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Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

The steamer Alameda passed Ju-
neau at 4 o'clock this morning en-
route to Cordova and is due to reach
Valdez about Thursday evening.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
PRESIDENT WANTS QUICK
ACTION ON THE MEASURE

Is REPORTED TO
DEFENSE MEASURES AND FEARS THAT PROGRAM MAY
BE ENDANGERED DLAATORY SUPPORT GIVEN DEMO-
CRATIC LEADERS COLONEL ROOSEVELT
WHO HAS DECLARED THAT PRESIDENT APPROPRIATED
NATIONAL PoIICY--BE MADE STRICT PARTY MEAS
URE.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
AMERICA Will PROTEST
TRADING With ENEMY ACT

MEASURE ENGLAND WHICH WOULD PRE-
VENT ENGLIsHMEN BUSINESS DEALINGS WITH
ANYONE FURNISHING SUPPLIES WHICH IL
LIES ARE AT wAR-UNITED RETALIATE If MEAS
URE is PASSED AND EMBARGO WOULD PLACED UPON
N1rIoNs TO ENGLAND OR ANY COLONIES
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

Panoramic views OF Child's and
Miles glaciers. Dawson, Valdez and
Wrangel on sale at the vaides Drug
store. .-, u
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

Kodak supplies At the Valdez
Drug Company. q
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

A fine, display Of nugget jewelry st
Valdez Drug CO. .... - Il
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

Pictures developed At the Valdez
Drug Company. ,,... ~ It.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

Pasteurized Whipping Cream and
pure Buttermilk at Love-Whitley'A
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

Hats Cleaned and Blocked.
Hats cleaned and blocked; suits
cleaned and pressed.
IF GUY r. CAMERON.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29

Electrodes" by N. K. CLANCY. and Con
tact Potentials and Electro-Chemical Po-
tentials," by /. Langmuir, the society
took a steamboat excursion to Mount
Vernon.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
District Courts

Suit for $4,000 was fled in District su-
preme Court yesterday by Catherine
Everly against Michael ]. McCabe, whose
automobile is said to have killed the
plaintiffs mother. Margaret T. EVERY,
at Seventh street and Pennsylvania av-
enue southeast. on March .. Attorney
Mark stearmsn appears for the plain
til.
A number OF cash requests are made
to churches and other institutions by
Helen L. Shaw in her will filed for pro-
bate yesterday. Mgr. James r. Mackin
receives 500. Mgr. James NJ. O'Brien,
800; Providence Hospital, 500; 81. AIMS
Infant Asylum, 500; Rev. Hugh E. Cur
ley, 500; Benjamin F. Shaw, a brother,
$500; Mary E. Clagett. Edna S. Dun
mire, and Harriet H. Shaw, 500 each;
Ellen Jones. Margaret Jones, and Clag-
gett Jones, $50 each, and the remainder
to Edna s. Dunmire and Harriet H.
Shaw. BENJAMIN F. Shaw Is named exc
cutor.
The will of Anna L Patterson, filed
yesterday, leaves her entire estate to
her husband. Edward H. Patterson, who
is named executor.
Explaining that his son is self-support-
ing and does not require assistance. John
B. Erwin. in his win filed for probate
yesterday, leaves his estate to his daugh-
tiers, Isabelle McCaw and Mildred Err
win. Frederick c. De Faust is named
executor.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
STUDENTS WORK SHOWN
AT HANDICRAFT SCHOOL
Corcoran Art Gallery Committee
Awards Honorable Mention for
Best Work Exhibited.

