The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 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.
IA wave of economics sweeping botli
the senate and house. The result was :,
Decision by the house public build
| ings committee not to recommend
passage at this session of public
building bill.
| Reduction by the house foreign af-
fairs committee of the annual diplo-
matte and consular service bill to S.
S43 OBS, which is S3,0S5, 125 less than
the state department requested. and
81 ,032,074 less than was appropriated
for the present fiscal year.
Elimination by the senate of an APP
preparation from the AmericanizatioR
bill and substitution therefor of an APP
preparation of $6,500,000 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 at appropriations, the vote
to eliminate the customary "porky''
public building bill being unanimous
The reduction in the AmericanizatiOn
bilfs appropriation was advocated
Jointly by Senators McCumber, 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 the
fiscal year beginning July, with a
deficit of $3.0O0,0 100000 Should ex
penditures for 1921 be kept within
the conservative estimates of $4,000.
100000. the senator thought they
might be provided for, but there
would be nothing left TO take care Of
the leftover deficit.
1--WE have gone mad on the question
of conceiving new questions that will
reach into the federal treasury" Sen
ltor McCumber said, referring to the
Americanization bill. which is design
I'd to educate illiterate and American
re foreign born citizens.
1.-The only thing that will stop it will
De when we get to the end Of the
'ope and have 10 bond the country to
meet expenses.
Senator Deal said the taxpayers Of
he United States were getting tired
If being overburdened.'
In cutting down appropriations inNs
he diplomatic and consular service \
ill. the house committee denied Ser
etary Lansing's request for in
reases in the saalries of ambassa
ors and ministers. The only increase
ranted over present expenditures
vas a $1,000 advance in salaries To
ecretaries of embassies and legations
nd an additional item OF $2j0,000 for
assport control, bringing the total
or that purpose up TO $40, 431.
The drastic cut in appropriations
or river and harbor improvements or
cred by the house rivers and harb0rs
ommittee in pairing down the annual
bill for that purpose
rom $40, 100000 to So, 100000, coatin-
ed TO arouse members of the house
nd committee yesterday began the
rafting of new bill which would
appropriate $25,000,OO0.
The new bill, which will be offered
S Substitute for the majOrity's
easure, will specify improvements
, be made, instead of leaving expen-
Iture to the war department, as pro-
ded in that reported TO the house.