The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-07-03
UNCLE SAM IS
GETTING IN BAD
Hardly Enough Money to
Run the Shop.
A FRANTIC APPEAL FOR HELP
President Taft Wants Cash
With Which TO Meet
Current Expenses.


Washington, June 2S.-President
Taft finished his special message
urging Congress to pass a joint res
olution TO provide money to run the
Government after July I, and until
the supply bills are acted upon, just
a little TOO late to get it to the
House to-day before II adjourned.
The message now cannot 20 in
until Monday and it looks as if
temporary tie-up OF the Govern
ment business might result At
torney General WickershaU an
nounced at the White House that all
antitrust activities would be sus-
pended until Congress passed the
sundry civil appropriation bill or a
joint resolution extending the on
Grafton Of the present suudry civil
bill beyond July !.
The trusts are trying 20 pet
through Congress what they can't
get through the Department Of Jus
tice," he said.
The failure OF Congress TO. ap-
propriate money for the Federal
Government is increasing the sur
plus in the Treasury. and will cause
the Treasury Department to make
much better showing for the fiscal
year, officials declare. than had been
anticipated.
The surplus to-day amounted to
nearly 100000. This is due,
not only to receipts from the corpo-
ration tax law, but also to the fact
that the general deficiency and 9TH
er appropriation bills for this year,
which would have drawn large
sums out OF the Treasury, have not
passed.
. In view of the remarkable sltua-
ton it is generally believed that
the entire proceeds from the corpo-
ration tax law will be a surplus, the
receipts from customs internal rev.
enue practically paying all the ex-
penses of the Government for the
fiscal year. Months ago it was cal
culated that the surplus for the
year would be only $1O,25O,OOO.
Senate Acts.
Washington, June 2S.-The Sem
ate to-day made the first move to
relieve the Government from the
embarrassing situation arising from
the failure of Congress to pass
many of the large supply bills.
Despite its agreement to transact
nothing but routine business" dur
ing the Democratic convention, it
appointed conferees to meet Repre-
sentatives of the House on the leg
islative appropriation bill. This
carries the salaries and mileage of
members of Congress, the judiciary,
the Presidents salary and many
other items, none Of which can be
paid after July / unless the bill is
passed and signed b. the President
Unless some action is taken on
the army appropriation bill and the
navy appropriation bill before Mon
day, practically all the navy yards
will lay off their men, and army Of
fcers will be without pay. Govern |
ment officials were confident to-day |
that Congress would meet the emer-
gency with a blanket resolution eX-
all present appropriations |
into the new year.
Thirteen members of the House |
kept that branch of Congress in ses-
sion twenty-siX minutes to-day.
Chairman Underwood, Of the
Ways and Means Committee, moved |
% adjourn while Representative
Mccall, \of Massa chusetts. tried to
get from the Democratic leader
some enlightenment on how the
was to he RIM without
money Mr.. Mccall referred to the
which will result on June
30. when there will be no approp-
lotions available for use in eXecu-
i've departments.
81 will say the House has passed
he appropristi bills, and the Sen
'te has failed to do So" said Mr.
Underwood.
Fitzgerald Explains.
baltimore. June 2S.-Represen- I
alive Fitzgerald. chairman OF the!
Committee on Appropriation OF the
House OF Representatives, to-day