Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-25
DEMOCRATS HAVE MANY MEAS
suREs SEEKING 70 GAIN ENTRY
INTO U. s. TREASURY.
SENATOR WORKS CALLS ..
- HALT TO ExTRAvAGANcE
Discussion Of Good Roads Bill Loads
Up to Startling Revelations Regard
ing Appropriation Measures-Msri-
torious Measures May Suffer a. Re-
suit Of 1eiated Efforts to Economic.
Especial Correspondence


Washington. April 25.-Sidetrackins
of the good roads bill in the senate the
other day was not accomplished until
debate had resulted in illuminating to
some extent the tremendous scope OF
the demands which are being urged on
the treasury.
Senator Works, Of California, in
speech in opposition to the Bankhead
good roads bill, which was the one be-
fore the senate. declared this was the
age Of extravagance in legislation. He
charged that the democrats, tho they
had declared for economy in their plat
form, had given an unusual instance
OF tendency to extravagance. He put
in the record a list of bills which have
been introduced in the senate and
house, calling for large appropriations.
This list does not include the regular
appropriations measures. 1t does In
clude many goods roads bills of one
kind and other and bills on variety
of subjects. While it is true that most
Of the bills listed have not passed and
will not pass, the showing is one that
gives some idea of the pressure on
congress to expend Uncle Sans money.
Many Meritorious Bills.
This has been a great session for
good roads bills, some of them excel
lent, some Of no merit. The most am
bilious good roads proposition Is from
Representative Tillman of Arkansas.
He has bill to aid the states in main
tanning roads and to create a national
highway commission. 1t authorizes Q
bond issue up to billion dollars.
large number OF other good roads bills
have been offered. carrying all the way
from small sums up to $500, 900 900.
Among the appropriations asked for
as indicated by the list Of Senator
Works are $4,000, 900 to eradicate citrus
canker; $4,000. 900 federal aid caring
for the tuberculous; 100000 drain
age and reclamation of swamp lands:
50. DOC. 900 annually for vocational ed
ucation: $4,000, 900 to prevent and Grad
icate foot and mouth disease: IS .0oo, 900
for a division OF marketing: and many
others smaller in amount.
That the country needs good roads
is plain and that many Of the pieces OF |
legislation asked for have good reasons
behind them is also a fact This does
not. however, deny the fact that APP
are growing and the
pressure for them is getting more in
tense. -
The appropriations committees are
blamed for not curbing the
outlay. But the fact is that these COM
mittees are pulled and hauled for more
money in way that makes 1t difficult
for them to restrain expenditures as
much as they do. The life > OF the
chairman Of an appropriations COM
mittee of congress is not a happy one.
To Rush Bills.
Congress has entered on the stage OF
steady grind In its legislative work
and there will be no let up until it has
cleared its calendars Of all necessary
With nearly five months Of the ses-
sion gone, only ten appropriation bills
have been reported from committees.
three of these being urgency deficiency
measures, and these three have been
the only; ones that have passed con-
gress finally and received the approval
Of the president.
Other bills brought out have been
the Indian, postoffice. rivers and har-
bors, legislative, agricultural, diplo-
matte and consular and Notifications.
T. Several Fights Forecast.
With the exception Of the fortifica-
tons bill. the others are In various
stages leading to final passage. The
bill is to be taken UP
this week in the house and opponents
Of the preparedness program will make
a bitter, fight against 1t because Of Its
heavy appropriation. 1t will pass the
house, however, without any serious
slashing. s3FsE ~. .s[
The house and senate are divided
on the army increase legislation. house
eladers holding tenaciously to the Hay
bill. which offers a less increase than
the Chamberlain bill, which passed the
senate. 1t is certain the majority os
the house will stand by the Hay bill
and that it will be sent to conference.
Important Bills Remain.
There remain to come from the ap-
committees several Of the
most important of all the appropria-
ton bills, including the navy bill, the