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CONGRESS SPENT
DUER BILLION
EOR NATION
But Appropriations of Recent
Session Show a Decrease
Compared With Former.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. D. tailed |
statements of expenditures authorized
during the second session of the sixty
second congress were filed at the capi
tal today by the clerks of the appro
priations committee of both houses.
During the session of this congress
a Brand total of 11.019,■412,710.91 wm
authorized for the running of the gov
ernment, including tin agriculture,
army, navy, diplomatic and consular,
District of Columbia, fortification, In
dian, legislative, executive and judicial,
military academy, pension, postoffice,
rivers and harbors, sundry civil, defi
ciency, miscellaneous and permanent
appropriation bills.
In addition to these specific bills, Il
1s shown that contracts have been en
tered into for public works, requiring
future appropriations by congress in
the aggregate of $26,423,900. I’ndel
this head one first-< las» battleship, two !
fuel ships, eight submarines and othei I
naval equipment will be provided.
A comparison of statistics tlia! I
the contract liabilities tire more than ■
$9,000,000 less than those for the drst
session of the sixty-second congress.
Decrease in Totals.
A decrease Is also shown in the totals
of the appropriations, the aggregate
for this year being more than seven
millions less than those for the first s. s-
Fiou:
The details by bills arc as follows:
Agriculture, $16,851,496.
Army, $90,958,712.98.
Diplomatic and consular. $3,638,-
047.41.
District of Columbia, $10,670,733.
Fortifications, $4,036,235.
Indian. $8,820,970.66.
Legislative, executive and judicial,
134,216,463.38.
Military academy. $1,064,668.26.
Navy, $123,225,007.76.
Pension, $135,146,145.84.
Postoffice, $271,429,599.
Rl\»r and harbor, $31,059,370.30.
Sundry civil, $112,069,184,411.
Deficiency appropriations, $9,700,-
•39.67. ,
Miscellaneous, $3,448,712.93.
Permanent appropriations, $133,206,-
424.12.
Grand total, $1,019,412,710.91.
Call For Millions More.
In addition to the specific appropria
tions made. It Is shown that contracts
are authorized to be entered into for
certain public works requiring future
appropriations by congress in the ag
gregate of $23,423,900. .
These contracts cover the following
objects and amounts, namely:
For construction of one first-class
battleship, two fuel ships, six torpedo
boat destroyers, one tender, eight suit
marine torpedo boats, one submarine
tender, including estimated cost of ar
mament of the battleship, $23,852,500.
Vote Proves Theft,
Say T. R. Men
NEW YORK. Nov. 8 -Returns made
public at Progressive headquarters
show that Roosevelt was an over
whelming victor over Taft in the pop
ular vote. When the final n'tunis are
in. It is expected that the former pres
ident will lead by more than 1.000,000
votes. ’ The combined popular vote for
Roosevelt and Taft far exceeds that
for Wilson, and Progressive leaders to
day declare that this proved their
charge that Roosevelt had been de
prived of the nomination by theft, and
that had he been nominated be would
have swept the country, except In the
solid South. They pointed out that the
Wilson vote was not up to expectations,
njid asserted that Roosevelt drew from
him.
The slates that gave Wilson their
electoral votes, President Taft and
Roosevelt combined polling the larger
popular vote, were:
Colorado, Connecticut. Delaware, Il
linois, Indiana. lowa, Kansas, Maine,
Montana. Nebraska. Nevada, New
Hampshire. New Jersey, New Mexico.
New York. North Dakota. Ohio. Ore
gon. Rhode Island Wist onsln ami
Wyoming.
The electoral vote of these states to
tals 225. which, had they gone to Roose
velt. would have given a clear majority
in the electoral college.
At the Chicago national convention,
Taft received 501 votes out of 1.162
comprising the convention’s make-up.
Os this number, six were absent and
420 refused to vote. If the national
convention had been constituted ac
cording to the vote of the two men.
state by state, on Tuesday, Roosevelt
would have been the choice of the Re
publican national convention by the
following vote: Roosevelt 714, Taft 334
This does not include the vote of the
territories.
Washington for
T.R by 27,300
SEATTLE. WASH , Nov 8 Based on
1.458 precincts In Washington. Roose
velt’s plurality in this state is 27.307 out
Os a total of 287,09!’
