New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-04
HOUSE SLASHES EXPENSE
Sundry Civil Bill Fails to Provide
for Tariff Board.
APPROPRIATES $1O9,577,414
President to Get Travelling Elk
penses-$7O0,0O0 for New
York Postoffice.
From The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington, June 3.--Bearing evidence in
almost every paragraph of the ndiscrim-
mate use OF the Democratic pruning knife,
the sundry civil appropriation bill was re-
ported TO the House to-day by Chairman
Fitzgerald, OF the Appropriations Commit
tee. As expected, the bill contains a num-
Der OF legislative riders" The Tariff
Board is abolished, no appropriation being
carried for its continuance after June So
The sundry civil bill appropriates Slp.-
5T,il4 30, which is approximately A2'oo'VVO
less than the estimates and about s53.COO,Hc
less than the appropriations for the current
fiscal year covering the sundry civil cN-
penses Of the government
Representative Fitzgerald recently charged
the Democratic House with "hlppodrom-
ing in its pledges Of economy, and IL Is
probable that he intends the sundry ciVii
bill to be an answer 10 the charge. Est-
mates were freely slashcd. Few depart
ments escaped. The committee, however
was considerable OF the estimates Tor the
Executive Mansion proper, and the custom
airy appropriations were allowed, with en-
additional $1,000 for a portrait OF President
Taft
The committee abandoned its tentative
plan TO eliminate the usual appropriation OF
so. 900 for the travelling expenses or the
President The Presidents efficiency ana
economy commission, TO investigate the
archaic methods in the government depart
ments, was also retained. $4,000 being APP
propriated for the continuance OF It's work.
No reason is given in the commlttee
report for the abolition OF the Tariff Boa:,-
The Democratic opposition to the board mas
been constantly increasing, and the way
for IFS abolition was paved I'm the legisla-
tive Lii when the committee consolidated
the Bureau of Statistics and the Bureau I'll
Manufactures into a bureau to be known
as tho Bureau OF Foreign and Domeauc
Commerce.
The committee appropriatcs %s.tso,"" TOT
the continuation OF the construction OF 'he
Panama Canal, instead Of the S4loo-'e'
asked in the estimates. This reduction Is
explained on the ground that toIohel zoe
thals modified the estimates ana ny the lac'
that there is also an uneNpended balance
from the 1919 appropriation.
Among the items carried I'm the Dill are
the following affecting New York:
Tho sum OF SIS. go r. made availa bic for
the prevention OF obstructive ana injurious
deposits in New York Harbor -
The bill appropriates S.0"Vp TOT i Cparo
and improvements 10 the Appraisers stores
and $1,000 TO continue the cnlarselheh'
and rcmodeling OF the Assay once. ~
For the continuance or the CONSTRUCTOR
OF Barge once annex. f'1." ,
An appropriation OF 10000 IS autlor-
izod FOR plans buildings and foundations
for the New York Postofiice
For Ellis Island $4,000 ~ appropriated
for a new story on the baggage ana dormi-
tory building.
Six additional assistant surgeons, de-
sired by the immigration authorities OF Ne"
York with special training in the diagnosis
Of insanity. arc authorized. These addl-
tjonsl officials are charged with special
reference to the detection OF mental defects
IN aliens. and ll.7eo is appropriated Tor
salaries.