Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-02
DEMAND FOR FACTS
Appropriations Committee
Wants Data on Economy.
CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT
Asked to Submit Recommendations
on Commission Report.
POSTAL INQUIRY rs ENDED
Hughes Commission Submits Report,
/ Which the President Will Trans
nit to Congress.
CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT
POSTAL INQUIRY rs ENDED

The appropriations committee of the
House wants to get the recommendations
OF President Taft upon economy and eff
cheney in the administration. Chairman
Fitzgerald of the appropriations commit
tee called to see the President today and
asked that at his earliest convenience he
make known to the House specific recon-
mendations based upon the work Of the
economy and efficiency commission. The
President promised to attend to the mat
ter. In a brief message submitted some
weeks ago the President transmitted pre-
liminary reports of the commission, but
the reports were SO general In their ma
ture. according to Mr.. Fitzgerald. that
the appropriations committee is unable to
make use of them without detailed data
and facts, which 1t now wants.
Anxious to Use Data.
Mr. Fitzgerald said that his committee
would like to get as much from the COM
mission as can now be obtained that will
aid the committee in it's work upon APP
preparation bills. The committee also
wants the Presidents specific recommen-
dations so that it may consider them in
it's work.
The appropriations committee has not
yet decided whether it will carry out the
Presidents request for further appro-
priation to continue the existence of the
economy commission for another year.
1t is doubtful If the democratic House
will do this. 1t certainly will not do so,
1t is stated, unless the commission can
make a real showing, backed by genuine
facts, with theories left out.
Postal Report Submitted.
Associate Justice Hughes of the Su-
preme Court, chairman of the postal COM
mission authorized by Congress and ap-
pointed by the President, to investigate
the question of the postal rates for Sec
ond-class mail matter, which includes the
magazines of the country, today handed
to President Taft the complete report of
the commission and it's recommendations.
The President has not read the report.
but will do so at once. After reading
the report the President will recommend
to Congress the enacting into law OF such
recommendations as the commission has
made. The President, it is known, pitts
full faith in the commission, and will de-
part from its recommendation in no inn
pOrtant matter.
the history of the agitation for higher
rates for second-class matter I'D the
claim of the administration that the gov
eminent is losing heavily at the present
rate. He will then advise Congress as
to what ought to be done
At the cabinet meeting today the Presi-
dent conferred briefly with Postmaster
General Hitchcock, and the two men will
have a long conference before-the special
message is sent to Congress. 1t was Mr..
Hitchcock who started the agitation, and
the President has backed him from the
beginning.
Invitations for President.
President Taft has been invited to at
tend the reinterment in Arlington GEM
etery, April II, Of the remains Of Gen.
Phil Kearny, the gallant federal gen.
eral who was killed at Chantilly. Gen.
Kearny was buried in Trinity Church
graveyard, New York. Gen. Kearny' s
LIST New Jersey Brigade is to superin-
tend the disinterment and the renter
ment here. The President does not know
whether he can be present, but he has
issued an executive order excusing from
the departments and bureaus of the gov
eminent all veterans who desire to attend
the patriotic services.
President Taft has added several en-
gagements to his Boston list. He is to be
there March Is and talk before the Irish
Charities Society. He will speak at
three other places the same night.