Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10

Economy in government administra-
ton that means the turning out of office
of faithful and veteran clerks TO Starve
i'm the street was condemned by Senator
Bacon on the floor of the Senate yester-
day.
Senator Hale, in charge of the sundry
civil appropriation bill, offered an amend
nent authorizing the President to spend
s1C0C0O for Investigating the business
methods of the departments, with view
to greater efficiency and economy.
Too Hard Upon Drudgers.
There are various ways of economic
ing" declared Senator Bacon. II do not
believe the way to economic is to be too
hard upon the people who have to do the
drudgery of official work. That is what
We are doing = devising every possible
way TO bring about economy at the eX-
pense of those who do the drudgery.
while those who have the luxurious part
of official life still further encour-
aged in the expenditure of money which
could be better devoted to other purposes.
This departmental economy, this vast
ing at the bung while you save at the
spigot, produces great hardship and in
wolves great suffering. We have recently
had little illustration of il, SO far as
We could get information from the public
press. where in the economies of one OF
the departments number of people have
been turned out to starve. after long
years of efficient and faithful service.
and when they have no faculty or oppor-
tunity TO engage in other occupations.
Contrast of Salaries.
Il saw in the papers today or yester-
day that one poor man had absolutely
died. This is not the sort of economy
] am after, unless it can be done in a
way not to produce that kind OF suffer-
ing.
Il think it is sufficient reflection upon
MS that we have raised salaries in all
departments of the government of every
who enjoys honorable place; but
those who are doing the drudgery, the
clerks in the departments and the en-
ployes OF every kind are, in the face Of
prices for living double what they used
10 be. held down to their former wages,
and we take no step to try to relieve
them.
senator Bacon also protested against
tic perquisites which allowed to
many government officials. particularly
against official horses and carriages and
automobiles.
Vehicles for Family Use.
ms WAOlc toNh IL 4uii VI SuIi W.
h;cles." he remarked There is hardly
a subordinate officer today in the city of
Washington but has a carriage and horse
at his command, to say nothing of the
lia.her officials. Not only the officials are
iding in them, but their families are
ociBG SO, while the Chief Justice of the
nited States and other officials much
ii4her i'll rank than those officials are
walking
1t does look TO me as though we are
indulging in chi!dS play when we stand
Up here and talk about economy and let
such things be going on every day and
permit them in every appropriation bill. -
100000 Economy Investigation.
The amendment proposing the 800 900
economy investigation aroused much dis
cussioD. Senator Clay of Georgia was
the first 10 voice a protest He recalled
that several similar investigations have
been made and that expenditures of the
various departments have been steadily
increasing.
Senator Hale replied that the, President
believes this inv esti2atiOn willSresult in
the adoption of methods of co-ordna ton
and in the prevention OF duplicate" work
SO he was willing 70 give the President
the opportunity to hunt UP economy.
Il think IL is worth while remarked
inc conservative MY. Hale, to endOw
the President with this appropriation. TO
see If he can report TO us something that
will tend to limit and bring into reason
able space the enormous. the increa sin .
and alarming and appalling expenditures
OF the government"
Foresees Executive Controversies.
Senator Brstow was pessimistic re-
sarding the success of the inquiry
partment and begins TO investigate II -
remarked Mr. Brstow. and concludes
that the cabinet officer is not running the
department as 1t ought to be run. he as
sumes the standpoint of critic. Nine
times out of ten it will he resented. If
you expend slOn.oc0 for this purpose YOU
will get nothing for il except more or
less executive controversies
The Senate approved the amendment
1t Will go into conference.
That committee amendment providing
for the expenditure of s., 600 900 for the
purchase of the twelve squares of land
between the Capitol grounds and the
Mon station plaza, and for the con
structioR of broad boulevard from The
feace monument TO the station. was
agreed to.
When IL was presented Senator Bristow
desired TO know how much of the present
Capitol grounds would be sacrificed in
tu' lay ibS Out VI the avenue. senator
Hale assured him ii would cut off little
Of the northwest corner of the presen,
park around the Capitol.
Convenience Stations Abandoned.
Without discussion the Senate agreed Il
the amendments which will stop work or
the two public convenience stations al
Dupont Circle and al 9th and r streets
There was also approval OF the appro
rriation of $1,000 for the foundation OF
the Mcmillan memorial fountain to b.
placed in Mcmillan Park.
The work of investigation of structural
materials transferred by the committed
frnD, hureau of sfanda rdS n the