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Show ASKS RETRENCHMENT IN EXPENDITURES WASHrXOTOX. Dec. fi. PemanrTs Tor retrenchment in government expenditures, were voiced again today in the senate. Senator Borah of Idaho, Republican, in bringing up the subject, said lhat "in the tlrst month of retrenchment. November," Novem-ber," expenditures reached the highest point since the war started- Democratic Leader Martin assured the senate that he believed the country was being brought to bankruptcy, and that be had repeatedly 'urged virtually all department de-partment heads to cut down e pe uses. Senator Kenyon. Republican, of Inua. urfced the advisability of calling into conference con-ference the heads of the various departments depart-ments and a seen a inl ng from them how expenditures are being reduced. Senator I Martin said he was in constant touch with Chairman Sh-r!ey of the housn appropriations ap-propriations commit tef. who has instituted insti-tuted such an investigation. |