Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-27
NEW DISGUISE
QF'CANNONISM'
CAUSES FIGHT
Congressman Point to
Arbitrary Method
en- Expenses.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-An-
other congressional revolt against
"Cannonism," this time against the
dominant power Of a committee in
stead Of a single man, is seen in
prospect by members of committees
shorn Of almost all authority by the
House Appropriations Committee,
under the new budget system. There
is increasing bitterness among the
committees that once decided the
annual financial destinies Of the
various Government departments, at
the influence now welded by the APP
preparations Committee, which is
divided into subcommittee to frame
the expenditure bills for the executive
branches Of the Government.
Members are murmuring about too
much Capitalization Of power" They are
pointing TO the summary action Of the
War Department subcommittee. recently
IN making drastic cuts in the size OF
the Army far below the numbers asked
BY the President. They also recall the
langUag &c of ore section Of the bill, which.
It is claimed. Usurped the powers Of the
President Is Commander-in-chief Of the
Army by ordering troops home from the
Panama Canal Zone, China, the Hawaiian
Islands and the Rhine. through q pro-
vision that none Of the money recon-
mended for pay OF troops should be used
for more than a set number Of soldiers
in those localities.
Such q policy, they say, Is born OF too
much authority. The section was elimi-
mated on the floor Of the House, but 1t is
natural. members say, that the majority
party should stand ordinarily behind the
recommendations Of its appr0priating
committee. There are some who say the
temper Of certain members of the old
committees. now empowered only to pre-
pare a bill authorizing the expenditure,
often sharply out later, by the Appropria-
tiOns Committee, threatens the existence
Of the budget system. But conservative
DIRECTORS to the powers vested in the
Appropriations Committee are content to
talk Of changes in that provision
Official status 10 the czar-like power Of
the Appropriations Committee, much the
same as that against which the House
revoIted IN the shape of the authority
welded by Speaker Joe Cannon under
the parliamentary rules OF the body. was
EAHE4 AAEH 1EE4 - ANEEAE1NLA1A@HG LUA5
worth (OhiO). who was IN the chair when
a point OF order was made agains the
provision in the Army bill forcing the
return Of troops from territories and for
eign soil. Under an old ruling Mr.. Long
worth held anything was in order that
would serve TO reduc Government ex-
penditures.
Since that there has been growing IN
easiness as TO what the committee might
see fit to recommend 10 the House. The
fight OF Administration Chairman Kahn.
OF the Military Affairs Committee.
against the havoc played with the Army
policy outlined by his committee, once
empowered to recommend appropriations
for the military establishment as well.
went almost f7r naught. The Naval Az
fairs Commit = reduced the authorized
treaty navy" Il the White House figures
Of $4,000 enlisted men. And yet the ap-
preparation bill viii not provide funds
for more than $4,000, TT is reported. 1t
is expected out acknowledgement,
1922, by Public Ledger Company.