New-York tribune., 1920-01-22
Congress Cuts
And Slasl1es
On Thrift Dav' ,
Pork Public Building Bill
Eliminated, appropriation
for Diplomatic Service Is
Reduced by S3,O85, ,l25

WASHINGTON, jan. 21.-Congress
held its "rh1ls. week celebration to-
day, a wave of economy sweeping the
Senate and House. The net result
was:
Decision by the House Public
Buildings Committee not to recon-
mcnd passage at this session Of
Public Bui. iings bill
Affairs Committee Of the annual
diplomatic and consular sctvice ap-
preparation bill to So.843 ,O3S, which
IS S3,O55.125 less than The state De-
partment request and Si,032 ,07i les,
than was appropriated for the
present fiscal year
Elimination by the Senate Of an
appropriation of st2.50O00o from the
Amerlcanization bill and substitu-
ton therefor Of an appropriation Of
$500 600 restricted to use until the
end of the 1921 fiscal year, instead
OF an expenditure spread over four
wears, as the larger appropriation
contemplated.
Pork Bill Without Friends
Democrats and Republicans for the
most part Joined forces in slashine
away az appropriations, the vote tc
eilmnate customary porky" public
buildings bill being unanimous. The
reduction in the Americanization bills
appropriation was advocated jointl, by
Senator'S McCumber. Republican,. OF
North Dakota, and Dial, Democrat, of
South Carolina
The Nor.k Dakota Senator told his
colleagues that, according to careful
estimates, the government would star.
the fiscal year beginning July with
deficit Of $1,000 100000. Should
expenditures for 1921 be kept within
the conservative estimates OF e,0O0,-
900 600, the Senator thought they m
be provided for, but there would be
nothing left to take care Of the left
over deficit.
I'VE have gone mad on the question
of coaceivinE new legislation taat VIII
reach into the Federal Treasury said
Senator McCumbeY. referring to the
Americanization bill, which is designed
to edcuate illiteTates end American ze
fore gn-born citizens. "rhe only thing
that will stop it Will be when we ret
to the end Of the rope and have 10
bond the country to meet expenses"
Senator DIAL SAID the taxpayers OF
the United States we're getting tire
OF beinc. overburde ned
Won't Increase Pay of Diplomats
In cutting down appropriations in
the dirlomatic and consular servics
bill the House committee denied
Secretary Lansing's request for in
creascs in the salarie. of Ambassadors
and ministers. The ory increases
granted over present expenditures
were fiat $1,000 advance in salary ta
secretaries OF embassies and legation
and an additional TEN of S250Q00 for
passport contrs'. bringing The total
for that purpose to S440.l3l.
The Drastic cut in appropriations
for river and nar5or improvements,
ordered By the House Rivers and
IIarbors Committee in pairing down
the annual approximation bill fer that
purpose from $42 200. 900 to $l2 400,
coo, continued to arouse members Of
the House. and minority members OF
tho committee to-day began the draf.-
ing Of bill wnich would appropriate
S25 ,OOO000 The new bill, which will
be offered as substitute fer the
mujoritv's measure, will specify i'm
provement3 TO be made instead Of
leaving expenditure to the War De-
rartment as provided in that reported
20 the House.