Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-16
SENATOR GA[[|NGER
HERE FOR SESSION
Says Republicans Will Support
Administration and Foresees
New Revenue Act.
FOR LIBERAL D. C. FUNDS

Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire.
leader of the minority in the Senate.
has arrived in Washington, accom-
panied by his daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Ralph L. Gallinger. and is occupying
his apartment in Stoneleigh Court.
The senator appears to be in robust
health. having apparently fully recov-
cred from his severe illness of last
winter. He expressed himself as being
of the opinion that the coming session
of Congress will be an exceedingly i'm
portant and possibly a protracted one,
as the war situation will doubtless re-
quire much legislation and very large
appropriations to meet the necessary
expenditures for the Army and Navy.
He also suggested that the revenue
law passed at the last session will
probably need amendment in some par
ticulars, and that a new and even a
larger revenue bill will doubtless be
enacted. He fears that the huge ex-
penditures now being made are in some
instances larger than is absolutely nee
essary, and in all human probability
they will be carefully inquired into
during the session.
Asked if the republicans intended to
demand inquiry as to how the large
appropriations of the last session have
been expended he said that if the facts
seemed to warrant it they doubtless
would do SO, but the republicans will
continue loyalty to support the admin
istration in all proper ways. He said it
was regretable that the proposition
first advanced by Senator Weeks to
have a joint committee to act in con-
junction with the administration in
matters of that kind was defeated at
the behest of the President.
Sees Burden Of War on q. s.
AS to the probable length Of the war
he said that one mans guess is as good
as another's. OF one thing he feels
sure, and that is If the war continues
two years more the United States will
be called upon to furnish most Of the
men. and a large proportion OF the
money and food required to carry it
on. He feels sure that Germany Will
be ultimately beaten. but 1t will be
at a great cost to this country.
ters connected with the District of Co
lumbia. in which the senator has al
ways displayed the warmest possible
interest. he said that he will this year.
as in former years, support liberal ap-
preparations with a view to still fur
ther beautifying the capital and adding
to the attractiveness and advancement
of the District. In this connection he
said he would support liberal appro-
priations for the schools and hospitals.
the police and nfe departments. as well
as for improxsEnents OF the streets and
avenues In all parts Of the city. He
also expressed himself as warmly in
favor of a liberal appropriation for an
armory for the District of Columbia,
calling attention to the fact that in the
public buildings bill OF February 81.
1913. an amendment proposed by him
providing an appropriation Of $780,
900 for an armory was agreed to by the
Senate. but it failed in conference. He
said that SO far as he knew every
state in the Union has an armory, the
state of New Hampshire having at
least four buildings Of that kind. He
proposes to urge vigorously a bill for
an armory here in the hope that it may
become law.