The Hsndicraft School, under manage
ment OF Miss Z. r. Shredder, is now ex-
hibiting some Of the work done by its
pupils during the past year at the school
building, 1872 II street northwest.
Included in the exhibit are specimens
OF baskets, gliding. bookbinding, lace,
dye work, jewelry setting, beaten cop
per vessels, Norwegian weaving, and
similar handicrafts. The lace making
was started only this year. as was the
dyeing, of which there are some eX-
quisitely colOred samples to be seen.
A committee from the Corcoran Art
Gallery judged the work of the pupils,
and awarded first mention as follows:
Miss Phillips, for a gold pendant; Mrs.
Ferguson, a silver pendant; Miss Wey-
man, a gold ring: Miss Drain, a silver
pin; Miss Hayes, a silver pin; Miss Len
genberk, a copper bowl: Miss Stewart, a
dog collar: Miss Booth, stenciling; and
Miss Crawford, a basket.
The exhibition will be continued today
and Monday.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
GEN. smith HAS
BUT slim SHOW
Doubtful Whether Senate Will
Reconsider Vote-Unhkely
Ballot Will Be Reversed.

Although Senator MARITIME, Of New
Jersey, intends to press for a reconsid-
Grafton Of the vote by which the Senste
refused to confirm the nomination of
Gen. Robert G. Smith as member Of the
District excise board, Il Is regarded az
doughtful whether such reconsideration
will be obtained, and doubly question
able whether change in the result
could be brought about.
The House Juvenile Court bill has
been referred TO the judiciary COMMITTEES
Of the Senate, instead of TO the District
committee. This Is believed TO have been
a mistake, as the District COMMITTEES has
had similar measures under cUnsideIa-
ton and has q judiciary subcommittee,
under the Craftsmanship Of Senator POM
creme. The Senate will be asked for
unanimous consent to re-refer the bill
and send II to the District committee.
Senator Pomerene said yesterday that
he favored early consideration Of the bill
in committee II II should be re-referred,
as he believed that the measure is meri-
torious In the main.
The Senate District Committee yester-
day deadlocked on the Smith bill per-
hitting per cent interest charge on
small loans In the District. The vote
was six TO six, Senators Smith, of Mary
land; James, Martin, Sherman and Aol-
lis favoring the bill, and Senators Pom
creme, Salisbury, Jones, Kenyon, sterl-
ing, and Weeks opposing
The committee ordered a favorable re-
port on the Swanson bill increasing the
number and rank OF city detectives.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
TECHNICAL PAPERS
HEARD BY CHEMISTS
Society in Session at Willard Close.
Second Day of Proceedings.
Trip Taken to Mt. Vernon.

The American Eleetro-Chemical So
ciety closed the second Of its three days
meeting with a session at the Willard
last night, at which papers Of a highly
technical nature were presented by d. A.
Mac lines, G. W. Bennett, z. L. Mack,
w. G. Cady, W. A. Darrah, W. McF
Moore, W. II. Walker. ]. Aston, B. Nc
Collum and @. H. Ahlborn.
Following the mornig session, which
was devoted to technical discussion, with
papers on The Passive State Of Metals, -
by c. W. Bennett and W. s. Burnhan;
"overvoltage," by c. W. Bennett; Over
voltage and Monatomlc Hydrogen" by
W. D. Bancroft; Disqualification by
Electrical Waves" by W. D. Bancroft
"EIectrode Surface Phenomena" by W.
=. Arsem; Contact Resistance Of Metal
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
WORLD court OF
Law ADVOCATED
Speaker at international Law
Society Session Urges
League Of Nations.

The esta biishment of World Court
or alliance or League Of Nsticns," With
power to enforce its decisions, vas urged
by speakers at the meeting of the Amer
lean Society OF International LAW last
night in discussing the question, Should
the right to establish war zones on tire
high seas be recognized and what u
any should be the provisions Of interna-
tionai law on this subjectT'
Amos s, Hershey, professor of politi-
cal science and International law In the
University of Virginia, in putting the
question, said, THE submarine, like
automatic contact mines, Is employed
without warrant or authority on the high
seas. Through these two methods, 3,117
noncombatsnts have inst their lives
we can no longer put our trust in
platonic Hague conventions. in neutral
ization scraps of paper, or IN good inten-
tons embodied In arbitration treaties.
There must be hard and fast league
OF states, who shall incorporate a con-
yention on this subject, with many 9TH
ers, into their articles OF agreement 1t
also might include a guarantee OF inter-
national arbitration In disputes of u
judicial nature; of the rights of small ma
tionalities; OF policies such as the Mon
roe Doctrine; OF the opea door in China
and elsewhere; and of the fundamental
prlnclples OF intsrnauonAl law.
Paper Is Read.
In the absence of Francis N. Thorpe,
professor of political science and con-
stitutional law in the University Of Pitts
burgh, his paper on the subject was read.
1t said in part:
German submarines comply with none
OF the so-called obligations of interna-
uonal law. II destroys life and property
without regard to obligation, rule. agree
ment, or Observance OF practice hitherto
observed by civilized peoples"
The paper gave a sketch OF the entire
field embraced by the question, and in
summing up said:
"A world sovereignty must be the
sovereignty to determine whether or not
1t is the right of a sovereign to establish
a war zone-an organized world opinion
comprising membership able and will
ing to execute its sentences"
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
CLEVELAND PARK FOLK
OPPOSE POWER PLANT
School and Community Association
Complains Stacks at Proposed Site
Would Mar City's Beauty.

