New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-03
Declares Democratic EX-
travagance Has Drained
the Treasury.
CONGRESS LAVISH
IN APPROPRIATIONS
Three Opponents Denounce the
Pennsylvania Senator in Re-
ply TO His Attack.

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debauchery in the way OF appropria-
tions has been INDUCED in by the DEM
ocratic party, while its members in
Congress have absolutely no conception
Of the prccipice of bankruptcy near
which they are pushing the treasury
of the United States" Senator Penrose,
Pennsylvania, declared to-day, after
reciting n long list Of appropriations
made by the present administration
which he considered "ill-advised and
hastily considered" and which amount
cd to many hundreds of millions of
dollars.
As Mr.. Penrose sat down four Dem
ocratic Senators-Kern. Stone, New
lands and Martine-were on their feet
to reply. and all except Mr.. Newlands
were heard.
Senator Stone dwelt at length on the
infrequency Of the visits of the Penn
sylvania Senator to Washington, and
these, he said. were made not to aiding
or advise. but TO raise Cain with the
Democrats" Mr. Stone declared that
were it not for the big appropriations
for preparedness the present Congress
would be found more economical than
previous Congresses, which Mr.. Pen
rose denied.
Senator MARITIME asserted that the
name of Penrose was byword in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. He said that
the big red devil" as the Pennsyl-
vania Senator'S automobile was called,
scared the chickens and calves on Jer-
seys roads almost to death, but was
not a real danger" So it was. he said
with the Senator's clustering attacks
on the Democrats.
Kern Provides Opening.
The opening of Mr.. Penrose's speech
was provided when the Democratic
leader, Mr. Kern. moved to strike out
Of the District of Columbia appropra-
tion bill an item of $l,500,000 to be
spent on the parks, and gave as his
reason the need of retrenchment APP
preparations.
Mr. Penrose promptly congratulated
the Democratic leader. "The proposed
revenue bill" he said, "has become
necessary because Of the failure of ex-
isting legislation to produce adequate
revenue. An enormous deficit faces the
Treasury. No possible revenue legis-
lation viii relieve this condition.
ut may not be said, technically, that
the Treasury is bankrupt, but the
Treasury Is bankrupt so far as the pos
sibility Of revenues meeting ex-
penditures is concerned. Even without
counting the issuance of 1926, 1000 900
of bonds TO defray the Mexican border
troubles. watchful waiting in the last
two and a half years has cost this
country S200.O000OO
This Congress has been most Law
ish and reckless-more so than any
other Congress in time of peace. 1t
is incredible to me, the utter disre-
gard the party in power has had for
the resources of the Treasury.
Thousands of New Jobs.
From 10000 to 10000 additional
place holders, at a cost of about s40,-
100000, have been imposed on the
American people, and places made for
good Democrats all over the country.
All of the employees of the Internal
Revenue Division have been taken out
Of the Civil Service.
THE other day we passed a bill 10
reheve the food sufferers in North
Carolina. a citizen of that state tells
me the cause Of the flood damage is
Democratic extravaganza. The Broad
River has been so much improved and
nature so obstructed that the food
was penned In long enough by OBJ
structions 10 cause damage when il
broke through.
This Administration has started 10
spend S5O,OOO,OO0 TO construct n rail
road among the icebergs Of Alaska and
S50,000,000 more for food control.
which will accomplish little because
it is planned on the wrong theory of
control at the mouths, instead of at
the sources, of the streams.
Congress has Just appropriated
SS5,OOO,000 10 help the states build
roads. Ten years ago not a Democrat
IN the United States but would have
thrown up his hands in horror at the
idea as being inconsistent with state
sovereignty.
While IL will probably not come dur
ing this fiscal year. through the delays
OF courts, IL IS probable that a refund
OF $4,000, 900 viii have 20 be made %
importers as a result Of the ill-adviscd
and hastily considered section in the
Underwood tariff bill authorizing re-
fund OF Z per cent in the duties of
goods brought in American bottoms
Attacks Pork Barrel.
Mr.. Penrose attacked the rivers and
harbors pork barrel and predicted that
the public buildings bill now in the
House would be added 10 the extrava-
gance list before Congress adjourned.
IL have served in the Senate with the
Senator from Pennsylvania for good
many years" said Senator Stone, "and
during most of that time, while his own
party was in power, he was always
working heart and soul for what he
called an appropriation and the flag
During this fortunate period of Demo-
cratic control We have rarely been hon
ored by his presence. But now and
then he comes down. He doesn't stay
long. He is gone in a flash. But every
time he makes trouble. That is what
ne is here for this time. Now that the
Democrats are in power. his one mis-
sion is to raise the devil with them
Mr.. Penrose criticised the secret COM
mittee and caucus system under which
the Republicans had been deprived Of
any opportunity to help, and under
which it made little difference, he SAID,
whether a Republican was present or
not. From now on, he promised, he
would be in his scat every day until
"the gavel falls in October" at which
prophecy Of adjournment so late there
were many groans from both sides.
Cracks Bricklayer Joke.
"A bricklayer could have drawn