Evening star., 1912-01-09
ECONOMY REPORT UP
President and Cabinet Go Over
His Message.
MAY BE REVOLUTIONARY
Recommendations Of Commission to
Save Millions.
IN HURRY TO CLOSE WORK
Fear That Democratic House Will
Cut Or Appropriation
Cause Of Rush.
MAY BE REVOLUTIONARY
N HURRY TO CLOSE WORK

Cut or Appropriation
| Cause Of Rush.
The cabinet meeting today has been
going over, among other things, Presi-
dent Tafts message to Congress upon
the work of his efficiency and economy
commission. which he has had under
consideration some time. Proof sheets
of the message were secured from the
printing office, and were used at the
cabinet meeting, which discussed the
various features Of the message.
The President has outlined the work
| Of the commission so far and commends
| in high terms the benefits that ought to
accrue to the government IL Congress
will work with the executive branch Of
the administration in providing addition
al laws that will carry into effect the
plans Of the experts who have been at
work for year and a half trying to
devise ideas that will save millions in
expenditures each year and at the same
time improve the service of the govern
ment.
Its Labors Not Completed.
ished its labors. 1t has been consider
ing about twelve subjects relating to
government u ork, and reports on two or
three Of these are to accompany the
message Of the President. Detailed at
tention to all of the twelve subjects
would keep the commission busy a num-
Der of years, 1t Is said, but in anticipa-
ton that democratic House may refuse
further appropriations for keeping up
the work. the commission will endeavor
to synOpsize it's conclusions on the other
subjects and make them public by the
end of the fiscal year. The reports will
be made public as fast as completed after
the message and the first reports go In to
Congress.
President Taft, and members of the
commission believe that the democratic
House, after understanding the work that
has been done and Is in progress in the
offices Of the commission. will deem it
advisable to continue the work for
another fiscal year, at least No chances
will be taken on this. however. and as far
as possible the commission will hurry
along and endeavor to close its work by
the end Of the year.
May Be Revolutionary.
The reports Of the economy commits
sion will be revolutionary to a large
degree. 1t Is asserted by those who
are in position to know. Many of
their recommendations can be put into
effect, II President Taft desires, by
executive order or direction to heads
recommendations can be utilized only
by acts OF Congress. The commission
will seek to extend the civil service
further than at this time and remove
politics as factor in every direction
The Presidents message and the re-
nOrf4 UYfG QhAW o,,l
tapping OF work throughout the depart
menfsi and expenditures amounting to
millions that may be cut down. The
handling OF supplies receives especial at
whole thing be changed by the establish
ment OF central purchasing bureau
for the buying of all government sup-
plies. 1t is pointed out that the prices
paid Tor identically the same supplies in
various departments differ considerably
Government standards OF supplies so that
there may be harmony In bids are also
suggested.
Powers Leaves Senator Bradley.
Representative Powers Of Kentucky
who was once sentenced to death in that
| state. has broken away from his friend,
Senator Bradley. in one patronage matter
This is the collectorship Of internal rev.
enue in the Danville district The posi-
ton is now held by ]. s. Cooper of Som
erset, In the eleventh congressional dis
trtct- Cooper Is a leader of the Edwards
Cooper faction Of republicans, which Mr..
Powers defeated in the last election. re-
| uring Mr.. Edwards from his seat in Con-
gress Representatives Powers and Lang
ley nave been united upon Jackson Morris
for collector.
Morris lived in the eleventh district
and has been private secretary to Gov.
WlIson. who also Joined Powers and
langley. Senator Bradley has sought
OF Danville in the eighth ongressional
district. Powers. learning that the
President would not appoint Morris,
and rather than have the patronage go
outside his own congressional district,
today called on the President with
Judge r. C. Tartar. county Judge of
Pulaski. and leader of the Edwards
Cooper faction. and Joined in urging
the reappointment Of Cooper, his po-
litical foe. Representative Langley h s
also joined Powers, both the republican
representatives being against the sena-
tor. In spite Of this the President is
likely to recognize Senator Bradley, as
he has been doing right along.
Kentucky people are inclined to look
| for q split between Senator Bradley and
l his former prOtege, Powers. but the lat
| ter claims to have no such purpose.
Errors in New Code.
l PRESIDENT Tart has before him for Sig
nature a bill. one Of the first put through
Congress. correcting a glaring error
made in passing the new judicial code
more than a year ago. This code went
into effect January /. error and all. The
work of codifying and arranging the
code was a big one, and when Congress
had finally made II into law Albert II.
Walker, New York lawyer, undertook
| the work. voluntarily. Of looking for pos
| sible errors, believing that such a big
work was almost sure I'd contain serious
| errors.
/ One of his first discoveries was that il
i chang ng old section 8 Of the act of 1881
| into section 70 Of the new code, sever
| words had been left out These sever
words were the only ones that gave juris
diction to the circuit judges of the coun
Try to hold circuit courts OF appeals. Mr
Walker reported the trouble to Senator
Sutherland of the Senate judiciary com,
| mittee last July. and Mr.. Sutherland hat
the Senate pass q bill making the neces
| sary corrections. Repres .ntat We Clayton
chairman Of the House judiciary commit
tee. failed to get the bill through in An
i gust. as Congress was closing, but die
| have II passed Q few days ago.
BANKERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
Nfty-Six Counts in the Indictment