The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-18

The personnel of the subcommittee
follows:
Subcommittee No. 1--Trear twisG
chairman: Magee IN. " and Lea
(CaL). aviation.
No. 2-McKenzie tIiL). chairman
(ohio) and Doremus (siieh-) }.
camps.
No. s-Johnson Is. d.. chairman
Bland (Ind.) and Flood (Va). foreign
expenditures.
No. t-Reavis (Neb.). chairman
MacGregor IN. ~ and Donovan IN.
W. Quartermasters Corps.
No. 5-Graham (Iil). chairman JEFF
fers (Neb.) and Garrett (Tenn.), ord
nance.
VIII Present Questionnaire.
At to-morrow's meeting Of the fun
committee Chairman Graham VIII pre-
sent for approval a QUESTIONABLE to be
addressed to the Secretary OF War ask
ing such preliminary information as the
various subcommittee viii need In
order to conduct a systematic invesd-
cation into the fields assigned them.
This QUESTIONABLE will require the total
appropriations and expenditures for
each Of the various departments, the
lists and descriptions OF contracts let
as a result OF such appropriations, the
names and business connections OF the
officers or civilians concerned in the
letting OF such contracts and the names
and business connections SO FAR as
known Of the contractors and contract
ing firms doing business with the War
Department.
As outlined in the announcement to-
day the work OF the subcommittee on
aviation VIII include also all expendi-
lures and contracts for Signal Corps and
aviation generally, all the work OF the
spruce production division. and all avia-
ton fields. 1t is provided. however. that
by arrangement with subcommittee No.
the overseas end of that work may
be accomplished by subcommittee No. 3.
Subcommittee No will have COM
plete Jurisdiction over investigation. of
expenditures involving purchase and i'm
provement OF land for camps. canton
ments, hospitals and temporary build
ings in the United States. Cuba, Porto
Rico. Hawaii and the Philippines. in
GLIDING sanitation, operation and main
tenance. and the operations Of the So
called construction division, with the ex-
ception OF contracts and expenditures
especially reserved for the subcommit-
tees on aviation, Quartermasters' Corps
and ordnance.
Subcommittee No. . 10 restricted as
seas TO exclude Ordinance. Quartermas-
ters and other supplies which were pur-
chased or manufactured in the United
States and shipped abroad. AS to such
supplies the subcommittee heretofore
given jurisdiction over such supplies will
continue to have Jurisdiction over them
until they were landed on foreign soil
From the time OF landing all expendi-
lures on all supplies will be within the
| jurisdiction OF this subcommittee. II
| will be understood that this subcom.
mittee also mas charge OF all camps
factories. hospitals and other buildings
| and fixtures erected in foreign coun.
| tries"
Subcommittee No. I, while nominated
| for investi6a ton OF Quartermasters
| Corps actually takes In the Surgeon
| Generals Office and the Engineer Corps
4 expenditures. as well as those OF al
| bureaus and organizations which hav,
| grown out OF the wartime extension o.
| the QuarterInasters' Corps.
Outline of Jurisdiction.
| The committee outline given out to.
| day for this subcommittee says:
| The jurisdiction OF this sub-commit,
tee to consider the operations OF thu
| Quartermasters' Corps will include al
supplies purchased and expenditures
made which are included within tn,
meaning OF the general term quarter
masters supplies. services and transpor,
taton expenditures made in the purchase
| of said supplies and in the conduct Of
the quartermasters of the army. Quar-
termasters' supplies shall be such a
were recognized by law and the reglIla
! tons OF the army prior TO the present
| army organization for the purchase, stor
ago and traffic wherever such supplies
are not handled and disposed OF through
the Purchase, Storage and Traffic Di
| vision. this subcommittee shall be hel,
TO have jurisdiction irrespective of an,
change OF administration from the Quar-
termaster's Corps TO the Division OF Pur
chase. Storage and Trafic.
In addition. this subcommittee vii
have Jurisdiction over all Quartermas
ters camps. stores and warehouses
Within the jurisdiction OF this sub-con1
mittee will also be specifically remoun
depots and the purchase and disposition
OF horses and vehicles. both horse am
motor. including tractors and trailer.
except tanks, and including also tn
motor transport corps.
There will also be included within il
jurisdiction all supplies and stores pur
chased for the Surgeon-GeneraPs De
partment. 1t will also have jurisdictio
OF all expenditures and contracts reIa
tive TO transportation of troops in IN
United States and until such troops wer
landed in foreign countries"
Under the duties OF subcommittee Nc
ordnance supplies" are defined as "a
such supplies as were ordinarily deeme
ordnance supplies before the present r.
organization of the army and the pas
sage OF the so-called Overman act"
"This subcommittee will have jurisdic
ton OF all ordnance depots, warehouse
and ordnance plants, including nitrat
plants. pieric acid plants and powde
factories located In the United State
whether such plants or factories wer
operated by the Government directly c
through private parties under contrat
J with the Government II will also IL
clude expenditures and activities OF II
Tank Corps and chemical warfare in Il
United States"
In outlining the probable activities
the full committee the statement saws:
THE expenditures and activities OF u
General Stan and the organization
the military establishment can be MOI
properly investigated by the entire con
mittee after various subcommittee HAY
conducted their investigations tt
| committee will then be in position MOI
properly 10 make general suggestions
criticisms Such matters are therefor
expressly reserved for the action Of Il
principal committee"