The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-04-12
PRESIDENT TAFT
URGES ECONOMY
RECOMMENDS LEGISLATION DE-
SIGNED TO SAVE OVER
s11,ooo,o 900 YEARLY,
IN MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
and Lighthouse Services-Ap-
peals for 100000 for
Economy Commission.

Washington, ~. y. fTeslueHl
Taft today sent TO congress his sec,
ond message Of the present year on
economy and efficiency in the govern.
ment service. He recommended the
passage of legislation designed to save
more that ST., goo, 600 annually to the
people of the United States.
Probably his two most striking pro-
posals were 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 of
al least $40, 900, 900 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 81, 900, 600 yearly.
The president concluded his mes
sag with an appeal to congress to APP
propriate the 100000 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 CLASH
fed service; estimated saving, $62, 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 say
ing, not given.
Consolidation Of auditing Offices of
the government under one auditory;
estimated saving, 100000 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 80 per cent.
Capitalization of the distribution of
government documents; estimated
saving, $24, 900 a year.
Discontinuance of publication of the
official register; estimated saving,
$3.50 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 tho 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
ar 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.
rey Of Washington. The government
nov has several antitrust suits pend.
ing against foreign steamship com.
binations.
The bill would provide that any
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 $4,000 for each offense.
The bill would ,.lso provide that the
postmaster general cancel the mai
carrying contract of any vessel owned
or controlled by persons adjudged vic
lators Of the law. The bill was re
ferred to the committee on merchan'
marine which Is preparing to investi