Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30
Democrats Planning to Cut Off
Travelling Expenses.
KNIFE FOR OTHER ITEMS
Tariff Board and Economy Commis-
sion Under the Ban.
SCHEDULE FOR CASH BILLS
District Of Columbia Bill to Be
Taken UP First After Holidays.
No Big Cuts Likely.

The appropriation of S225.O0O for the
Presidents tariff board. the appropriation
of $1,000 for the Presidents economy
commission and the appropriation OF
$4,000 for the Presidents travelling ex'
penses will all be eliminated from the
sund1y civil appropriation bill, considera-
tion of which will be begun by the House
appropriations committee in January
The democrats of the committee are un-
derstood to be unanimously in favor OF
this action, and it is declared that the
striking out of this total of $S25,oO all
OF which is now expended by direction OF
the President, will meet with the ap-
l,rov.tI of the majority party in the
House.
The democratic tariff program fol
January and February was outlined in
The Star Thursday afternoon. The
democratic appropriations program has
been practically completed as well. Ii
provides for consideration of the Dis
trict OF Columbia appropriation bill
Immediately upon the reconvening OF
ConSre 50 after the holidays. This Will
be next Wednesday.
Bill Practically Complete.
mittee will be held on that date anG
the District bill, which has been prac-
ucaIly completed, formally approved
The following day the full appropria-
tions committee will meet and repor,
the measure TO the House. This viii
make it possible for the local bulge,
TO he brought up in the House by Mr
BurlesOn Friday, and its considera-
alton Immediately begun. No hint OF
the contents of the measure has been
given other than Mr.. BurleSOnS state
Inissioners estimates for 1912 were
quite satisfactory" and would not be
subjected to heavy pruning by the sub
committee.
the pension, fortifcations and legislative
measures will be passed in order. Then
the sundry civil bill, which, as stated.
carries for the current year $4,000 for
the tariff board. $4,000 for the economy
commission and $2J.OO for the Presi-
dents travelling expenses, will be taken
up
Against Tariff Board.
The democrats will defend their denial
of the quarter of million appropriation
for the tariff board on the ground that
the. very principle Of a tariff body under
the thumb of the executive is at variance
with the doctrines Of the democratic
party ever since Jefferson's time. Be-
sides they will point out that the Con-
stitution gives to the House of Repre-
sentatives the right and power of initiat-
ing revenue legislation and contend that
the activities of the presidentially-con-
trOlled board amounts practically to
usurpation of this power.
OF course. a good many democrats voted
FOR the original appropriation for the
tariff board, but they weren't in power
then, they will say. and thought such
a body couldn't do any harm and might
do some. good. Now that the control OF
The purse strings Is shared with the re-
publican Senate by an overwhelmingly
Cs-nocrati. House they don't propose 10
permit the ''iniquity" 10 continue.
Those democrats vino are in town say
/ at President Taf, - statement before the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science the other night, that the
economy commission ought to DC permitted
to work ahead for the next four or tive
years. will alternate any democratic sup
port that he might have had for the