A resolution opposing the location
of the government heating and light
ing plant near the Mall, where its
smokestack would mar the beauties
of the National Capital, was adopted
by the Cleveland Park School and Com
munity Association at q meeting in the
John Eaton School last night
Speakers pointed out that IL located
on Eleventh street southwest, as pro-
posed. the stacks would be directly in
the line or the vista from the WASH
ington Monument to the Capitol.
Representative Tinkham's bill for
civil service IN the District govern
ment also was Endorsed.
DR.. Arthur L Day, OF the Carnegie
Institute. related the peculiarties of
Lassen Peak, the only active volcano
in America.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
HOLD SHAKESPEARE BANQUET.

To celebrate the tercentenary Of Shake
speare, 1fty-six members of the Shake
speare Society. of Washington, attended
the banquet held at the University Club
last night.
Prof. William Allen Wilbur, dean;
George Washington University, was
toastmaster. and the speakers of the
evening were: s. Richard Fuller, Of Bos-
ton; Rev. Earle Whitley, Rev. Charles
Wood, H. B. Meyer, Harry c. Davis,
Mrs. John Miller Horton, of Buffalo;
Mrs. Norman B. Paul, Mrs. George Buck
Ter. and Joseph Stuart.
To the accompaniment of Nine. Old
berg, of the Washington College of Mu-
sic, Mrs. H. 1. Bates and Mrs. Geo.
Buckler sang a duet, 81 Know a Bank, -
while Mrs. Inez Seymour Milton and
Arthur Middleton sang solos.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
BURR M'NTOSH TO TALK
TOMORROW ON "PRO-US"
Will Lecture in Afternoon and Even
ing at Belasco on The u. S.
and Its Menaces."

Burr Mcintosh, who is billed as The
Original Preparedness Man." but Is bet
ter known as an actor. a photographer.
an author, and a publisher, will deliver
or THE United States and Its Menaces,"
tomorrow afternoon and evening at the
Belasco Theater.
The afternoon lecture will be started
at 2:So o'clock and the evening talk at
S:15 o'clock.
Both the serious and the lighter sides
OF the topic are to be treated In his lee
ture. He will show 200 colored views
and when Mr.. Mcintosh shows anything
In photography II is certain to be of the
highest technical quality and interest.
These 200 pictures are to be based upon
this nations wealth, resources, conceit,
blindness, protection and politics.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
DEATH RECORD.

WHITE
Morris YeaEeF, IS years, Emergency Hospt
Julia Merritt, % l0l2 18th st. NV
John Ittell, So Govt. Hosrt Insane
Agnes LArkin, p, Georgetown University Hospt
Julia A. Higgins 70. e43 Morton pl. ne.
Marion 8. Waters, 4, Il6o Neal st. ne
William B. Mills 7s SIS 18th st. sw.
LATina r. Haynes, s., IN Park road
John T. Trussell, 60, 90 Florida ave- NV
Bridget Hill, 90 81 H st. ne
Daniel j. Costello. 3s. Tuberculosis Hospt.
COLORED.
Matilda Brown, Il years, Govt Hospt, Insane.
Robert ". Lee, 81, ao9 9th st. NV.
George Burton. o. Emsrgeney Hospt. Ambulance
Andrew J. Wood. "a, Freedmens Hospt-
George 8. Harud, 2 aa P e.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
BIRTH RECORD.
WHITE

