South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-13

Sf95. 900 for the Rock Island. III.
arsenal and 500, 900 for the Water
town, Mas, arsenal.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-With
its legislative riders authorizing
sale Of all enemy property in the
United States and purchase by the
government Of the German owned
wharves at H~oboken. n. j., the ur-
gency deficiency appropriation oiil
carrying $500. 900 900 was passed
late today by the senate without a
record vote. II already has passed
the house and now goes to confer
ence.
The appropriations, which are
largely for the army and navy. $73,-
600. 900 was added by the senate.
This addition with the amendments
for disposition Of the enemy prop
erty are vet to be accepted by he
house. The senate eliminated a
committee amendment suspendiGg
tariff duties on army material.
Reimbursement TO men and
nurses in the military service for
private property lost is provided for
in another amendment. attached %
the measure to expedite relief for
men losing their effects in the tor
pedoing of the steamer Tuscania.
Principal Appropriations.
Principal appropriations in the
bill as increased by the senate in
clude.
Army: Supplies. SIS. 1858, 600; trans
portation. $125, 600. 900; storage ana
shipping facilities, $50. 200;
barracks and quarters, S67.250, 900;
military posts, water and sewer sys-
TENS, $50, $50. 600; hospitals, $21,-
20. 900; engineer and field opera
tiOns, $40, 200. 600; ordnance stores,
$3.50 900; ordnance and puc-
chase. s34.OOO.OOO; artillery, STA
600. 900; temporary office buildings,
~S5.775.OcO; additional employees, S4.-
10000.
Navy: Ordnance. $4,000. coo.
washington gun factory. $5.499.O 600;
Yards and docks, S%6.144,OO0; hospi-
tai construction. S1.75O. 900; train
ing amps, $12. 900. 900; ordnance
stations. $2.5OO.OOO
other important appropriations
include. Fuel and food admins
trations. s1.75O.OOO; war trade
board. S1.O1S.0OO; state department
emergencies. $500. 900; bureau Of
risk insurance, s~1.537.0OO. and en-
forcement OF the espionage act.
$500 600.
Sen. Reed, democrat OF Missouri.
today made a long but futile fight
10 strike out the appropriation for
the food and fuel administrations.
A $4,000. 900 fund for purchase
and sale OF nitrate of soda to farm
ers is made a revolving fund by al
amendment adopted by the senate.
Under this amendment. he pro-
ceeds OF the sale Of nitrate OF soda
will be r~einvested i'm additional sup
plies during the continuance of the
war. The department OF agricul-
ture had received orders for nitrate
or soda under this fund from nearly
all western state and is filling them
rapidly.
Reed Demands Accounting.
Sen. Reed delivered "a three-hour
speech in which he charged that
never in the country's history has
there been sue wastefulness in the
expenditure OF money as that of the
food administration. He demanded
that a complete accounting be made
before another dollar is apprropri-
ated for its use.
The speech was made i'm come
ton with an amendment introduced
by the Missouri nat and later
rejected providing for the elimina-
ton from the urgent deficiency bill
Of an appropriation OF $1.750,0OO for
the food and fuel administrations
attacking what he termed the
price fxing policy Of the food ad.
ministration Sen. Reed said NJ
Hoover solemnly assured the mem.
bers OF TIE agriculture committee
when il was considering the con
troll bill that price fXing under g..
provisions would be impossible. A.
500 as the bill was passed. ne de
clared. Mr.. Hoover. surrounded Ey
his "board Of trade sharps. picked
out an obscure phrase ~authorizine