The sun., 1919-05-28
CONGRESS WARNED
OF HEAVIER TAXES
Representatives Moore and
Fess Urge Most Rigid Pub
lie Economy.
SHORTAGE rs SIX BILLION
Pennsylvania Member Figures
Bills for Next Year May
Reach $4,000, 0O0, 900.
specsa, Despatch to rnr srr.

WAsHTNoToN, May 27.--Congress, par
ticularly the responsible Republican ma
jority. was warned to-day that unless
every penny possible is Topped off APP
propriation measures and an end put to
the riot OF money spending INDUCED in
by the last Congress- Il will be necessary
to Increase heavily the already burden
some taxes, or billions OF dollars more in
bonds will have to be sold by the
Government.
Representatives Moore (Penna D., and
Fees (ohio). pointed out In detail ex-
ectly the course Congress would take
unless the most rigid public econmy was
prsotised. The agricultural approprfa-
tiou. which was befors the House, served
as vehicle for attacking the policy OF
Dlindly passing appropriation bulls
drawn MP on the strength OF hearings
held during the last Congress.
Unless our committees begin to 20
into details with regard to these expen-
ditures, we are going to run up against
tTcuoions times, said Mr.. More, Just as
the Democrats did before they lost con-
troll OF Congress- That side OF the House
has dumped upon Tits side OF the House
the greatest responsibility that one party
could have laid upon anotehr.
Moore Quotes Kitchin.
we passed a revenue bill here that
was to provide $4,000, 0eo, coo for the
current year ending June 30, and that
bill was so manipulated In the Sena.e.r
he continued, that IL provided only a.
900 GOO, 900 for the next fiscal year. Yet
tho ranking Democratic member OF the
Ways and Means COMMITTEES (Mr. Kit
chimp this morning made the statement
that our expenses next year as snowa
by the present appropriations would run
up TO over $4,000 900 T find that
according to estimates already in, our
appropriations for next year are going
to run between $4,000, oOo. 900 and no.
O0O, 100000. We are $4,000, 000, 900
short"
The bad state OF the country's finances
Inherited by the Republicans from their
Democratic collea CUES, was set forth IN
detail by Representative Fess, who
said: The observations made by MIR
Moore called forth an inquiry by my
self on the statement OF the Secretary
OF the Treasury that the fifth Liberty
Loan would be the last one fioatsd The
accuracy Of the Secretary of the Treas
ury and his well known -eputa'ior for
NV 'hahhB ndS leo me
to inquire about the finances whether
we are assured that the charges upoa
tie treasury are going to be greaisiy re.
duced, and how We are going to hnf
funds to pay the charges, IL they arc not
reduced, without another loan.
BY May 1 the Fifth Liberty Loan
had been drawn upon and anticipated
leaving Of it only s2,22s 900, 900. That
fund cannot he increased IN any way ov;-
side Of another loan except through the
customs duty and the income and excess
profits taxes. We have the estina tes
offered that these cannot go beyond the
81, ooo, 100000 mark. In looking over
the monthly expenditures beginning with
December last these are the figures
found in round numbers: December,
$4,000. 900 900: (1919) January, sI,ss2,-
900. 900; February, y1,1s9,00O 900 :;
March, 1880. 900. 900 April, s1,425 900, =
600; up TO the 10th of this month,
$3.50 oO0. 900.
The monthly charge on the Treasury"
Mr. Tess went on, is about 81 400 ,000,-
900"
He then read the last report Of the