WHITE
Presley and Susie Welsh, girl.
James Il. md Harry !. Windsor, bog.
Chester A and Doris K. Slater, bog.
NymAn N. and Taube G. Saks, girl
Franossoo and settina Ricciarii, girl
Frank ]. and Mollie A. Rupert, bog.
John @. and Hattie L. Payns, girl.
sylvester s. and Lily NJ. Poole. Rri.
Leonard and virginia Z. Owen, bog.
William I. and Augusta MArche, boy.
Fred !. and Frederick Miller, girl twins.
Marx 7. and Gertrude z. LAnders, boy.
Howard r. and Alberta V. Lyon, girf.
Lewis and Mildred Hoffman, girl
Robert and Edith z. Ls Feyrs, gih.
George c. and Stella Drummond, Kiri.
hobart 5. and Ina @. Cauthen, girl.
William and Clara Burges, girl
Gregory ". and Lillian V. BergIinx, girl.
Charles r, and Nellie NJ. Bos, girl.
C0LORED.
Charles L and Eloise y. Skinner, Erl.
Edward h and Florence Lawson, boy.
Robert and Christina BrEss, boy.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
To Lecture on Labrador.

DR.. Rosaiie Slaughter Morton, former
ly of Washington, now of New York,
viii give an account of her experiences
on a visit to the hospital stations of
the Grenfell Mission along the one thou
sand miles Of the Labrador coast last
season, in the small ballroom of the
New Willard at AS o'clock this after
noon, under auspices of the Grenfell As
ISOLATION of Washington.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
To Discuss Poindexter Bill.

The last regular meeting for the sea-
son of the Twentieth Century Club will
be held on Thursday morning at 1890
o'clock at All Souls Church. At Il
O'Clock the order of business will be a
discussion of the Poindexter bill provid-
ing for a delegate from the District to
the House and establishing a system of
election
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
Mrs. Rhodes to Speak.

At the meeting to be held by the Grover
Cleveland Community Forum in the Pub
lie Library at o'clock tomorrow after
noon, Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, super
visor Of Washington Fairgrounds, will
speak on Community Recreation" Other
speakers will be Miss NJ. s. Hanau. O,
Baltimore; Harry A Lipsky and Rev.
Charles Roosa, OF New York.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
win Specialize on Aviation.

The development OF the aviation corps
as a separate branch of the service is
the principal study assigned to a special
committee of army officers, consisting OF
Maj. p. D.. Lochridge. chairman: Col
Kennedy. Mai. Palmer, and Capt. Moore,
ssecretary.
The sun., 1916-12-19
ITALIANS TAKE CARso CRATER.

Occupy by Surprise Attack Po-
sition soath Of Bos Comalo.
LONDON, Dec. 1s.-To-day's italian Of
fciai communication says:
On the Trentino front the enemy's
The sun., 1916-12-19
WILSON TALKS TO PRESS.
Bnrs Questions on Foreign Affairs
-Discusses Treasury Outlook.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.-Presidcnt Will
son after a lapse Of n year resumed to-
day his practice OF receiving newspaper
correspondents one day a week at the
White House.. The President abandoned
this practice n year ago because OF the
ticklish foreign situation. lie placed an
embargo to-day Oh all questions which
had to do with foreign AFFAIRS and the
peace proposal.
The President let II be known that the
serious deficit which the Treasury APP
pears to be facing In 1918 has alread,
been discussed by the Cabinet. but no
general plan for raising additional rev.
enue has az yet been evolved.
Another matter which he discussed to-
day was the question Of universal mill
tary training. Although the President
has been represented by some OF the adj
vocates as having been converted to the
idea he made It plain to-day that he had
not committed himself.
So far as the experiment with the
militia goes the President apparently
does not share the view held by many
that the liberalization scheme OF the
Hay law as tested on the border has been
q failure.
The sun., 1916-12-19
FRENCH SOCIALISTS
FAVOR PEACE TALK
Believe Allies Would Lose by
Curt Dismissal Of the
German Offer.
ART SHARPLY SPLIT
Divided on Internal Questions,
but Unanimous in Stand
for tho Nation.

