Show HUGE UGE SCANDAL IS 18 DEVELOPED Congress Appropriated 1 for Building for Ag Agricultural tura Department MONEY IS ALL EXPENDED PLANS MADE AT THE WHITE I HOUSE Vu May members of the house houe committee on appropriations ro rod gard d as a an ab disregard of the lw w authorizing the construction of the new building for the dep department of oC at Is 18 revealed in the hearings before that committee on the sundry tion bill In 1903 con congress appropriated for this building It was the general understanding that this amount was for the erection of a complete build I lug for the accommodation of the entire department It was with some astonish ment that the members learned last week that somebody has ordered the con of two wings of what may be some day a completed building and that the two wings have practically lb exhausted the million and a half dollars appropriated for a complete structure Main Building Lacking The wings when completed will AC cording to tc testimony given before the committee he be to house the dep force and congress wilt will he be called upon to appropriate another couple of millions to fill the space bet between tile the two wings In i Considerable Irritation was developed dUring the hearings bearings before the I committee and Secreta Secretary Wilson R I Dr Galloway and officials of the I cultural department were Questioned con earning what Is said to he be a direct vie lation of the law involved 1 Story of the thc Engineer When Iten F S Gardner mechanical engi fleer neer of the department of agriculture testified before the appropriations corn com he was asked if he knew the limit of cost of the entire betiding and replied that he it was Mr Gardner continuing said in reply to Lurther questions by Mr Tawney that the tAts central administration building was not Included in the limit of cost that it was not even contemplated as yet and tt that it would have hae to be appropriated for some future Ume In reply to a question from the chair chairman chairman man as to why the department did not construct the building within the limit of cost fixed b by congress and in a manner that would accommodate the department with ith all of Its branches as prescribed by congress Mr Gardner answered that they constructed within the limit of cost exactly what they needed for their pros pres present cot ent work and wh when their future work ops Vp up they will 1111 have to te put up oUter other For Laboratory Purposes It developed further Irma Mr rr r I testimony that the work woric or of I Ithe the department would continue to be car rie on In the present building although CO provided that it It should be torn down Further Un that Mr Gardner aid M that the t two o wings in question were war belli being constructed for laboratory pur purposes purposes poses Do YOU kno know asked Mr Tawney who Is responsible for the plans S of the building that is noW being erect erected that was autho d accepted and approved The Tb secretary of agriculture Mr fr Gardner Mr Gardner then testified that thirty seven thousand dollars worth of useless work ark had been done In order oriler that the Site elte for the building might be moved forts feet uOn On whose ho fo r reci was the cha change asked aked Mr Tawney Decided Upon at White House TIler n meeting at t the White WhiteHouse House and aud It was as decided by th the cre tary tarv and the president that the tb building should be also a representative five tive of the park replied Mr Gud Gardner r I Secretary or of Agriculture Wilson was I Ique que t at some length before the corn I and made mad P a long prepared state I meet in defense of the present construe tion I How flow can you justify your position asked Chairman Tawney Tane When hen you made your plan jf if you became satisfied that was not DOt enough I should have thought you would h have informed IeM before going OR on with Ith the plan you had You have a wrong Idea In your our mind there said Mr Wilson We e made a aplan aplan plan to exhaust We built In such a wa way that congress might add to it and we made no plans for our build buildIngs lags Ings The secretary went ent on to detail the great growth th 0 of the department and to defend his hils course coone In erecting wings that might be added to of erecting one build in jug as conteMplated by conSI congress Snub for Congress Dr Galloway and Mr Ir Wilson Vilton con contra tnt the testimony of Mr Gardner who had preceded them Insisted that tilt the wings wing would accommodate the administrative force but both a admitted that they did not contemplate tearing down the present ad administrative building as directed b by con conof gres Members of the committee assured Mr Wilson that they did not suspect his In Int t tt or take Is Issue tle with hit his wisdom at this time but they did not think he be bad authority In law for what he had ad done To a su suggestion of this kind the secretary tartly replied You make a 1 law without consulting a soul In the a and without regard to its necessities The Theman Theman man who drafted the law came pretty near the needs and I made the most of oC it I |