Arizona republican., 1917-09-26
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 WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Without q roll call and after brief debate, the senate late today passed the eight bill lion dollar war deficiency approprl- s,tlon bill. Nearly $500, 600 was added to the measure as it came from the house and it now goes to confer encc.
 items for many millions of dollars were approved with only a handful of senators present and without discus sion, as they were when the bill passed the house unanimously just a week ago. Only minor provisions evoked debate.
 Senator Martin, chairman of the ap- propriation committee, urged sharp scrutiny of what he termed extrava- gance and almost reckless department al estimates. He said appropriations during five months of war would reach $20,000, 000,0 and expressed concern lest next years total might be $50, ,O0s, 900, 900.
 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 ev- cry hour. We must give every dollar necessary to prosecute the war but ouI duty is to trim down extravaganza and useless appropriation The govern nent's finances arc in a perilOus situ- atiOn.
 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 opposi tion the senate adopted, 2S to 26, an amendment by Senator Robinson ap- propriating s500,000 for the employ ment bureau of the department O labor:
 AS it goes to conference the bill to- tals S7,991, 900, including S2, 3S5 UUc coo of contract authorizations and sen- ate committee amendments totalling $779.000,000 Its principal items in- clude:
 Shipping board s635, ,00o, 900 cash for the construction program authorized of 749,00G,00G; army and navy enler- gency funds of S100, 0,o0Q090 each; con stFuctiOn of torpedo boat destroyers S225, 100000 to start a $350,000,000 pro- gam army transportation, S413, ,000,- eco; Qualifications s1,495 900 900 appro- l1iated and $975, ,000,000 more author ized; army subsistence $320, 900 00C clothing and camp equipments $357,- 000,O 900; engineer operations $191, ,000,- coo; medical department S129,00U, 000; pay increases for foreign service, S31, 000000; horses s4S,000. .000: barracks S49000 900; ordnance stores and am- munition S732, ,270.00G; small arms tar get practice $S9,676, 6,0OO; ordnance stores and supplies $113, ,520, 900; manu- facture of arms s32.690 900: automatic machine guns SIS. ,000 with $220.- 277,009 additional authorized; armoreC motor cars s26. 75O.000. with 75,550, ,O0( additional authorized; national avia- ti0n $45,000,000; naval ammunition S40,146,000 with s15.OO0,e00 more au- thorized; naval batteries 50,000 .O0l and S2S,000.000 more authorized; maya reserve ordnance s47 7,500. coo and s17.- 100000 more authorized; and maya training camps SIP, 2,600,000.
 With the understanding that it would be perfected and re-inserted in confer ence the senate struck out an appropri. ation of $1,240,000 for civilian training camps.
 After tart debate on the controversy between Secretary Daniels and tn, Navy League officers. Senator Curtis amendment authorizing the navy heaC to accept contributions from tn, leagues women's auxiliary was de fcated.