New-York tribune., 1909-04-20

1910 not covered by the period of Improvement in
the receipts for the present fsca. year tS25 600 Oo
Of s54. 49l 65. making total OF S849 go without
taking into account the additional sources OF reve-
nue. provided for.
INCREASED REVENUE EXPECTED.
For the year 1911 l have estimated increase
| Of revenues of s4o0coG0O and reduction Of ex.
penditures Of $3oooG4o and consequent surplus of
$e,6ooooo. This surplus would certainly continue
no reasonable question of the suficiency OF the
Senate lii 10 provide adequate revenue
If the statements have submitted are approx
matey correct the important question arises: In
What way is the Treasury TO take axe ] care Of the the
The Treasury has to-day including the s746S1.-
25 SO which is entitled receive tor reimburse
ment Of canal expenditures, practically SO00C0tS1o
ance This surplus is likely to be reduced, say
$660,00o between and June 80 by additions to
on date an available surplus Of S9iG0,0oo If the
are accurate @f the estimated deciency of s45ooj
IN that year would stil leave surplus @ IN the the
from time to time in the subsequent years;
In estimating the Treasury surplus have as
time amount which will reimburse the Treas
ury for all payments on account of the canal and
that they are now available for that purpose
Further legislation viii, however, be necessary in
~ h on co1tTeer of a the Teasr has held that
s6lG@0G0 of the amount paid is not remhursable
under the provisions of existing law Existing
legislation only authorizes the issue of per cent
bonds, which must be sold at not less than par
These could only be purchased by or for the ma
tonal banks II would not be possible TO sell
par. 1t will therefore be necessary to authorize
The Secretary of the Treasury to sell bonds Of a
OF the government after few years could un-
cent and the necesssr% s11tboritv should be given
in this bill for such purpose.
SHOULD REDUCE EXPENDITURES.
Saying that he aware that the accomplish
ment Of the $35O00oOO reduction in expenditures he
had suggested for 1911 in his estimates would be
attended with great difficulties, Mr. AIdrich said
the rapidity with which national expenditures had
increased within the last three years was source
of anxiety, if not alarm. He added:
simultaneously with the reduction in receipts OF
Ste,o-,ov0 oin l5U' 10 lSvJ, ease
siat "HeH tc appropriations iUf me year 1879 were
Ll~ue l-v counuy A"u NOT De~n oNertdhen py lie
p,-l4c - ISUG OUT uAIei eht cCndluon existed
"nen me aPprop latIons year 1910 wee
h1ue. ne Iact mat the appropriations we're less
lhan the estimates uoes not leleVe Congress from
responsibility tor their unprecedented eXidvagance
10 excuse Whatever can De todhd Iof slhliidI 4ee-
Isiatlon IN the future,
usually made Dy Congress are. perhaps, III part re- |
sponslole Tor the wltuI waste OF public money |
conniitt in chsre 81 the yarious ppropriation
respective departments for which they report ap- |
amount of money available. 1t is important in the |
interests of the public service that radical change
In the procedure with reference TO appropriations |
should be made.
Public Expenditures recently created TO take into |
consideration, long before the appropriation bills |
Of the various departments and report their
Tecomme ndatOnS 10 the Senate. in order that re- |
for future eXtTaN aganCes may be clear
~ fixed From Investigation more or less super
fetal am myself satisfied that the appropriations
made year could nave been reduced at least
$50 10000 without impairing the efficiency of the
public service. There periods in the life OF
nation when the spirit of extravaganza perVades
the atmosphere and the public money is scattered
right and left. often without reference 70 the re-
suits to be secured We have within the last rev
years created many unnecessary bureaus and null
tiped employees beyond the possibility OF efficient
work . !
In this work of necessary reduction In eXpendi-
ure and In reform in methods OF appropriation TO
which the Senate is pledged 7 authorized 10 |
active cooperation Of the President and the admin
stratlon =, |
I NAV bc asfed what would hspnon II It should
ne found that 7 have been oversangutne or wholly |
inaccurate in statements of probable conditions |
and results What shall do II the revenues |
actrlaIv received than those have antici-
1afed and large deficiencies threatened I an
=ver With emphasis that Il would then be the I'M
7erative duty Of Congress 70 reduce eNpelpituT'FS
md make them conform 10 actual revenue CHndl-
The legislative mower Of CONGRESS ovNr inc TeNf-
mes and expenditures will not End With the a6oI-
ion OF the pending bill The p~ndinE bill VIII II
Cd law provide AL tho necessary reNe-
1ues required for DuhliC cNnonses upon hnTrtt ~
;caIe No further additional taxes are needed, Ihe
D,nosftion Of other taxes under these conHiuons
.ol}d not only he Unwse. but unjust ana WelH-
lcial to every Of the great people We rep
In The face Of the record have dIsclosed no PC
4rv hlrEenS upon tho industries and people of t
-uited states and 7 should regret eNfrSit'eiN II |
he rar-v of which member should assume
nv such responsibility.