The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-12
PRESIDENT Taft
URGES ECONOMY
RECOMMENDS LEGISLATION De.
SIGNED TO SAVE OVER
$11,ooo,ooo YEARLY,
IN MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Would Consolidate Revenue Cutter
and Lighthouse servIces-Ap-
peais for 100000 for
Economy Commission.

ECONOMY Nomml0otons
Washington, ID. c. - President
Taft today sent to congress his sec
ond message Of the present year on
economy and efficiency in the govern
nlent service. He recommended the
passage of legislation designed to save
more that 100000 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 CLASH
fled 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
at least $10,000,00O annually and al
though in this message he gave no fig
ures for the consolidation of the two
services of the sea. in previous mes
sage on the same subject early in the
year, he predicted economies that
would total about $1.O00,OO0 yearly.
The president concluded his mes
sage with an appeal to congress to ap.
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
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, 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 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 thu
number of 5000 or more will be inter
rogated by the house money trust
investigating committee. The bank,
will be asked to furnish lists of thei
directors with information concernin,
deposits. trusts ane stock holdings
with numerous other details of thei
! business.
| Senator Crawford's bill looking t,
an international inquiry into the higl
| cost Of living was ordered favorabl,
reported by the senate committee OF
foreign relations. 1t would provid
for a general conference between rep
resentatives of the United States an,
foreign governments into the 'presen
Bill Hits Shipping Pools.
Washington.-A bill designed t,
break up foreign shipping pools an,
combinations and to give to this gov
eminent greater control over sucl
alleged restraints of trade which ORIG
mate outside the United States wa
introduced by Representative Humpt
rey of Washington. The government
now has several antitrust suits peni
ing against foreign steamship con
binations.
The bill would provide that an
vessel not of the United States, owne
or controlled by any person or corpt
ration adjudged to have violated tn
Sherman law, and which might b
used to carry out the purposes a,
judged unlawful. prohibiting from e,
tering any port of the United State
or clearing therefrom under penalt
of $4,000 for each offense.
The bill would also provide that th
postmaster general cancel the ma
carrying contract of any vessel owne
j or controlled by persons adjudged vi
lators Of the law. The bill was r
1 ferred to the committee on merchal
marine which is preparing to invest
gate the alleged shipping combine.