New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15
Rod for Fitzgerald, Too.


The President also has a sharp rod in
pickle for Representative Fitzgerald and
his Democratic colleagues in the House.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, as chairman Of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, inserted in the
legislative, executive and judicial agpro-
priation bill a provision declaring:
That until otherwise provided by law,
the regular annual estimates of appro-
lriatiCns for the expenses OF the govern
ment of the United States shall be pre-
pared and submitted 70 Congress by those
charged with the duty of such prepare
ton and submission only in the form and
at the time now required by law, and in
no other form and at no other time.
This provision is designed TO forestall
the Presidents efforts TO introduce the
budget system, under which there would
be some coordination between the esti-
mated expenses Of the government and
the probable revenues, to the end that
deficiencies might be avoided, and that, to
employ homely expression, Uncle Sam
might cut his coat to fiji the cloth.
The form and time now provided by law
consists of what is known as the book
of estimates" which is submitted 10 Con-
Eress at the beginning Of each session
by the Secretary Of the Treasury, and
which includes the Independent and un-
correlated estimates of the heads Of the
various departments, unless steps shall
nave been taken 10 coordinate and har-
monte them with the estimated revenues
as anticipated BY the Secretary of the
Treasury.
When this subject was under discussion
I'm the House Chairman Fitzgerald ex-
planned TO his colleagues that he did not
want the heads Of the federal depart
ments wasting their time" attempting TO
bring about some relation between their
proposed expenses and the estimated reve-
nues.
In the near future President Taft will
make public a statement on this subject
which is expected closely 10 approximate
. a bomb thrown into the Democratic camp,
and which is reasonably certain to arouse
the choler of Mr. Fitzgerald. The Demo-
cratic chairman will learn that when he
crosses swords with the present President
OF the United States ne is meeting some
thing more than his match, and it is
probably safe prediction that before the
Tammany representative gets through
with President Taft or Mr.. Taft gets
through with him, he will have smaller
and far more accurate conception Of his
own importance than he now cherishes.
Goes TO AUNT Delia's."
President Taft hurried away from the
breakfast table at PaTramatta to-day 10
the Myopla links to get in final round
Of golf before leaving by automobile for
Millbury. 70 visit Aunt Della Torrey and
attend the party she is 10 give ia honor
of his ffty-hfth birthday. There were no
callers on the Presidents list, and he
planned TO get away from Beverly in time
10 reach Milbury for dinner. He will re-
turn to Beverly late tomorrow.
Before leaving the President received
many letters and kilograms congratulate
ing him on attaining ffty-fve years. His
birthday Will come tomorrow. but the
congratulations started to pour in to-day
Milbury, Mass. Sept. l4.-President Taft
VIII sleep under the roof of his aunt, Miss
Della TOrrey. here tonight awaiting. the
party she is to give him tomorrow In
honor Of his ffty-ffth birthday.
The President, Mrs. Taft and Miss
Helen Taft motored up from Beverly
during the afternoon. There was a stop
at Worcester. where the President ad-
dressed several hundred citizens I'm City
Square He praised Worcester and de-
clared the county the pride OF the Com
monwealth.
"All that I am came out OF Worcester
County" said Mr. Taft. and he related
which were inscribed the names of thirty