The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-18
DEMOCRATS INDIGNANT.
Macon nj arkansaS knocks out Proposed
Reforms In thr Legislative Rln.


WASHINGTON. Dec II An informal
indignation meeting Of Democrats q,
the House was held this ev ening afte,
that body adjourned The activity o,
Representative Macon of Arkansas In
setting at nauSht the reforms and econo.
mics instituted by the Appropriation.
Committee IN preparing the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bll
was tho only subject discussed
All new provisions in an appropriation
Dill are subject II points of order AZ
not being authorized by existing law
30 member II he chooses can play havoc
with one Of these money measures. and
no matter how carefully the Appropria-
tons Committee may have prepared it.
is able to set all their plans at naught.
This is what Mr.. Macon did to-day
A aboriously worked OUT reform under
the head OF the independent treasury
was knocked into a cooked hat All
the committees recommendations for
Reconsideration. reform and economics
were eliminated from the bill and the
service should the senate not ,nterfere.
will remain in its present admittedly
disorganized condition
After MIR Macon had been making
points Of order for some time Repre-
sentative Livingston Of Georgia senior
Democratic member Of the Appropria-
tons Committee. severely criticised his
party colleague. He said that there Were
some members Of the House who ap-
parrntly knew nothing of the work Of
the Appropriations Committee and Of
the labor inv olved in preparing a big bill
such "a the one under consideration
inasmuCh as they upset with glee the
best laid and most carefully considered
plans
You would better take TO tho woods.
sGId Mr. Liyingst on turning to ms ow n sid"
u, tho House and looking directly at Mr.
Mr"on and root like hogs that ncIthc:
s'" forward nor upward
But MIR Macon Wa not disturbed IN
tN' least "" kept on making points
II order until the bill was thoroughly
ridd-d
Mr. Macon succeeded in defeating
communications that "a chief 81 division
in IN" stat" Department ~ increased
from g.. lDI 10 81 80; that 'hr chief clcrk
nf ~" Trrg sury re- incr"as..d from s301
- 5000. that five las clerks bc increased
from 81 90 To - 500. that the director of
ITO Bureau OF Engraving and Printing.
from S. 500 10 80. OHo; the director 81 n"
MINT from ts,Jh 70 kup, inc Ailtl~b'r al
accounts in IN" Treasury from 81 $50 to
So so; m" auditor Of the Post Offic. IN
p1rIm' nj from 81. OS0 10 s. go. Law clerk
from s? $40 tO 50 40; en- "xp-rt accountant
from 81 ESQ to 50 $50 end four chi' n of di-
visions, P'so IN tho Post Ofico Depart
mont. from s. nOO - g.. $50
Tn" proposed Increase Of 81 .CNo in m"
=: cry Of tho EudJor for a." Post Officr
n pF -'rrantCr,c'. dn,ost ofIn. discussion
u WAS a. monstrEtNL To- Mr. Macon the
this PEI ticul2- F.Idi'Or had Effected =
saving Of s75 Os, in hi division lat year
and s3i nO this yer and that the az
ErHgFtc incTra." recommended for his
division WA, s? 100. hut Mr. Macon. re-
ma King thai fo IVES glad tho reductions
b d l.rrn mad bur that this was no tim.
- Incroas' salaries Persisted IN his Oh
lection
Mr Iivin gston TEs not N" only Demo
Crat Ia 'Skr fall out II Nir Macon Re-
pr"s"ntativ' Dickinson Of Missouri. who
succeeded N" Let" Representative ID"
Armond a. CGr"d with emphasis that men
ia authority IN N" Government s"rvic"
who lGnag' d to bring abouk such ccOno-
IA. PS Mr. Chance has effected IN his
Office should ;" prnp,-ly r"S Ard..d