Evening star., 1926-04-24
NEW MONEY BILLS
HIT BY COOLIDGE
President Warns G. 0. P.
Leaders Proposed Appro-
priations Must Be Blocked.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Coolidge again served no
tice on Congress today that the efforts
to enact legislation involving appro-
priations must he blocked II the Treas
ury Is to be saved from a big deficit
next year.
The warning was given to group
of Republican leaders in the Senate
and House. who were the Executives S
guests at breakfast, and he made 1t
very plain that they must WELD the
economy ak II the Government Is to
be kept on a sound financial basis so
far as operating expenses are con-
cerned. The President very candidly
said he is greatly disturbed over what
he believes to be outside pressure
upon Congress to pass legislation in
creasing the cost of government IN
the face Of an almost certain defcit
during the next fiscal year.
During the conference the Execu-
tive also discussed the entire legisla-
tive situation. Pending agricultural
legislation is known to have come In
for large share of the discussion.
Those whom the President had at
this conference were. Senators Curtis
Of Kansas, Republican leader of the
Senate; Smoot of Utah, chairman or
the finance committees; Wadsworth OF
New York, chairman Of the military
affairs committee, and McNary of Ore
gon, of the agricultural committee:
and Representatives Longworth of
Ohio, Speaker of the House; Madden
Of Illinois. chairman of the appropria-
tions committee; Tilson of Connecti-
cut, House leader; Dickinson of Iowa.
Of the appropriations committee and
author of the Dickinson cooperative
marketing bill. and Begg of Ohio. Re-
publican whip" Of the House.
The President has been advised Of
the outside pressure upon members
Of the Senate and House to rush
through bills authorizing permanent
annual appropriations. which call for
an outlay of many millions and which,
IL passed, would be a most serious
drain upon the Treasury.
1t was pointed out by him that there
must be no false impression from the
reported increase in revenues. He
said that, although the Treasury has
received unexpected tax returns. this
was due to several causes and cannot
be expected to continue. He gave
reminder Of the tremendous tax reduc-
ton made by Congress as an argu-
ment in favor of his continued plea
for economy.
Roads and Pension Bills Listed.
The President said he Is satisfied
that the tax cut made this year reach
ed a. point so far above the 5000, ,000,-
600 suggested by the administration,
principally because of the outside
pressure-such a pressure as is being
brought now for big outlays of public
moneys not provided for in the regu-
lar budget estimates. The President
said he appreciates the business-like
manner in which the Congress has
performed during this session, and he
would dislike very much to disagree
with Congress now, but there Is
strong likelihood he will be compelled
to do so If some of the pending spU
cial appropriation bills are passed.
Among the latter mentioned by the
President were the public roads bill
SIS, ,000, 900; increased pen
sions for Civil War veterans to cost
about $4,000, 900; increases for vet
erans of the World War. amounting
to $40, 900 900; increased annuities for
retired employees of the Federal Gov
ernment, and increased pensions for
veterans of the Spanish War, and
their widows and orphans, amounting
to about $4,000, 900.