The vote was Roosevelt 116,148, wil
aon $8,842. Taft 68.266. I>«bs 12,8(2
The governorship tight is close, wit),
the chances favoring th* election of Er
nest. Uster. Democrat. With 302 ytreclncts
to hear from and many nf then: sliowltig
gains for Hay. the count stand.
Lister, Democrat. SL.7S4; Hay, )<<,>, u t,.
'jean. *6.666; Hodge, Progressive, 41,643
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• Texas County Goes :
• Solidly for Taft:
• AUSTIN, TEXAS. Nov. B.—Pres- •
• Idem Taft was unanimously the •
• choice of Zapata county, Texan. •
• lb turns today from the county, •
• which is in the Rio Grande border •
• region, show that every one of the •
• 37u votes cast were in favor of •
• the president. Four years ago the •
• same county cast its solid vote for •
• Taft, of the voters all but five • ■
• are Mexican-Americans •
• •
betterSseb
FOR JERUSALEM
Garden City Suburban Plans
Projected by Englishmen to
Aid Conditions.
LONDON, Nov. 8. The housing ques
tion in Jerusalem is one that Is receiving
considerable attention at the present
moment There are many fine buildings
In and about the Holy City, but they are
surrounded by what in this country
would be called slums. A few wealthy
Bokhara Jews have, indeed, built them
selves fine mansions. but the great mass
<>i the population can scarcely afford to
have decent houses.
A project has accordingly been mooted
in England of forming a small garden
suburb outside Jerusalem, in which the
houses win be let to the better class
artisan at a rental of something between
$46 and SSO per annum. The garden city
movement has made great progress In
this country: it is recognized as offering
tin excellent solution for the bousing
problem of large industrial cities, and at
the same time fostering the love of the
land and of nature, which the inodern
concentration of the poulation in towns
has threatened.
Land can be bought fairly cheap in the
outskirts of Jerusalem, and it has been
calculated that a substantial little
house, with half an acre of ground, could
he provided for about SI,OOO.
The garden could be planted with figs,
olives and kitchen vegetables, for which
there is a market in the city, and the
tenant would thus bo enabled to add a
little to his income by the care of his
land. The house would be laid out ac
cording to a plan, which would preserve
the natural beauty of the site.
Communication with the city would be
established by a bus, or possibly, if the
concession could be obtained, by a tram
way.
The success of Tel-Arbid, the colony
outside of l Jaffa, augurs well for the pro
posed movement for Jerusalem, where the
need is much greater than In Jaffa. If
the scheme succeeds completely It will
certainly be the forerunner of many Oliv
ers. Besides, It will preserve the beauty
of the hills around the Holy City.
Sir John Grey Hill, who for thirty years
has possessed a beautiful house on one
of the spires of the Mount of Olives, is
very much interested in the garden city
scheme.
Ex-Gov. Heyward for
Customs Collector
CHARLESTON, S. C„ Nov. B.—Ex-
Governor D. C. Heyward's name, as
well as that of John F. Bennett, are
being mentioned In connection with the
office of customs collector here, a posi
tion now being held by E. W. Durant,
Jr., a wealthy Taft man. J. P. K. Bry
an, a close friend and a college mate of
Woodrow Wilson and a leading South
Carolina lawyer. Is being mentioned by
friends here for attorney general—in
the cabinet. For postmaster of Charles
ton not a name has yet been advanced,
as the incumbent, W. 1,. Harris, a strong
Taft man, has about three years more
of office. R. S, Whaley, former speaker
of the South Carolina house, is talked
of for district attorney.
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.FRJDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1912.
ROOM DR. WILEM
FOR CABINET JOO
■
Farmers National Congress to
Indorse Him—Atlantan Will
Get Vice Presidency.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 8. -With more
than 50 prominent scientific farmers of
Georgia present and all booming Dr.
Horace E. Stockbridge, of Atlanta, for the
second vice presidency, the farmers’ na
tional congress was formally opened here
today in the Winter garden.
More than 2,000 delegates are present
from every section of the country, no
matter how remote.
Dr. Stockbridge delivered a short re
sponse to the addresses of welcome from
Governor Hall, Mayor Behrinan and other
city officials.
The election of Dr. Stockbridge is al
most assured as no opposition has devel
oped. The election will be held tomorrow’
afternoon at the session in the Progress
ive Union auditorium.
