The Detroit times., 1916-07-19
Some Towns PrOfiting
Not Even Listed In
Census
$1,712,500 FOR
MICHIGAN
Measure Likely to Be
Vetoed By Wilson
If Passed
From a Star Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. July 19.-Ignoring
the publicly announced desire Of
President wilson and Secretary OF
the Treasury McAdoo that no fed
eral buildings bill be passed this
year. the house public buildings and
grounds committee has reported
favorably an old-time pork barrel"
postotfice bill. Thirty-hve million
dollars will be taken from the fed
eral treasury to build postofnces In
all parts Of the United States II the
| bill as II has been recommended for
passage by the COMMITTEES becomes
a law. Some Of tho towns In which
il is proposed TO construct expen-
sive buildings at federal expense are
so small they were not listed in the
last census.
Representative Frank Clark. Of
Florida, chairman OF the public
buildings and grounds committee.
| has been most insistent in his de-
mands for an omnibus postoffice
measure. His state will get seven
| appropriations for postoffices. at
cost OF $4,000. Southern states.
under the terms OF the bill, Will re-
ceive appropriations out OF all pro-
portions TO their population and pos
| tai receipts. In order 10 line up
enough congressman TO assure pas
sage OF the pork barrel measure,
| every member OF the house OF rep
resentatives not only was asked but
urged 10 introduce a bill for new
postoffice In his district.
II has been learned that in cases
where a member did not respond 70
the invitation OF the committee TO
put In a bill for federal building.
| re CONSERVATIVES OF the committee
would 20 TO him and urge him 10
place an order for a piece or pork.
Every device known TO keep the
consressmen In the harness, pulling
for the bill. was resorted to, but
some OF them have kicked over the
traces already. and propose TO fight
the bill when Il comes up for con-
sideration. Representative Frank
James. OF Michigan, Is one OF that
number y
Michigan gets sl.7l2,5OO in this
bill Representative J. NJ. c. Smith.
the only Michigan member OF the
public buildings and grounds COM
mittee. is the only congressman
| from that state who got more than
one appropriation for his district.
Marshall, with a population OF only
1856 WHOM the last federal census
was taken, Is 10 get an appropria
ton or $4,000 for It's postoffice. &C.
cording 10 the terms OF the bill
Eaton Rapids is TO get an appropria-
ton OF $1,000 for postoffice site
Roth are in Representative Smiths
district Originally. II was Repre-
sentative Smiths intention TO get
two large slices OF pork for his
district. but he has opponents In his
race for denomination. and undoubt-
eddy the claim OF pork" would be
made.
All OF the Michigan members NJ
the house. who desired II. have
been taken care or In good shape
by the bill Representatives Frank
James, Louis c. Cramton. Carl
Mapes and g. W. Beakcs. who have
taken stands against pork barrel
appropriations, are the only ones
who will not get appropriations for
Ia -, thN hill nQaQAe In
its present form. Representative
Patrick II. Kelley gets 100000 for
Flint: Representative r. l.. Hamil-
ton. 1000 for Benton Harbor: Rep
resentative Frank Scott. 100000 for
Boyne City: Representative George
A. Loud. $4,000 for Glare; Repre-
sentative J. G. Mclaughlin, $4,000
for Ludington: Representative j. w.
Fordney, $4,000 for st. Johns; Rep
resentative Frank r. Doremus. H.,
$50. 900 for Detroit.
The population OF some OF the
smaller Michigan towns TO get
buildings under this bill IL given In
the last census report a. follows:
Clare. 1850; Alma. 2.7b7; Boyne
| City. 5.21s.
Administration officials have done
everything IN their power to pre-
vent a report on public buildings
bill in this session OF congress.
Early in the present session Prcs-
dent Wilson let II be known that
he considered II inadvisable TO pass
public buildings bill, because OF
the extraordinary demands on the
treasury growing out OF the pre-
paredness program. When II be-
came practically certain that the
committee intended 10 disregard me
suggestions OF the president, Sec
rotary OF the Treasury McAdoo
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