Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1910-12-08

Oh Ens government IN gno performance
OF 10 duties. This remark does not
apply to the river and harbor esti-
mates. except to those for expenses OF
maintenance and the meeting OF obn-
cations under authorized contracts.
nor does i apply to the public build
ms bill NOR to the navy building pro-
gram. Or course, az Co theae con-
gress could withhold any part or all
OF the estimates for them without IN
terferzng with the discharge OF the or
binary obligations OF these functions
OF its departments, bureaus and or
hces.
The final estimates for the year
ending June 30, 1912, 80 they have
been sent = the treasury on Novenn-
Der 20 Of this year. for the ordinary
expenses OF the government, Including
those for public buildings, rivers and
harbors, and the navy building pro
gram, amount to scat, ,013.12. This
Is $50 $3.50 less than the ap-
preparations for the fiscal year end
Ing June 80, 1911 It Is g1s,s83,160.&A
legs than the total estimates, inc1ud-
ing supplemental estimates submitted
to congress by the treasury for tho
year 1911. and Is e5,57A, ,gBs.o9 leas
than the original estimates submitted
by the treasury for 1o11.
These 1ugrog do not includo tho
appropriations for the Panama canal.
the policy IL respect to which ought
to DO, and ID, to spend - much each
year o. can DO economically and ef-
fect1vely expended In order Go com.
plete the canal as promptly o. posi-
Bile, and therefore, the ordinary mo-
tive for cutting down the expense OF
the government does not apply to ap-
preparations FOR this purpose.
Against the estimates OF e1Dendi-
lures, 9640, 4,01312, we have estfmat-
I'd receipts for next year $3.50, 900, 900,
making probable surplus OF ordinary.
receipts over ordinary expenditures o1
about 9bo,000,o00, or taking Into &C
count the estimates for the Panama
canal, which are $56, 6,s2o,847.es and
which will ultimately be paid In bonds,
1t will leave . deficit for the next
year OF about ST,0oo;0o0, II congress
shall conclude TO forttfy the canal"
The Tariff.
The President deyoteg but little
space to the subject Of the tartg law,
and of Il lie says:
THE schedules ct the rates of duty
IN the Payne taaR act have been sub
1ected TO great deal OF criticism,
some Of It just, more Of II unfounded,
and to much Misrepresentation. The
act was adopted In pursuance of D
declaration By the party which i. re-
sponaibIsA for It that customs bill
should be ! tariR for the protection
Of homa5 induskrioa, the. Measure ok
the protection 20 be the difference be-
tween the cost Of producing the ina
ported article abroad ana the cost o3
producing It n home, togetnar with
such addition to that difference ~
might gtye . reasonable, profit to tha
home producer. The basis for the
criticism Of this tarfas Ii that in re-
spect to- number OF the schaGulaa
the declared measure was not follow
cd, but higher difference rotafned Or
inserted by way OF undue dtsorinina-
tion IN favor OF certain industries and
manufactures. Little, Il any, Of the
criticism of the tariff, has been direct.
Cd against the protective principle
above stated: but tie main BODY Of
the criticism has been based on the
attempt to conform to the measure Of
protection Was not honestly and ain
eerely adhered to-
The Tariff Beard.
Tbs president refers % the appoaat-