The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-04-11
PRESIDENT TAFT
URGES ECONOMY
RECOMMENDS LEGISLATION DE-
SIGNED TO SAVE OVER
s11,ooo,ooo YEARLY,
IN MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Would Consolidate Revenue Cutter
and Lighthouse services-Ap-
peaIs for 100000 for
Economy Commission.

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Taft today sent to congress His sec
ond message of the present year OF
economy and efficiency in the govern
ment service. He recommended tn,
passage OF legislation designed to say,
more that $11, 900, 900 annually to tn,
people of the United States.
Probably his two most striking pro
posals we're that the local government
offices in the treasury, postofflce, jus
tice, interior and commerce and labor
departments be placed in the classi
fed service and that the revenue cut
ter service be consolidated with the
lighthouse service In the department
Of commerce and labor.
By the first charge, the president
said, congress could effect a saving oil
at least $10,000,00 annually and al
though in this message he gave no fig
ures for the consolidation OF the two
services of the sea, in a previous mes
sage on the same subject early in the
year. he predicted economies that
would total about $1,000,0 900 yearly.
The president concluded his mes.
sage with an appeal to congress to ap.
propriate the 5000, 900 necessary to
support the economy efficiency com
mission for another year with $4,000
additional for the publication of the
commissions findings.
Other recommendations in the mes
sage were:
Placing Of pension agents in classi-
fed service; estimated saving, $50, 900
annually.
Abolition OF office of receiver OF
district land Offices and transfer of
duties to register, assisted by bonded
clerk; estimated saving, $4,000 an.
nually.
Transfer Of political appointees" in
internal revenue and customs services
to classified service; estimate of saw
ing, not given.
Consolidation Of auditing offices Of
the government under one auditory;
estimated saving, $500. 900 annually,
Discontinuance of mileage allow
ances for government travel and a per
diem allowance for officers and en-
ployes, in place of Subsistence"
which includes lodging for those
travelling; no estimate of saving given.
Improved method of handing CORE
spondence; estimate of saving, not
given, but predicted that labor can be
reduced so per cent.
Capitalization of the distribution Of
government documents; estimated
saving, $4,000 a year.
Discontinuance of publication of the
official register; estimated saving,
$4,000 annually.
Directly and indirectly" reads the
message, 'the changes proposed will
result in the saving of many millions
of dollars of public funds"
National and state banks to the
number of 5000 or more will be inter.
rogated by the house money trust"
investigating committee. The banks
will be asked to furnish lists of their
directors with information concerning
deposits, trusts and stock holdings
with numerous other details of their
business.
Senator Crawford's bill looking to
an international inquiry into the high
cost Of living was ordered favorably
reported by the senate committee on
foreign relations. 1t would provide
for a general conference between rep
resentatives Of the United States and
foreign governments into the present
Bill Hits Shipping Pools.
Washington.-A bill designed to
break up foreign shipping pools and
combinations and to give to this gov
eminent greater control over such
alleged restraints of trade which orig
mate outside the United States was
Introduced by Representative Humph.
reg of Washington. The government
10Y has several antitrust suits pend
ing against foreign steamship COM
binations.
The bill would provide that n
vessel not OF the United States, owned
or controlled by any person or corpo-
ration adjudged to have violated the
Sherman law. and which might be
used to carry out the purposes ad-
judged unlawful, prohibiting from en-
tering any port of the United States
or clearing therefrom under penalty
of $685. 900 for each offense.
Tie bill would also provide that the
postmaster general cancel the mail
carrying contract of any vessel owned
or controlled by persons adjudged vio-
iators of the law. The bill was re-
ferred to the committee on merchant
marine which Ii preparing to investi-
cato the alla0od ahinnin1 comhina