A resolution is being framed bj- the
leading delegates of the congress to call
upon President-elect Woodrow Wilson to
remove James Wilson as secretary of
agriculture and substitute Dr. H. W.
Wiley, the noted pure food expert and
victim of Taft policies. Sentiment is
strongly in favor of the resolution and
it will be adopted. «
Third Party to
Complicate Congress
WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—The vote
cast last Tuesday for Roosevelt, placing
him second In most states and first in a
few, Is expected to complicate matters
this winter In Washington when ft
comes to naming presidential commit
tees and boards and the making up of
congressional committees. According
to long usage, members of the minority
are also recognized by the majority
leaders and given appointments.
Senator Dixon already is out with
the claim that the Progressives have
unseated the old line Republicans in
second place.
In addition to this, precedents fail to
disclose any reason why President-elect
Wilson after March 4 should not ap
point Progressives upon committees
and boards Instead of Republicans,
should he desire to do so.
Progressive Rule.
But when It conies,to action by con
gress, there Is a different situation.
There is no question but that there will
be more Republicans In the house and
senate than Progressives, yet many of
these Republicans have strong Progres
sive tendencies and are members of the
Insurgent band which united with the
Democrats In overthrowing Speaker
Gannon. Therefore, if this Republican
faction in congress sees fit to unite with
the majority, it is quite possible that
the old line Republicans will be a neg
ligible force when it comes to a round
ing up of the patronage and the com
mittee appointments. To add to the
general unrest in congressional camps,
it is quite possible that with the Demo
cratic majority practically doubled last
Tuesday, the Democrats will split into
two factions on legislation. The rift
has already appeared In the attitudes
of Representatives Burleson and Henry,
of Texas. They are notably out of
sympathy with Floor Leader Under
wood, and Representative Henry as
pires to the speakership of the house.
LaFollette For Minority Leader.
Robert M, LaFollette, senator from
Wisconsin, bids fair to become the Re
publican floor leader of the senate.
Although a Progressive and father of
all progressives in that body, the sena
tor in refusing to support Roosevelt or
Wilson and to vote for Taft, has kept
himself In the Republican ranks. Sin
glehanded during the last session he
made the weight his principles felt,
and should he now succeed to the floor
leadership lie has the opportunity to
bank behind him many of the Republi
can senators, reinforced by several no-
11 BACK TO HIS
EDITORIAL DESK
Too Busy for Political Confer
ences and Will Not Talk
Politics.
NEW YORK, Nov. B.—Colonel
Roosevelt returned to his office at The
Outlook today for the first time since
he was shot at Milwaukee. He made
the journey by automobile and train
from Oyster Bay. He announced that
he expected to hold a number of con
ferences during the day to outline the
future program of the Progressive
party, but later said that he had found
so much business accumulated for.him
at The Outlook office that he would
have no time for any political confer
ences until next week.
However, he said he expected calls
from a few personal friends during the
afternoon. He refused to make any
statement on the result of the election,
saying he wanted full official returns
before la? made any statement.
The colonel looked the picture of
health. “I feel fine.” he said, “but, boys,
1 won’t have anything for you today.
Not a word on politics, but 1 would like
to say something about football —” The
colonel is a Harvard man and one of
the reporters was a Princeton graduate
—"but it would seem like rubbing it, in
wouldn’t it?” he laughed as he poked
the Princeton man in the ribs. “But a
Harvard man ought to have a chance
to say a little something after his team
has won for the first time in a quarter
of a century.”
Wilson Wins in
Montana by 5,000
RUTTE, MONT., Nov. B.—Returns to
day from 26 out of 31 counties assure
that the Democratic national and state
tickets, with the exception of state
treasurer, have carried Montana. Wil
son’s plurality is 5,000, while the state
went 6,000 for Walsh, Democrat, for
United States senator, over Joseph M.
Dixon. Incomplete returns indicate
that the Democrats will have a majority
of twelve on joint ballot in the legisla
ture.
Idaho Still in
G. O. P. Column
BOISE, IDAHO, Nov. B.—ldaho’s
complete unofficial vote on the presi
dency gives Taft a lead of 537. The
figures are: Taft 30,241, Wilson 29,704,
Roosevelt 14.356.
Haines, Republican, for governor, re
ceived 29,424 votes, against 27,081 for
Hawley, Democrat.
The official count may cljange the
presidential result.
