New-York tribune., 1910-12-10
THE DAyINWA SHINGTON

among other things, urge the annual ap-
preparation of not less than 600 for
the Improvement Of rivers and harbors.
such sum to be paid out of the ordinary
revenues when possible and to be raised by
bonds, if not otherwise available The fact
is that the national treasury has been flush
for so long a time that it never seems to
occur to any one who has hobby that the
expenditures therefor should be curtailed
merely on the ground of economy. Mr. 1a1t
has been making every effort to achieve a
material saving in the expenditures of the
government, has insisted that all his Cabi-
net officers pare their estimates to the bone
and has effected much in this direction. but
should he pursue a consistent course Win
regard to expenditures for river and mar
Dor Improvement and suggest that an dh-
nual appropriation of s5o,00o,0co was more
than could properly be used for thar puf-
pose. he would inevitably incur the c'i'i-
csm Of the several hundred enthusiasts
who closed their annual congress IN wash
ington to-day.
CONGRESS EXPEDITIOUS.-The pass
age of the Indian appropriation OIL ny 'i1e
House to-day clearly indicates the ehei sS
with which the House is working ''' W.
annual s,,nnlv bills. This extensive and
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davs. as against forty days devoted to TINS
bill a wear ago, thirteen days Two Yeas
ago eisht,- davs the year before that ana
fortv-+uo 6avs the year before SO encour-
aged are the House leaders that they are
now nradicting the massage of the leglsia-
tive exec,,tive and i7'icial. the Dlstrlct OF
Columbia the river and harhor, and pos
s,bi,- the nensions bill before the hohoas
-ecess Work on all of these is proceeoihs
ranidlv in committee, and every eiiolt VIII
be made TO put them through "helhe' "
NOT the leaders viii strike siias "nio
will DELAY them beyond their eApec'a'Ao
cannot vet be foreseen, ote 'ha' t"eS
making every possible effort 10 cieai 'i,0
docks for some general legislation IS ooVi'
Gus.
THE TARIFF CoMMISSION.-TheW ways
and Means Committee expects W oee
hearings on the subject OF permanent l'A ~
commission. as recommended by the Presi-
dent and as provided for in the piii y,
Representative Good, next week. no ~ -
witness to be heard Will be JOHN - =.
of Boston, president of the permanent '"'Ai
commission. who viii reach Washiiis 'oi. 20.
Tuesday There is no dlssuhsias 'e
tha, desnite the Presidents forceful rec
! lat,on of this character will have hafo
rood 70 hoe in the Ways and Means Com
nittee as now constituted. Even the Delh-
-,+s are onposed to such a commission
| as the President advocates 1hey "ouio
| he willing to vote for the creation OF d
! LEGISLATIVE comrnittee-that is, one COM
! nosed of members of the two houses Oh
| Coneress-which would, of course be noth-
ine more than a substitute for the i"o
| LEGISLATIVE tariff committees OF Congress-
and would present few if any advantages
over them: but q commission alohs the
| lines laid down by the President, a coihlhis-
| sion free from political entanglemehts ana
actuated solely by a desire TO ascertain anu
| present the facts Representatives Chahlp
| Clark and oscar Underwood and large
following among their party colleagues
heartily oppose. OF course, CHAIRMAN
| Pavne is opposed to such commission,
and so are most of his Republican col
| leagues if they may be judged by thelf
past utterances. although attempting TO
give an imitation Of a purely Judicial frame
! of mind now that the President has taken
/ his stand and is assured of the support OF
many of the insurgents.
NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN.-That
| man is never too old TO learn was solemnly
| asserted by Speaker Cannon to-day. and
| Nr. Cannon admits that he IS not precisely
| a spring chicken Mr.. Cannon went over to
! the Senate this afternoon, and he was
returning glanced up and noticed red
/ light over the main door of the House
! chamber. What is that for?" inquired
! the Speaker. THAT is to indicate that the
I House is in session, Mr.. Speaker, replied
! an attendant. How long has 1t been the
custom to indicate that the House was in
/ session in that way" asked Mr.. Cannon.
| No one seemed to know. but all were
| agreed that the red light had burned
! throughout the sessions OF the House for
! many years, and the information led
| the Speaker to remark that a man is never
| too old 10 learn, and that perhaps if he re-
| IEained around the Capitol for another
| decade or two he would become familiar
with all the customs and practices which
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