The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30
SENATE PASSES
O0ERMAN BILL
THE ONLY DEMOCRAT TO VOTE
AGAINST THE MEASURE WAS
REED OF MISSOURI
The Final Vote on the Bill vas 63 to
13--Majority Of Republicans Lined
Up for Bill When Amendments
We're Beaten.


today passed the Oyermau Lin VITA
its general grant Of power for the eA-
ecutiye to coordinate and reser,
eoyernmen, departments and Other
Iaeencies durin- the war
The vote on the measure. viii Il
now goes To- the house. was Sc ID 49,
many senators who opposed the bill
i'm the long rum over FIGHTS over pro-
posed amendments joining the ma
jcrity when the test came on final
passage.
Only one democrat Senator Reed
of Missouri, voted against the bin Re
pubhcans who voted against it were
Branda-ee Cammius. DILLINGHAM;
France, Gallinger. Harding. Johnson
of California, Knox PomdeAter. Sner-
man. Sterling and Sutherland.
Those voting for the bin were:
| Democrats - Ashurst Bauineaa.
Beckham, Chamberlain. Culbers6u.
Fletcher, Geary, IlarNick Henderson
Jones OF New Mexico, King. kirby
Lewis Mcclellan. Martin, Meyers. Nj
| gent, Oyerman Phelan Pitman. Pom
creme, Saulsberry, ShafrCtl. Snep-
herd. Shields. Simmons, Smith OF
Arizona, Smith of Georgia. smith OF
Mar land, Sith OF South Carolina
wanson Thomas. Thompson. Tluman
Trammell. Underwood Vardaan WALSH
Williams, Wolcott, and Gmon-4I
| Republicans Baird, Borah Colt
Curtis, FAN, Freylinghuys Hall
Jones Of WASHINGTON kellogg. Len
root. NcCumber Mclean, McNary
Nelson. New. Norris, Page Smoot
Townsend Warren Watson and
Weehs--22 Total for g.
Nearly all of the - republicans COL
ing to pass the bill had before the H.
nal roll cali reported amendments t,
circumscrioe the presidents power
generally as to war functions. Those
who continued their opposition to the
finish have based their attitude on thC
lareument that the bill confers unnec
| essary autocratic powers upon the
president and is unconstitutional Adj
ministration leaders championed tAe
measure consistently and would no.
agree to any amendments limiting the
presidents authority During the Ions
feht some democrats thought con-
cessions would nave to be made
They found however, that the pres
ident insisted upon passage Of the bill
without substantial change from tht
| form in which he sent it to Senator
| Overman. Of North Carolina. last FEB
ruary after the senate military com
mittee virtually had decided to recon-
mend legislation for war cabinet and
munitions director as the result of it,
war inquiry.
The only amendments adGed IN the
| senate We're accepted by Senator
Overman in Cargo of theh bill
One by Senator Wa lswortI, lf New
York republican, would authorize the
| president to centralize authority over
the aviation program in one eXecu-
tive officer and another by Senator
Jones' WASHINGTON republican, limits
the effects of organizations made
under the bill 70 six months instead of
one year after the war
As passed by the senate the meas
ure authorizes the president to make
such re-distriauti n of functions
among eecutiye agencies as he may
deem necessary and TO utilize. co
ordinate and consolidate any eXecu-
tive or administrative commissions.
bureaus, agencies, offices or officers
now existing ny law, 10 transfer any
duties or powers from one eXistns
! department or &c transfer the person
mel thereof
These powers. however, shall be
exercised only in matters relating To
the conduct the present war
The measure also provides that if
the president believes any agency
should be abolished he shall report to
| congress, and congress win arranee
for transfer OF applications in an re-
organization, limiting their eXpendi-
lures to the purposes specified by
congress.
Early consideration OF the till in
the house is planed by administration
leaders
| Although the demand for limitation
Of the presidents authority is expect
ed to be renewed in The lower body OF
congress. ultimate enactment Of the
measure substantially as it passed the
senate is expected
| In the final onslaught aeainst the
legislation in the senate today all
amendments opposed by the admin
istration leaders were rejected by
safe majorities An amendment by
Senator Harding, republican, ct
Ohio, proposing to limit the bills au-
thority to war functions. was rejected
~ to 80
Senator lCummins. republican, OF
Iowa, made final effort to intercept
the inter commerce rate making inter
railway physical valuation authority
from executive action hut his amend
lment was voted down 43 to A. An
amendment by Senator Sterling, re-
publican Of South Dakota, proposin1
to limit the bill to executive depart
lments and functions also was re-
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