The Ordway new era., 1909-12-10

.hc opilHation to lend nh nr,n.. -,
~ 'ur expanding commerce. is met by
r.i. ,.pioh OF the bureau of trade
Ioi"tiohs as set forth In the es,Im,,as
ior the department of state
Government Expenditures and sev..
nues.
,ras.n, 'he most Important question
n, ao'', W 'his administration Is that
"t economy in expenditures nnd .uW
cheney Of revenue. Th. da,'t. u'n
ihSt hscal year, and the certain d.aci,
'n' current year prompted conrr.ss
~ 'hf"" greater responsibility on
no es"cutlN" and the secretary of the
'nSurS 'hnn had heretofore been de.
'Iartd by statute This decInrn,In,
impulses upon the secretary of the
treasury the duty Of assembling nII ,b.
'S'lhht"s OF the executive departments
bureaus ana Offices OF the .SpcndI-
"''H necessary In the ensuing fiscal
year ana OF making an cstim,t. Of
w w revenues OF the government for
inc sam" period; and II "A hi.
u'h''' ~ thuH shown, II ia made the
uutS OF the president to recommend
,h" method by which such deficit can
be met "
ne report Of the secretary shows
th"t III" ordinary expenditures for the
'uti'ht hH'dl year ending June 30, 1910
VIII exceed the estimated rcccInts nv
Sd'.OT".G2O. II to this deficit is added
In" sum to b" dIsburscd for tho PAN
anna canal. amounting to s3s 900 900
hhh t,oOOOOO to he paid on the nuhIIc
"'bt' IN" deficit Of ordinary receipts
ana expenditures VIII be Increased to
t"thI deficit Of s73.O7562O This de-
h'lt tn" secretary proposes to meet by
Ih" proceeds OF bonds Issued to pay
ihe cost Of constructing the Panama
'hhhI approve this proposal
Inc policy Of paying for the con-
Strh'tl"n OF IN" Panama Canal. not out
OF current revenue, but by bond issues,
was "d"pt"d in the SpoOner act Of
1890. and there seems to be no good
reason for departing from the prin-
clpl" By which part at least OF the
burden Of III" cost OF tn" canal shall
lhll upon our p0st"rity who are to en-
JOY II. and there is all the more rcn-
son Tor this view because the actual
cost To dat" Of the canal. which is now
half don" and which will be completed
nnunry !. 1915 shows that the cost Of
engineering and construction will be
t25','G6.00O, instead Of sl397OI 200, ns
originally estimated In addition to
engineering and construction. the other
expenses including sanitation and gov
"rnm"ut. and the amount paid for the
properties tn" franchise. and the prIvi-
leg" Of building the canal Increase the
cost Of S75.i35. 900. to total OF ,17i.-
Ol.OO0. The Increase in the cost Of
engineering and construction is due to
a substantial enlargement Of the plan
| "f construction by widening the canal
100 feet In the Cul"hra cut and by In
| cr"asinE tn" dimensions Of the locks.
| to the underestimate Of the QunntIty Of
| the work to he done under the orig
| inal plan, and to an und"restimat" Of
| the cost nf labor and materials, both OF
| which hnN" greatly enhanced In price
since tn" original estimate was made.
Ia .t.aW u Il. -
| ensuing fiscal year. directed the
| heads Of d"partm"nts in the prcpnrn-
| tion OF their estimates TO make them
| ns low as possible consistent with i'm
| pcratlYo governmental necessity. The
result has been. ns am advised by the
| secretary Of the treasury, that the es-
| Inmates for the expenses Of the gov
| crnmcnt for the next fiscal year end
| ing June 30. 1911, nrc less than tn" APP
| propriatiOnS for this current fiscal
| year by s42.SiS.O0O. So far as the sec
! rrtary Of the treasury is able to form
| Judgment ns to future income and
| compare II with the expenditures for
] tn" next fiscal year ending June 30
| 1911. and excluding payments on nc-
| count Of the Panama Canal. which will
| doubtless be taken up by bonds there
| will be n surplus Of s35.93l.oO0.
In the present estimates the needs
Of the departments and Of the govern
/
| speak. and any assumption on tn,
| part of congress. SO often made ir
| times past. that the estimates hav,
| been prepared with the expectation
that they may be reduced. will result
| In seriously hampering proper admin
| istrntinn.
To reduce the cost of permanent
administration, says the president, ;
thorough reorganization of bureaus
offices and departments would be nee
essary An expert accountant ha:
been making an investigation into thi:
matter and the result of his worl
shows opportunity for both substan
tial reductions in cost and increase o
efficiency.
Frauds in the Collection of Customs
| regret to refer to the fact OF the dis
covrry of extensive frauds in the colIec
| ton Of the customs revenue ut New lorl
| city. in which number OF the sup"r
| dinnte employees in the weighing am
| cher lcpnrtmpnts were directly con
| rrrn.d and in which the bcncfciaric
wore the American Sugar Refining Com
pauy and others. The frauds consisted
in the payment OF duty on undcrweiSh'
of sugar The government has recovered
from, the American Sugar Refining Com
| n,,,, nIl that II is shown to have been de
| frarided of. The sum was received IN fu'
| Of the amount due. which might hav
been recovered by civil suit against TN
beneficiary of the fraud. but there wa
an EXPRESS reservation in the contract o
settlement by which the settlement shoui
not Interfere with, or prevent III" Grim
inal prosecution OF everyone VINO wa
found to he subject to the same
criminal prosecutions are now proceed
iro against a number Of the government
officers. The treasury department ana IN
department of justice are eNertns ever
errnrt 10 discover all the wronGdoers. IN
Guiding the officers and employees OF IN
| companies who may have been pripy
the fraud It would seem to me mat u
investigation of the frauds by congress IL
present. pending the probing by the treas
| ury department and the department
iustice. as proposed. might by giving I'm
munitv and otherwise prove an eInbai
EASEMENT in securing conviction OF tn
guilty parties.
Maximum and Minimum Clause ii
Tariff Act.
Two features OF the new tariff act cal
| ,aci,I reference By virtue OF TN