South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-26
HUGE DEFICIENCY
BILL PASSED BY
THE j. s. SENATE
Measure Goes Through With
out Roll CaIl-0Ver 800
Million Larger Than
the House.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 26. -
Without a roll call and after brief
debate the senate late Tuesday
passed the eight billion dollar war
deficiency appropria ton bill. Near
ly $SOO.OOO.OOO was added to the
measure as it came from the house
and it now goes TO conference.
Items for many millions of dol
lars were approved with only a
handful Of senators present and
without discussion. as they were
when the bill passed the house
unanimously just a week ago. Minor
provisions only evoked debate.
Sen. Martin, chairman of the ap-
preparations committee and demo-
cratic floor leader, urged sharp
scrutiny Of what he termed extrav-
agant and almost reckless appro-
mental estimates. He said appro-
priations during five months Of war
would reach about S2O,OOO.OOO,O 600
and expressed concern lest next
years total might be $4,000. OOO,-
600.
Must Watch Closely.
we are compelled to shut our
eyes and appropriate a great deal
rather than hamper our men on
the battle field" said the senator
But our duty TO scrutinize these
estimates grows every hour. We
must give every dollar necessary to
prosecute the war. but our duty is
to cut down extravagant and use
less appropriations. The govern
ment's finances are in a perilous
situation.
Are we going 10 impoverish the
country? Yes, if necessary TO win
this war but in Gods name don't
let US spend money unless abso-
lutely necessary"
over the democratic leaders op-
position the senate adopted 2S to 90
an amendment by Sen. Robinson
appropriating 100000 for the en-
ployment bureau of the department
Of labor
Totals 1891. 400 900.
AS it goes to conference the bill
totals 1891. 100000, including So
$4,000 of contract authorizations
and senate committee amendments
totalling S779.OOO,O00. It's princi-
pal items include: Shipping board.
$685., 100000 cash for the construc-
ton program authorized of S1,749,-
600. 900; army and navy emergency
funds Of 100000 each; con-
struction of torpedo boat destroyers,
S225. 100000 TO start $35O,OOO,-
600 program: army transportation,
S413. OOO,OOO: fortihcations, S1,495,-
900. 900, appropriated and $685.
600. 900 more authorized; army sub
sistence, $500, 100000; clothing and
camp equipment, $4,000, 900; en-
gineer operations, $4,000. 900;
medical department. $4,000. 900;
pay increases for foreign service,
31.OOO,OOO; horses, $4,000, 900;
barracks. s49,000,000; ordnance
stores and ammunition 1892, 270,-
600: small arms target practice,
SS9.676,OOO: ordnance stores and
supplies. 100000; manufacture
Of arms, s32,69O.OOO; automatic
machine guns, S113. $4,000, with
s22O,277.OOO additional authorized;
armored motor cars. s36. $50, 900,
with s75.55O.OOO additional author
lied: naval aviation, S45,00O,O0O;
naval ammunition, s40.146. 600,
with S15.OOO,O0O more authorized;
naval batteries. s50,000.00O and
s2S.OOO.OOO more authorized; naval
reserve ordnance, S47.5OO,O0O and
S17.5OO. 900 more authorized; and
naval training camps, S12,600.00
With the understanding that it
would be perfected and reinserted
in conference, the senate struck out
an appropriation of S1,240,000 for
civilian training camps.