The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-26
NONE TOO GOODFOR
THE TEXAS MEMBER
Congressman From Lone Star
State Who DaSheS Around
in an Auto.
MERE QUESTION OF TIME
MUST REVISE TARIFF TO MEET
ORIENTAL COMPETITION.

Washington. June 25.@"carner.
you better not let your constituents
know that you are riding around the
city OF Washington in the finest tour
ing car owned By any member Of Con-
grcss." said Representative Keliher OF
Massachusetts, TO the acting whip OF
the minority the other day. For II
those voters I'm Texas hear OF II they
Will think you have strayed off the
reservation Of Democracy
You don't know the people in my
district replied Representative
Garner. They want me TO have the
best there f., and as long as I get
what they want here in Congress.
why. they say the best is not too good
for their congressman You see. my
car enables me TO cover a lot OF ter
ritory. I take I'm the departments
every day where 7 have business TO
look after for the district. and cover
the distance I'm quick time 50 that I
am not late I'm attending committee
meetings, etc. And besides. automO-
biles are very common I'm my district.
The people IN Texas arc not slow:
they are up TO date and insist that
their representatives In Congress shall
also be up to date"
An Urgent Question.
In the opinion Of Representative
Weeks OF Massachusetts, Il will be but
q few short years when the tariff will
have 60 be revised along new lines. He
says that the question OF Chinese and
japanese labor. which has caused
American labor 50 much worry and
forced Congress TO enact legislation TO
exclude this class Of immigration. has
already taken a new turn China and
Japan have made great progress. he
says In the field OF manufacture and
are now competing with us In many
lines OF cndeavor. and in a few years
viii meet US In our home market I'M
less Congress takes some action.
The situation. Mr.. Weeks said. Is as
suming this character. Their labor is
excluded from the United States, but
their manufactured products are not.
and as they have up-to-date manu-
featuring plants and skilled artisans
they will sell their goods In this coun-
try more cheaply than any other for
cign competitors Already China and
Japan. Mr.. Weeks declared. are SELL
ing on the Pacific coast the products
OF their mines. This problem IL COM
ing TO the front he believes. and must
be met n tho wages OF American me-
chanics are TO remain at the present
standard
An Arkansas Cheese Parcr.
There Is only ono way to reduce
the cost OF running the executive de-
partments. and that n TO cut out un-
necessary expenses" said Represent
alive Macon OF Arkansas. who IS re-
Earded as the Democratic watch dog
OF the treasury. The member from
Arkansas keeps a close watch on the
appropriation bills, and many items
involving thousands OF dollars, arc
struck out Of the budgets by hts fatal
points OF order.
resentative Macon. that make up the
large totals and cause the people TO
ask why the cost Of running the gov
eminent should increase 90 per cent IN
q decade. I wish the departments TO
have all the help necessary 20 get out
tho work. and wish the clerks who do
che work 20 receive a fair wage. but
am not I'm favor Of every year in
creaSing the salaries OF the higher Of
ficIals and cutting down the stipend
or those who DO the work and that Is
what Congress has been doing right
along.
1T r. time 70 call a halt. When we
met here last December we were told
that a record was 70 be made In the
matter OF reducing the expenses OF
the government but instead OF any
reduction the figures show an increase
IN the appropriation over those OF the
last Congress. Much Of this increase
viii be due 20 the new legislation
recommended by the President-the
railroad bin and the postal savings
bank bill FOR INSTANCE.
What do think OF the proposed
commission for which the Senate has
appropriated 100000 to investigate
the management OF the executive de-
partment with the view Of pointing
out 20 Congress how expenses can ID
reduced? 7 have n poor opinion Of Il
The commission scheme has been tried
several times. but am not aware that
anything tangible ever resulted. The
last one was. believe. the Keep com
mission appointed by President ROose-
welt. 70 spent some thousands OF dol.
lars. but n 70 furnished n plan TO save
any money. I am not aware Of the fact
Nor has the committee on committee,