Show debate in parliament reveals the fact of shortage in the treasury chairman of fam ne relief committee says the government is living far beyond its means and that fresh loans will be necessary bt petersburg the consideration ol 01 the ministry bill appropriating 25 tor famine relief developed a ens atlon on friday showing that the constitutional democrats have final ly found a lever with which they hope to compel the government to der control of the strings the cital object at which they have been aiming from the beginning professor Hert chairman of the committee which reported the bill revealed the important fact that M the finance minister who appeared before the committee made an effort to conceal the desper ate financial straits of the govern anent he informed the committee that the condition of the treasury was much worse than believed and even impeached the figures given in years budget made by M as conveying no adequate idea of the real detate of affairs he said the govern ment wag living far beyond ilg means and agreed that it must retrench but he explained this could not be accod this year therefore it was necessary nece seary to make a fresh loan to cover the famine relief |