Special Gable Dessdfch to TIE Sex.
PARIS, Dec. 1s.-The French Socialist
party is practically unanimous In the
view that the Allies should not dismiss
out Of hand Germany's peace proposal.
Jean Longuet, leader Of tho minority OF
the Socialist party in the Chamber OF
Deputies. 70 assured tho correspondent
OF THE SUN.
want Germany to Name Terms.
The Socialist Federation Of the Seine
passed a resolution which doubtless will
be adopted by Socialists throughout the
country calling % the allied Govern
ments. while continuing an energetic
prosecution Of the war. to TAXI the tseps
necessary to be officially Informed Of the
Tcrma conditions OF peace
The resolution further says the ALLIES
should refuse M such proposal without
givins II serious consideration n sub
hitting II to all the Parliaments con-
cerncd. Should the German proposals
be unacceptable the Governments are
asked to state themselves formal counter
proposals, giving their aims In the war.
This resolution requires the explana-
WI VIZ " Wv ~
1t did so in a belief that any conditions
Germany may propose now will be i'm
mediately and Indignantly rejected by
the working classes. BY forcing Ger
many TO state her terms. they believe
the insincerity Of the peace
will be clearly shown to the world.
Gustave Herve declares the Socialist
Congress walked straight Into the DER
man trap. and contrasts the resolution
with that Of Robespierrc. The French
people makes no peace with An enemy
occupying it's territory" He recalls
Robespierre's words. "A people which
treats with an enemy upon its territory
is "A people v%anquished in advance"
VI. Longuet. who is a grandson OF Karl
Marx and Deputy from the Seine and a
member Of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee OF the Chamber Of Deputies, an
swcred as follows "A question on the atti-
tude OF the French Socialists toward Ger
many's proposal Of peace:
For the past fifteen months the
French Socialist party has been more
and more bitterly divided. While the
party is unanimous for the defence of
the country. and has been since the var
began. a growing conflict has been going
oil since July. 1915. and even more since
our last national congress In Paris In
December. 1915.
with all these differences II Is re,
markable that recent meetings OF tn,
party have shown that the party Is prac'
tically unanimous ~ regards Gcrmany's
proposals. We are unanimous In think
ing that whatever may be the German
Governments inner objects nothing NOR,
stupid or more wicked couii be dom
than to refuse to examine any proposals.
the enemy may make.
"If they are "a snare I think the hes
way to fall into the snare would be Il
allow the German Government TO be abl'
to tell its people 1t had tried everything
The sun., 1916-12-19

possible to end the abominable night
mare in which they were living. but was
compelled to continue owing to the OBJ
stinacy of their enemies, VINO refusen
even to talk about peace.
Meanwhile our own nation. which has
suffered more cruelty h a all the other
great nations involved. would see It's
moral resistance weakened. The mass
Of the people. the soldiers In the trenche,
the mothers and wives would believe 1t
was possible to have peace. but u Gov
crnment had refused because OF ambi-
tious imperialistic designs among our
governing classes and allies-for In
stance, Russia's ~prctenslons TO Constan-
tinople.
"Our Government should obllse the
German Government to let us know what
its PROPOSALS are. If they are. as they
may be. unjust and impossible. II II pre-
tends to retain any part OF Belgium.
France or Serbia, IL II IL not prepared to
suReRst SOM solution of the Alsacc-Lor-
raine problem, II It refuses to give abso-
lutte Independence to Poland. then 1t Will
havS to take the responsibility Tor the
continuation Of the slaughter. n not We
Then we want our Government TO
speak to the nation and let 1t be known
what our cnds arc, SO that II we are
obliged to continue the fight We may he
certain 1t is only a fight for the rights
Of nations and the freedom OF the world
IL think tho neutrals can exert a very
useful and benefcknt influence at the
present moment. especially your great
and respected republic. My party, while
from a purely Socialist standpoint 1t IA
vored Comrade Benson. the Socialist AN
didate. for the American Presidency. Is
extremely pleased In view OF the gen
! eral European situation. to see President
| Wilson reelected. We hope for much ~
the salvation Of Europe from his plucky
and energetic attitude"
NJ. Longuet closed by praising Prof
Batten's work for permanent mediation,
which M. Longuet understands has Pres
ident Wilson's approval.
The sun., 1916-12-19
System's Iniquity shown.

