Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-29
DEFICIENCY BILL
PASSED IN HOUSE
Provides Urgent Appropriations
of $45,O44,500 for War Risk
Allowance to Soldiers and
Sailors Families
NEW E RECORD
During Partisan ,A,,mishing REP.
Mann Charges President Wilson with
Entire Responsibility for Delay in
This Glass of Appropriations

Washington, May 22.-Passage by the
House late to-day of n deficiency bill pro-
viding urgent appropriations of &5. 0H,5 200
Tor war risk allowances to soldiers and
sailors' families and Civil Wal pensioners
made another speed record for the new
House. which yesterday adopted the
woman suffrage resolution. The first sharp
partisan clashes of the session between
republicans and democrats occurred to-
day during the discussion of the deficiency
bill.
The measure, hastily reported by the APP
preparation committee, authorizes appro-
priations of $50, 615, 900 for allowances due
May 1 and June / to about 100000 families
of soldiers, sailors and marines, $,0oo.OO
for delayed Civil War pensions and $2,429,-
500 for administration of the war risk in
surance bureau. 1t was passed without a
dissenting vote afte. considerable partisan
discussion. republicans and democrats
making counter charges of responsibility
for delay in payment of the family allow
Hnces.
Republican Leader Mondell, democratic
Leader Clark and others participated in
the partisan manoeuvering, which fol-
lowed a statement by Representative
Mann Of Illinois, former republican leader,
that President Wilson's absence abroad
might prevent the bills appropriations
from becoming available until the middle
of June.
Representative Bryns of Tennessee.
ranking democrat of the appropriations
committee, charged that republican sena-
tors through their flibuster of last
March were responsible for holding up
the war risk allowance. The Tennessee
representative declared the republicans
now should 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
Iawo, chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee.
After the bill had been reported. Re-
publican Leader Mondell moved to adj
journ until tomorrow, but on a rising
vote of II to IS the democrats. who hap
pened at the time to have a majority in
the chamber, defeated the move. Demo-
cratic Leader Clark then asked unani-
nous consent for immediate consideration
of the measure and Mr.. Mondell assented.
The measure was passed in less than an
hour without a roll call.
During the partisan skirmishing Rep
resentative Mann charged that President
Wilson was responsible entirely for delay
in the appropriations and the hardships
of soldiers families due to failure to
receive their May l checks. He added
that the President had neglected or re-
fused to call Congress sooner because of
fear that the League of Nations would
be discussed. Democrats sharply retorted
that the Senate republicans flibuster
which held up the war risk funds, and
not the President. was responsible. The
speakers We're ap%plauded according to
their partisan utilization as the political
points were made.
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 Lindsey
of the Wa Risk Insurance Bureau was
not responsible for the deficiency in the
bureaus funds. Representative Moore
of Pennsylvania, republican, suggested
e that the appropriations committee. in its
work. investigate affairs involved in re.
tirement of Colonel Lindsey.