Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-09-26
only Minor Provisions Evoke
Debate, but Martin of Vir-
ginia Issues Warning
Against Extravaganza.
DECLARES OUTLAWS ARE
BEYOND ALL REASON
Says $4,000, 100000 Is
Required for First Five
Months of War; Sum May
Reach 80 Billions Next Year.
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Washington, Sept. 25.-The eieht
billion dollar deficiency appropriation
bill was taken up by the senate today
and amendments involving many mill
lions of dollars were agreed to with
out debate or objection. At the re-
quest of the war department, the SEN
ate adopted a substitute for the house
clause prohibiting limiting use of APP
preparations for registration and Sc
lection of men under the draft to one
million men. The substitute would
prohibit expenditures for more men
than can be clothed, armed and
equipped for service.
Items for many millions of dollars
were approved with only handful OF
senators present and without discus
sion, as they were when the bill
passed the house unanimously lust a
week ago. Only minor provisions
evoked debate.
Senator Martin chairman OF the
appropriation committee, urged sharp
scrutiny of what he termed extrava-
gance and almost reckless department
tai estimates. He said appropriations
during five months of war would
reach $40, 900, 100000 and expressed
concern lest next years total might be
$50, 600, 900, 900.
Must ScrutiniZe Expenses.
I'VE are compelled to shut our eyes
and appropriate 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 dol
lar necessary to prosecute the war
but our duty is to trim down extrava-
eance and useless appropriations. Tho
Gus sitution.
Are we going to impoverish the
country? Yes. If necessary to win this
war, but in Gods name don't let's
spend money unless absolutely nee
essary."
Over the democratic leaders oppo-
sition the senate adopted, 2S 10 26, an
amendment by Senator Robinson ap-
propriating 100000 for the employ
ment bureau of the department of la
Dor.
AS 1t goes to conference the bill
totals $7.991. 100000. including
50, ass 900, 900 of contract authorize
tions and senate committee amend
ments totalling 100000. Its prin-,
cipal items include: ~
Shipping board, seas, 5000 cash
| for the construction program author
lied of $1,74e, 900, ,000 army and navy
emergency funds of 500, 900 each:
construction of torpedo boat destroy
ers, $225, 900, 900 to start a $350,000
| 600 program: army transportation.
| $413,000. 900: Notifications, Sl.4e5,-
| O00, 900 appropriated and $975.0O0.-
600 more authorized; army subsist-
ence, $320,0O0,000 clothing and camp
equipment, 1857, ,0O0,O 900: engineer OPP
erations, s1sl 100000; medical de-
partment, $129,OO0,O00; pay increases
in foreign service, s31. 100000; horses,
S4S, 900, 900; barracks, s49,O0O,00o };
ordnance stores and ammunition.
1892, 270 900: small arms target prac-
tice. $S9,676,000 ordnance stores and
supplies $113,52o,000; manufacture
of arms, s32,690,000; automatic ma
chine guns. $113,52o, 900, with $220,-
277.000 additional authorized; ar
mored motor cars, s36,7500O0, with
S75,550, 900 additional authorized; ma
tional aviation, s45, 100000; naval
ammunition, s40,146,00O with SIS
000, 900 more authorized; naval bat
teries. 100000 900 and $2S,000. 900
more authorized; naval reserve ord
nance, $47,500,000 and s17,500. 900
more authorized, and naval training
camps $12,600,000.
With the understanding that II
would be perfected and reinserted In
conference the senate struck out an
appropriation of s1,240,000 for civil
ian training camps.
After tart debate on the controversy
between Secretary Daniels and the
Navy league officers, Senator Curtis
amendment authorizing the navy head
to accept contributions from the
leagues women's auxiliary was de-
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