The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-01-30
PORK" BILLS
SLAUGHTERED
TIDAL WAVE OF THRIFT SWEEPS
SENATE AND HOUSE BARE
OF WASTE
MILLIONS CUT OFF MEASURES
Democrats and Republicans Combine
Forces In Big Economic Drive
Decision Reached to Pass UP
Public Building Bill

Washington, Jan. 22.--Congress held
its thrift week" celebration yesterday.
n wave Of economics sweeping both
the senate and house. The result was
Decision by the house public build
ings committee not TO recommend
massage at this session of public
building bill.
Reduction by the house foreign az
fairs committee Of the annual dipio-
matte and consular service bill to SS,-
S43 O3S, which Is S3.0S5.1 less than
the state department requested, ana
81 ,03o, oT4 less than was appropriated
for the present fiscal year
| Elimination by the senate of an ap-
preparation from the characterization
bill and substitution therefor of an APP
propriation of S6.50O,0O0 restricted to
use until the end of the 1921 fiscal
year, instead of an expenditure over
four years of the larger appropriation
contemplated.
Democrats and Republicans for the
most part joined forces in the slash
ing away ut appropriations, VIE vote
to eliminate the customary "porky
public building bill being unanimous
The reduction in the Amcrcanizatior
bills appropriation was advocated
Jointly by Senators McCumher, Re
publican, Of North Dakota, and Deal
Democrat of South Carolina.
The North Dakota senator told his
colleagues that according to esti
mates the government would start th'
fiscal year beginning July, with /
deficit of $1,000. 900 900 Should ex
penditures for 1921 be kept within
the conservative estimates of $4,000,
100000, the senator thought the,
might be provided for but ther'
would be nothing left to take care o
the leftover deficit.
1--WE have gone mad on the question
of conceiving new questions that VII
reach into the federal treasury" Sen
ator McCumber said, referring to tn
Americanization bill. which is design
ed to educate illlterate and American
ize foreign born citizens.
, 1.-THE only thing that will stop it Wi
, be when we get To the end of III
rope aud have 10 bond the country {
meet expenses"
Senator Deal said the taxpayers G
the United States We're getting tire
, | of being oSerburdened.'
In cutting down appropriations
!, the diplomatic and consular servi6
BILL the house committee denied Sc,
rotary Lansings request for il
creases In the saalries of ambassi
doris and ministers. The only increas
!, granted over present expenditure
was $1,000 advance in salaries
;. secretaries of embassies and Legation
: and an additional item of $3.50 900 t,
passport control, bringing the tot
for that purpose up To $40, 43l.
The drastic cut in appropriation
5 for river and harbor improvements O
: dered by the house rivers and harbo
e committee in pairing down the annu
l. appropriation bill for that purpo
q from Si2,9U0.0OO to $40, 100000, cont
n ued to arouse members of the hous
, and committee yesterday began Il
drafting of new bin which Won
2, appropriate S25,oOO,oO0.
p The new bin. which win be offer
IL as Il substitute for the majorit,
l. measure. will specify improvement
II to be made, instead of leaving expo
10 diture To the war department, as pi
= xided in that reported to the house
D.