The Owosso times., 1921-01-21
THE OWOSSO TIMES
EDMUND o. DEWEY. PROP.
OWOSSO, MICH. JAN. 81, 1921.
WASHINGTON LETTER
AS420. 100. 900 Lop.

0N6VpAVosoSS S~r |
r Washington Jan. 49, Especial CORES
pondence) The temper OF the House OF
Representatives to make drastic curtaii'
ments in the estimates submitted py
the executive department is revealed In
the Sundry civil bill just reported from
the Committee on Appropriations. The
measure carries total of 1888, 3,6ll'S9S'
a reduction of $420, 1872 below the
estimates of the Democratic admins
trstion. and a reduction of $52,23'' Ola
below the amount included in the simi' |
lar bill for the current year. Or course
cuts OF equal proportions cannot De
made in all of the estimates, but the
country may rest assured that each one
OF them will be pared to the bone unit
an aggregate total of many hundreds OF
millions have been saved to the tax
payers.
The Peoples Bookshelves.
The wonderful work done through
the Library of Congress at Washington
was recently the topic of q speech oy
Representative Simeon d. Fess, OF Ohio.
Mr.. Fess reviswsd in detail the history
of the institution from the date OF its
foundation in 1900. and outlined its
growth down to the present day d Q
called attention to the service which 1t
renders not only to Congress but to the
exective departments of the Govern
ment and to other libraries throughout
the United States Mr.. Fess reminded
his colleagues of the fact that the total
annual appropriations for the library
for all purposes are only s72O,OO and
made a plea for more generous sllot-
ments. He states that there Is one
American collector alone who has spent
over $40, 900, 900 in the last 10 years In
adding to his private collection, and
that the City of New York gives more
funds to the upkeep of its public library
than the Federal Government devotes
70 similar work. 'e
Good Reason For Disgust
Congressman James w. Good, Of
Iowa, Chairman of the House Commit
tee on Appropriations Is thorough,
disgusted with the manner in which th'
Shipping Board is conducting its work
He declares that if he has his own way
not a dollar of appropriation shall b
granted the Board for the next fisca
wear. IL think If the gentleman hse
been on the Committee on Appropria
tions," said he in reply to an inquiry
land watched the spectacle OF mar
after man in high positions in thes
organizations who knew nothing abou
the business lin which they were en-
gagged, the gentleman would not b
ready to criticize the committee. w
are not going to appropriate, IL l ca
preyent it, q single penny out OF tn
Treasury of the United States for mex
wear for this board that does not kno'
its business, that is wasting the people
money, and if they are going to get an
money they must get 1t out OF tt
salvage of the plants" The rest of tt
APPROXIMATIONS Committee entertai
much the same views as Chairma
Good, and refused to grant the reque
of the shipping Board that it be give
Z sl47,OO 900 for its operations durir
the fiscal year 1929.
Uncle Sans O. X.
Official endorsement Of the work
the European Relief Council In raisi'
funds for the relief Of the children
central Europe is contained in resoi
ton introduced by Senator Howa
Sutherland Of West Virginia. WI
the Council is doing and the necess'
of its support is reviewed in the prea
BILE, and the resolution itself reads
follows: "That the Govern ment OF
United States officially indorses
relief work undertaken by the Europe
Relief Council and earnestly calls up
the people of the United States to q
tribute out of their substance to
humanitarian activities Of such orga
z0tions."