Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-13
DISCUSSION, IN HOUSE ON
 EXTRAVAGANCE AND WASTE

Washington, April 12.-After repub- ican leaders had denounced and democrats hafl upheld the govern ment system of building army camps in the rush days of war, the house made ready today for fight tomor- row on two proposals for dealing with persons alleged to have reaped rich profits out of alleged extravaganza and waste.
 Along with the Investigating com mittees report attacking the methods of construction, the republican ma- Jofity presented a resolution directing that evidence obtained during the nine months investigation be turned over to the attorney general with the request that he institute criminal and ]! civil proceedings. The democrats l countered with a substitute resolution l proposing to instruct the committed | to name persons. firms and corpora tions which schould be investigated by the attorney general before di- recting that official to proceed.
 When the house quit work tonight debate on the majority and minority
 reports had not reached an end. The principal speeches were made by
 Representative Mccullough republi-
 can, Ohio, signing the majority, and
 Representative Doremus. democrat,
 Michigan, author of the minority
 statement
 Loke the opposing reports. tht
 speeches were far apart, Representa-
 tive Mccullough declaring that tn,
 cry We won the war, had beer
 made to cover multitude of sins
 while Representative Doremus assert
 ed that If the Supreme Architect o
 the Universe had built those camps
 the bleacfer managers would have
 found fault woth the job.
 To the republican claim that tn Il government lost $78.531, ,521 on ssixteel
 national army eantonments alonj
 through waste and was entitled to re
 cover damages, the democratic mem l Der said if his computation was cbr rect, he figured he had squeeze $S5,000.000 water out of "pretende } claims to recovery"
 Mccullough said it was not ,withi 5 the province dnor the duty of tn committee to prosecute crime or in
 diet criminals.
 The report of the majority con , tains facts and evidehee,o he declared r and the record of the testimony talk r en in connection with the constructio r kof Camp Sherman at Chillicothe, Chi, : and Camp Grant, Rockford, IL, con : tain evidence on which the depart iHeHl oL JuSElces5 SnOu1d ImmeQlatel ; predicate grand jury Investigations l No attempt was made to save plG
 lie money, Mir. Mccullough said add
 ing: You are paying, your childre
 and your chiidrens children, for ger
 erations to come, will pay and cor | 1 tinue to pay for the cost plus sys : item. Let us hope that never again the history of the republic will sue a reprehensible system be put int : operation, and if the labors of tn ;, Ecommittee have accomplished that rt !, suit, we will he content
 Representative Doremus argued tn: 5 the stress of war justified "abandor ing peace time methods of consru,
 tion."
 'qndeed." he declared. If secre tary Baker had attempted to bui
 the camps by the competitive syste1 he would have been guilty of tl 5 grossest incompetence and meritt u removal from offce."
 After nine months of investigatio . with access to all records, he said Il
 majority of the committee was "ul e willing to make specific recommend;
 tions to the attorney general or - specific allegation of fraud again ' any person, firm or corporation U '.Now they propose" he continu
 ito pass the investigation on to u d 1 attorney general. The resolution le confession of failure, and the cou, iI try will so regard it.''