The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-04-12
PRESIDENT TAFT
URGES ECONOMY
RECOMMENDS LEGISLATION DE-
SIGNED TO SAVE OVER
$1,000, 900 YEARLY,
IN MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Would Consolidate Revenue Cutter
and Lighthouse serviees-Ap-
pea.s for 100000 for
Economy Commission.

Taft today sent to congress his sec
economy and efficiency in the govern
ment service. He recommended the
passage OF legislation designed to save
more that $11 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, postofilce, 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 $10,000,000 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 100000 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.
fed service; estimated saving, 1000
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. $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 1900 or more will be inter
rogated by the house money trust
Investigating committee. The banks
will be asked to furnish lists of theil
directors with information concerning
deposits, trusts and stock holding.
with numerous other details of theil
business.
Senator Crawford's bill looking I.
an international inquiry into the higi
cost Of living was ordered favorabl,
reported by the senate committee OIL
foreign relations. II 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 I,
break up foreign shipping pools ant
combinations and to give to this gov
eminent greater control over suci
alleged restraints Of trade which orig
mate outside the United States wal
introduced by Representative Humph
rey OF Washington. The government
now has several antitrust suits pend
ing against foreign steamship com
binations.
The bill would provide that an!
vessel not of the United States, ownes
or controlled by any person or corpo
ration adjudged to have violated tn,
Sherman law. and which might b,
used to carry out the purposes ad
Judged unlawful. prohibiting from en-
tering any port OF the United States
or clearing therefrom under penalt!
Of $4,000 for each offense.
The bill would also provide that tn,
postmaster general cancel the mai
carrying contract of any vessel ownes
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
gate the alleged shipping combine.
Three Killed, 10 Injured, In Crash.