“Nick” to Carry
Fight to Congress
CINCINNATI, OHIO, Nov. B—Nicho
las Longworth, defeated for congress by
less than 100 votes in the First Ohio
district, will carry the fight onto the
floor of congress if the official count
determines that his opponent, Stanley
Bowdle, Democrat, has won.
There have appeared apparent dis
crepancies ein the total vote that may
reveal gross errors in the tabulations.
tables in the progressive column, and
hold a formidable minority in the upper
house.
From returns received up today the
probable make-up of the senate will be:
Democrats 48, Republicans 45, doubtful
3. with a Democratic vice president to
give a single vote to the Democrats in
case of a tie, and acordlng to the way
things are framing up, “Fighting Bob”
LaFollette will be a welcome ally to
the minority Republicans.
Propose Tennesseean
For Sherman’s Place
CHATANOOGA, TENN., Nov. B.
Chattanooga may furnish the Repub
lican candidate for vice president, t<>
take the place of the late James S.
Sherman, in the person of United States
Senator Newell Sanders. He is known
to be in favor with the administration
and probably the majority of the mem
bers of the national Republican Execu
tive committee that meets in Cljjcago
November 12 to declare the successor
of the late vice president. The South
ern members of the committee are be
lieved to favor Senator Sanders to a
unit.
Tlie name of Governor Herbert S.
Hadley, of Missouri, has already been
mentioned. It is understood that he
will not accept the honor, and it -will
devolve uporj the distinguished Chatta
noogan to carry the second place on
the ticket for the retiring administra
tion.
lowa for Wilson
By 15,000 Votes
DES MOINES, IQWA, Nov. B.—-Unof
ficial returns from 98 out of 99 counties
in lowa available today show George
W. Clark, Republican candidate for
governor, a few votes in the lead. These
returns give Clark 176,182, E. G. Dunn,
Democrat, 176,099. This is a plurality
of 83. Harrison county, whose figures
have not yet been sent In, is reported to
show a plurality of 37 for Dunn, reduc
ing Clark’s lead to 46 votes. Official
canvass will probably be necessary to
determine the race.
Wilson carried the state by 15,000.
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WILSON MUM ON
EXTRASESSION
Has Read Underwood’s State
ment. But Makes No Com
ment on Proposition.
PRINCETON. Nov. B.—President
elect Wilson’s mail these days amounts
to considerably over 1,000 letters a day.
The first mail this morning was 920
letters, of congratulatory nature. This
is entirely aside from the thousands of
telegrams that have been coming al
most continuously.
The governor answers each letter and
telegram with a personal letter. -
"Nearly everybody who writes apolo
gizes for adding to the number of let
.crs,” said the governor.
The governor was asked today if he
had read Congressman Underwood’s
statement favoring an extra session of
congress immediately after the inaugu
ration.
"Yes,” he said, "I noticed Mr. Under
wood's statement. I have read several
editorials also about immediate action.”
He did not add anything that would
seem to commit him to an extra ses
sion, however.
The ■ governor was greatly pleased
that Illinois and California were safely
in the Democratic column. He is con
cerned about the United States senate
and reads all returns with deep inter
est.
The governor will probably attend
BROWN FRAMES
REPLY ID PRICE
Governor Joseph M. Brown said to
day he would reply to the letter of
James D. Price within the week, ana
make known in writing the executive
views in the matter of the so-called
short term in the commissionersip of
agriculture, and Mr. Price’s color of ti
tle thereto.
The governor said he would not make
public his reply to Mr. Price. Ho says
Mr. Price, however, may make the re
ply public, If he so desires.
While the governor would say noth
ing to Indicate what he will say to Mr.
Price in his letter, it is not likely that
he will give the aspirant for the unex
pired term of Mr. Hudson any encour
agement whatever to expect a commis
sion to office from the present governor
As is well known, the governor holds
that there can be no election of a suc
cessor to Mr. Conner, the present com
missioner, until the legislature has can
vassed the vote and declared the result
—and that can not take place before
next June.
Mr. Price received 502 votes in the
October election for “the unexpireil
term of Thomas G. Hudson,” and has
demanded that he be commissioned by
the governor.
the Princeton university football game
here tomorrow.
Joseph E. Davis, of the national com
mittee. was a visitor today. Mr. Davis
said that In Illinois the people are re
ferring to President-elect Wilson as
“Abraham Lincoln, with a college edu
cation."