The most conspicuous example OF the
iniquity of the present system is at
forded perhaps In the case Of Hazard.
Ky. Hazard has a population OF 537. It's
present post office receipts In a year
amount to less than 5000.
At the present time the Government IL
paying $3.50 a year rent for the post Of
fee at Hazard. yet Congressman Lang
ley. In whose district Hazard is situated,
has succeeded In getting into the bill an
appropriation OF 10000 for a Govern
The sun., 1916-12-19
FOG HALTS SERBIAN FIGHTING.
Trench Raids By British Chief

PARIS. Dec. lS.-Trench and air raids
by British infantry and aviators are the
only activities reported to-day from the
Macedonian front. except for some artil.
lery firing. The French Wa Ofiice re-
ports that a heavy fog along the front
prevented important movements. The
British War Office report is as follows
British troops successfully raided
enemy trenches In the H~aznatar dis
trict on the Struna front and at
Brest on Lake Dorian on Saturday
and Sunday. Forty enemy dead were
counted and prisoners were taken.
The sun., 1916-12-19

artillery was rather active In the
Pasubio area and on the Asiasa pla-
teau. Our batteries disturbed move
ments Of the enemy in the Upper
Astico Valley.
on the Carso We occupied BY . sur.
prise attack a craterliko hole In the
limestone south of Bos Comalo.
The sun., 1916-12-19

mcnt building at Hasard which will re-
quire $500 q year to maintain.
The same Congressman has come to
the relief of another town In his district.
namely. Pikeville. Pikeville, KY. has
1850 population. Its post ONCE receipts
are about $4,000 q year. II the present
bill goes through It will have a $4,000
post ONCE. costing the Government
$500 a year to run. in place Of the post
office the Government rents for only $332
a year.
southern states FnaPe Well.
North Carolina. the State Of Josephus
Daniels. appears to have Jared extremely
well as a State. inasmuch al sixteen
towns are to get either new buildings or
new sites. Thirteen are declared to be
Unnecessary and an unwarranted ex-
pense to the Government. Six Of them
have q population Of less than 1000.
Mount Olive. N. c., boasting Of a
population Of LII. who contribute to
the post office less than $4,000 q year.
- to get q $4,000 building, costing
$1,000 a year to run. The present post
Office costs the Government but }420 a
year.
Another State especially favored is
Missouri, possibly because speaker Clark
halls from that state. Twenty-one towns
would get new post offices or new sites,
Six Of these towns have less Than 1000
inhabitants.
Seven Of the towns are to get post of.
fees costing from $4,000 to S55. 900. yet
the postal receipts in all but one of them
are less than $4,000 { year.
Larger Cities Need BsiIdings.
But the injustice Of the pork system
as exernplihcd In the present bill lies In
tho fact. according to Government OH.
Gals. that while the Treasury is to he
drawn upon to ornament crossroads
throughout the South and West. many OF
the larger cities are in crying need OF
AN extension Of facilities and yet are de.
MED them.
The Government IL paying a tota'
rental Of 32.l52.000 in cities and town,
where the present post Offices have beer
outgrown. In New York tho Govern
mcnt at the present time IL paying q
large rental for rooms in the Woodwork
Building. In Washington II Is payint
$6O0.000 a year rent for outside office,
and Ia forced to store valuable records
I'm cellars and attics.
This situation Is becoming daily NOR,
acute. Thu only remedy. II In alleged
lies In taking It out Of the hands OF thu
Congressman entirely and placing suci
appropriations In charge OF a commits
sion with power to approve or reJec
every application.