Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-27
SENATE VOTES 8
BILLIONS FOR WAR
Great War Deficiency Appropria.
ton Bill Is Passed without
Roll Call.
GOES TO
8 0O.OOO.o0O Added to House Provisions
senator Martin Warn Congress-
against Reckless Spending.

Washington, Sept. 25.-without n roll
call and after brief debate the Senate
late to-day passed the eight billion dollar
war deficiency appropriation bill. Nearly
$500, 900, 900 was added to the measure as 1t
came from the House and IL now goes to
conference.
Items for many millions Of dollars were
approved with only a handful of senator's
present and without discussion as they
were when the bill passed the House
unanimously just a week ago. Minor
provisions only evoked debate.
Senator Martin, chairman of the ap
preparations committee and democratic
floor leader, urged sharp scrutiny of what
he termed ~extravagant and almost reck-
less departmental estimates. He said APP
preparations during five months of war
would reach about $40, 900, 900, 900 and ex.
pressed concern lest next years total
might be $50. 00o,O 900. 900.
I'VE must give every dollar neces.
sary to prosecute the war; said the
senator, but u duty is to trim down
extravaganza I'M useless appropria-
tons. The governments finances are
in a perilous situation.
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 neces-
sary."
Over the democratic leaders OPP
position the Senate adopted 2s to 2e
an amendment by Senator Robinson
appropriating 100000 for the employ
ment bureau of the department OF
labor.
THE PRINCIPAL ITEMS.
As it goes to conference the bill
totals 1891, 400 900, including $685.
600, 900 of contract authorizations and
Senate committee amendment totalling
$779, 900. 900. Its principal items in
.clude:
Shipping board $685., 600, 900 cash for the
construction program authorized Of ST.
749. 900, 900; army and avy emergency
fund Of 500, 900, 900 each; construction of
torpedo boat ~destroyers, s225 ,000, 900 to start
a $3.50, 600, 900 program; army transporta-
ton. $i13, 900, 600; civilizations. s1,495, 900, 000
appropriated md 1915, 900, 900 more au-
thorized: army subsistence, 1920, 000, 900
clothing and camp equipment. 1851, 000, 900
engineer operations, s191. 900, 900; medical
departments. 1929, 900, 900; pay increases for
foreign service. S31, ZOO. 900; horses. SIS, 900,
900; barracks, $40. 600, 900; ordnance. stores
and ammunition. s732, go, 1000; small arms
target practice, $50. SIG. 900; ordnance stores
and supplies, $113. 500, 900: manufacture OF
arms, S32,G 600. 900; automatic machine guns,
$113, so. 900 with 5000. 277, 900 additional au
thorized; armored motor cars, S36, ESQ, 900,
with $75,550. 600 additional authorized; ma
val aviation $45. 900. 600: naval ammunition,
$40. 146,0O0 with SIS, 900. 900 more authorized
naval batteries, $50 0O.00 O and $2s. 900. 0Ot
authorized; naval reserve ordnance ST.
500, 900 and 81, 500, 900 more authorized. ma
val training camps s12, 600, 900.
With the understanding that it would bt
perfected and reinserted in conference. the
Senate struck out an appropriation Of st..
2i0.0 900 for civilian training camps.