Arizona republican., 1919-05-23
VAR INSURANCE 1. BILL PASSED BY L l W ER HOUSE
Republicans Blamed for De lay By Democrats-Wil- son By Republicans - Measure Hasn't A Dis senting Vote-Would In vestigate Affairs of Linds- ley
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WASHINGTON, May 22-Passage by the house late today of deficiency bill, providing urgent appropriations Of 45,044, 800 for war risk allowances to soldiers and sailors families and civil war pensioners, made another speed record for the new house. which yesterday adopted the woman suffrage resolution. The first sharp partisan clashes of the present session. between republicans and democrats, occurred today during discussion Of the defi- ciency bill
 The measure authorizes approprfa- tions of $Ss,615, ,o00 for allowances due May 1 and June 1, to about 7oo.o .oe0 families of soldiers, sailors and ma rines; s3,000, 900 for delayed civil war pensions, and $2,429.500 for adrninis- tration of the war risk insurance bu- reau. It was passed without a dis senting vote, after considerable par tisan discussion. republicans and dem ocrats making counter charges of re- sponsibility for payment delays
 Republican Leader MondeI, demo cratic Leader Clark and others partici- pated in the partisan maneuvering. which followed a statement by Repre- sentative Mann Of Illinois, former re- publican leader, that President VII sons absence abroad might prevent the bilrs appropriations from becoming available until the middle of June
 Accuses Republicans
 Representative Byrnes of Tennessee. ranking democrat of the spproparia- 1 tion committee, charged that repub lican senators, through their fidbuster of last March, were responsible for | holding up war risk allowances The Tennessee representative declared the republicans should now remedy the wrong and urged that the bill be passed at once. instead of being put over until tomorrow, as proposed by Representative Good of Iowa, chair man of the appropriations committee | After the bill had been reported. Re | publican Leader Mondell moved to ad- \ journ until tomorrow, but on rising vote Of 77 to 73, the democrats, who | happened at the time to haFe a ma l iority in the chamber, defeated the 1 move.
 Democratic Leader Clark then asked unanimous consent for immediate con | sideration of the measure, and Mir Mondell assented. The measure was | passed in less than an hour without a roll call.
 Mann Says It's Wilson
 During the partisan skirmishing, Representative Mann charged that President Wilson was responsible en- tirely for delay in the appropriations and the hardships to soldiers families due to failure to receive their May ! cheeks. He added that the president had neglected or refused to call con gress sooner, because of fear that the league of nations would be discussed Democrats sharply retorted that the senate republicans filibuster, which tied up the war risk funds. was re- sponsible, and not the president.
 In explaining the objects of the bill Representative Good stated in reply to questions. that so far as he knew, the resignation of former director Lind sley of the war risk insurance bureau was not responsible for the deficiency in the bureaus funds. Representative Moore of Pennsylvania, republican suggested that the appropriations committee, in its work, investigate af- fairs involved in retirement of Colonel Lindsley.