Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-19
louise VOTE UNANIMOUS
FOR DEFICIENCY BILL
Carries Huge Appropriations
Tor Army, Notifications and
Shipping Board.
CALLS FOR SUM OF 81, 10, 900
''ttie or No Debate on Any Impor.
sant Section, Whole Being Pushed
through, With Loss OF Only One
committee Amendment.

WASHINGTON. September lS.-with
10 dissenting vote. the House to-day
assed the urgent deficiency approprIa-
.'h act. giving the administration
'.l.o'ooo.oo0 to prosecute the war.
there was little or no debate on any
nportant section. Chairman Fitzger-
H. aided by Representative Shcrley
the Appropriations Committee
ushed the bill through with the loss
only one committee amendment
ne House defeated tAc proposal to
1--WE the ordnance department $1,000
'oo with which to mako Kent Island
proving ground
Among the most Important amend
hents adopted were these:
Additional appropriations for de-
'roycra for the vy.s2:5. 900, 900. with
authorization to spend $125.OoO. 900
more. This makes "A total allowance
S6l4.oo0.0o0 for Secretary Daniels
use on destroyeB.
Additional appropriations for the
shipping Boards building and com
nandeering program. $685.. .000 and
no authorization 20 spend 354o.ooo.oOo
fnore-a total of $1.184 100000.
Authorization OF $100.0o9,00o addI-
lonal for ordnance and ordnance
stores.
Provision of = submarine base at
Panama, and military strengthening,
o cost S1,360.S2I. @ IS .,r>
Provision for miscellaneous extra
ordinary expen,es in the War Depart
3nent Ia made With an appropriation of
f2.a73.S32.
Although the entire appropriation of
f7,l20.o0o.oo0 was made necessary by
he war. ony about half OF II goes
directly to the military establishment,
6S.347.415.73E
COOPER AND FITZGERALD
ENGAGE IN HOT CLASH
Perhaps the most interesting feature
pr the closing days work on the big
measure in the House was a hot clash
between Chairman Fitzgerald and Rep
fesentatiye Cooper, OF Wisconsin. over
4 @..Ooo.Oo appropriation TO give the
war Department more Office room.
var demands have been SO stupendous
hat the Var Departments greatly en-.
Parged stan has overlooked into sew
eral smaller buildings. scattered
throughout the city. Secretary Baker
hsked 70. new building. Cooper.
while not Directing TO the plan, wanted
70 know all about the site. the reasons
for It's choice and description OF the
building to he erected. Fitzgerald re-
piled the building would be only tenn
porary in character. to be put up
within nineiy days. Cooper then re-
Viewed instances In which the govern
ment had ieen bilked by. real. estate
men and Contractors with poor sites
and unsighly structures.
The gentleman from Wisconsin," re-
piled Fitzgerald. has always been the
hrst man TO oppose the schemes OF
real estate men to milk the govern.
ment through Office buildings. and vet
here he is opposing the first real plan
10 get the better of that situation"
The gentleman from New York..
retorted Cooper. angrily, knows bet
ter. but he insinuated have been in
fuenced by the real estate interests"
Chairman Fitzgerald declared that
be had not intended to insinuate such.
and the difficulty was smoothed over
No. votes were cast against the tenn.
porary b,ildins plan.
KENT ISLAND SEIZURE
Is BLOCKED ny SIsSON
The Kent Island seizure was blocked
by Representative Sisson. of Mississippi,
on PORT of order. He declared there
Is no authority vested in the govern
ment by law to take land as the bill
proposed to seize.
Crist. OF Georgia, in the chair. sus.
atned the point OF order. and the
amendment was thrown out.
The completed bill will he sent to
the Senate. whera 1t is expected to be
taken up by Thursday, at the latest.
With it out of the way. at least for
the present. the House adjourned until
Friday.