The New York herald., 1922-10-12
Chairman Langley's Bill Will
Succumb to Harding's Econ
omy Program.
NEW TAXES IMPROBABLE
New Members of Congress
Who Promised Post Offices
Will Get Jolt.
SPECIAL Dispatch to TIE NEW YORK HERALD

HpcCtdl OtSputcH 70 lllE NEW ioEh AhhAALD'
New York Hernld Bureau
Washington. ID. G., Oct. H.
President Harding's declaration that
the expenses of the Government must be
kept within it's income during the next
fiscal year sounds the death knell to the
hope Of pork barrel" statesmen in the
coming Congress.
It will prove particularly disappoint-
ing to Chairman Langley (Rep., kyO.
OF the House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds who is prepar-
ing an omnibus bill to carry 100000,
900 for construction of public buildings
throughout the United States.
Because of the emergency growing
out of the World War the desires of
pork barrel statesmen for this sort
of legislation have been held in check
during the last few years. Many Rep
resentatives will return for the next
session, however, with the feeling that
they have been denied long enough and
a real squabble Is expected to ensue.
This will be particularly true OF the
newly elected members of Congress when
that body meets in March. Many of
these men are basing their campaigns
or "a new post office" or the construc-
ton of some sort of public building. 1t
is expected that the President will have
TO exert considerable pressure on these
men who will be keenly disappointed al
finding their ambitions blocked.
President Harding is determined that
additional taxes shall not be levied to
meet the expenses of Government during
the next fiscal year. While the work
of the Budget Bureau which is compiling
the estimates for appropriations for that
period has not been completed it has
reached stage where 1t seems likely
that the Presidents ambition will be
gratified.
1t is estimated that the revenues for
the coming fiscal year will approximate
S3.19S,456,S7l. This is nearly S60O,00O,-
600 less than the amount appropriated
for Government expenses for the present
fiscal year
Senators and Representatives now ir
Washington who are wondering how
the President and the Budget Bureau
will be able TO reduce the Government
expenses $500. .O00. 900 are scrutinizine
the list of appropriations in an effort
to determine on what items economy can
be effected They estimate that the in
terest on the public debt will be less
than the amount appropriated for 1928
that the appropriation for the sinking
fund for reduction in the principal OF
the public debt will be less and that the
cost of pensions WIN be less
But 1t is expected there will be an in
crease in the cost of operating the
Veterans Bureau and that compensation,
disqualification and vocational training
fbr disabled veterans will cost the Gov
ernment more during the coming fiscal
year than ever before.
President Harding has called on every
Government department to submit es-
Inmates of expenses for the next fiscal
year lower than those for the current
year. These estimates which have
reached the budget bureau have beer
cut several hundreds of millions of dol
lars. Most of the money is TO be saved
In the War and Navy departments
President Harding and the bulge
bureau which Is determined 10 oppose
the construction of public buildings ant
unnecessary improvements of rivers and
harbors will have the cooperation of a
few committee chairmen Of the House
who agree with, the President that the
appetite of the pork barrel" member.
must be curbed at any cost.