The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-16

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past that appropriation was mad, |
for charging the Capitol i
Grounds? 1t has been on the
books. and it stays there. There
fore, it is saved out Of the cur
rent appropriations this year. ( |
wish my friend from Kentucky,
Ben johnson, were here, because
| it would bring back memories of
1.-THE past to him. The troublt,
with his statement is that il
goes throughout the country and
some people are misled by it.
They are misled into believing
that there is saving Of $112, ,O0O,-
GOO, now increased to $135, ,OOO,-
600, when there is not any saw
ing, and, as matter Of fact, it
is only a saving on paper. It is
nothing but a political saving
It will never relieve the taxpayer.
"Then there is the Panama
Canal. Why, my friends, he has
saving in here Of $19,674 in the
original appropriation for dig.
ging canal from the Atlantic
to the Pacific Ocean, appropria-
ted when the proposition was
first urged for digging a canal
from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Ocean. He says it is saved be-
cause II was not spent this year
How could it be spent? In
what way could he dig a canal
from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Ocean for $4,000? The money
could be spent for no other puc-
pose. For years it has been on
the books, and if it is on the
books, then he has saved it this
year.
"Then we have censorship for
foreign mails ia the Panama
/ Canal Zone, where we have saw
led $53 POS this year. Evidently
has has Not heard that the 4espions
age act is no more, and we could
not spend it. Because it was
not spent and could not be spent,
the Director Of the Budget says
he saved $4,000. And the worst
OF it all is he seems to have in
duced the President TO believe
it, and he has given circulation
to these absurd claims Of savings
why, we are. going to save
$40, 100000 in the Treasury De
rartment in the Supervising Ar
chitect's s office. On what? On
public buildings P""l~ in 1913
we passed a public building bill,
and because they can moi get
anybody to take the contracts
for some buildings for the
amount Of money then appropria-
ted, on account Of the increased
cost, it remains on the books.
Therefore we have saved $1O,-
: 100000 because we can not get
anybody to take the contract
until we enact legislation in
creasing the limit Of cost.
"Now, as to the Department
Of State. There is an alleged
saving Of a little over million
dollars The largest single item
i: $4,000 payment to Columbia
under the treaty Of 1909. In
ether words, back in 1909, $780,
900 was appropriated. Colombia
refused to accept. Director
Dawes says it is saved this year.
If it was a saving this year, it
has been saving every year for
the past II years, and we have
saved - 100000 out Of this $3.50
900 fund.
"District Of Columbia. Now,
this statement Of General Dawes
would be a joke book if it were
not serious in its effort to mis-
lead the public. There is a say
ing Of 100000 for what? War
emergency improvements. One
: hundred thousand dollars was
: appropriated for the District OF
: Columbia to repair streets around
the Army. and Navy buildings
+: constructed during the war The
Treasury could not pay out a
r dollar of it after the end OF the
: war. 1t was not spent during
; the war under the Democratic
5 administration: they dldn t
5 spend a dollar Of it, and it re
mains on the books. Genera
: Dawes says he has saved it this
: wear when there could not have
y been a dollar Of it paid out Of
t the Treasury on any voucher