Arizona republican., 1910-12-07
AS ID THE STATE
 OF THE NATION

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 the United States, and the presen
 comptroller has impressed his sub
 ordinates with the necessity of s
 conducting their investigations as t,
 establish the principle that every bani
 failure IS unnecessary, because prope
 inspection and notice of threatenin,
 c"hdltlons to the responsible direc
 tors and officers can prevent it
 PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
 Tn our public buildings We still suf
 Ter from the method of appropriation
 winch has been so much criticized il
 connection with our rivers or harbors
 some method should be devised fo, controlling the supply Of public build. lhSs, So that they will harmonize will the actual needs of the government
 Not only are buildings appropriated Tor by congress which are not needed and buildings left unappropriated foI
 by congress which are needed but when It comes to the actual construc- uoil lhere has been in the past too Ht'le study of the building plans and slIes with view to the actual needs oi the government Postoffice build lngs which are in warehouses for the economical handling of thousands "f tons of mail have been made monu- mental structures, and often located lar from the convenient and econonni- cal spot In the actual construction Of the buildings a closer scrutiny or the methods employed by the gov- ernment architects or by architects employed by the government have re- suited m decided economies. If is hoped that more time will give on- portunlty for a more thorough reor- sanlzation. The last public building blH carried authorization for the ulti- mate expenditure of $33.0II 800. and approve 1t because of the many good features 1t contained. just as I ap- proved the river and harbor bill but 1t was drawn upon a principIe that ought to be abandoned It seems to me that the wiser method of prenar- ing public building bill would ha LII Ihe preparation of a report by a commission of government experts Wnose duty it should be to report to congress the governments needs in the way of the construction of pub- lie buildings in every part of the country, just as the army engineers make report with reference to the utility of proposed improvements in rivers and harbors, with the added which I have recommended Tor the army engineers of including in their recommendation the relative i'm portance of the various projects found to be worthy of approval and execu- ton
 REVENUES.
 AS the treasury department is the one through which the income of the government is collected and it's ex- pendituTes are disbursed. this seems q proper place to consider the operation of the existing tariff bill. which be- came law in August. 1909. As an income producing measure the exist ing tariff bill has never been ex- ,eeded by any customs bill in the history of the country.
 The corporation excise bill. pro- | Dortioned te' the net income of every business corporation in the country. | las worked well. The tax has been 'asily collected. Its prompt payment ! indicates that the incidence of the tax . las not been heavy. It offers. more | 'ver. an opportunity for knowledge | 'Y the government of the general con- iition of business of all corporations. md that means by far the most i'm i ,ortant part of the business of the country. In the original act provis- on was made for the publication of eturns- This provisi was subse- uently amended by congress and the natter left to the regulation of the president l have directed the issue f the needed regulations, and have made 1t possible for the public gen rally to know from an examination f the record the returns of all cor 'OratiOns, the stock of which is listed n any public stock exchange or is ffered for sale to the general public " advertisement or otherwise The eturns of those corporations whose tock is not listed or offered for sale re directed to be open to the in pection and examination of creditors nd stockholders of the corporation those record is sought The returns f all corporations are subject to the inspection of any government officer r to the examination of any court n which the return made bys the cor Oration is relevant and complete evil ence.
 THE PAYNE TARIFF ACT.
 The schedules of the rates of duty iJ T the Payne tariff act have been sub litted to a great deal of criticism, Ome of it just. more of it unfounded, nd to much misrepresentation. The ct was adopted in pursuance of a 1 by the party which is re- ponsible for 1t that a customs bill hould be a tariff for the protection f home industries. the measure of the ' to be the difference be- .veen the cost of producing the i'm