Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-22
Nay-France. Hardwick. Penrose,
Reed. Sherman and Sutherland-6.
COMMITTEE on EXPENDITURES
ON CONDUCT OF THE WAR

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Reed. Sherman and Sutherland-s.
COMMITTEE on EXPENDITURES
| ON CONDUCT OF THE WAR
WASHINGTON. July 21.-The Senate
to-day authorized a Joint committee
of expenditures in the conduct of the
war" with powor to investigate and
control all expenditures. The vote was
So to 81. Fifteen Democrats voted aye
All tho opponents were Democrats.
Some time ago Senator Weeks, OF
! Massachusetts,. and Congressman Mad
den. of Illinois, introduced in both
houses resolutions providing for legis-
iative committees TO conduct the war;
in other words. to advise with the ad.
| illustrative powers. Whenever the
| istration members of the Senate and
subject was brought up. the admin
istration members OF the Senate and
| House put themselves against the
| scheme.
But the man introducing the resoIu-
ton to-day was himself a Democrat
! Owen. of Oklahoma Senator Weeks
arose and offered his resolution as an
amendment to the food-control bill.
However when Owen offered his own
| resolution as substitute. Weeks
| quickly accepted it,
The new scheme which is now Sec
ton %" of the food control bill reads:
"A joint committee Of the Senate and
House OF Representatives shall be ap-
pointed composed of five members of
the Senate, including three Democrats
and two Republicans. and five mem
bers OF the House of Representative,
including three Democrats and two
Republicans TO be known as the Joint
committee OF expenditures in the con-
duct of the war
ut shall be the duty of tho COM
mittce to keep Itself advised with re-
gard to the expenditure of all ap-
preparations bearing on the conduct OF
tho war made by Congress. and the
contracts relating thereto by ofhcers of
the executive departments. on request,
to keep said committee fully advised
as TO such expenditures and contracts.
Such committee shall confer and ad =
wise with the President and the heads
| OF tho various executive departments,
commissions. voluntary boards or other
organizations connected with the con-
duct OF the war. with a view to safe
! guarding expenditures and shall re-
port TO Congress from time to time
in its own discretion or when heouested
to do SO by either branch OF Congress.
The membership OF such committee
shall be designated by tho respective
committees of the Senate and House
which selects the members Of tho rcgu-
lar standing committees.
Such committee shall have power to
act by subcommittee or otherwise. and
n fr,r
administer oaths, to oummon and COM
pei the attendance Of witnesses and to
employ such clerical expert and stcno-
graphic assistance az shall be neces-
sary."
The sum of $4,000 is appropriated
TO carry out the scheme.
Those voting for the commission
were:
Democrats-Bcckham Gore, Hard
wick. Hitchcock, Kendrick, Kirby, Nc
Kellar. Myers. Owen. Phelan. Reed,
Shields. Stone. Underwood and Varda
! man-l5.
observation-disclosures. Brandegee. CAL
der. Colt. Cummns. Curtis. Fernald,
France. Frclinghuysen. Gronna. Hale,
Harding. Johnson California;, Jones
tWashlnGton), Kellogg. Kenyon Knox,
Lafollcttc, Lodge. McCumber. Mclean,
McNary. Nelson. New, Norris, Page,
Penrosc, Poindexter. Sherman, Smith
lMichigan), Smoot, Sterling. Suther-
land. Townsend. Wadsworth, Warren.
Watson and Wceks-38
Total, a3.
Those voting against the plan were
all Democrats as follows:
hshnr%t. Bankhead. Broussard. Cham
bcr!ain. Culbcrson. Hollis, Husting,
James. Johnson tSouth Dakota), Jones
| 'Hew mcxico). King. Lewis. Martin,
N"wIands. Overrncn. Pittman, Ransdell.
Robinson. Salisbury. Shafroth Shcp-
phrd. Simmons Smith tArizona), Smith
"eorpia). Smith (South Carol!na),
swanson. Thompson. Tiilman, Tram
neil Williams and Wolcott--I