The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-22
SENATE VOTES To
PROVIDE COnM|ITtEOh
WAR EXPENDITURES
Fifteen Democrats and Thirty Eight
Republicans Insert 1t In
Food Measure
OPPOSED BY MAJORITY
OF LEADING DEMOCRATS
Resolution offered by Senator Weeks,
Who. However. Withdraws IT When
Senator Owen Introduces His Reso.
luton as Substitute.

Washington. July 2t.--The senate
today authorized a "joint committee
Of expenditures in the conduct OF the
wHf WITH power 10 Investigate and
control all expenditures. The vote was
SO To 81. Fifteen Democrats voted
aye. All the opponents were Demo-
Gratis
Sometime ago Senator. Weeks. of
Massachusetts. and Congressman
Madden. OF Illinois, introduced in
both houses resolutions providing for
legislative committees TO conduct the
war; in other words. to advise with
the administrative powers When
ever the subject WAS brought up the
administration members of the SEN
ale and house put themselves against
the scheme,
But tho man introducing the reso-
luton today was himself Democrat
Owen. Of Oklahoma Senator
Weeks arose ard offered his resolu-
ton as an amendment 10 the food
control bill However, when Owen
offered his own resolution as sub
stitute. Weeks quickly accepted It.
The new scheme. which Is now
section IS" OF the food control biz,
reads:
Duty to Keep Itself Posted.
~ Joint committee OF the senate
and house or representatives shall be
appointed. com posed of five members
Of the senate. including three Demo-
crats and two Republicans. and fvs
members of the house OF represen-
tatives. Including three Democrats
and two Republicans. TO Re known as
the Joint committee OF expenditures
in the conduct Of the war;
ut shall be the duty OF the COM
nittee 10 keep itself advised with re-
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priations bearing on the conduct OF
the war made by congress and the
contracts relating thereto by officers
OF the executive departments on re-
quests. to keep said committee fully
advised as TO such expenditures and
contracts.
Such committee shall confer and
advise with the president and the
heads of the various executive depart
ments, commissions. voluntary boards
or other organizations connected with
the conduct OF the war. with a view TO
safeguarding expenditures and shall
report TO congress from time to time
In its own discretion or when re-
ouested to do so by either branch of
congress.
The membership OF such commit
tee shall be designated by the respec-
tive committees OF ,ne senate and
house which selects the members Of
the regular standing committee.
Such committee shall have power
to act by subcommittee or otherwise
and to send for persons and papers
and administer oaths. to summon and
compel the attendance OF witnesses
and to employ such clerical expert
and stenographic assistance as may
be necessary
The sum OF $4,000 Is appropriated
to carry out the scheme.
Those voting for tho commission
were:
Democrats Gore, Hard
wick. Hitchcock. Kendrick, Kirby,
Mcclellan. Myers. Owen, Phelan.
Reed. Shields. Stone. Underwood and
Vardaman-15.
Republicans - Borah. Brandegee.
Calder. Colt. Cummins. Curtis. Fer
maid, France. Frelinghuysen. Gronna.
Hale, Harding Johnson california;.
Jones (washington), Kellogg. Ken
yon. Knox, LAFollette. Lodge. Nc
Cumber. Mclean, McNary. Nelson.
New. Norris. Page. Penrose. Poin-
dexter, Sherman. Smith (Michigan).
send, wadsworth. Warren. Watson
and Weeks--3S.
Total. So.
Those voting against the plan were
all Democrats, as follows:
Ashurst, Bankhead, Broussard,
Chamberlain, Culberson, Hollis; Hus-
ting. James. johnson (South Dakota).
Jones New Mexico), King. Lewis,
Martin. Newlands. Overman, Pittman.
Ransdell. Robinson. Salisbury. Sha-
froth, Sheppard. Simmons. smith Gar
tzona). Smith Georgia.. Smith
(South Carolina). Swanson, Thomp-
son. Tillman, Trummell. williams and
Wolcott-3l
Wanted Control Of Railroads.
Senator Kellogg put In an unsuc-
fessful amendment providing pratical
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