The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-01-20
DEMOCRAT LEADERS
TO PUT ON THE BRAKES
Alarmed Over the Prospect That
Their Economy Programme
Will Be- shot 10 Pieces.
CAlCl'S WILL BIZ CALLED
To FM Limit for the Expenditures
Of the Present Session
of Congress.

WAsHiNGroN. Jan ~ Democratic
leaders Of the House are. ~ greatly CON
cerned over IN. prospect of their ECONOMY
programme being shot to pieces that :,
caucus of the majority party will b-
'alled III the near future TO put ON the
brakes and iis u limit for the expenditure.
OF the srsSion The leaders hav. been
thinking Of doing this for som. time but
the hec.s-ty for Immediate action was
impressed ou them to-day when ia.
House Committee ON Public Buildings
ana Grounds voted unanimously To report
sld 900 U0 public buildings bill This
limit. th. committee figures will rive
each member OF the House one slice of
porh no more no less
The next blow 10 TIA. economy t,r,-
gidmme - expected when the Ho,is.
Rivers auj Harhois Committee votes
a. II Is certain TO do if present plans are.
carried ont. for "A S.u Nu Uoo rivers and
harhor- bill. Chairman tit1 gerald and
oiher members Of the ina iorltv party ia
tn" House who insist that the party miis,
stick 10 IT. pledges of reducing eAu.ndi.
lures Ur break faith with the p-opl. ,f
The country now really. that unless some
decisive action j. taken ~ once IA.
appropriations at this session of ,ongr.-.
VIII not only equal the total amount
authorized hv tn. last Republican House
n IN" closing session of the SiNty-'.r-t
IohSr--- hut may actually exceed u
The Sherwood dollar a dav pen-ior,
hill, which Government experts saw " II
cost The Government So Uuo. .p0 "A wear.
lt. hlrslIv h,..n 10.
and IN. m.mher- Of that body are now
clamor.nG FOR public building and river
and harhor appropriations.
In addition great pressure ~ being
brought Ia bear on Democrats from All
over the country to authorize the cr.a-
nUn at thIS session of a good roads com
mission. with Hu initial appropriation uf
s5~,~r for "eNpei-..-" and "a ,rosperi
"f the annual good roads appropriation
approNImaiing within u few wears the
annual expenditures for rural ire. de-
livery
Besides these enormous PROPOSED .N-
p-ndIture- the military pay bill. the bill
increasing salaries III Ia. Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service and other
measures which ia the aggregate world
Of government have a large following
working for them
/" cap the Gilman the movement 10
indugurate Il system Ot age and servlc.
pensions for EMPLOYEES IN the classified
service apparently j. gaining friends
every day among the House members
and while there will b. not hing done at
tins session with regard To euv of the
numerous c.v.l pension bills now pend
ing the Democratic economists consider
the outlook for the future somewhat
gloomy If their party j. to remain ia
power
Chairman Fitzgerald Majority Leader
Underwood and other big men of the
Democratic party IN ia. House. who
must shoulder the responsibility for tariff
and appropriations Legislation fixing the
income ana expenditures Of lA. Govern
meut, are mlgntiIv concerned over IN"
situation and - order 10 have a showdown
on the economy question they have de
Clied that u caucus l. urCe-SaIv l. hns
been remarked hv dsnterested observers
hat ever since ms first regular session
Oi 'h- SINiv-~"cOnd congress got under
way IN" Democrats. wu,l. dong "A dea
II liIkluX about t." h"Ce~SItv for GOV
srBr,culaI economy and thrift were vot-
.nr IN "Ointn'''"" 20 put bills on the ga
"nder largely increasing the annual eX-
p.u~eS %; the tipN"rnmsui and Voting for
hesn same bills IN the Huu.. whenever
they gu' = chance
Ne Nn"rw oCd UIIl was sampl. Of This
and whll" W. ItHgerald and ot her leaders
denounced II roundIy when II was np
tor Cuusld"ra,toi intN Hr" now happv
ihd' 4 War. A. they ~a". 50 bad ms
- Il ~ to hear ur. sell hope that tho meas
n" viii either IA" ~ tn- N"nai. or h. L ,ll,d
IN "oul"r.uCs. II ~ understood as "A
matter nf fact that there is an excellent
Chanc" "' one or ne O, her Of these pos.i-
bi'll"s d"\"'opIng into an aCtualltV
h" committees on Military and Naval
Affairs ar" rNp-, ed To- report appro-
prIatiuu 'lilS for ~" rrspsctiv. s.rvic.
over which they hav" .urlsdlct ion. which
wIil b" much b-iOv IN. uNrrag" for pa.,
Naa"-, ard "a" Appropriations Com
mite" is So much Of II l,ni, for economy
tntt Va" iplal cul IA tG- measures r.
ported fioin that body viii probably
u" NOR" than So. .OuU. .OuU
he Sundry cIvil bill alone. which car
Red last year more than sl30. .uOO, ,OOO