Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-23
MAJORITY PARTY IN HOUSE
FRAMrIcALLv TRYING TO
MAKE ECONOMY RECORD.
pusL,c BUILDINGS o,LL
TO De REPORTED OUT
to. Recommend Measure
Despite Agreement 70 Make No Ap.
prepriatiens-NsarIy Al Members
cIan,erins For euiidins Funds-
Senate Certain to Increase Amount.
Especial Correspondence


Washington. Jan 23.-Old time re-
publican leaders in the house, who are
now sitting on the back seats and
Watching the procession go by, are
chortlins to themselves joyously over
the troubles the democrats are having
in keeping the expenditures down. Now
and then, in fact. the whilon republi-
can leaders break out into something
that resembles loud outlaws and each
nations.
Having been lambasted for many
years for extravaganza, the republi-
cans can not be blamed for enjoying
the troubles the democrats are having
to escape similar attacks.
The latest thing that has come up to
trouble the house democrats is the
pubic buildings bill. The house COM
mittee on public buildings has Just de-
ctded to make a favorable report on a
public buildings bill. 1t has been de-
termined TO hold this down to $4,000.
900 as II will emerge from committee.
Nor Will any district be allowed an
authorization for more than one pro-
Ject whether it be a new building or
an additional authorization for a pro-
1ect previously allowed. But the COM
mittee. with the exception OF Mr.. Barn.
hart, OF Indiana. is in favor Of bill
Change Of Front.
1t will be recalled that the house
leaders at the outset Of the session
took stand against a public buildings
Dill this season. 1t was urged that the
democrats must make a record for
economy. Leader Underwood went be-
fore the committee and made q plea
against a public buildings bill this
session. How seriously his plea was
taken may be judged from the fact
that he had hardly left the room be-
fore the committee proceeded to the
consideration OF what to do about a
public buildings measure and made it
entirely clear that 1t intended to re-
port out bill.
Some predictions are now being made
that while the house public buildings
committee will report bill. it will be
turned down in the democratic caucus
But the best Information Is that moth
Ing Of the kind will happen. In the
| first place. 1t is unlikely that 1t will 90
| to caucus. 1t will probably be brought
up in the house and passed. This is
the prediction made by well-informed
members Of the committee who have
been sounding the situation.
Majority Favors Bill.
The facts are that nearly every
member Of the house, whether repub-
lican or democrat, wants a public
! buildings bill Most every member feels
he needs an authorization for a pub
lie building to help make the political
machinery move next summer and fall
with the proper measure of accelera-
ton. Itsis this feeling that makes the
economy pleas Of the house demo-
cratic leaders unavailing.
While the puolic buildings bin will
carry only authorizations and not ap-
propriattons, the statistical sharpa
will reckon these authorizations In
their totals next summer when they
| come to figure up how much a con-
gress with a democratic house has ex-
pended Of the peoples money.
One. phase Of the public buildings bill
that adds to the worriment Of the
democratic leaders Is this. that the bill
II II goes thru the house at SIG. ZOO. 00t
! will he considerably increased in the
senate And the house conferees will
probably accept the increases. AND
more than this, under the circum.
stances the house democratic leaders
will find 1t inconvenient to do more
than roar very gently over the dispo.
1ition Of republican senate to be la,
with public funds