The Washington herald., 1911-01-18
"SNARBS" HIDDEN
! In MONEY BILLS
Plenty of Opportunity for
Neat Little Jobs Seen.
LIVELY WORK TO BE DONE
Watch Dogs" Need Be Alert to Pre-
vent Appropriation Measures Being
Hand Is Prediction Generally
Made-Break Over the Tariff.

More snakes than were ever driven
out Of ireland will try TO wriggie into
the appropriation bills in tne closing
hours il they have TO be ia mined through
in 4 hurry. said an evl-minded MEM
hcr Of the House yesterday as he contem-
plaIed the impending gorge OF business
in the spring breakup of Congress
Such a condition OF affairs, he went
On TO explain, furnishes the favorite op-
portunitN for putting through little jobs.
in the confusion and tumult attendant
upon the going uut 81 4 Congress. when
tn" watch dogs" often relax their visi-
lance ard when there is disposition on
the part of the defeated to let things
take care of themselves.
In this connection. however it may be
stated tilat several watch dogs in the
House and Senate are alive to the pla rs
Of the wicked. and some fond hopes are
likely 10 be dashed.
Representative Tawney of Minnesota
chairman of the House Committee on
Appropriations. said yesterday that the
committee positively would not allow the
big Sundry civil bill. which carries the
odds and ends of the appropriations in a
vast total OF about $50. 100000. to be
'HShed through under the suspension of
the rules in the last days, but that no
ti"N would be served upon those inter
csted that this bill would have to receive
du" and careful consideration in Commit
tee of the Whole. and opportunity afford
ed to scan carefully all items. Last year
the House spent eleven days this bill.
lively Work Needed.
Tive C""t remains. however that some
pr t,E lively Work will have TO be done
if the -emainins appropriation bills are
vii,
special order days. which the House
shows no disposition to abrosate judg-
ing from Yesterdays vote there remain
hut eighteen working days of this ses-
SION for the consideration of bills of all
kinds.
Night sessions viii soon become neces-
:arT for important business and every
body knows the Discrimination OF mem
h"rS to furnish Il quorum at night ses-
SIonS of the House, while Senators re-
gard It almost as an infringement upon
personal liberty to he asked to come back
after dinner
The amount OF work before Congress
is appalling. The President wants some
OF his programme carried out. There arc
scores or important bills of general in
t"rcSt in half baked condition awaiting
the final turn: there is the tariff commits
sion to be cared Tor: the ship subsidy
to. and all kinds Of worries ahead Of the
legislators.
Taft Is InSistent.
Notwithstanding the notice served on
tn" Senate by Senator Bailey that there
will bc no tariff commission legislation
at this session. President Taft is insist
ent upon making an effort TO secure some
Kind Of action that will continue the life
"f the efforts already under way to Sc
cur" data upon tariff revision.
Three-fourths of the members of the
committee on Ways and Means favor the
ltalZ"ll bill for tariff board in the
Treasury department. against the
l.onSWOrth administration biIl. and Dali
Z"iI~ measure" will probably be reported
Eut the procreSSiveS do not like the Dal-
Z"il bill. and the Democrats do not like
ii. either, 50 there iS trouble ahead
Failing all else, il is possible that a pro-
Ni>lon Will have to b" proposed TO an
appropriation hill l." continue the present
tariff board. and that is where Senator
faicN will como in with his threat that
-curfCw shall not ring tonight.