Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-21
ANOTHER BILLION DOLLAR CON.
oREss WILL SOON GO DOWN
IN HISTORY.
ECONOMY TALK CHEAP.
THERE Is NO ECONOMY
Usual Process Of Adding Here and
There to Appropriation Bills Running
Up Totals to LARGE sums-Aorieul.
tural Appropriation Bill Being As
sailed as Extravasant
Especial Correspondence

Washington, May 21-Huge appro-
prialion bills, which are gradually find
ing their way toward the statute books
are giving lot of worry and concern
TO many Of the democratic leaders.
They are beginning to perceive the d1-
aculty OF keeping campaign promises
to economic.
The session has now progressed far
be another billion dollar one. If the
record for big appropriations and au-
fluctuations is no, equaled, it is at
least a certainty that 1t will be so near
to 1t that the leaders can lay no just
claim to having currailed expenses.
The usual process is being gone thru.
The bills pass the house weii-hlleo
with fat items. They so to the senate
and there, for some reason or another,
more is added 10 them. Senators md
themselves under terrific pressure 10
increase the house bills and almost in
variably yield to a greater or less ex-
senators to increase items or put new
items in the supply measure proceeds
from house members themselves who
ei,her have been unable TO get what
they want In the lower body or who
feel more comfortable Il the senate is
charged with extravaganza than if the
same charge is applied 70 the mouse.
Talk is Cheap.
,,, hoe G
lively demonstrated in this session IS
that talk II economy in all parties on
the stump is one thing and the carry
ing out in legislation or real and prac-
teal economy is another thing. No par
~ has q monopoly on extrava gance.
Under a republican regime, appropria-
tons grew steadily and Under DEM
ocraLic regime, they are going n the
same direction.
Within the last few days, the legis-
lative, executive and judicial bill has
been reported to the senate from the
appropriations committee. II contained
substantial increase OF nearly three
quarters Of a million over the house
ball. The legislative. executive and ~
dicial bill is the measure which pro-
yides for salaries and the payment OF
the enormous roll OF government en-
pIoyes. The Indian bill. reported about
the same time, was increased over the
house dill.
Assaled as Estravasant.
For days. the senate has been wrest-
ling with the agricultural appropria :
ton bill, which has been largely in
creased in the senate committee on
agriculture, OF which senator Gore, OF
Oklahoma, is chairman. II is being
assailed as extravagant. The fact that
heavy sums IN the pin are for the ben
eff Of the south has caused much feel
ing among northern senators.
\ huge river and harbor bill is being
shaped up. Army and navy apprnpria
tons are heavy. All along the line II
is the same. Economy talk at the
ca pitol is met by the argument:
The government is expanding. X is
Impossible to prevent big appropria-
tons
The Panama canal is about complet-
ed and this will have some tendency to
alleviate the situation. But the indica-
tons are hat such relief as may
come from this direction will be more
than overcome in other directions.