Arizona republican., 1917-09-06
ELEVEN BILLION DOLLAR. WAR BOND AND CERTIFICATE
 BILL LIKELY TO PASS TODAY
Republican A. p. Leased WIre1

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Prolonged though futile republican attacks in the house today on provisions of the $11 ,53S, ,945,460 war bond and certifi- cate bill, giving wide discretionary powers to the secretary of the treas ury in making allied loans, upset plans for passage of the measure before tonight Debate under the five minute speech rule proceeded during. the afternoon with indications that the bill would pass tomorrow without material change.
 In rapid succession the house, sit ting as the committee of the whole. defeated or sidetracked proposals em- bracing virtually every republican ob- jection, to the bill. Among these were three war expenditure committee pro- posals offered by Representatives Gil- lette of Massachusetts, Moore of Pennsylvania and Stafford of Wis cOnsin, all thrown out on points of order. Others, defeated by over whelming votes, were by Representa- tive Morgan of Oklahoma and Repre- sentative Sloan of Nebraska, to make the interest rate on the bonds BIZ instead of per cent and to make them non- convertible
 Further efforts will be made to add one of the war expenditures com- mittee amendments to the bill, but those leading the fight have little hope of success.
 Almost the entire day was con stunned by republicans insisting that no secretary of the treasury should be given control of the tremendous sums now being appropriated for al lied loans as the bill proposes.
 I think congress certainly should keep control over this new $4,000, ,000. 900 that it is proposed to lend to the allies" said Representative Gillette. acting republican leader. Absolute control of this money, such as this bill would give Secretary McAdoo. is too much power for any one man. I do not wish to embarrass the admin istration. but l do think that con- gross, through a small committee should have power to control these loans"
 Representative Stafford proposed that three other members of the cabinet, the secretaries of state, com merce and interior and the chairman of the federal reserve board advise with the secretary of the treasury regarding loans.
 Constant reiteration of the repub lican argument on secretarial powers caused Democratic Leader Kitchin to declare that Secretary McAdooS statement before the ways and means committee convinced members that he was using the utmost care in mak- ing foreign loans
 The secretary in his testimony. he said. impressed every man that every dollar of loan made was most wise one. I venture the assertion that after hearing this statement there was not member of the committee l but would have made the loans as did the secretary and the president. Repeated questions about the Rus sian loan drew guarded statements from the administration leaders. Re- 1 of Wisconsin, MT. Kitchin said the I loan had been made on the signing i of a note by the accredited represen- | tative of the Kerensky government i Representative Moore, referring tu ] Secretary McAdOo's general statement { before the committee, remarked that
 while some of the committeeman
 would have sympathized with these
 loans, they probably would have been more particular in making investiga-
 tions about them. Representative Fordney, ranking republican member
 of the committee, said Mir McAdoo had made all the inquiry that any honorable man" would make.
 Representative Johnson of Washing
 ton annouced tonight that the would
 offer an amendmet tomorrow to pro vide for the expediture of s1,5oo.ooo or $2.OOO, ,O00 for advertising the sale
 of the second issue Of liberty bonds. A total of 100000 is included in
 the bill for floating the bonds and
 certificates. but there is no specific
 allotment for advertising.