The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-02
He with Congress- Aid, Has
Reduced the Expenses, but
Still They Run Over. the
Billion Mark.
REPUBLIC GROWING
SO MUST EXPENSES
Army and Navy Appropria-
tions ReducedIThis Year
Democrats Must Now Face
KnottY Problem
JONATHAN WINFIELD.

JONATHAN WINFIELD.
Washington, April 1.--According to
Republican members Of the SiXty-first
congress, President 'Taft's economy
slogan sounded two years ago, mas
been realized to the fullest extent. 1t
would seem the Republicans have the
statistics. figures, and other SOLID
facts upon which to prove their con-
tentiOn. In the first place Jim
Tawney, familiarly known as the
watch dog of the treasury. says so
In the next place statistics show that
the appropriations called for by the
various cabinet officers. heads OF COM
missions, the judiciary and other in
dependent departments of the gov
ernment, very nearly equal the estl-
mates This condition. it is said, has
not occurred in years.
The last congress as predicted by
leading Democrats, like several OF its
predecessors. was billion dollar con-
sress Notwithstanding the fact that
it only existed for three months. It's
successor, the Sixty-second congress,
will require all the skill of the Demo
Gratis i'm both house and senate to
bring the expense OF the government
for the fiscal year below that mark.
| If left 10 Representative J. J. FitZ-
gerald of New York. it will undoubted-
ly be brought about. His followers
have already declared that sweeping
reforms are to be made in the admin
istration of the government depart
ments and it is supposed that Mr..
| Fitzgerald and his workers will en-
deavor to cut appropriations far be-
low the estimates made under the
| Taft policy of retrenchment.
Only Small Excess.
The appropriations for the last con-
Sress exceeded those of the SiXtieth
congress by only about 100000 in
face of the fact that the country has
expanded wonderfully within the past
two years. and in period of progress
ion where steadily appropriations
seemed TO be necessary to carry on
the governments work. In Mr.. Taw-
ncy's words, the economy of the
house bears eloquent testimony to the
good faith and successful effort of
! President Taft in his execution of the
law requiring closer scrutiny of eX-
penditures."
The appropriation under the admin
istration of president Cleveland in
the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth con-
crosses were. s1,S71 .5O9.57s. Under
the Roosevelt administration during
the Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth con-
Crn f<tn 80
spent, s2,O52.709, 400 being expended
during the Sixtieth congress. During
the first session of the Sixty-first con-
gress. under President Taft, congress
appropriated s1,027, ,133,446 and at the
second session, or the congress just
closed. this was reduced to 81 ops
623. los making total for the Sixty
first congress of s2,O52.6 623,1OS.
During the last congress the eX-
pense of maintaining our army and
navy were materially cut, $4,000. 200
being Topped off the army estimates.
and S2,O0O.O00 in the navy. To equal
ize the situation, however. the sundry
civil and other measures that We're
introduced in the congress We're pro-
portionately swollen. Attempts were
made to increase the expenditures of
the government by millions of dollars
just before the close of the session by
numbers OF representatives and SEN
ators who have seen their last days
IN the national congress as members.
The efforts, however. We're blocked
by President Taft and few senator
and representatives close TO the ad
ministration. President Taft threat
oned TO use the veto while the mem.
bers of congress successfully fought
these various measures as they came
in the house and, senate by filibuster
methods.
What Tawney Says.
Mr.. Tawney. who is the retiring
chairman of the house committee on
approx lat ons in speaking of the sub
ieet o, reducing the expenditures OF
the goverl ment. recommends after sin
years 3 ne head of this committee
that ! al propriations matters should
be cC' o hated in the hands of one
large md representative commiet ee
II is loin ed out that of the thirteen
Sener; ipply bills. six are now han
died the rules of the house b!
the &C ittee on appropriations. and
that hese bills there was appro
pirate uring the first regular ses
sion ne last congress SIG. 900. 00t
less the estimates. while the
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