Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02
Chairman Clark Resents At
tack on Program for
Buildings Here.
LARGE PART OF MILLION
FOR WORK IN CAPITAL
Committee Is Determined to Press fol
Favorable Action in the Demo-
cratic Caucus.

Ing projects for the District OF SOluTl-
bia are included in the plan of Chair
man Clark of the public buildings and
grounds committee to instruct the ap-
propriatiens committee to make ia
vorable report on the recommendations
Of the Treasury Department, which
cover a total of about S1.000.O0O. In
cluded in the Treasury estimate are
S2S00O0 to finish the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing and $4,000 to begin
work on the new geological survey
building, money for new patent once,
etc.
These amounts were all included in the
resolution which went before the caucus
a few days ago and which We're char-
acterized by members of the approprla-
tion committee as portion of the pork
barrel" Members of the public buildings
and grounds committee today expresseu
themselves as being very sore al the
constant newspaper references TO PORK
barrel and alleged graft, and call at
tention to the fact that the largest PROV
ects in the entire scheme are IN WASH
ington d. c.. and do not affect the con-
stituency or the district of any man IN
the House of Representatives.
Calls It Treasury Raid.
Representative Fitzgerald, chairman of
made lively fight against the caucus in
structing his committee to make these
appropriations this session. He calls ii
a raid on the Treasury. On the other
hand Chairman Clark and the members
of that committee claim that in most in
stances the money is desired simply be-
cause the buildings have started. the con-
tracts have been made and the money Is
necessary to keep the work going. Mr..
flat the large amount Oh
money necessary for Washington was de-
sired by him simply because he did not
want to see these public buildings In
Washington halted.
He expressed himself as being very
much dissatisfied with the way these
public buildings are associated with the
.pork barrel" He also said today that
his resolution to instruct the appropria-
ton committee had not been defeated
in the caucus. as no quorum was present,
and that his resolution would come up
again before the next caucus II he could
get il there.
Mr.. clark desires that the democratic
caucus should direct the committee on
appropriations to include in the deficiency
appropriation bill money for items which
could be separated i'm the following man.
ner:
Classification of Estimates.
First, an item of $5s2.060 to cover
the increases in the limits of cost of
buildings now under construction.
Practically one-half of this sum. $780,
600. is desired for the bureau of en-
craving and printing. Nearly all the
other items under this sum are for
buildings which have already been
started, the money being needed to ful-
fill obligations already contracted Tor.
Second, the sum of $4,000, to meet
the requirements of certain speclal
hnKv tlra q a
Archives building in Washington. the
Patent Office building and special po-
sitions in the Office of the supervising
architect of the Treasury.
Third. legislation to make available the
sum of $16O,OOO. which was never used,
being the balance of money appropriated
for the purpose of government building
site in Portland. Ore. The money has
been appropriated, but the land cost less
than was originally estimated, and the
Secretary of the Treasury wants the
money for the drafting of plans and the
start of the work in general.
Fourth. Legislation is also wanted to
make $96. 600 available to start the plans
and begin the construction of the new
geological survey building in this city.
The government bought square 143 for
the Geological Survey building, and had
$4,000 left over. which cannot be used
for any other purpose, and Chairman
Clark and members of his committee said
today that that money might we'll be
useu 10 start the 0eOi0glcal survey DuliO-
ing right away.
Aimed at Joy Trips
Fifth Further legislation is asked for
% appropriate the sum of $4,000 10
allow Secretary McAdoO to hire experts
TO visit the different portions of the
country and make selections of ap-
proximateiy three hundred sites which
were authorized in the last public build
ings bill. 1t is understood that Secre-
larry McAdoo is very anxious to get this
money, because he has learned that ii
has been the practice in the Treasury
Department to allow any clerk who
wanted a vacation to take it at govern.
ment expense by getting himself as.
signed to the job of picking out a yacan,
lot in some far-off town whereon a pub
lie building might be erected
To pay transportation $4,000 has
been appropriated each year. The Sec
rotary OF the Treasury wants that same
money appropriated and $4,000 extra
so that he can hire expert real estate
men.
Sixth. Authorization is wanted I,
spend the sum of $500 to pay for ad
dftional clerks in the Treasury Depart
ment because of the work on the geo.
logical survey building and the cen.
'ral power plant building authorized
Dy law and which will provide heat
light and power for most of the pub
lie buildings in the city.
Seventh. The last item is for $3.50 600
-hich would be spent for salaries TO,
Stra architects and assistants in ths
supervising architects Office to brine
public building work up to date