The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-01
WORK MAYSTOP| IN
ALL DEPAR TMENTS
Government Must Suspend Bust
ness Until Funds Are
Provided.
SITUATION is SERIOUS
Taft VIII Send Special Message
to Congress Urging Inmc-
diatc Action.

date Action.
Washington, June 3o.-Presidcnt
TAFT Will send special message TO
Congress as soon as IT convenes Mon
DAY urging prompt action on the ap-
preparation MEASURES Much import
ance is attached to the message, in
view of The fact that several OF the
Cabinet officers have announced that
unless Congress sees tit to approve
a resolution extending the present APP
propriations to the next fiscal Year.
which begins on July l. they viii
close their Offices promptly at mid
night on Monday and viii not open
them again until Congress- has acted.
Furthermore Mr. taft has clearly
intimated that II the Legislative. exc
cutivc and judicial appropriation bin
reaches him containing a provision leg
islating the Commerce Court out Of
existence he will veto it. This would
further paralyze the government I'M
less Congress extended the present
appropriations
Fostmaster-G General Hitchcock said
that unless Congress provided the
necessary funds TO carry on the work
OF his department the entire mall ser
at IL o'clock on Monday night The
same attitude is entertained by the
entire Cabinet
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Wlnthrop. after a conference With the
President. announced that the navy
Yards would remain open on Mondsy.
hat in the event that Congress failed
TO pass the Joint resolution extending
the present appropriations they wouid
be closed.
Text OF tho Rcsc;,4tIon.
Following is the text OF the ioint
resolution which will be laid before
Congress on Monday:
Resolved hy the Senate and House
of Representatives. OF the United
states OF America, In Congress as
semblcd. That all appropriations for
the necessary operation of the gov
eminent and for the payment OF pen
sions under existing laws which shall
ROMAN unproy.ded for on the 30th
day or June. 1912 be, and thcy arc
hereby. continued ana made avalla ple
for and during tho month OF July,
1912, unless the regular appropfla-
tons provided therefor IN bills now
previously made for the service 90 tile
fiscal year ending June. 30 1873 and
sufficient amount is hereby uppro-
priated out OF any money Ia the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated
10 carry OIL the same Provided That
no greater amount shall be expended
for such operations than as the sum
Of one-t~ elfth Of the appropriation
made FOR the fiscal year 1912 bears TO
the whole TO the appropriations %
said fiscal year
Provided. further That tho .1trl ex-
penditurcs provided for the whole
year 1919 under tn especial appropria-
tons hereby continued and under the
several appropriation bills now pend
ing. shall not exceed In tho aggre-
gate the amounts finally appropriated
therefor In the several hills now pcnc-
ing. except ia cases where q change
is made In the annual, monthly or per
diem COMPENSATION or ~ the numbers
OF officers. clerks or other persons av-
thorized TO Doe employed by tao sew
eral appropriations hereby continued.
In which cases the amounts au-hcr-
lied to be expended shall equal one
twelfth and eleven-twelfths OF the APP
proprlations contained IL the several
bills now pending when the same
shall have been finally passed. unless
the salary or compensation of any
Office shall be Increased or diminished
without changing the grade or the
duties thereof, In which case such sal-
airy or compensation shan relate 30
the entire fiscal year ana run begu-
ming thereof
Provided. further. That the session
employees OF the Senate ana House az
Representatives now authorized hy
law shall be continued upon the rolls
until the end OF the present session
and paid at the rate per diem or per
month at which they are now paid.
and sufficient amount is hereby np-
propriated ont Of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated
to pay the same.
This joint resolution shall be con
strucd as authorizing the continu-
ance OF the salaries and other ex-
penses under tho organization Of the
Bureau OF the Census of the Depart
mcnt OF Commerce ana Labor as the
latter existed June 30 1872. for TIE
period of time and under tho condi-
lions provided herein for all other
branches Of the public service.
rhe Tariff Board went out of exist
encc yesterday. because Congress has
refusing further money for it's work.
/ The I've membes. headed by Chairman
! Henry c. Emery, assembled at the
/ White House and informed the Prasi-
dent of the boards most recent work
consisting Of n cursory examination
of the leather industry. the cost of
sugar growing in Louisiana and
| t,lossaries of the leather and silk
schedules. This uncomplcted data was
turned over to the President for the
use OF committees OF Congress or any
other tariff revision agency.
! The board was formed in October,
1909 1t has made comprehensive In
vestigations OF the difference in cost
at home and abroad OF wood pulp and
paper and wool and cotton. and also
| has compiled elossarics of numerous
schedules. These reports are in the
hands OF Congress.
Party Loyal To Taft.
That President Taft will have prac-
tically the solid support of the RE-
publican party in the coming cam
paign is daily becoming more evil
dent from the reports reaching the
| White House The reports indicated