the last regular measure that
was put through. This is reasonably
certain to come about II the bond
proposition is sidetracked. Members
OF the house already are known to be
organizing with view of passing an
other omnibus public building BILL
| When a movement of this sort starts
1t Is hard matter to suppress 1t. The
only way to prevent it would be for
| Speaker Cannon to name committee
that would refuse to report bill.
Then 1t is the intention of those who
believe In identifying the national
capital to prepare the way for even
tually purchasing all the squares south
| of Pennsylvania avenue from the cap
itol to the treasury in the strip be-
| tween the avenue and the land the
government owns on which the agri-
cultural department building stands.
Trying to Solve Problem.
In times past the senate has been
the. more extravagant body Of con-
gress. but at present the senate has q
powerful committee known as public
expenditures. and its aims are sup
| posed to be to point out Just how
money can be saved. This commit
tee Is composed Of the Republican
chairmen Of seven Of the most impOr-
| tant committees which deal with ex-
| penditures, and to help them former
Senators Hemenway and Hansbrough
/ are employed at snug salaries of 81 800
each. One of the contentious of Sem
ator Aldrich has been that II the an
nual appropriations are cut down to
| the proper limit there would be no
need Of tariff law to raise an enor-
nous revenue.
The New Minister TO China.
Charles r. Crane of Chicago, who
the other day was appointed United
States minister TO China, is reputed
to be man of vast wealth, and the
| pay he will receive for representing
our government at Pekin, will be OF
no consequence to him whatever II
is said that he is going to China be-
cause he thinks he will be able to do
something In the uplift line for the
Mongolians. Mr.. Crane has been .
noted traveller 1t is related OF him
that he has toured Russia 20 many
/ times that he knows that interesting
country almost as well as the more
enlightened natives. He is recognized
as the friend and patron OF ali kinds
of political and civic enterprises In
many countries looking to lettering
social, Industrial and governmental
conditions. This Is the first really rich
man our government ever has sent out
to China as minister.
Hard on the AutoTohiIs.
Representative DENLY of Michigan
is one OF the tallest and biggest men
In the house, but he alighted near the
capitol the other day in about the
smallest automobile that ever has been
seen In the city. When asked about 1t
he admitted that he YVES the owner OF
the machine, even though some Of his
when they heard the springs sQueal as
the ponderous congressman jumped
out OF his diminutive auto.
opposition 70 Tariff Commission.
The tariff commission proposition
has been q bone Of contention for
many years In congress. It has, how
ever. been more popular in the senate
/ than In the house. Leading men In
both Of the political parties have con-
| tended In the house that congress
ought not to surrender any OF its
rights to outsiders; that the country
expects the representatives to revise
the tariff from time to time, and that
| II Its powers are delegated to a COM
mission there Is no use Of having
ways and means committee to study
| the questions and decide upon what
Is best for the industries Of the coun-
try. President Arthur, in his admins
tration. appointed q tariff commission
that went ali over the country at great
expense, but congress positively re-
fused to accept the recommendations
that were made Senator Reveridge Of
Indiana was the power behind the
movement In the senate this year for
the creation OF the commission. and
the plan Is favored by President Taft.
Secretary Of Wars Fine Horses.
Being the owner Of large stock
farm, Secretary Dickinson Is credited
with having more fine horses than
any member Of the Taft cabinet. BE
already has hrnnphf "a pvaehsnrfon