Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-18
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Not Dissenting Vote Against
Enormous Appropriation of
$2,o15,lO9,447.
s50,oOO,OOO FOR EMERGENCY
President Gives Accounting of
$10o,00o,oOo Fund Given Him
at Beginning of War.

dry civil bill. carrying Sl.76I.7ol.o 600
for the shipbui!ding program, 100000
600 for the Presidents emergency war
fund and S1.250.o0O for the committee
on Public Information, was passed by
the House late to-day without A rec
ord vote. IT now goes TO the Senate.
The measure carries n total of seal5.
100000. of which more than $4,000. 600
was added by the House. Including ;ha
funds for the President and the in
formation committee and slOoo.0oO 70;
Mississippi River flood control Th.
appropriations for the President and
the information committee were ap-
proved to-day by the House Appropri.
ations Committee and attached az
to the bill with both Dem
ocrat and Republicans supporting them
Before passing the measure. however.
the House amended II SO that none Of
the information committee a7propria-
tion can be used to pay salaries to men
of draft age unless they are physical
~ disqualified for military service.
Most of the nearly $4,000 900 900 pro-
vided for the Shipping Beard is for
construction OF ships in this country
and abroad. with $4,000. 000 for cstab-
fishing shipyards. s6o,ooo.Uo0 for op-
1G.25oooo for recruiting and instruct
ing ships officers.
Other appropriations include $500
900 for the food administration. s3.500,-
600 for the fuel administration. s3.5oo.-
900 for the War Trade Board $500 GOO
for the Department OF Labor. sll50.too
for the War Industries Board, $4,000
for tho alien property custodian. s4oO.-
for .,i
and 100000 for the national advisory
committee for aeronautics.
PRESIDENT SENDS LETTER
TO CHAIRMAN SHERLEr
The President sent n letter to Ch air
man Sherley, of the Appropriations
Committee In his letter. the President
gave for the first time an accounting
OF the disbursement OF tho sl00, 900 coo
fund given to him at the beginning Of
the war, and said the uses for the con-
tinuance OF the fund are "incalculable."
Following is the Presidents letter:
My Dear MFR. Sherlcy:
Il take the liberty of writing 10 call
your attention to an appropriation
which seems to me to be of capital
Importance in connection with the cf-
fective conduct Of tho war. refer
to the sum for the national security
and defense which has been placed at
my disposal during the past fiscal year.
! think that it is OF the utmost i'm
portance that similar fund should
be put al my disposal for the next
fiscal year. though in my Judgment,
Il need not be SO large as the last
appropriation for that purpose. | think
that sum OF half the amcunt--narc-
iy. $4,000 oo0-would be abundant.
e! believe that you and your col
leagues on the Committee on ApDro-
priaticns are familiar with the objects
for which l have used the appI opria-
tions. but perhaps YOU will permit me
TO summarize them and to append an
outline OF the actual expenditures
Il have used considerable funds for
the maintenance OF the food admins
tration. the fuel administration and
War Trade Board. and fov the main
tenance of the proper agencies for The
ALLEGATION OF labor 4 matter o. very
great consequences and no little diff
hculty just now when there is SO gen-
craI a dislocation of labor throusl, l,out
the country. For these objects it seems
probable that the funu is no longer
necessary, nasmuch as their aGminis-
ly organized and is susceptible of be-
ing maintained by definite approrri-
alton assigned to their use III the
usual manner. OF course. this method
of appropriation is preferable to any
other.
LARGE SUMS SPENT
FOR REPAIR or SHIPS
Besides these objects, have spent
very large sums for the repair of Ships
owned by alien enemies which we took
possession of Immediately after our
entrance into the war. and which, as
you know. had been deliberately dam
aged in the most serious way by their
own crews: for. the providing OF tenn
porary accommodations for tho newly
created services connected with the
war: for advance TO the regular de-
partmcnt for services appropriated for
in the usual way when it seemed un-
wise in the circumstances 10 wait un-
til appropriations, which could GER
tainly be counted upon, could be act
cd upon by the Congress; to provide
additional facilities for the Civil Ser
vice Commission in order that it might
more nearly meet the exceptional de-
mands of the time for clerical aid; for
miscellaneous expenses connected with
the very serviceable action Of the
Council of National Defense and for
labor matters of many sorts invcsti-
cations, mediation, the settlement Of
strikes and many objects arising from
time 20 time and Impossible to fore
see or calculate beforehand. Most Of
these matters also now, fortunately,
can be takens care of in the
regular way. though similar occasions
for the immediate expenditure of money
may no doubt arise on a smaller scale
than before. Some Of these objects. as
for example. repairs to shirs, have beer
covered. =
"rhere remain tie uses for such
fund which 1 may perhaps characterize
as continuing. but incalcuiablc. re-
fer to the conduct of many necessary
Investigations. for example. in connec-
tion with the determination OF the
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