The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-13

The Great IS~u" OI Economy.
The American people are confronted
with NJ more important question than
economy ~ ',-irral expenditures. They
have grown familiar with billion dollar
Congresses ~ a few wears few wears
more and there may be- annual apprp-
priatious nf g. s,l,.sDWn unless public
sentiment l. aroused - IN" sinister ease
with " hlch new burdens are assumed by
the Government and the money II found
L. carry them. The country - now
heading straight toward a system ~
bond i-s,ls-S and the European plan n
cumulative national debts.
As the peopl" ar" not conscious ~ the
incubus N indirect taxation and as both
parties shar" m the heapIng mp ~ alp
preparations and arr reluctant Ia limit
them. II seems like labor ~ Sisvphus
Ia reform the methods If making alp
preparations IN which Congress haS be-
come addicted.
Representative JNMES TAwNFY ~
Minnesota deals with this subject Wig
Crously m an article m the September
Rer'cW ~ R,uors There : no better
AUTHORITY N Congress. IL - true a. he
intlmatrs, that "A citizen who kerIs a
wary eve IN every dollar IT government
expenses IN hls own town. "r even IN his
State, will be- stone blInd when Congress
il voting millions 81 money for the sup
port of tho Federal Government. al
though hc helps 10 paw for ~ IN customs
duties and internal and other rcven,s
taxes Mr. TNwNEY laws his finger on
another prim" cause ~ mounting apprO-
priations a. Washington:
4 Thls frtircr'u-.s - rs,ieral TAXATION aui ne
popular belief rr,' Wh.t the Federal Government
d'es AMI pa'- fn- docs not come ou' 81 their
pockets CIV, u.c % ,n- p-opls. wiulnsne>. 90
surrender p, he Tr,ic-al Government funriion,
nat no states have expressly rcsrr, 81 % them
solve, ne exercise ~ Which Involves the eSp~ndl
ure % money ani uscviSe 10 the caEerness with
which r~y demand appropriations for obi cots
vhIrh should ari could lus' a. well he undertaken
and performed hy thc,r local or state govern
uCn's
Every proposition 70 establish n new
Federal bureau gets powerful support
in Congress II the object u to have the
Federal Government take mp a burden
which the States want To- be- rid II. One
81 the-e propositions that will be forced
on the attention NJ Congress NJ 'he next
session II the scheme Ia establish n
department NJ Health with Secretary
in the Cabinet An attempt IL made Ia
justify IL 10y the argument that the States
are remiss in dealing with questions ~
-.
plan has the backing ~ prominent med
ical men and tho uss - busy publicity
bureau. The Federal Government IA
already doing a hundred and one things
under cover Of existing law that should
be the sole ,,InoeTn Of the States. For
one striking example we quote Mr.
TAwNEY again:
-1hs Geological survey vas established pr-
marty for the purpose 81 making geological sur
vsy Of the public domain. In performance ~
mis- function. topographic and geologic surveys
have been made Of pubic lands. but thi, work
has been and IL now being dons In states where
there 10 not foot 81 public land. uunici-
pslitle. and counties have been surveyed prima
Tily In the interest Of municipalities and pubic
uuniy corporAuons such a. electric railways
and water power companies. Iikewiss. mon
LAytsabe streams Which Ne wholly within q
single state and therefore not within the juri..
dlciion - me PederaI Goverumsn, are beinr
gsuE,d. ana 'nia work Is done principally for the
benent ~ localities or Industrial concerns inter
Gated In water power dew .opment'
Unfortunately for the cause IL econ
omy the sr-tem If making appropria-
tons which i now m vogue IN the Hnus.
lends itself 10 careless sNtravagance.
Before lssj all appropriation bills w.r.
prepared hv one committee, the Com
nit-se On Wavs and Means In that
year the jurisdiction Of this COMMITTEES.
was divided and one ~ appropriations
wns treated - TAX. over the pr"pa rat IN
II such bills. Beginning with 1881 the
important work was divided from tim.
20 time. appropriations for aRriculrIr"
becoming 1he concern ~ the COMMITTEES.
IN AgrIrultur" those ~ army and navy
- the committees on Military and
Navel MAR WhIl" diplomats EXPENSE,
we're referred =" the Foreign Affair."
COMMITTEE. poet office EXPENSES 10 an
other committee. aud those ~ the In
dian tribes "a the committee on Indian
AnairS. Thus appropriation bills are
prepared m seven committees instead
II bv one, ~ formerly This division
~ jurisdiction aud responsibility ~ the,
matter Of initiating appropriations has
contributed more than any single
cause saws Mr. TAwNEY, TO the enor-
nous Increase IA appropriations during
resent wears Tie adN ocates the adOp-
ton Il rule bv the Sixty-second Con
Er"~- referring all appropriations 10 one
rpmmrt'r" sufficiently large Ia repre-
-"ur 900 sections 9th" country, vested
with "N'iu-Iy" jurisdiction over all ,-ti-
mate 'nr Hupr"prIat loO=-
" r- .uu'".,ahle that Republican
House under the pressure Of alarmed