Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-10
NEW CHAIRMAN OF HOUSE AP'
PRopalAvlohs COMMITTEES
POINTS OUT NEEDS.
CALLS upoN pRESlpGhr
TO CONVENE CONGRESS
Financial Needs Of Country Irpsrs-
tive, Says Mr. ossd-Nsw Apprepri'
ation Bills Must Do Ensetsd Before
June. Time Set BY President Wilson
For Calling Extra Session.
by 4. q. DousheIty.i

! Washington, March io.--Representa-
tive James w. Good Of Iowa. the new
chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee OF the next house. today. called
upon the president to summon the new
congress in extraordinary session i'm
mediately in order that pscessary leg
islation may be passed TO save the
government from serious embarrass-
ment.
The legislative porEram for recon
struction embraces measures of ire
mendous Importance" Chairman Good
! said. Months Will be required TO en-
act legislation necessary to upscramble
the railroads and provide for their or
ganization on a solid and substantial
basis. Legislation dealing with the
problems of Unemployment, the demob-
il.zation of our troops and of our re-
turning soldiers. can not with Justice
be longer delayed. II will take months
| 10 enact this legislation alone, to say
nothing of other needed legislation to
! which the congress must give early
attention. From the viewpoint. there
| fore, of enActing necessary legislation,
! the president should call congress in
extraordinary session without the de-
day"
Chairman Good says the announced
| intention of the president not to call
congress in extraordinary session until
| the month of June lis cause for grave
apprehension" He points out that
supply bills which failed 10 pass the
last congress must be enacted into law
before June 80, when present appropri-
atoms cease to be available. These
| bills will aggregate appropriations Of
1851. 7.5. $685.. The new chairman OF
the appropriations committee 10 OPP
| posed 10 passing continuing resolu-
| tons TO meet current expenses in the
absence of actual appropriation meas
ures. This practice" he said, invites
! the greatest waste and exs:aysEsnce
especially at this tine when We should
commence to resume normal conditions
and 10 practice the strictest economy"
The appropriations made for the
| present fiscal year" Chairman Good
| continued. were made al time when
We were az war and are not applicable
| 10 the conditions confronting the next
! fiscal year. II continuing resolutions
are relied upon to supply the funds
after June 80, these resolutions will
certainly contain a great many excep-
t!ons and mod ifications, otherwise the
| exxtravagsnce and waste nov prs~ail-
ing in many of the government de-
partments will be continued
Country Demands Economy.
| Chairman Good warns that the coun-
/ try will soon demand economy that
was not prsctieed during the war peri
| cd During the next few months"
he said, taxpayers will feel the heavy
! burden OF Increased taxes and will take
| more lively interest in the work of
the congress. From the country will
come d timely demand for rerench-
ment and economy. In order TO make
| possible reductions in taxation the
strictest. economy must be practiced.
Appropriations Of government funds
after careful study Of the actual need
| for such appropriations, and should
only be made after a thorough consid-
Grafton of all the information avail
able. No department Of the govern
ment should be denied adequate funds
to carry on its legitimate work, but
work not authorized, unnecessary gov
eminent activities. Implications in the
service, waste and extravaganza,
should be entirely eliminated.
This can not be accomplished in a
| day. To carry out such a program ne
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al least two weeks to organize and get
down TO business. II would be very
difficult for congress 70 give consider
alton to these necessary appropriation
| bills which is required and pass them
| by June 30. II it were at present in
session and thoroughly organized.
Certainly the president has not
been fully advised as to these bills, or
he would not postpone the converting
! Of congress for q single day. II, being
informed as to conditions. he refuses
to convene congress in extraordinary
session without delay, he assumes a
tremendous responsibility. The mem
bers elect OF the Sixty sixth congress
realize that a monumental task con-
| front, them The Only consideration
! they seek Is q fair and reasonable op-
! port unity ~ DO their work and Do i
we'll Tney would commence i1ai in
time to perform it in a manner that
will be ereditable to themselves and to
the government. They can not do this
and pass intelligently upon appropria-
tons asgrogating over 1881 ,o60.oo
needed by the departments by June 30
IL congress il OF Immediately convened.
The task 10 too great and the time too
short. When matters Of such trsansnd-
Gus importance are at stake, neither
the executive nor congress should be
controlled by partisan considerations
but the very best that IL in both
should be exerted for the public good"