American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-10-29

Senator w. E. Borah
venture to say when the books sahu have been closed out. instead Of being
sres, this this congress- Oh p1ss' Will Ill i have sI nerrpsS I,e ssRSdd1a re s of the preceding to aHns. sn M
$25oOOoOOO owe that of the previous congress.
btoa Yet ct we We say say, that it is due to thu a The war might have had some
to do with the amount which W e have expended or which re should have
urs. II is Dt le as't tHn si917 ~ tss So 24 date r% a % ga. as as I ; Sa1 ssoug re accurate SS . as-
us rlyerS and md da ,Gs, bin nor the other expenditure to which I have made
less than seOOOOOOO at the present time in excess Of the last Republican
congress.
Extravaganza Only Begun.
velon ns sp %as s easrr s%arsn has Just begun, We are inaugurating with mar
will devoIve upon the people of tMs co"ntr a a Iysem OF government which
of which mt the people have never for a moment contemplated. We propose now,
citizen and to oversee every business and every line of industrial activity.
s0 warn n them now 1T Will be costly beyond anything they have contemplated.
class always complaining of too much service and too little pay; it inve ats
federal service noa 100000 o. employees mTIoS @G a9 PS " s nare io,S we fhn nave" Easi today lay In 6e
more aw %t u %n session Let u read a portion Of the platform gain:
,hn S%nass G go srI%%% t,o and a. a reduction in the number of useless Offices,
l would be interested to know what Office has been abolished, what nun
n%sos been Sut invoked in this system of creating Offices and providing salaries
T.. There have b :" mere Offices created and salaries provided for
government go en "t "a SnG % i'm my ' opin.o au" w e h ~ i 5nsf. stared sear " FL the M history s.% ,& Of this
ST W%o OF tn tn facts amsor IN regard sIdn to that in the matter OF detail.
nas gseu IN in te tTs%T n% ( aeP p" ttn mt, Instead Of this number being reduced,
INTO power Nv there n%a we, were in the field force Of the treasury department 1an per
pc more In these two Instances the economy {: cur friends Will cost
The new currency law created five ew offices, with salaries of $4,000
at" at ~ %%S~ sum int it s sad"r Tem @a ssf t SSm 5S ssT of # the s. t S%S Tgo from rom
r TsaT S 1" ssceS' a %S' ,S Sas's s only @y' &c I"9In,son 81; at x $40 600 o, each %, and Inc a sec
The interstate commerce corporation deals with about 22oo corporations
sisss2es We have in the United States about 100000 corporations Out
this so5 900 about 10000 will come under the trade omnfsshn juris.
II 1t see ut to exercise the Jurisdiction.
So If we should provide or make IN allowance such as is based upon
he trade commission alone would amount to 1ss7 600 600 a wear 'Bt "suOa nm.
,ose ta 1t amounts to but one half of that. and If it W amounts to any
half of that.
ADDING To THE BURDEN.
n1u1 e b = things n Ion 1t may y be o the people win desire and approve Of; but there
ion OF he government, because IL the people IF the United States want
hey want those matters to be oversecn and regulated and controlled 1000
les or =, GOO miles from their homes they will have to pay for it. But
shether II hail prove satisfactory to the people or not this much is true:
rhe amount Of the government at Washington VIII be comparatively small
n III future years II w c continue to eniursc upon these bureaus.
Ane s So Tor ais year tn actual expense Of or departments 1t this
nm Is = oooo0oo a month in EXCESS of the last year of the Repupncan ad-
That is not by reason of the fact that there has been any de-
- ~ ~.o ~ po'ums aiarie inc providing for hos people who shall
Q those things that ought to be imposed upon the individual cii~em himself
lme n these bureaucratic pras*Ss. " a ~Mrn We may expect In a very short
A now board of appeals consulting Of three members at 5000 each. has
created In the ONCE of the secretary OF the interior.
aisries as the secretary Of commerce may nx and a chrk for .sc at s,soo
nd for travelling expenses the n OF 100000 has been appropriated for
The salary Of the private secretary to the secretary of tn. treasury was
ne osne nine cabinet omcers must also be increased from s@oO to $4,000
me sai,ry OF a chief n a division created less than a year ago under the
tax has been Increased from $4,000 to $500.
heir salaries Increased fom $4,000 to $500 each.
The salary of the assistant to the attorney general Al Increased durine
he Extra session on a n urgent deficiency bill from $1,000 to $4,000.
pain rel raised from $4,000 to 1880 each per annum. and the salaries sat s% of
Re three secretaries of the legations to those countries were increased from
The Mission to Paraguay and Uruguay a divided and a e minister
POLITICAL PENSION AGENTS.
In the pension once forty special examiners AT 1890 each hsre,osors
mpioyed to facilitate settlement Of claims for pensions for old soldiers
whose appointments wer controlled by cin service law. were abolished
their places Eve special examiners at $1,000 each, who re not under the
fi service but arr political appointments. were provided for.
My another milestone In the terrific ate which we IN travelling aione the
ana tell them why n rs passing and wny n "a nsc.s sap ., ~| nv me PEG,
vast sspsadfarsa - meek asshtns less than brsssa. unresusined