New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
trrom The Tribune Bureau.

washington, June "a.
DhMoCRATIC ECONOMY.-The Demo-
aus IT. control Of the House ere rapidly
demonstrating to an observing public that
'"eir brand OF much vaunted economy
would bankrupt the national treasury II it
''"H free sweep The chairman OF the
COMMITTEE on Appropriations was com
/ fe"ed 10 admit to-day that the contingent
| luhd or the House had been exhausted and
70 urge an emergency appropriation of SOL
-" 10 meet the expenses of the various in
Vesugating committees which are seeking
70 unearth something In the way Of a scan
cal which will be susceptible Of use as
campaign material. In fact. the contingent
| iund has been more than exhausted. for
the chairman OF the Committee on Ac-
counts was Leo to admit that the House
mad gone into debt and that there are no
funds to pay the bills OF a number OF its
/ creditors. When pressed for details. Rep
resertauve Fitzgerald was compelled 70
relate that the House had run into debt
something over $4,000 for new furniture
and this despite the fact that in the last
rev years the House has furnished every
room in the new office building. ard has
according 10 the criticisms of Democrats
IN the past, been guilty Of reckless ex-
travSSance in regard TO this matter When
/ further pressed TO explain why furniture
/ DIS amounting 10 $500 should cause a
draft on the Treasury Of over sgi 600 Mr.
Fitzgerald erudgingly admitted that the re-
mainder was for the expenses OF the vari-
GUS smelling committees of the House
Representative Mann, in his capacity Of
minority leader objected TO the considera-
ton of the bill to-day and 1t went over
with an intimation from him that the Dem
, ocrats would have to have quorum pres
ent on Monday if they wanted more money.
Mr.. Mann also promised that there would
be some debate on the subject before the
bill was approved II these various inves-
legations were being seriously conducted.
ano were free from peanut politics and
from rivalry among the Democratic lead
ers. the Republicans would not be disposed
70 critieise their expenditures. but when
large committee summons numerous wit
nesses and wastes several days investigat
ing an item Of SIS a for repairs to a pri-
Vately owned motorhoat-and this after the
Secretary Of the Navy had informed the
committee that the owner of the boat de-
POSTED 800 10 cover these expenses; when
the wild and unsupported charges OF dis
charged and disgruntled employees are made
the basis Of days of investigation. .nclud-
irg payment of a per diem TO those same
discharged employees as witnesses; when
another committee takes days to discover
that the Postmaster General throws away
used and broken packing cases. instead Of
hunting up a secondhand dealer and try
ing 10 sell them or using his clerical force
% split them up into kindling and thus
make them marketable. and when several
committees insist on investigating the same
subject and calling the same witnesses In
order that each may gain an equal amount
Of publicity, the Republicans believe they
have good ground for criticism.
CLARK REPLIES TO TAFT.-Wheli
Speaker Champ Clark's attention was
called to the declaration IN this column Of
President Taft's position with regard to
tariff revision. and 10 a dispatch from
Providence which confirmed The Trbune's
statement that the President would veto
any tariff bills passed in advance Of re-
ports by the Tariff Board on the indus
tries affected. the Speaker made the fol-
lowing statement of the Democratic posi-
ton. THE tariff ought 70 be revised from
top to bottom. The people Of the land so