The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
It Is Not Thought by Treasury
Department Officials That
The Next Congress viii Be
Troubled.
APPROPRIATIONS TO
COVER ALL EXPENSES
II Funds for Public Improve
ment Are Exhausted Work
Must Cease Until Appro-
priation Is Made.
american News Service)

(American News Service)
Washington. Aug. 24.-According to
belief in the treasury department con-
gress will not be called upon next De-
cember to pass any large deficiency ap-
preparation bill. The reason for thi;
is the limitations placed upon the de
partment by the last congress which
make it illegal for any department to
create deficiency. This means that
all public work must be kept within
the amount specifically appropriated
Should the appropriation for any par
ticular work such as the purchase OF
a site for public building or an iIl-
provement Of some river or harbor
prove insufficient the work must stop
until congress appropriate again.
important Change.
Another important change made in
appropriations made by the last con-
press, and which was a direct slap at
the Roosevelt administration. was the
restriction placed upon the president
in the matter q appointing commits
sions. President Roosevelt made 4
record in the matter of appointing
commissions to investigate any pub
lie question that happened to strike his
fancy. These commissions necessarily
involved a charge on the public treas.
ury that often ran into the thousands
of dollars. Sometimes the commits
sions were composed of oficials OF the
government and while they did no,
call for an appropriation. the ofYicial.
l hue dnfo lnd toI- hal.
legitimate work. This practice which
was a feature in the last administra
ton, has been discontinued by the in
hibition Of congress. The president 1.
estopped from appointing any commits
sions not authorized by the law.
! How Law lnterfered.
| Perhaps had 1t not been for this leg
islation President Taft might have By
this time appointed a commission Il
investigate the Ballinger-Pinchot con
troversy. However. IL the presiden
should feel called upon to get at tn,
facts of the alleged scandals concern
ing water power sites and also Goa
lands of Alaska he has full power I,
detail inspectors of the interior de
partment or the department of justice
| to Investigate and report to him will
the view of recommending such legis
lation to congress as may be necessary
1t is not improbable that the presideI
| will pursue this course for by doini
| so he would secure all the facts ant
thus make unnecessary the contem
plated congressional Investigation
next winter. Such action would be /.
keeping with his program of econom.
for it is known that congressional in
vestigations are most exhaustive al
fairs and seldom result in anythin,
tnngible.
Carefully Considered.
Congressman Tawney Of the hous
appropriations committee. says tina
the provisions in the appropriation,
bill making it unlawful for any depar.
ment of the government to create
deficiency and estopping the presiden
from appointing commissions unles
authorized by law were carefully con
sidered by congress and their so;
purpose was the interest of true econ
omy in public expenditures. He is con
| HucuJ Tic DuuSct Tic support u
the government will be considerably
less than the appropriations for tn
fiscal year 19n9-191O This view 1
shared by all the members of the ap
preparation committee. 1t means tina
the departments in their estimates 4
be submitted to congress next Decem
Der wull be more accurate than here
tofore and that future deficiency bill
will be smaller. In the closing days O
the extra session Chairman Tawne
who will have control Of Uncle Sam
purse strings. expressed the opinion
that the house would make a recor'
for economy in public expenditure
that would reflect credit On the Tai
administration. In SO many words b
said there will be but little new pub
lie work ordered and that every bi!
be carefully scr,tinized. No oppor
tunity would be given the democrat
to charge the house republicans witt
extravaganza.