The Irish standard., 1910-05-21


ness methods" the Taft administration
threatens to break all records in the
history Of the government in the enor-
nous expenditure of money. 1t looks
now as if the appropriations for this
session of Congress would exceed the
appropriations of the last regular ses-
sion to the extent of about $20,O0O,e00.
This will be billion dollar session
and then some.
Congressman Charles F. Barclay of
Pennsylvania, Cannon Republican,
has allowed it to become known that
the state of his health will not permit
him to continue as candidate for re-
election. This is the ninth "standpat-
ter" whose i'll health, due largely to
voting for the Payne-A ldrich tariff
revision upward has necessitated with
drawal from the approaching congress
sional elections.
During the first ten days of May
the government spent s1,619,0S1.46 more
than it took in. Newspapers that have
been stating the new tariff law is a
success from the standpoint of pro-
ducing sufficient revenue to run the
government, please copy)
The postal bank bill, promised in
the national Republican platform as
substitute for the guarantee of bank
deposits, is lowering between life and
death in the House committee on post
Offices and post roads.
Immediate statehood for Arizona
and New Mexico" another Republican
promise, lies neglected and alone in
the Senate committee on territories.
And Congress is about ready to close
up shop!
The kingly way in which justices Of
the United States Supreme Court
travel at public expense when attend
il.g funerals, has been revealed as a
result of the refusal of the auditor Of
the treasury for the state and other
departments to o. K. one of the bills.
The bill, which was turned down at
first, but later o. KID and paid by
order of another official. was one for
$1,44S94 to reimburse Marshal
Wright of the Supreme Court, for ex-
penses incurred by the justices in go
ing to Albany, N. Y, to attend the
funeral of the late Justice Peckham.
The expense bill which was finally
allowed was as follows:
so fares Washington to AL
bany and return .......... $772.00
Rental, parlor car, days.. 10000
Rental dining car, days.. 10000
Commissary supplies ........ 1889
Hotel bill and carriages, AL
bany Observation-Disclosures. 1850
Messengers fare, Albany to
Altamont and return ..... 200
Porters, baggage, tips and
taxicab ................. 1898
IOtal ................. .... SI, 44e.S4
Marshal Wright certified that the
amounts had been paid to the Penn
sylvania railroad from the appropra-
ton for miscellaneous expenses, U.
S. Courts, 1910"
Caleb R. Layton, auditor Of the
treasury for the state and other de-
partments." refused to o. K. the
voucher, citing the provision under
which it was contended that the ex-
penditures were authorized, which is
as follows:
"For payment Of such miscellaneous
| expenses as may be authorized by the
attorney general, for the United States
| courts and their officers, including the
furnishing and collecting Of evidence
where the United States is or may be
party in interest, and moving Of rec
| oIuss FOio'VVu.
Comptroller Tracewell of the treas
ury department was appealed to. and
! he rendered an opinion in which he
held that the expenses Of the justices
should be allowed.
/! Economy talk Notwithstanding, the
+. sundry civil bill of the Taft admins
! tration, which is now before the
House, carries the enormous aggregate
/ of $111,S49,211.
Only nine years ago the sundry civil
bill carried an aggregate appropria-
! ton OF S39,467,733. The increase since
1901 amounts to $72.3s1,47s.
The total appropriations at the last
session of Congress amounted to ST.
044,4O1,s57'
That is the greatest sum ever ap-
propriated at single session in the
history Of the republic.